Linking peeve

Not A Speck Of Cereal · 08-09-2008, 06:55 PM

When I push the hyperlink button, I'm presented with a dialog box that already has a partial fill of "http://".

But see, anyone who has selected and copied a URL to the clipboard, we already have that prefix. If we simply paste, we get a URL that starts with "http://http://the.rest.of.the.URL.com".

So we've become accustom to extra keystrokes, <home><shift><end> then a paste of the complete URL from the clipboard to overwrite the supplied prefix.

Please, just leave the field completely empty.

Jatsie · 08-09-2008, 07:35 PM

Yeah, that bugs me too.

kuze · 08-09-2008, 11:38 PM

Hm, with Opera the "http://" prefix is already selected, so when you paste it's being overwritten.

*Melanie68* · 08-09-2008, 11:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kuze

Hm, with Opera the "http://" prefix is already selected, so when you paste it's being overwritten.

Same with Firefox.

*stepurhan* · 08-09-2008, 11:48 PM

I think it really needs to be there as there are some people who will just type a website address (starting with the www and hence not working if the http:// part was missing) I don't find it a huge inconvenience to select it manually (with a sweep of the mouse) before pasting a URL and by the sounds of it IE is the problem for not doing that itself.

Kurufinwe · 08-10-2008, 02:55 AM

Actually, if you don't put the http:// bit, it's automagically added by the forum software.

For instance, if you have: [url="www.google.com"] CLICK ME[/url], what the forum generates is: CLICK ME, which includes the http:// part and therefore works perfectly well.

So there's really no reason for the dialog box to already be pre-filled. Though, as kuze said, it's mostly not a problem since it's already pre-selected, but I remember that there were a few occasions when I accidentally unselected it, and that made me lose at least half a second – which I guess I can live with.

Trader · 08-16-2008, 05:27 AM

I was looking at Phantasmagoria and I pressed on a link below that shows what other people bought, I pressed on it and it comes up with 'We're sorry. The Web address you entered is not a functioning page on our site', and has another link button for Amazon.

*Melanie68* · 08-16-2008, 06:23 AM

I fixed the Amazon link for Phantasmagoria. The code thing had changed.

***tabacco*** · 08-22-2008, 07:31 PM

Feel free to take it up with the vBulletin team

08-09-2008, 06:55 PM	#1
Not A Speck Of Cereal The Major Grubert. Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 2,570	Linking peeve When I push the hyperlink button, I'm presented with a dialog box that already has a partial fill of "http://". But see, anyone who has selected and copied a URL to the clipboard, we already have that prefix. If we simply paste, we get a URL that starts with "http://http://the.rest.of.the.URL.com". So we've become accustom to extra keystrokes, <home><shift><end> then a paste of the complete URL from the clipboard to overwrite the supplied prefix. Please, just leave the field completely empty. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ People don't wear enough hats.

08-09-2008, 07:35 PM	#2
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08-09-2008, 11:38 PM	#3
kuze In an evening of July... Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Germany Posts: 1,215	Hm, with Opera the "http://" prefix is already selected, so when you paste it's being overwritten. Share Share this post on Twitter

08-09-2008, 11:48 PM	#5
stepurhan Freeware Co-ordinator Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: South East England. Posts: 7,309	I think it really needs to be there as there are some people who will just type a website address (starting with the www and hence not working if the http:// part was missing) I don't find it a huge inconvenience to select it manually (with a sweep of the mouse) before pasting a URL and by the sounds of it IE is the problem for not doing that itself. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ No Nonsense Nonsonnets #43 Cold Topic A thread most controversial, that’s what I want to start Full of impassioned arguments, of posting from the heart And for this stimulation all will be thankful to me On come on everybody it won’t work if you agree

08-10-2008, 02:55 AM	#6
Kurufinwe Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Santa Barbara, CA Posts: 3,038	Actually, if you don't put the http:// bit, it's automagically added by the forum software. For instance, if you have: [url="www.google.com"] CLICK ME[/url], what the forum generates is: CLICK ME, which includes the http:// part and therefore works perfectly well. So there's really no reason for the dialog box to already be pre-filled. Though, as kuze said, it's mostly not a problem since it's already pre-selected, but I remember that there were a few occasions when I accidentally unselected it, and that made me lose at least half a second – which I guess I can live with. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ Currently reading: Dune (F. Herbert) Recently finished: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (J. K. Rowling) [++], La Nuit des Temps (R. Barjavel) [+++] Currently playing: Skyrim Recently finished: MCF: Escape from Ravenhearst [+], The Walking Dead, ep. 1 [+++], Gray Matter [++]

08-16-2008, 05:27 AM	#7
Trader Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Guildford WA Posts: 370	I was looking at Phantasmagoria and I pressed on a link below that shows what other people bought, I pressed on it and it comes up with 'We're sorry. The Web address you entered is not a functioning page on our site', and has another link button for Amazon. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ Don't question authority, it doesn't know either.

08-16-2008, 06:23 AM	#8
Melanie68 Super Moderator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Ohio Posts: 8,907	I fixed the Amazon link for Phantasmagoria. The code thing had changed. Share Share this post on Twitter

08-22-2008, 07:31 PM	#9
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