is there a case where someone is trying to paste a non-web uri and getting it formatted as a web address or is this simply a matter of not wanting visually to see the http? i'm still kinda stuck on the usefulness of web addresses having the prefix.
RSL On Mon, Jun 30, 2008 at 6:31 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Jun 30, 7:04 am, Jono <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > It would be really useful if there was a 'Paste as plain text' action... > > I'd suggest that having a "Paste as Web URI" action is the way to go. > I shouldn't have to know that "Paste" is going to alter some things > and not others, and have to go to a special action to get it to NOT > surprise me. "Paste" should paste things without alterations, and > "Paste as Web URI" should do what you'd think "Paste as Web URI" to do > - such as adding the "http://";, if it (or an "https://";) is not there > already. > > As it stands now, I find the automatic addition of the "http://"; onto > things that look like domain names to be a tremendous annoyance, even > though I'm sure it was meant as a convenience and implemented with the > best of intentions. I'm 100% with idsky on this one. > > (Side micro-rant: The web is not the Internet; there are other kinds > of URIs besides those starting with "http://";, and other important > things to do with domain names besides make URIs.) > > Fewer surprises = smoother user experience, and that's what QS is all > about, right? > > Cheers, > - Brad >
