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Feature #24766

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External Urls - Usability of the default protocol setting

Added by Henrik Ziegenhain almost 14 years ago. Updated over 11 years ago.

Status:
Closed
Priority:
Should have
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Category:
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Target version:
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Start date:
2011-01-24
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PHP Version:
5.2
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Description

If you create a new Page "external link" the default protocol is always set to http://.

In my eyes this is not optimal for usability. Editors, and btw me to :), often simply copy and page an URL from browser to the URL field don`t caring about to remove the protocol from link.

This would result in a link like this "http:// http:// www.google. com".
As we all know this link wouldn`t work and is confusing the editors.

Solution: Set "Auto" as default.

I think this would be a great enhancement for LTS.
(issue imported from #M17259)

Actions #1

Updated by Steffen Gebert almost 14 years ago

Sorry, but it's stupidness.

I think having the http:// in place makes it more clear, that www.example.com is not sufficient.

You also have to clear or mark the contents of a page title field, before pasting a new value.

Actions #2

Updated by Henrik Ziegenhain almost 14 years ago

You`re right, it`s pure stupidness :)

But most editors are "stupid".
For example pasting external links into RTE works fine with and without a protocol.

So there are 2 different ways to paste links.

Actions #3

Updated by Steffen Gebert almost 14 years ago

Fine, could you please open an issue in the Usabilty team tracker? http://forge.typo3.org/projects/usability

We will find a common solution for 4.6

Actions #4

Updated by Chris topher about 13 years ago

  • Target version changed from 4.6.0 to 4.6.1
Actions #5

Updated by Chris topher almost 13 years ago

  • Target version changed from 4.6.1 to 4.6.2
Actions #6

Updated by Xavier Perseguers almost 13 years ago

  • Target version deleted (4.6.2)
Actions #7

Updated by Feeela no-lastname-given over 12 years ago

This doesn't has anything to do with "stupidness", but with usability. In the current implementation it's just not really usable to a customer.

Also the default link creation behavior should be without any scheme (as in: //www.example.org) which is perfectly valid as of RFC 3986: Section 4.2 and is supported by any software, that have implemented the URI syntax (well, except Typo3). The protocol will get inherited from the current document. This allows a site being called via http and https without caring about the links.

For further discussion on taht topic see for example http://stackoverflow.com/questions/550038/is-it-valid-to-replace-http-with-in-a-script-src-http

Actions #8

Updated by Stefan Galinski over 12 years ago

  • Tracker changed from Bug to Feature
  • Subject changed from external Links - bad default protocol to External Urls - Usability of the default protocol setting
  • Status changed from New to Needs Feedback

Like Steffen already said a ticket inside the usability tracker would be helpful and please relate it to this one. IMHO your proposed solution looks very interesting and I never saw such stuff in the wild. :-)

Actions #9

Updated by Alexander Opitz over 11 years ago

Hi,

as this issue is very old. Does the problem still exists within newer versions of TYPO3 CMS (4.5 or 6.1)?

Actions #10

Updated by Henrik Ziegenhain over 11 years ago

Yeb, this is stall valid in my eyes.
I opened an issue insithe the usability tracker: #50315

Actions #11

Updated by Alexander Opitz over 11 years ago

Ok,

so I can close this issue?

Actions #12

Updated by Henrik Ziegenhain over 11 years ago

Imho yes.

Actions #13

Updated by Alexander Opitz over 11 years ago

  • Status changed from Needs Feedback to Closed
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