Insert/Edit Link - URL field

[_Ian_]

I did a search to see if anyone else had mentioned this, but came up blank, so...

Does anyone else find it a bit odd that when you use insert/edit link, the URL field is already populated with http://?

If I am going to post a link I will copy it from the target page or a link to the target page and then paste it into the URL field. To do that I have to select or delete the pre-existing http and I almost inevitably forget (or when using a laptop trackpad find it a bit tricky).

I've seen a few broken links posted on the forums where people haven't realised this.  (this looks like an example)

Any chance of removing the http:// bit?

Thanks,

Ian

[altenbach]

Yes, it is a stupid bug that has been reported long ago.

(It is probably fine to have it prefilled with "HTTP://" to give a hint what is expected, but it should be pre-selected so if a new URL is pasted, it will get overwritten.)

See also here and here.