5 ms·

As far as I know, the only browser that shows real URLs is Firefox, and you have to visit about:config and set browser.urlbar.trimURLs to false in order to see

As far as I know, the only browser that shows real URLs is Firefox, and you have to visit about:config and set browser.urlbar.trimURLs to false in order to see them. Hiding how URLs work is a terrible trend. Users should be educated, not treated like they are stupid.

majewsky 9y ago
Huh? I'm seeing full URLs with browser.urlbar.trimURLs=true here (FF 56).
- JoshMnem 9y ago
  I'm not sure what is happening there. When my FF 56 (Ubuntu 16.04) is has it set to true I see: example.com When false, I see http://example.com/ http://example.com/
  - majewsky 9y ago
    Ah, so this only refers to the trimming of "http://" http://"? Maybe I haven't noticed because more are more stuff goes over HTTPS.
    - JoshMnem 9y ago
      That's another problem with URL trimming by browsers -- users sometimes see the protocol and sometimes don't. It doesn't make much sense.