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Show full URL in the Opera address bar

Monday, December 20, 2010 6:42:30 PM

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By default, Opera 11 hides web protocol and URL parameter in address and will show them when address field is focused.

Opera default address
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To show both web protocol and URL parameter, right click on the badge before address in address field and enable 'Show Full Web Address' or CTRL+F12 > Advanced > Browsing > Show full web address in address field

Opera showing both web protocol & URL parameter
Opera showing both web protocol & URL parameter

To show only URL parameter, disable Hide URL Parameter.

Opera showing only URL parameter
Opera showing only URL parameter

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Comments

Yeni Setiawansandalian Monday, December 20, 2010 6:44:49 PM

I think I need this, I was just posted on a wrong tab just because they have the same looking URL sad

Thanks Tamil! up

Zdenko Timulakzdenotim Monday, December 20, 2010 6:47:04 PM

up

Tamil Monday, December 20, 2010 6:49:34 PM

Originally posted by sandalian:

I was just posted on a wrong tab just because they have the same looking URL

doh

Dacotah Monday, December 20, 2010 6:52:46 PM

cool banana banana banana banana banana banana banana banana banana banana

Charles SchlossChas4 Monday, December 20, 2010 6:52:52 PM

I found that and set it so show full a day or so after 11 came out

wazzup105 Monday, December 20, 2010 8:07:18 PM

Good info.

Now get rid of the panel that keeps getting in view when I open a feed. Damn all these new unwanted features.

v-love Monday, December 20, 2010 8:13:41 PM

I've been wondering what kind of idiot decided to add that feature... as much as I like Opera, 2010 has not been a good year for the browser. they keep adding new features, tweaking speed and such but are still carying old UI bugs from 9.x

v-love Monday, December 20, 2010 8:14:58 PM

Originally posted by wazzup105:

Now get rid of the panel that keeps getting in view when I open a feed. Damn all these new unwanted features.


I second that - or at least make them editable such as the stupid domain highlightning in the url.

ersi Monday, December 20, 2010 8:45:44 PM

I installed over the old version and my address field is as it was in the previous version... I see I missed tons of headache smile

Rafael Luikrafaelluik Monday, December 20, 2010 10:24:50 PM

Cool, I didn't knew they've added options in the UI! up

Unregistered user Monday, December 20, 2010 10:43:03 PM

Andrew writes: Thanks, Tamil. This is just what I needed.

Tamil Monday, December 20, 2010 10:55:36 PM

@Dacotah: http://files.myopera.com/Tamil/Smilies/Woot.gif -

Originally posted by wazzup105:

Now get rid of the panel that keeps getting in view when I open a feed.

It is shown once in a session compared to beta.

Dacotah Tuesday, December 21, 2010 1:48:58 AM

bigsmile

d4rkn1ght Tuesday, December 21, 2010 2:55:25 AM

up

PengePenge4 Tuesday, December 21, 2010 4:58:49 AM

Originally posted by v-love:

I've been wondering what kind of idiot decided to add that feature...


This is when the coders want to think with the average user's mind.rolleyes

wazzup105 Tuesday, December 21, 2010 9:08:04 AM

Originally posted by Tamil:

Originally posted by wazzup105:

Now get rid of the panel that keeps getting in view when I open a feed.

It is shown once in a session compared to beta.

1 - with the extra memory used by the new opera it keeps crashing (hee, I only got 1 GB of RAM), so sessions don't last very long these days. 2 - I get the sidebar EVERY time I open a feed (even if I open the same feed repeatedly in a session I still get the sidebar every time)

Rafael Luikrafaelluik Tuesday, December 21, 2010 11:32:00 PM

Originally posted by Penge4:

This is when the coders want to think with the average user's mind.

The change makes browsing safer.

Unregistered user Wednesday, December 22, 2010 2:54:48 PM

Andrzej Nowak writes: Big thank you for this tip.

Cutting Spoonhellspork Wednesday, December 22, 2010 5:42:14 PM

Disable automatic display of mail panel, then. It's in the opera:config. Or is the setting broken? Because it should prevent the panel from being shown when you perform an M2 task.

PengePenge4 Wednesday, December 22, 2010 9:57:07 PM

Originally posted by rafaelluik:

The change makes browsing safer.



No. This completely an "ignorance is bliss" feature.

Hide URL parameter not safe.
- You don't see the topic ID
- You don't see the anchors.
- You don't see the querys.
- You even don't see this: http://trustedsite.com/?http://verybadmalwaresite.com

This option should be disabled by default. I know how to disable it, but maybe this is dangerous for the inexperienced users.

This was the first thing what I disabled after installing the beta.
And the "Show Full URL" was the second thing what I enabled after I installed the b1133

The hiding protocol not too dangerous, but very annoying. You don't see the FTP (if it's not directory structure), you don't see any difference between mixed content (HTTPS) and HTTP.

Rafael Luikrafaelluik Wednesday, December 22, 2010 10:12:43 PM

Originally posted by Penge4:

- You don't see the topic ID
- You don't see the anchors.
- You don't see the querys.

This has nothing to so with security.

Originally posted by Penge4:

http://UNTRUSTED|verybadmalwaresite.com/?http://trustedsite.com

I fixed your example. The real website will be highlighted, the badge will show if the website you are in is trustful.

Originally posted by prd3:

Originally posted by Quadunit404:

I don't know about you, but as far as I know, people don't really seem to notice query strings OR paths.

Actually, they notice that the address field is all noise. Removing the noise makes it easier for them to figure out what's actually important (such as the domain and security info).

Tamil Wednesday, December 22, 2010 11:40:57 PM

Originally posted by Penge4:

Hide URL parameter not safe.

I don't use address bar.

PengePenge4 Thursday, December 23, 2010 6:52:57 AM

Originally posted by rafaelluik:

I fixed your example.


Real example: http://anonym.to/?http://google.com

Anonym.to is highlighted.

Originally posted by Tamil:

I don't use address bar.


But you're a power user. smile

(And the F2 shows the protocol and the parameter)

Tamil Thursday, December 23, 2010 7:00:55 AM

Originally posted by Penge4:

F2 shows the protocol and the parameter

yes I use F2 to enter address.

Rafael Luikrafaelluik Thursday, December 23, 2010 3:20:51 PM

Originally posted by Penge4:

Anonym.to is highlighted.

Obviously, it's the website you are accessing... It's impossible it was http://google.com/?http://anonym.to because that way anonym.to would be inside of Google domain (impossible)!

Денис Н.Mimohod Friday, December 24, 2010 8:53:51 AM

Thank you! ( Спасибо!)

Unregistered user Sunday, December 26, 2010 2:31:41 PM

brain-bug writes: Any way to also disable that annoying highlighting of the domain part?

Tamil Sunday, December 26, 2010 2:41:44 PM

Any way to also disable that annoying highlighting of the domain part?

Nope.

Unregistered user Thursday, December 30, 2010 3:32:06 PM

Anonymous writes: Thank you. It is obviously easy thing to do, but why didn't I do it before I found your blog then? ;)

Cutting Spoonhellspork Friday, December 31, 2010 10:29:47 PM

Originally posted by Penge4:

Hide URL parameter not safe.


The only harmful example of your claim is...Google Translate? And if Google doesn't report that the embedded, translated site is dangerous, that's a Google bug. Go file it with them.

Sami Serolaserola Tuesday, January 4, 2011 1:02:42 PM

Thanks for the tip up

Tamil Tuesday, January 4, 2011 1:54:34 PM

smile

Sami Serolaserola Tuesday, January 4, 2011 2:04:53 PM

I don't know why haven't subscribed to your blog any sooner. I thought I had confused But now I did up

And lie I said elsewhere: Crises unite peeps! party

Tamil Tuesday, January 4, 2011 2:14:41 PM

You are following me on Twitter. smile

Sami Serolaserola Tuesday, January 4, 2011 2:16:33 PM

Yes, but I visit Twitter all too seldom o Now I could do something about it on my new smart phone up

Tamil Tuesday, January 4, 2011 2:22:02 PM

I saw your post.

Unregistered user Sunday, January 9, 2011 1:49:03 PM

Anonym Anonymesen writes: This was the most stupid feature they added for this version. Make showing full URL standard again.

Unregistered user Tuesday, January 11, 2011 2:03:51 PM

Anonymous writes: I can't believe they added this stupid feature.

Unregistered user Thursday, January 13, 2011 10:44:13 PM

Roadworrier writes: Wow, so annoying that they added this feature as the default. I pasted a 10 line URL in an email and didn't know it, because the line didn't wrap, until the other person replied. Now I just have to remember to change this in all my Opera instances on all my machines. Wish this would save with my profile!

Unregistered user Thursday, January 13, 2011 10:45:19 PM

Roadworrier writes: but anyway, MANY thanks for telling me how to turn of this "feature"

Unregistered user Friday, January 14, 2011 2:28:09 AM

Anonymous writes: Idiotic "feature". I've set Show full web address. Now, how can I make it show the entire address in black, not only the domain ? Light grey text on white... I'd fire the genius who tought of that...

Tamil Friday, January 14, 2011 8:30:05 AM

how can I make it show the entire address in black, not only the domain ?

Not possible.

Cutting Spoonhellspork Monday, January 17, 2011 7:52:41 PM

It all depends on your monitor. On mine the contrast is minimal, the grey is almost as dark as the black. But on a few screens, I have seen the grey become a little too light.

Unregistered user Thursday, January 20, 2011 12:41:16 AM

xekai writes: LoL, simple, but I need this..

Unregistered user Monday, January 24, 2011 11:00:14 AM

Jan writes: Great, thanks!

Unregistered user Sunday, January 30, 2011 2:01:29 PM

Anonymous writes: yes, It may be 'normally' fixable, but are there any workarounds??? eg turn that grey color of the text into a more visible color?? hey I dont mind if some of my txt in windows is a 'more visble' color, if it makes the URL more visble..

Tamil Sunday, January 30, 2011 2:07:00 PM

urn that grey color of the text into a more visible color??

Nope.

Unregistered user Sunday, January 30, 2011 2:19:52 PM

Anonymous writes: well I CAN set 'fonts, browser toolbars' to bold, but is it possible to set the color?? :)

Tamil Sunday, January 30, 2011 3:33:46 PM

is it possible to set the color??

Nope.

Unregistered user Wednesday, February 9, 2011 8:04:38 PM

Anonymous writes: Thanks. That feature was driving me nuts

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