Adding a / when navigating to end of auto-completed entry with right-arrow key

oplos

This is about behavioural feature parity with my experience on Safari and Firefox (I have only provided a screen recording of Safari since they're pretty much the same). When typing an entry in the search bar and navigating to the end of that entry with the right-arrow key to specify it further with a forward-slash, e.g. kagi.com --> kagi.com/assistant, using that right-arrow key automatically adds a / in Safari and Firefox. In Orion, however, the full https:// address is shown instead. This adds an extra (albeit small) frustrating step to specifying each search further. See the screen recordings below.

Parity with Safari/Firefox would be preferred, and my preference would also be to not show the full https:// address.

jcf

Interestingly, browsers are actually hiding a trailing slash here and then revealing it when one starts to edit.

https://example.com is browser-ism that obfuscates the true URL you are using — the true URL has a slash on the end:

https://example.com/

I’d be against dropping the scheme from the address bar when editing but don’t mind it being hidden for those who don’t want to show full URLs at all times.

I am in the camp of wanting to see the full URL at all times. URLs for all of their complexity are well-defined and the protocol/scheme in use is of critical importance.

oplos

jcf Agreed, should be an on/off of some kind. I’m just used to the simplified URL layout and prefer it at this point.

oplos

Thank you for implementing this! Just a note that I feel that when "show full website address" is disabled, the full address shouldn't show when entering /. See the below screen recording for reference.

oplos

@dino May I ask if this interaction with showing the full website address is intended? My feeling is that when "Show full website address" is disabled, the https:// shouldn't be displayed when pressing the right arrow key.

dino

oplos I think that's a valid point. I am reopening this report 🙂