[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #18149: Enhance "Insert/edit link" to predict user's intent

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#18149: Enhance "Insert/edit link" to predict user's intent
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 Reporter:  itsalltech1  |       Owner:  azaozz
     Type:  enhancement  |      Status:  reopened
 Priority:  normal       |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Editor       |     Version:  3.1
 Severity:  minor        |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  2nd-opinion  |
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Comment (by knutsp):

 I don't think the explanatory text to the checkbox is needed at all. I
 mentioned it to make a point. Users usually doesn't select options the
 don't understand, but leave it as is.

 Without a checkbox, it will be hard to detect or guess if a link like
 `foo.bar` is a host name or a local path.

 Another way is simply doing it like the WordPress (removed) Link Manager -
 Add new Link already does this, by not allowing relative URLs without a
 protocol (scheme component).  `http:foo` and `http:/foo` is accepted as a
 valid relative, and root relative, URLs by browsers I know.

 In Link Manager input `foo` automatically becomes `http://foo` upon save,
 but `http:foo` is accepted as is. At some point in WordPress history
 someone made a decision about this. May still be good.

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