IOS does that. and for once i want to see apple remove one feature from google via lawsuits :)
Chrome's experiment of hiding the URL is awful
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Re: Chrome's experiment of hiding the URL is awful
#3290's called, they wanted they AOL Keywords back.
Re: Chrome's experiment of hiding the URL is awful
#33The path and query parts of the URL my address bar is /item?id=7694968 . To the server, it's vitally important (as is the cookie). Especially to the average user, it's complete noise.
Some path components are not made for humans, but many are. I regularly type in twitter.com/ and a user name or apple.com/ and a product. Or on GitHub I'll change the page number in the URL to advance 10 pages. Also, domain names can be just as noisy with subdomains. How do you define an average user anyhow? I think there's only more common use cases. Everyone has their special needs and uses on the internet.
You'll still be able to type twitter.com/ and you'll still be able to display the URL explicitly, it just won't be visible by default. Most people don't need that feature most of the time.
Re: Chrome's experiment of hiding the URL is awful
#34> There is a reason they have always been front and center in all web browsers. Just because a design idiom had prevailed doesn't mean that it's correct or even good. People generally don't care about the url, they care about the site. This is like the browser saying "Starbucks" rather than "Starbucks, 3-1202 21st E, Falseville BC".
> > There is a reason they have always been front and center in all web browsers.
What's more, the URL is not front and center in any web browser. The window title is taken from , the path and query parts are displayed in lower contrast than the host part, and the address bar is not only hidden on iOS but also on Android when the user scrolls down the page.
This is just the same nerd-rage when Firefox introduced omnicomplete, only with less people vowing to switch to Opera.
Re: Chrome's experiment of hiding the URL is awful
#35I observed a bunch of high-schoolers using the web. They go to Google to visit a site. They don't type URLs. They go to google.com, enter "Facebook" and click on the 1st result. Remember the Facebook Login fiasco? http://readwrite.com/2010/02/11/how_google_failed_internet_m... Google showed this post when people searched for "Facebook Login": http://readwrite.com/2010/02/10/facebook_wants_to_be_your_on...
Yes, but should this be encouraged even further? I think it should not because the less people know about the technology then easier it is for snake-oil sellers and politicians to lead them where they want them to be.
Re: Chrome's experiment of hiding the URL is awful
#36I agree that the grey box with the domain name should be more visible. Users who enter their personal informations anywhere do not read the URL and won't see the domain name on a grey button that looks like a "passive" piece of the interface.
Re: Chrome's experiment of hiding the URL is awful
#37He has a good point .. why is it "Search Google" .. the internet isn't Google, last I checked anyway.
Re: Chrome's experiment of hiding the URL is awful
#38Hiding the URL means hiding, or encapsulating, HTTP(S) from the user. Eventually, paving the way for a replacement of that venerable document-centric protocol for something more app-centric. That's my bet anyway.
Re: Chrome's experiment of hiding the URL is awful
#39He has a good point .. why is it "Search Google" .. the internet isn't Google, last I checked anyway.
Google is working hard to prove you wrong.
Re: Chrome's experiment of hiding the URL is awful
#40I just wanted to point out here that Chrome already emphasizes the domain [1] as this is a common proposed solution in this discussion. The visual clues should/could be stronger though.