WYSIWYG editor generates non-working links if http omitted from URL topic

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Scenario: editor wants to add a URL link.
Steps to reproduce:
  1. Enter text
  2. Select text
  3. Click on Create Link icon on toolbar
  4. Click on URL radio button
  5. enter URL without the http:// prefix, e.g. www.badurl.com

Desired outcome: an external http URL link.

Actual outcome: an internal freebase URL link because of the "other" type

Example: Good URL

Example: Bad URL

Additional information: to edit the bad URL, the editor must delete the text, unless he knows about the apparently undocumented Microsoft-like Ctrl-K shortcut.

Actions requested:

  1. Fix the Create Link dialog
  2. Document the Ctrl-K shortcut
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Created by mheller Mar 14, 2007
Last edited by mheller Mar 14, 2007
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