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posted by chromas on Monday June 15 2020, @10:24AM   Printer-friendly
from the AOL dept.

https://www.androidpolice.com/2020/06/12/google-resumes-its-senseless-attack-on-the-url-bar-hides-full-addresses-on-chrome-canary/

Google has tried on and off for years to hide full URLs in Chrome's address bar, because apparently long web addresses are scary and evil. Despite the public backlash that came after every previous attempt, Google is pressing on with new plans to hide all parts of web addresses except the domain name.

A few new feature flags have appeared in Chrome's Dev and Canary channels (V85), which modify the appearance and behavior of web addresses in the address bar. The main flag is called "Omnibox UI Hide Steady-State URL Path, Query, and Ref" which hides everything in the current web address except the domain name. For example, "https://www.androidpolice.com/2020/06/07/lenovo-ideapad-flex-5-chromebook-review/" is simply displayed as "androidpolice.com."


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  • (Score: 5, Informative) by fyngyrz on Monday June 15 2020, @05:33PM

    by fyngyrz (6567) on Monday June 15 2020, @05:33PM (#1008219) Journal

    the desktop has been abandoned.

    ...only in your dreams.

    The desktop is alive and well among those who don't keep their heads buried in their phones — which is to say, the productive portion of the population.

    --
    I wouldn't do anything for a Klondyke bar,
    but I'd do some sketchy stuff for pizza.

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