498836 - Need warning when user inserts a link with a wrong URI, especially with protocol omitted

Status: RESOLVED INVALID

(Thunderbird :: Message Compose Window, defect)

Description

[Mark Xie]

User-Agent:       Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux x86_64; en-US; rv:1.9.0.4) Gecko/2008111217 Fedora/3.0.4-1.fc10 Firefox/3.0.4
Build Identifier: thunderbird-2.0.0.22-2 (en_US) 

Some times the user input the wrong Link address, but they will not recognize
that, and believe it's a fault of the Thunderbird, it's better to give them an
reminding message.



Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. 'Ctrl + N' to open a new compose window
2.  Type in some characters in the content field,
3.  Chose some characters and add Link ("Insert > Link"),

Actual Results:  
The wrong URI will be accepted and none warning or reminding message it given.


Expected Results:  
Thunderbird expecting the user specify the whole path of the URI, the protocol
could not be omit. If the user input a wrong URI, it will be better if a
reminding popup dialogue occur or there's some drop down list, the users can
choose the Protocol from it.


It's the standard usage, but it will hard to understand for the junior users.
If there is some words appears when the user have not specify the protocol such
as http:// , ftp://, etc, it will more easier to understanding their mistake,
else, some users believe it's a bug of the Thunderbird.

Comment 1

[Mark Xie]

And, here is another example, which located at preferences - Set Thunderbird start page

Steps to Reproduce:
1.  Open Preferences window (by 'Edit > Preferences')
2.  Click General Tab
3.  Check the "When Thunderbird launches, show the Start Page in the messsage
area", and try to input "www.google.com".

Comment 2

[Thomas D. (:thomas8)]

TB13/WinXP behaviour is different from comment 0, reported against 2.0:

1 compose, type www.google.com, select it
3 ctrl+L to insert link
-> www.google.com becomes link text, not link location - link location is empty, and OK disabled.

Comment 1 about TB start page location is wfm, URLs without protocol are accepted and correctly resolved later:
www.google.com is stored, and google page correctly shown on startup.