How can I copy absolute URL to clipboard from address bar?
I'm using FireFox10.0.2 on Windows7 Pro 64 bit. I need to copy an absolute URL to clipboard from address bar. How can I do that? I cannot find any Option to set this.
TIA.
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If you mean that the http:// protocol is missing, you can change a setting to display that; the https:// is always displayed on a secure site.
The protocol (http://) has been removed from the URL in the location bar for http:// pages only. https:// pages will still have the protocol. This may be confusing to some users. There's also a known bug where if you copy the URL after selecting it from the awesome bar dropdown (but before loading the page) it won't include the http:// part.
Users can revert to the old behavior by setting browser.urlbar.trimURLs to false in about:config
- type about:config in the Location/URL/Address bar and press the Enter key
- if you see a warning, accept it (promise to be careful)
- Filter = browser.urlbar.trimURLs
- double-click on the pref in the lower panel to toggle it to "false" OR right-click on the pref in the lower panel and choose "Toggle" to toggle it to "false"
- close the about:config tab
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You should consider upgrading to Firefox 11 as it was released last week. Firefox versions 4.0-10.0.2 are considered abandoned and are no longer supported.
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If you mean that the http:// protocol is missing, you can change a setting to display that; the https:// is always displayed on a secure site.
The protocol (http://) has been removed from the URL in the location bar for http:// pages only. https:// pages will still have the protocol. This may be confusing to some users. There's also a known bug where if you copy the URL after selecting it from the awesome bar dropdown (but before loading the page) it won't include the http:// part.
Users can revert to the old behavior by setting browser.urlbar.trimURLs to false in about:config
- type about:config in the Location/URL/Address bar and press the Enter key
- if you see a warning, accept it (promise to be careful)
- Filter = browser.urlbar.trimURLs
- double-click on the pref in the lower panel to toggle it to "false" OR right-click on the pref in the lower panel and choose "Toggle" to toggle it to "false"
- close the about:config tab
If this reply solves your problem, please click "Solved It" next to this reply when signed-in to the forum.
You should consider upgrading to Firefox 11 as it was released last week. Firefox versions 4.0-10.0.2 are considered abandoned and are no longer supported.
Thank you very much for your quick & right answer! It worked!! It was easy to follow the steps you explained.