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; Showing non-latin characters in address bar
; Showing non-latin characters in address bar
When nonlatin characters are used in address they are urlencoded. Many sites use them. Wikipedia is an example. But URL shown in an addressbar gets totally unreadable, like
When nonlatin characters are used in address they are urlencoded. Many sites use them. Wikipedia is an example. But URL shown in an addressbar gets totally unreadable, like
[http://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%92%D1%96%D0%BA%D1%96%D0%BF%D0%B5%D0%B4%D1%96%D1%8F this one.]
[http://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%92%D1%96%D0%BA%D1%96%D0%BF%D0%B5%D0%B4%D1%96%D1%8F this one] (see the title not the status bar).


Such URL is not an easy thing write down on paper for example. It would be nice if such URLs were shown more like this (the non-latin part could be highlighted or formatted to prevent phishing):
Such URL is not an easy thing write down on paper for example. It would be nice if such URLs were shown more like this (the non-latin part could be highlighted or formatted to prevent phishing):
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e.g.:
e.g.:


* To any other URL with the same domain
To any other URL with the *same* domain
* and/or, to change the querystring
AND/OR
To change the querystring


This could of course be configurable in the browser's Options, but one or both
This could of course be configurable in the browser's Options, but one or both
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