"pg123" <pg123@bl.com.invalid> wrote in message news:uHP$JKO5JHA.1372@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> "Steve" <Steve@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:45DD8A36-9083-4316-B0DB-2569073AAF14@microsoft.com...
>>A small design flaw in IE8 as it relates to the address bar, more
>> specifically when using the drop down ability of the bar. The delete "X" is
>> almost inline with the down arrow, so after dropping down to past addresses
>> to go to, and the correct address is highlighted it is also, by virtue of
>> positioning, hovering over the "X", causing a deletion of the address.
>> Place the delete "X" in front of the URL address instead of the current location.
>

> This would be much better but another solution would be to be able to delete
> from a context menu.


The current placement wouldn't be regarded as a problem at all
if that obsolete dropdown arrow (which was originally exclusively for
showing TypedURLs entries) was simply removed and all uses
of the Address bar's AutoSuggest list were limited to whatever
a user's typing produced. <eg>


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