"Robert Aldwinckle" <robald@techemail.com> wrote in message
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> "pg123" <pg123@bl.com.invalid> wrote in message
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>> "Steve" <Steve@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>>>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.
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>> This would be much better but another solution would be to be able to
>> delete
>> from a context menu.
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> 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.

Obsolete? I don't care what it was originally for: it's useful. Removing
features doesn't seem the way to go.

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