Linkenshteyn - plug-in for the correct copy of references and the history of its creation

Today we offer you to get acquainted with the browser-plugin Linkenshteyn, which allows you to copy links from the Internet and explained what kind of link and what to expect from her to you when you click. Author Igor Sorokin @sioburn not only shared his design, but also told the story of the idea of ​​this plugin and how it has become a reality.

At the beginning of the year to duty, I often had to communicate through different links of messengers. My skype was littered with references type domen.com/hash, where hash - eight-character set. No CNC only the HEX, only hardcore.

For example, such a dialogue has been in the order of things:

IgorWhat's wrong with that? http://goo.gl/A71t1
Kolya: And this is why not delete? http://goo.gl/CxoxM
Igor: You would not compare these http://goo.gl/2gLu6 and now these http://goo.gl/5h9ql

Does it look slim and beautiful coded message as long as there is no need to find in the history of communications required line. That's when we begin to hell.

Example with sokraschatelem goo.gl, of course, exaggerated, most modern sites are CNC, which is quite possible to restore meaning. However, millions of sites still do not think about the readability of Urla, and some sites do not need it at all:

http://vk.com/ld2438955 - a reference to someone's profile
http://market.yandex.ua/model.xml? modelid = 8219740 & hid = 90639 - a reference to any goods
http://forum.autoua.net/showflat.php? Cat = 0 & Number = 6498807 & an = 0 & page = 0 # Post6498807 - link to some discussion.

Do we need the above sites chelovekoponyatnye URLs? Most likely no. Is it convenient to share these links outside of public-Sharing Tool? Absolutely not.

Here there would be such a thing, which, together with urlom from the address bar is sent to the exchange and the title of the page buffer instead of faceless blue link on the forum, I received more than one click clear.

Zabayanim how much money to change the shoes? / Tires and wheels http://forum.autoua.net/showflat.php? Cat = 0 & Number = 6498807 & an = 0 & page = 0 # Post6498807

And if you shorten the long address. After all, it is especially important where there is no opportunity to wrap the url into the text, and where the length of the text is important, for example, Twitter or Facebook? You are welcome!

Zabayanim how much money to change the shoes? / Tires and wheels http://goo.gl/vvH9w

The idea about the built-in browser "reasonable" kopirovatele links I openly spoke to David Flenaganu of the Mozilla, and Vadim Makeev from the Opera, providing a clear idea of ​​the image:

twitter: When browser is set to "Copy the link with the title» #opera #chrome #firefox?

The picture was taken on the knee and does not take into account the fact that the context address bar menu is filled with operating system commands, rather than the browser commands, but does not matter. Flanagan, an honest American who did not understand the Russian question, and Vadim (Web evangelist at Opera Software) replied that such a feature no one wants:

twitter: have you seen what the headlines on the site? «MAIL.RU: mail, Internet search, news, jobs, and entertainment. Free mail №1 »

"Evangelist company Opera puts the example of Mail. Roux? "I was surprised and went on his crazy idea make the brain staffing programmer. No sooner said than done!

A day later, Kohl wrote an extension to Chrome - Linkenshteyn.

Functionality in extension simple as the iPod - it copies the link to the page with the heading of the page directly to the clipboard. Additionally, Kohl taught Linkenshteyn shorten links. From now on, it is not necessary to drag the cursor to the address bar to copy the URL faceless. Just click on the page, right-click and select "Copy the link with the title" and insert it into the social mesh!

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