[Bug 157447] New: KUrl::prettyUrl should strip the 'file://' part (jmho)

[Marcel Partap]

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           Summary: KUrl::prettyUrl should strip the 'file://' part (jmho)
           Product: kdelibs
           Version: unspecified
          Platform: unspecified
        OS/Version: Linux
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: wishlist
          Priority: NOR
         Component: general
        AssignedTo: kdelibs-bugs kde org
        ReportedBy: mpartap gmx net


Version:           unknown (using 4.00.61 (KDE 4.0.61 >= 20080207), Gentoo)
Compiler:          x86_64-pc-linux-gnu-gcc
OS:                Linux (x86_64) release 2.6.24-git4

Hi,
this is highly debatable but while the file:// scheme might be correct to use internally, imho those file:///foo/bar urls look confusing and unpleasant with those triple slashes. As the URL parses just fine without the file:// which is obviously the prerequisite for an URL returned by prettyUrl it should not break anything. There is a piece of leftover code in kurl.cpp which seems to have done just that. Why was it left there if not with the intent to make prettyUrl strip file:// part again? David, clues, suggestions? Opinions?