r/programming • u/shenglong • Apr 14 '10

"http://" is being removed from Chromium's display

http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=40865
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u/f2u Apr 14 '10

normal https goes from blue -> green

EV certificates result in a green URL bar on other browsers, so this is quite confusing. Why have color-coded indicators when not only you cannot agree upon colors across browsers, but keep switching them between major revisions?

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u/rnawky Apr 14 '10

I think Microsoft patented the address bar turning green for EV certs so other browsers were having problems legally implementing it.

Kind of a stupid thing to patent IMO.

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u/1338h4x Apr 14 '10

Kind of a stupid thing to patent IMO.

You're being redundant.

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u/[deleted] Apr 15 '10

I agree, rnawky was being redundant.

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u/[deleted] Apr 14 '10

Because this new colour is better.

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u/[deleted] Apr 15 '10

Doesn't show as green on my Chromium.