“/” after suggested address in google chrome while typing

Question

In the latest release of Google Chrome, apart from removing the http:// (nonsense if you ask me :) ) they removed the / after the suggested address while you are typing.

I find this VERY impractical when going to a specific subdirectory, to clarify, I used to type su then pressed the arrow pointing right and continued typing the subdirectory, now I have to hit -> key and then enter Shift+7 for / after the arrow.

This is not a life or death matter but I find it quite uncomfortable.

Just in case I'll add some images for clarifications sake - when I type I have this:

And I want this:

(When I have typed only "su").

Sorry but I have no idea how to begin to solve this, or if there is any easy way.

Another problem I have is that I don't know how to Google it to see if others are having the same issue.

Any ideas or workarounds are welcome!

Answer 1

From Issue 54388: Address bar autocompletes go to "google.com" — please add the trailing slash to improve usability:

We had this behavior before Chrome was ever publicly released. It looked bizarre and caused user confusion.

Inline autocompletion is not designed as an accelerator for partial input, but as an accelerator for the complete address. "google.com/search" will become the inline autocompletion for "goog" if you type it significantly more than "google.com", or if you type "google.com/" and that's the most-typed URL with that prefix.

We will, indeed, do inline autocompletion to non-empty paths. The full URL needs to have a "typed" count that is at least 2, and noticeably larger than the typed count for any prefix of that URL.

This behavior is by design since version 6 and no hope of it being changed.
Maybe one can find an extension that does it, but I, too, didn't have much luck googling for it.
Maybe you could have a look at the extension Pop-up History.

Answer 2

Here's a (crude) alternative, you will have to install AutoHotkey and copy paste the script to the default AutoHotkey script

Right::
If WinActive("ahk_class Chrome_WidgetWin_0")
   Send {End}{/}
else
   Send {Right}

So basically the script will simulate the effect of hitting End and then inserting a /. The End simulates Chrome's Autocomplete, so typing in su and hitting -> will result in su.. being autocompleted and then inserting a /.

Unfortunately, I cannot seem to find a way to make it work only in the address bar, so hitting -> when Chrome is the active window will send the 2 keystrokes. I'm still exploring, once I figure out a way, I will update this.