From: joey <joey@0fa5a96a-9a0e-0410-b3b2-a0fd24251071>
Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2007 01:29:36 +0000 (+0000)
Subject: web commit by http://per.bothner.myopenid.com/: translate foo/index.html to foo using... 
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web commit by per.bothner.myopenid.com/: translate foo/index.html to foo using JavaScript
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diff --git a/doc/patchqueue/index.html_allowed.mdwn b/doc/patchqueue/index.html_allowed.mdwn
index 4112b0129..16ff291ee 100644
--- a/doc/patchqueue/index.html_allowed.mdwn
+++ b/doc/patchqueue/index.html_allowed.mdwn
@@ -171,6 +171,20 @@ I'll attach an updated and modified version below. --[[Joey]]
      >>> unless you also want to serve the same copy over the Web, which I
      >>> doubt. --[[tuomov]]
 
+* I suggest keeping the links using foo/index.html in the html file, but use
+  JavaScript to fix the links onload time - but only if the protocol is http or https.
+  This provides nice links without the "index.html" when served by a
+  web server, but degrades nicely when using a file: url, or when JavaScript
+  is disabled.  --Per Bothner
+
+         function fixLinks ( ) {
+           var scheme = location.protocol;
+           if (scheme!="http:" && scheme!="https:") return;
+           var links = document.getElementsByTagName("a");
+           for (var i = links.length; --i >= 0; )
+             links[i].href = links[i].href.replace(/[/]index.html/,"");
+         }
+
 * Some of the generated links are missing the trailing / , which is
   innefficient since it leads to a http redirect when clicking on that
   link. Seems to be limited to ".." links, and possibly only to