Assume URL starts with http:// if its not a local file.

doc/changelog.txt

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-6.0 "" (released xx.xx.2010)
+6.0 "Kung Fu Panda Holiday Special" (released xx.12.2010)
 
 Fixes:
 - checking: Fall back to HTTP GET requests when the connection has
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ Changes:
 Features:
 - gui: Store column widths in registry settings.
 - gui: Add ability to save results to local files with File->Save.
+- gui: Assume the entered URL starts with http:// if it has no
+  scheme specified and is not a valid local file.
 
 
 5.5 "Red" (released 20.11.2010)

doc/upgrading.txt

@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@ Migrating from 5.5 to 6.0
 
 Python 2.6 or newer is required (Python 3.x is not supported though).
 
-The --no-proxy-for and --no-anchor-caching options have been removed.
+The deprecated --no-proxy-for and --no-anchor-caching options have been
+removed.
 
 The configuration file now requires multiline syntax for the options
 "nofollow", "ignore" and "entry".

linkcheck/gui/__init__.py

@@ -230,19 +230,28 @@ Version 2 or later.</p>
 
     on_controlButton_clicked = on_urlinput_returnPressed = start
 
+    def get_url (self):
+        """Return URL to check from the urlinput widget."""
+        url = unicode(self.urlinput.text()).strip()
+        if url.startswith(u"www."):
+            url = u"http://%s" % url
+        elif url.startswith(u"ftp."):
+            url = u"ftp://%s" % url
+        elif u":" not in url:
+            # Look for local filename, else assume it's an HTTP URL.
+            if not os.path.isfile(url):
+                url = u"http://%s" % url
+        return url
+
     def check (self):
         """Check given URL."""
         self.model.clear()
         self.set_config()
         aggregate = director.get_aggregate(self.config)
-        url = unicode(self.urlinput.text()).strip()
+        url = self.get_url()
         if not url:
             self.set_statusbar(_("Error, empty URL"))
             return
-        if url.startswith(u"www."):
-            url = u"http://%s" % url
-        elif url.startswith(u"ftp."):
-            url = u"ftp://%s" % url
         self.set_statusbar(_("Checking '%s'.") % strformat.limit(url, 40))
         url_data = checker.get_url_from(url, 0, aggregate)
         try: