Adding default protocol to URLs typed without one

BirdyNet.ini

@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 home = https://example.com
 # User agent, used to identify your browser to a website
 useragent = BirdyNet/$VER ($OS)
+# Which protocol to use when none is given in the address bar
+defaultProtocol = https
 
 [accessibility]
 # Which background color (CSS color) should be chosen for websites? "default" for system's default. "white" is recommended for compatibility.

BirdyNet.py

@@ -164,6 +164,12 @@ class browserWindow(QMainWindow):
 			self.cTaskLock.acquire()
 			self.cDownloadId += 1
 			url = self.cUrlBar.text().replace(" ","%20") # dirty
+			urlParsed = parseUrl(url)
+			if urlParsed["protocol"] == "":
+				while len(url) > 0 and url[0] == "/":
+					url = url[1:]
+				url = config["default"]["defaultProtocol"]+ "://" +url
+				self.cUrlBar.setText(url)
 			threading.Thread(target=downloadPage, args=(self,self.cDownloadId,url,[("User-Agent",self.cUserAgent)])).start()
 			self.cTaskLock.release()
 			self.cDoc.setFocus()