auto convert url string into hyperlink

Scrivener Scrivener on Linux (Unofficial)
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I’m sure I’m missing something fairly obvious since this is a basic requirement.
I have Scrivener 1.5.3.1 (beta) on ubuntu 12.04.

The question is quick pasting of url’s or web hyperlinks in plain text files.

If I copy and paste a url from a browser into a text file it is not auto converted to url.

Where is there an option for auto conversion of pasted plain text into url?
I’ve looked through options but I don’t see any obvious option for “paste to url”.
If I try highlighting the plain text and right click there is no option in context menu to convert highlighted text to hyperlink.

Currently my workflow is …

Paste url from clipboard into scrivener text file

Toolbar > Edit > Link

Select “no prefix”

Paste url into field

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As a possible interim solution … what “hot keys” sequence could I use to highlight “plain” url in text file and convert to web url?

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There is a recent similar question here (for windows)

[url]https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/how-to-see-an-underlying-url/23238/1]

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Can anyone explain how to just paste a url into a note and have it auto formatted into a clickable hyperlink … without having to go through the Menu > Edit > Link workflow.

I don’t see any option for this … but I may be overlooking something obvious.

[postscript]

Since I use Scrivener for technical notes it would be nice if I could make a Ubuntu terminal command string clickable

e.g.

sudo gedit /var/lib/tomcat7/conf/logging.properties

perhaps by adding a new link type … “command” … in addition to web, file, email in the link popup.

if I make just /var/lib/tomcat7/conf/logging.properties as a file link this launches the logging.properties file in Gedit text editor.

But adding the prefix “sudo gedit” seems to be a problem.