Fwd: [FX.php List] Stopping the back button on the browser

[Glenn Singleton]

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> From: Glenn Singleton <infocenter at fmp2word.com>
> Date: 16 October 2005 8:19:15 AM
> To: fx.php_list at mail.iviking.org
> Subject: Re: [FX.php List] Stopping the back button on the browser
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> On  Fri, 14 Oct 2005 08:30:16 +1000
> Kevin Futter <kfutter at sbc.melb.catholic.edu.au> said
>
> The simplest way to do this is to simply open the next page in a  
> new window
> - it then has no history for the back button to effect. The  
> downside is that
> this can be confusing for inexpert users and is generally a poor  
> usability
> practice. However, a "greyed out" back button due to a new window is
> probably preferable to one on the existing window that looks  
> functional, but
> in fact due to scripting, is not.
> Thanks Kevin thats an improvement, can you still post a snippet of  
> code for the php challenged on how to ensure a new page is opened  
> http and https ?
>
> Also is there a smart Javascript, or other way to close the  
> existing window before opening the new window ?
>
> Regards
> Glenn Singleton
> Web Co-ordinator
> InfoCenter
> infocenter at fmp2word.com
> http://infocntr.net
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> glenn at thesingletons.id.au
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