Javascript / Client Side Development :: back/forward button browser


	back/forward button browser Another question. How can I disable the back- and forwardbutton of the browser? Thanks, Simon On Mar 15, 7:36 am, "Simon" <simon1@quicknet.nl> wrote: > Another question. > How can I disable the back- and forwardbutton of the browser? > Thanks, > Simon You can't, and you shouldn't. You may try to experiment with replacing the browser history so they don't go anywhere, but even that makes your site behave in a way that is inconsistent with other sites. And what about hiding it? "Tom Cole" <tco@gmail.com> schreef in bericht news:1173963332.814216.62490@y80g2000hsf.googlegroups.com... - Hide quoted text - > On Mar 15, 7:36 am, "Simon" <simon1@quicknet.nl> wrote: >> Another question. >> How can I disable the back- and forwardbutton of the browser? >> Thanks, >> Simon > You can't, and you shouldn't. You may try to experiment with replacing > the browser history so they don't go anywhere, but even that makes > your site behave in a way that is inconsistent with other sites. Simon wrote: [top posting corrected] > "Tom Cole" <tco@gmail.com> schreef in bericht > news:1173963332.814216.62490@y80g2000hsf.googlegroups.com... >> On Mar 15, 7:36 am, "Simon" <simon1@quicknet.nl> wrote: >>> Another question. >>> How can I disable the back- and forwardbutton of the browser? >>> Thanks, >>> Simon >> You can't, and you shouldn't. You may try to experiment with replacing >> the browser history so they don't go anywhere, but even that makes >> your site behave in a way that is inconsistent with other sites. > And what about hiding it? Hiding what? The back button? Bugger off. That is my back button. Not yours. Besides, my browser won't let you interfeer with my history :-) -- Richard. On Mar 15, 8:46 am, "Richard Formby" <newsgro@barefile.com.au> wrote: - Hide quoted text - > Simon wrote: > [top posting corrected] > > "Tom Cole" <tco@gmail.com> schreef in bericht > >news:1173963332.814216.62490@y80g2000hsf.googlegroups.com... > >> On Mar 15, 7:36 am, "Simon" <simon1@quicknet.nl> wrote: > >>> Another question. > >>> How can I disable the back- and forwardbutton of the browser? > >>> Thanks, > >>> Simon > >> You can't, and you shouldn't. You may try to experiment with replacing > >> the browser history so they don't go anywhere, but even that makes > >> your site behave in a way that is inconsistent with other sites. > > And what about hiding it? > Hiding what? The back button? > Bugger off. That is my back button. Not yours. > Besides, my browser won't let you interfeer with my history :-) > -- > Richard. Thank you Richard. I was going to point out that maybe the better strategy is to program in a way that actual accounts for user input.... But was afraid that might be too harsh. You know how sensitive some people can be... :)