My experience was that onunload() had the same behavior in IE -- which is how I wound up using onbeforeunload() which unfortunately is an IE event.
> We lots of problems with onUnload() and found that it > could not be > effectively used to log a user out. I believe that in > Netscape, the windows > was closing before the onUnload() event actually finished > executing. After > a while we gave up and went back to to just timing out > sessions. > Justin >> -----Original Message----- >> From: S. Isaac Dealey [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >> Sent: Friday, November 22, 2002 9:14 AM >> To: CF-Talk >> Subject: Re: OT: onUnload() Issue within a CF >> Application. >> >> > Oliver Cookson wrote: >> >> >> What I'm planning to do is popUp a window onUnload() >> >> which >> log's the >> >> user out, easy you say, well how do I STOP the window >> popping up when >> >> they user the back\forward buttons or press refresh? >> >> > onClose() >> >> > Jochem >> >> Except that this doesn't satisfy the condition of moving >> the >> browser out of >> the application by typing a url into the address field, >> thus >> leaving the >> user stranded and unable to log back in if they for >> instance, type >> www.google.com into the address field, browse to another >> page, then close >> the browser. >> >> I know of a way to prevent any users not using Internet >> Explorer from >> logging in to an application ( including preventing users >> of current >> versions of Opera ). This may or many not be a solution >> for >> you, however, if >> you can control the browser environment, then you can do >> some >> things that >> you might not otherwise consider for compatibility >> reasons. I >> have an app >> currently using a hidden iframe to submit the login >> command on the >> onbeforeunload() event which has proven to be more >> effective >> than onunload() >> or a popup window ( which are often killed before they >> open >> ). What I found >> using onunload() was that I could only get the url to >> fire in >> a killable >> popup -- it wouldn't load in the iframe. But >> onbeforeunload() >> gave me the >> functionality I needed. >> >> As to the back, forward and refresh I don't really have a >> solution -- the >> application I just mentioned has a console in the topmost >> window which >> mostly doesn't move or reload (it reloads in a couple >> special case >> conditions, but it's able to do this without logging >> out), >> with all of the >> tools loading into iframes. The issue of back and forward >> is addressed >> primarily by simply providing links in such a fashion >> that the user >> hopefully never has a need for a back button. If a user >> hits f5 or the >> reload button ( instead of right-clicking an iframe and >> reloading the frame >> ), they're logged out and they have to log in again. >> >> .. dunno how much help any of this is. :) >> >> s. isaac dealey 954-776-0046 >> >> new epoch http://www.turnkey.to >> >> lead architect, tapestry cms http://products.turnkey.to >> >> certified advanced coldfusion 5 developer >> http://www.macromedia.com/v1/handlers/index.cfm?ID=21816 >> >> >> >> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > ~~~~~~~~~~~| > Archives: > http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=4 > Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index. > cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=4 > FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq > Signup for the Fusion Authority news alert and keep up > with the latest news in ColdFusion and related topics. > http://www.fusionauthority.com/signup.cfm s. isaac dealey 954-776-0046 new epoch http://www.turnkey.to lead architect, tapestry cms http://products.turnkey.to certified advanced coldfusion 5 developer http://www.macromedia.com/v1/handlers/index.cfm?ID=21816 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=4 FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Your ad could be here. Monies from ads go to support these lists and provide more resources for the community. http://www.fusionauthority.com/ads.cfm
