OnUnLoad() sucks, as you mention. But a meta-refresh on the frame does the
trick simply.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Stephen Garrett [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Monday, March 19, 2001 11:24 PM
> To: Fusebox
> Subject: Re: hidden frame
>
>
>
> With a hidden 1Px tall frame, you could put an "onunload" clause such
> that a call to your server is initiated. This could then log information
> for your use. Typically this would be when a new URL was typed or
> bookmarked.
>
> However this method is not foolproof.
> A simple example is simply exiting the browser. The unload function is
> never called.
>
> For another example, I use Eudora as an
> email client and lauching a webpage from the client will cause the last
> selected _frame_ (IN netscape) to take on the new page. So in this case,
> the hidden frame would not be unloaded and would not trigger the function.
>
> hth,
>
> Steve
>
> At 04:47 PM 3/20/2001 +1100, Toby Tremayne wrote:
> >I was flicking over a section of the fusebox book again, and I noticed a
> >small paragraph I'd forgotten about - regarding the use of
> hidden frames to
> >tell when a user has left the site. The reference is on page 138 in the
> >"Use Frames to... improve session management"
> >
> >Could anyone elaborate on this paragraph for me somewhat? I'm
> perhaps being
> >a trifle thick, but I didn't quite take in whatever it was
> trying to say -
> >and I could do with just a little clearer explanation if someone has the
> >time...
> >
> >Toby
> >
> >
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