I am on FF 3.0.3 on Windows Vista Pro
OscarGodson wrote: > > That is strange you can go back. I just tested it on a couple sites with > ThickBox on it and I can't go back. It doesn't add hashes to the url > string even. I'm using FF 3.0.2. What version are you using? I can't seem > to get the back to close the ThickBox on Firefox. If I go back it goes > back to the previous page in all the major browsers, and I couldn't find > anything in the ThickBox code to override the back button. > > Are you using a key command or just pressing the button and what version > of FF are you using? > > > ripcurlksm wrote: >> >> >> >> OscarGodson wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>> ripcurlksm wrote: >>>> >>>> I’ve had some users that accidentally hit back on their browsers when >>>> trying to close the thickbox (instead of hitting the Close Button)... >>>> is there a way to make it so the user can click back on their browser >>>> and it’ll close the thickbox, instead of the browser going back to the >>>> previous page in the history? >>>> >>>> Or as an alternative, could I disable the back button while a thickbox >>>> is open? This only happens in IE, FF closes out the thickbox, but IE is >>>> a problem. >>>> >>> >>> You can in no way disable the back button. This would be a security >>> threat if programmers could directly access the browser. >>> >>> You can make it difficult to leave the current page, but if you want to >>> add a function that when you press the back button in IE to call >>> tb_Close (thickbox close function) it's not possible as far as I know >>> and I also googled it and found nothing as well. >>> >>> Also, I don't think this is a "bug" isn't this more of usability issue? >>> Your users are deciding to go back when its a pop up/module window? >>> Maybe I am misunderstanding this entire thing. If a user presses back >>> when a ThickBox window is open, no matter what browser, it will go back >>> to the page before. ThickBox is simply putting a sem-transparent div and >>> then a div over the top of that one on the current page. >>> >>> >> >> Yes, its just that my boss in particular was having this issue and Ive >> noticed that FF will close the modal window when "Back" is hit, but IE >> actually goes back to the last page. Its definitely a usability issue, >> nothing critical but defiantly an annoyance for traditional users who are >> not familiar with it. I have seen others post questions about this same >> issue, but no answers. Thanks for your time >> > > -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/ThickBox-Bug---Back-Button-in-IE-tp20254220s27240p20270129.html Sent from the jQuery General Discussion mailing list archive at Nabble.com.
