RE: [WSG] Applications that don't open in a new window

2004-11-25 Thread David McDonald
. This should be session based only, of course. This is pretty standard practice. Take a look at Amazon, eBay, PayPal an numerous other sites. Original Message From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [WSG] Applications that don't open in a new window Date: Fri, 26 Nov 2004

RE: [WSG] Applications that don't open in a new window

2004-11-25 Thread John Horner
. Original Message From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [WSG] Applications that don't open in a new window Date: Fri, 26 Nov 2004 14:09:28 +1100 On our website, we ask people to fill in a form to register their details for an event. Our backend coder (php) insists that a new

Re: [WSG] Applications that don't open in a new window

2004-11-25 Thread Terrence Wood
Gosh, I just had some email rage, y'know like road rage but about this email. edit expletives about the backend person Forms, database connections, cookies, and sessions, have nothing to do windows, and I suggest your backend coder does know what he is doing if he needs a new window to make

RE: [WSG] Applications that don't open in a new window

2004-11-25 Thread Hill, Tim
: Friday, 26 November 2004 2:38 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [WSG] Applications that don't open in a new window Opening a window without navigation elements doesn't actually stop you from going back in the browser's history. You can either: A. Hit the backspace button to go back B. Right-click

Re: [WSG] Applications that don't open in a new window

2004-11-25 Thread russ - maxdesign
Opening a window without navigation elements doesn't actually stop you from going back in the browser's history. You can either: A. Hit the backspace button to go back B. Right-click and choose back This is all when and good, but many users are still only just getting the concept of

Re: [WSG] Applications that don't open in a new window

2004-11-25 Thread Nick Lo
Hi Priscilla, I develop in PHP (though the actual language is fairly irrelevant) and based on what you say it sounds like a fingers crossed approach to the problem. Not knowing the perspective of your developer I cannot say whether he is wrong or right, but I can say with absolute certainty