Re: Restricting the user from using the back-button

[Paul Klaer]

On Thu, 29 Sep 2005 00:47:05 +0200, Simon Kitching  
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

Paul Klaer wrote:
You don't need to capture the back button.
 Just add this js snippet to your javascript on each page:   
"history.forward();"

Interesting - so if the user has used the app normally (ie not used the  
back button) then history.forward does nothing. But if they have used  
back, then as soon as the previous page loads it jumps *forward* to the  
page they were on when they hit the back button, effectively making  
"back" act like a "refresh" button?

No, a "refresh" submits the form values, if any available, again (The user  
has to confirm normally by a popup window). A forward just moves the  
browser forward without submitting the values again.
So, if you really don't want the user to use the back button it's a  
possibility to use that js.