I can't see why opening a new window makes any difference at all. And if it's absolutely crucial that people don't use the back button, what's wrong with just telling them that?
If you can get an email from the PHP guy explaining in more detail what he thinks the issue is, we could discuss it in more detail.
jh
There is no need to open a new window in this case, in fact opening a new window for the reason so that the user can't use the back button is just lazy programming.
The form pages should hold the users information, and be able to maintain state if the user goes backward and submits again. 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 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 window should open for this form, so that the user cannot use the browser's navigation buttons, because if they do some of the information does not make it back to the database (or something like that!).
I told him that I don't want a new window opening as it is not user-friendly and may be difficult for people with physical disabilities to use.
We have now reached an impasse. I told him I would supply examples of similar applications online that comply with web standards i.e. do not open in a new window. Does anybody know of any that I can pass on?
Ta,
Priscilla
Regards,
David McDonald Web Designer http://www.davidmcdonald.org
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