FLASH: Back Button redirect?

[Jefferis Peterson]

There is an interesting problem as it relates to Flash. After an intro

movie, you often want to end in a menu for jumps to other locations. The

problem is that when a person clicks on the Back button on their browser

window top, it will take them to the beginning of the intro movie rather

than to the menu [because the entire Flash movie is refreshed]. Although

I always provide navigation within the new pages, if the client doesn't

click on the obvious choices but the browser top... they go back to the

intro.  I was wondering if there is a way to redirect people based upon

their prior page in javascript?


Say for example index.htm with the flash gives links to new pages

buy.htm

audio.htm

contact.htm


If they press the back button on any of those pages, I want to redirect

them to 

menu2.htm


And I'd like to give them the option of replaying the intro if they

wish... I assume that a link with a _new target will prevent the back

button action from coming into play... either that or a time() function

of some sort since last visit... 



myMenu = page Array(buy.htm, audio.htm ,contact.htm)


if (document.referrer != "myMenu")  {

    window.location = "index.htm" 

}

 else { 

      window.location = "menu2.htm

}



Can anyone foresee a problem with this approach?


Jeff 

-- 

Jefferis Kent Peterson

www.PetersonSales.net

Flash, Web Design and Marketing 

ICQ 19112253

_______

"The words of the wise heard in quietness are better than the shouting of

a ruler among fools." Ecclesiastes 9:17, RSV.


-- 

Jefferis Kent Peterson

www.PetersonSales.net

Flash, Web Design and Marketing

jefferispetersonsales [dot] net

ICQ 19112253

~~~~~~~~~~~

"The words of the wise heard in quietness are better than the shouting of

a ruler among fools." Ecclesiastes 9:17, RSV.


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