Re: FLASH: back button in browser - oops

[Charlene Reese]

 I am wondering if it would be possible to write a javascript that says...

any time a user clicks the back button on this page... count it twice.

I've written a script like that before that is attached to a button I've

placed on a html page but how would I control the browser's own button?


Yes the manual choose page would solve this problem.  We originally had the

site set up that way.  But then we got a bunch of nasty comments from

people who did  not have flash resenting the fact that there was a flash

version.  And not liking the fact that they were stopped at the first page

and had to make a choice before entering and being reminded that someone

else might be getting a better version of the site.  Sounds silly I know.

But believe it, it solved a lot of headaches putting that auto direct

script in.  People without the plugin just get directed straight to a non

flash page.  People with flash appreciate it.  Except for the back button

of course.


-charlene


On  2/12/00, Marc Hoffman, Poison Dart Frog Media wrote:

>At 12:02 PM 2/12/00 , you wrote:

>

>>the problem is that they want to use their back button and go back to the

>>site that they were at before visiting us.  There are already all sorts of

>>buttons with links to our html pages.

>>I don't understand how this would help.

>

>you're right. Seems if there is a solution it is either in altering the

>history using JavaScript (not sure how to do that or if it's possible) of

>to have someplace in the stream of pages where the user chooses to go to

>the flash page, rather than an auto-direct.

>

>Marc Hoffman

>

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