> Oliver Cookson wrote: >> What I'm planning to do is popUp a window onUnload() which log's the >> user out, easy you say, well how do I STOP the window popping up when >> they user the back\forward buttons or press refresh?
> onClose() > Jochem Except that this doesn't satisfy the condition of moving the browser out of the application by typing a url into the address field, thus leaving the user stranded and unable to log back in if they for instance, type www.google.com into the address field, browse to another page, then close the browser. I know of a way to prevent any users not using Internet Explorer from logging in to an application ( including preventing users of current versions of Opera ). This may or many not be a solution for you, however, if you can control the browser environment, then you can do some things that you might not otherwise consider for compatibility reasons. I have an app currently using a hidden iframe to submit the login command on the onbeforeunload() event which has proven to be more effective than onunload() or a popup window ( which are often killed before they open ). What I found using onunload() was that I could only get the url to fire in a killable popup -- it wouldn't load in the iframe. But onbeforeunload() gave me the functionality I needed. As to the back, forward and refresh I don't really have a solution -- the application I just mentioned has a console in the topmost window which mostly doesn't move or reload (it reloads in a couple special case conditions, but it's able to do this without logging out), with all of the tools loading into iframes. The issue of back and forward is addressed primarily by simply providing links in such a fashion that the user hopefully never has a need for a back button. If a user hits f5 or the reload button ( instead of right-clicking an iframe and reloading the frame ), they're logged out and they have to log in again. .. dunno how much help any of this is. :) s. isaac dealey 954-776-0046 new epoch http://www.turnkey.to lead architect, tapestry cms http://products.turnkey.to certified advanced coldfusion 5 developer http://www.macromedia.com/v1/handlers/index.cfm?ID=21816 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=4 FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Structure your ColdFusion code with Fusebox. Get the official book at http://www.fusionauthority.com/bkinfo.cfm
