Actually no.. I found it more work than necessary. Typically they just save their work, and it should be fine. I have not used it on "new sign-up" type form input. Typically just maintenance of database info. But I'm sure it works fine either way. I give them a 2 minute warning, which is actually a 5 minute warning. It's more than enough time for them to finish and save what they're doing.
I've seen other examples using frames, etc. But I really didn't find the need for all that. A simple timer worked great. Just my .02 | -----Original Message----- | From: Shawn Grover [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] | Sent: Wednesday, June 05, 2002 9:10 AM | To: CF-Talk | Subject: RE: Impending session timeout warning methods? | | | Do you give the user an option to keep the session open? I | can picture in my head a method or two to do this (requesting | a simple, meaningless page in an IFrame or another window). | Or do you just tell the user their session is about to expire | and leave it to them to do something about it? | | Just curious. | | Shawn Grover | | -----Original Message----- | From: Lee Fuller [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] | Sent: Wednesday, June 05, 2002 9:55 AM | To: CF-Talk | Subject: RE: Impending session timeout warning methods? | | | Actually, we've done this, and yes.. Only way we found to do | it was in JS. | | You're right, it's annoying if it's just for basic info. | However, if they're about to lose a whole lot of work that | they've typed in, and simply were distracted.. they appreciate it. | | Depends on the need, I guess. | | Lee Fuller | PrimeDNA / AAA Web Hosting Corporations | | | | | | -----Original Message----- | | From: Shawn Grover [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] | | Sent: Wednesday, June 05, 2002 8:48 AM | | To: CF-Talk | | Subject: RE: Impending session timeout warning methods? | | | | | | I don't see how this can happen, other than a javascript | | timer object. Each successive request from the server resets | | the timer for session timeout. So, the moment the page does | | anything (that requires server interaction), the warning | | becomes meaningless. | | | | My personal thought is that users would find this more | | annoying than useful. But I've been wrong before. | | | | Shawn Grover | | | | -----Original Message----- | | From: Stephen Hait [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] | | Sent: Wednesday, June 05, 2002 10:32 AM | | To: CF-Talk | | Subject: Impending session timeout warning methods? | | | | | | Does anyone attempt to warn a user that their session will | | shortly expire? Could javascript with a timer allow popping up a | | window, say, when the session will expire in 2 minutes? Are | | there any better approaches? | | | | TIA, | | Stephen | | | | | | | | ______________________________________________________________________ Signup for the Fusion Authority news alert and keep up with the latest news in ColdFusion and related topics. http://www.fusionauthority.com/signup.cfm FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/cf-talk@houseoffusion.com/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
