> From: Perrin Harkins [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: 12 June 2002 18:15
> Right, which is why you shouldn't try to store server-side state > for anything that could be different in multiple browser windows. > Only store global browser information on the server-side. Everything > else has to go into the links and forms. mmmmm I see what you're saying, for example a user wants to look at page 1 and page 3 of the same query in two windows side by side. It doesn't make sense to store page specific info (egg the current record offset) on the server. The Next link on each page should deliver the Next set for this window. The same problem would occur with query tweaks egg, /query?query_id=12345&order=colour. The order tweak is relative to the current query state, and might confuse if the same query is displayed in multiple windows. Ditto for use of the Back button in the browser Ok - full-circle back to encoding page state in links and hidden fields on the page itself, but it was an interesting loop! Regards Jeff
