On Thu, 28 Jun 2012 03:03:48 +0200, Bjoern Hoehrmann <derhoe...@gmx.net>
wrote:
* Andri Sævar Sigríksson wrote:
suggestion
Boolean value
implemented as Window.nobackspace or Navigator.nobackspace
if set to true the browser would not accept the key press on backspace
as a signal to go to the previous page
Why would users want that?
Generally it isn't a very nice thing for users not to go back. It's a
pretty fundamental part of the way we navigate the web. Redirecting the
back button somewhere else because of a strange forward navigation path
might happen, but breaking the general expectation isn't usually a good
idea.
Also, the fact that we have an inelegant way of doing something isn't
necessarily an argument to make it easier. If it's a really common thing
to do, then it makes sense to simplify it. But if it is a weird edge case,
then duplicating stuff is a good way to let bugs creep into
implementations, which come at the expense of doing something more
useful...
cheers
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Chaals - standards declaimer
