hey Dude, do you have it so if someone who isnt logged in tries to access a "logged in users only" page that it redirects to the login page?
that might solve your bookmarking issues ----- Original Message ----- From: "Web Dude" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, June 30, 2003 9:37 AM Subject: RE: Witango-Talk: Javascript? Bookmarks? (OT) > It seems that a meta redirect works quite nicely. In other words, I > am loading a page in the current domain that redirects to another > domain. Bookmarking on Mac Netscape fails altogether. Bookmarking on > PC IE and Netscape is trying to load the previous logn page post, but > erring because of empty post args. Solves the problems I am having. > > Interesting! > > >Hey Dude, > > > >I don't know if you'll have much luck with the JavaScript route. In order to > >make use of JavaScript, an event has to be fired and I don't think there is > >a "onbookmark" or equivalent available. > > > >Plus, I'm sure that any available behavior would be different for every > >Browser brand. > > > >MSIE has a method where you can make your own "Add Favorite" link or button > >on a page and specify a custom URL and title: > > > >http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/workshop/author/dhtml/re f > >erence/methods/addfavorite.asp?frame=true > >(Above URL may word-wrap) > > > >I use this on my site but it is MSIE specific, and I'm sure you're looking > >for something for all browsers - plus you still can't stop someone from > >using the add Bookmark/Favorite button on their browser toolbar, which I'm > >sure you can't override. > > > >I would think most browsers would block what you are trying to do, because > >it could be used for malicious reasons. > > > >Some web-developers that don't belong to the Witango List, are known to be > >less scrupulous :-) > > > > > >One option, although not a very practical one, would be to redisplay the > >external "target" page via <@URL> so that external URL's always have your > >domain address - so then you could also do checks for Logon Variables and > >such before displaying pages. > > > ><@URL> with the BASE attribute would allow you to re-display a page from > >www.othersite.com/page.htm as www.mysite.com/mypage.taf > > > >As a result, any save as a Bookmark/Favorite would be your address and not > >the real address. > > > >Hope this helps. Cheers........ > > > >Scott Cadillac, > >XML-Extranet - http://xml-extra.net > >403-281-6090 - [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Well-formed Development > >-- > >Extranet solutions using C# .NET, Witango, MSIE and XML > > > > > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: Web Dude [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> Sent: Monday, June 30, 2003 9:46 AM > >> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> Subject: Witango-Talk: Javascript? Bookmarks? (OT) > >> > >> > >> I am having a problem I need resolved. Sorry for the OT post, but I > >> figure maybe some of you may have has this come up before. > >> > >> I have a taf file that requires a login and password on the home > >> page. The taf searches the DB and if the login and password matches, > >> it branches to a framed site that loads some personal preferences in > >> the top frame (Same domain name) and loads a different site in the > >> lower frame (different domain name, different url). > >> > >> Now when a user bookmarks this page, it bookmarks the lower domain > >> and URL, bypassing the framed site and/or the login page. > >> > >> What I need is to have the user forced to the 1st login, no matter > >> what page is book marked. The problem I am having is that I do not > >> have control over the content of the lower frame. > >> > >> Is there a way to resolve this. maybe using javascript to force the > >> login page as the only page that can be bookmarked? > >> > >> Thanks > >> -- > >> ______________________________________________________________ > >> __________ > >> TO UNSUBSCRIBE: Go to http://www.witango.com/maillist.taf > >> > > > >________________________________________________________________________ > >TO UNSUBSCRIBE: Go to http://www.witango.com/maillist.taf > > > -- > ________________________________________________________________________ > TO UNSUBSCRIBE: Go to http://www.witango.com/maillist.taf ________________________________________________________________________ TO UNSUBSCRIBE: Go to http://www.witango.com/maillist.taf
