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I’m a little distressed. One of the archive threads requested a woodworking link, and, as I would have done, the person replying posted a link to Fine Woodworking. Great. Except, the FW page seems to diable the “back” button on my browser, preventing the “easy” return to the Fine Homebuilding website. I tried it with both Netscape and Internet Explorer with the same results. This is more than annoying. This sort of programming is generally used by lower class web sites (so I’m told) to keep a potential customer locked in. I assume it’s a programming error rather than policy with the fine folks at Taunton Press, right?
Oh, yeah, I am, and will continue to be a subscriber to the magazine(s).
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FW disable the back button? Are you sure you didn't just launch a new window? Or follow a redirect, which means you have to hit "back" twice quickly to claw your way back up (sites use redirects when they move and want old links still to work). Some sites that use the evil "frames" do this too.
Anyway, the history list ("Go" in NS) on your browser can't be disrupted remotely as far as I know. Use the menu.
Please give the archive location where you found the link. I'd like to look at it myself. I wouldn't assume malevolence anyway, unless it was a microsoft site...
A recovering programmer, cyberandrew
*Gig,when that happens to me I use the history button sometimes to get back...hope that helps...J
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As Andrew says, the link probably did launch a new window. We have never deliberately tried to disable the 'back' button at The Taunton Press.
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I'm a little distressed. One of the archive threads requested a woodworking link, and, as I would have done, the person replying posted a link to Fine Woodworking. Great. Except, the FW page seems to diable the "back" button on my browser, preventing the "easy" return to the Fine Homebuilding website. I tried it with both Netscape and Internet Explorer with the same results. This is more than annoying. This sort of programming is generally used by lower class web sites (so I'm told) to keep a potential customer locked in. I assume it's a programming error rather than policy with the fine folks at Taunton Press, right?
Oh, yeah, I am, and will continue to be a subscriber to the magazine(s).