[Javascript] Alert user when leaving site - Simplified
Triche Osborne
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Mon Sep 12 12:30:36 CDT 2005
Mike Dougherty wrote:
> My boss wanted me to trap a user leaving uncommited data in a form. "I
> don't want you to disable the BACK button, just usurp it" -- I told him
> that was wrong for many reasons. If a user leaves a page without
> hitting the submit button, they will learn that form submission won't
> work. I made the request rediculous to the Nth degree by suggesting
> that next management will want us to trap the windows shutdown key via
> javascript and prevent the computer from being turned off - or possibly
> preventing power failures while our site is being viewed....
>
LOL! Be careful what you suggest. They may want you to implement it. ;-)
Triche
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