[thelist] Prevent a request from redirecting browser....

Burhan Khalid thelist at meidomus.com
Tue Mar 29 06:47:47 CST 2005


Jay Blanchard wrote:
> Good morning!
> 
> Here is the scenario. You have created an application that will be used
> in-house. It is opened in a browser window where, via JavaScript, you
> have eliminated all but the title bar. 
> 
> If it is the only browser window open and you click a link in an e-mail
> you have received that link proceeds to load in your application window,
> which is not a good thing because you might lose application data since
> you have the back button disabled (as much as it can be).
> 
> Here is the question. Does anyone know of a way to prevent the site from
> opening in the browser window or having the newly clicked site open in a
> new browser window? I have in my mind something like a JavaScript
> interception.....

Good afternoon Jay:

   I think what you are looking for are those annoying "leave a site 
popup" type script -- so it can detect if you have gone away from the 
main site or not.

   Other than this, or some physical plugin, etc. on the browser, I 
can't think of anything else.

Good luck.


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