Posted by Neredbojias on 01/20/06 01:21

With neither quill nor qualm, Jose quothed:

> > It sounds to me like you're wanting javascript. Javascript can do all
> > that and more.
>
> No, I'm not wanting javascript. I'm wanting ordinary HTML links that do
> ordinary things, and let ME (the user) do what I want with those things.
>
> > A page with thumbs is a back-and-forth operation. If you return from a
> > pic, the _forward_ button is required to go "back" to it, but, of
> > course, this is valid for a single level only. If you "sequence" your
> > images as you suggest, you can indeed have the behavior _you_ want, but
> > who else wants it? I, for one, don't want to have to go back thru all
> > the pics I just viewed simply to return to the prior page.
>
> On the thumbs page, I should be able to click on a pic and go to a pic
> page. From there, BACK will take me back to the thumbs page, but there
> is no browser function that will take me to the next pic. That's where
> a button on the pic page [next-->] comes in handy. [<--prev] is equally
> useful, and [^back to thumbs^], while redundant with the browser back
> button, nicely completes the set.
>
> Jose

Well, you can do that. Have a catch page with a link to the next pic on
it. You can even control the history by using the javascript "replace"
option. If you wish to avoid javascript, server-side scripting will do
all but maybe the history thing.

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Neredbojias
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