Posted by Disco Octopus on 02/24/06 00:37

David Dorward wrote:

> Beauregard T. Shagnasty wrote:
>
>>>> <a href="javascript:history.go(-1)">Go back</a>
>
>> They actually take you Forward, don't they? So that if you then use the
>> regular Back button, you go back to the page with that JavaScript link.
>
> I don't think so, that is just what you expect from a link, so when you then
> use the back button you get surprised when you end up on the page two
> previous to the one you were expecting to get to.

In an application I am building, the users (several thousand users) have
requested this exact behaviour. That is, that a link act as the browsers
back button.

Even though the bogosity factor for this may be up there in some peoples
eyes, it is still a requirement amongst users.

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