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Re: Enforce reloading of page when using the back-button
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Dan Connolly)
Tue Mar 7 16:30:51 2000
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From: Dan Connolly <connolly@w3.org>
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Christian B=F8hn wrote:
>=20
> Hi,
>=20
> Is there a way to make the browser reload a page from server when the
> back-button is used.
Umm... I suppose there are relevant hacks; maybe even standard
techniques. But would you please assure us that you understand
how inconvenient this is for users, and that you have a darned
good reason for doing this, before we discuss the technical
details?
"The Top Ten New Mistakes of Web Design
The "top ten" design mistakes I identified in 1996 are still bad for
Web usability and are still found on many websites. So in that sense,
not much has changed over the last three years.=20
But unfortunately new Web technology and new applications for the Web
have introduced an entirely new class of mistakes. Here
are the ten worst.=20
1. Breaking or Slowing Down the Back Button
[...] "
-- Jakob Nielsen's Alertbox, May 30, 1999
http://www.useit.com/alertbox/990530.html
--=20
Dan Connolly, W3C http://www.w3.org/People/Connolly/
