Back button link delay

[Dmal]

Im trying to set up an image link that has a delay before it sends the user back one step in its history. Ive found a number of examples, most using setTimeout, but there doesnt appear to be any way to merge this function with history.go(-1) within the confines of a link. So far this seems to be the closest example i have found, though it just gives me a "page not found 'javascript();' in FF.

<a href="javascript();" onClick="setTimeout('history.go(-1)', 5000); return false">
<img src="images/back.jpg" width="50" height="25" alt="Go back in 5 seconds"></a>
 

[Dormilich]

you could try

<button type="button" id="back">
    <img src="http://bytes.com/images/back.jpg" width="50" height="25" alt="Go back in 5 seconds">
</button>

document.getElementById("back").onclick = function (evt) {
    setTimeout("history.go(-1)", 5000);
};

technically, you don’t even deed the button or the link.