Trapping refresh / reload

[Tipu Sattar]

Does anyone know how the refresh is trapped at www.nwolb.com. It seems
to trap the refresh, using F5 key as well as the reload button, and
gives the user a pop to allow them to continue or cancel the event.

I've looked at the source code and it does not seem to be in there. I
also know that they only support IE - so is/ could it be IE specific?

Thanks
T

[Mike]

IE supports the onBeforeUnload event
http://msdn.microsoft.com/workshop/a...foreunload.asp.
This event is fired before the onUnload event allowing the code to prompt
the user to make sure they want to leave. Mozilla 1.7 now supports the
onBeforeUnload event http://mozilla.org/releases/mozilla1.7rc1/README.html
but who knws how long it will be before Netscape switches to the new version
of Mozilla.

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Does anyone know how the refresh is trapped at www.nwolb.com. It seems
to trap the refresh, using F5 key as well as the reload button, and
gives the user a pop to allow them to continue or cancel the event.

I've looked at the source code and it does not seem to be in there. I
also know that they only support IE - so is/ could it be IE specific?

Thanks
T

[Grant Wagner]

Mike wrote:

IE supports the onBeforeUnload event
http://msdn.microsoft.com/workshop/a...foreunload.asp.
This event is fired before the onUnload event allowing the code to prompt
the user to make sure they want to leave. Mozilla 1.7 now supports the
onBeforeUnload event http://mozilla.org/releases/mozilla1.7rc1/README.html
but who knws how long it will be before Netscape switches to the new version
of Mozilla.

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Choose to believe it or not. I'm not sure it matters. Leaving an update to Netscape 7.1
for so long with 7.1 based on a buggy Mozilla core has done a significant amount of
damage to Netscape's reputation.

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