Re: No 5250-based applications

Hi James -

>1) stopping the user from pressing the browser 'back' button.
>
>I'm no HTML guru, but I have written a couple of pages and know that you
>could spawn a window for the 5250 like panel that does not contain the
>'back' button.
>
>From what I observe about the browser I use, when it first is fired up
>the 'back' button is disabled.  Whatever page you first display is the
>only main page ever processed.  All functions would happen in a window.
>
>I know it's not a perfect solution, but it's the only one that I have
>been able to come up with.

The problem with your method is that even if the back button is not
displayed, in both IE and Netscape you can use Alt and the left-arrow key to
do the back function.  On every page after the first, Alt-left-arrow could
be used to back up to the previous page.  You would have to close the
current window and open a new window for each page to keep the back function
disabled.

Ken
Southern Wine and Spirits of Nevada, Inc.
Opinions expressed are my own and do not necessarily represent the views of
my employer or anyone in their right mind.

+---
| This is the Midrange System Mailing List!
| To submit a new message, send your mail to MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com.
| To subscribe to this list send email to MIDRANGE-L-SUB@midrange.com.
| To unsubscribe from this list send email to MIDRANGE-L-UNSUB@midrange.com.
| Questions should be directed to the list owner/operator: david@midrange.com
+---