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| From | Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.lang.php |
| Subject | Re: multi-page form |
| Date | 2011-06-28 18:58 -0400 |
| Organization | A noiseless patient Spider |
| Message-ID | <iudmb4$168$1@dont-email.me> (permalink) |
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On 6/28/2011 3:46 PM, Bill B wrote: > On 6/28/2011 3:02 PM, Jerry Stuckle wrote: >> On 6/28/2011 2:00 PM, Bill B wrote: >>> On 6/28/2011 12:13 PM, William Gill wrote: >>>> Don't know what I was really expecting to find. Guess I'll just go the >>>> ECMA script (JavaScript); XMLHttpRequest and session variable route. >>> >>> If the issue is users pressing the back button to look at previously >>> entered data, revisit the idea of providing the cumulative information >>> that has been entered, thus taking away the need to go back. Once >>> posted, the data can be placed in session variables and will follow the >>> user as s/he goes from page/form to page/form. This eliminates the need >>> for a complex coding solution. >>> >>> Bill B >>> >>> >> >> Saving the data in the $_SESSION array and displaying it if it exists >> isn't really a "complex coding solution". Plus the user can then go back >> and change a response if necessary. > > Would you not be inclined to offer the user a submit button to give some > control over going backwards rather than force the user to use the > browser back button? > > Bill Users are already familiar with the operation of the back button. Why force them to change to something abnormal? And even if you do, they'll still press the back button... Of course, you can effectively disable the back button - at the risk of needlessly aggravating your users. -- ================== Remove the "x" from my email address Jerry Stuckle JDS Computer Training Corp. jstucklex@attglobal.net ==================
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multi-page form William Gill <noreply@domain.invalid> - 2011-06-27 12:40 -0400
Re: multi-page form Bill B <me@privacy.net> - 2011-06-27 13:31 -0400
Re: multi-page form William Gill <noreply@domain.invalid> - 2011-06-27 13:41 -0400
Re: multi-page form Bill B <me@privacy.net> - 2011-06-27 14:24 -0400
Re: multi-page form Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2011-06-27 17:32 -0400
Re: multi-page form William Gill <nospam@domain.invalid> - 2011-06-27 18:01 -0400
Re: multi-page form Bill B <me@privacy.net> - 2011-06-27 18:18 -0400
Re: multi-page form Graham Hobbs <ghobbs@cdpwise.net> - 2011-07-05 20:06 -0400
Re: multi-page form Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2011-06-27 18:54 -0400
Re: multi-page form William Gill <nospam@domain.invalid> - 2011-06-28 04:22 -0400
Re: multi-page form Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2011-06-28 06:53 -0400
Re: multi-page form William Gill <nospam@domain.invalid> - 2011-06-28 12:13 -0400
Re: multi-page form Bill B <me@privacy.net> - 2011-06-28 14:00 -0400
Re: multi-page form Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2011-06-28 15:02 -0400
Re: multi-page form Bill B <me@privacy.net> - 2011-06-28 15:06 -0400
Re: multi-page form Bill B <me@privacy.net> - 2011-06-28 15:46 -0400
Re: multi-page form William Gill <nospam@domain.invalid> - 2011-06-28 16:05 -0400
Re: multi-page form Bill B <me@privacy.net> - 2011-06-28 16:12 -0400
Re: multi-page form Bill B <me@privacy.net> - 2011-06-28 16:20 -0400
Re: multi-page form Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2011-06-28 18:58 -0400
Re: multi-page form Jeff North <jnorthau@yahoo.com.au> - 2011-06-29 09:30 +1000
Re: multi-page form Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2011-06-28 20:21 -0400
Re: multi-page form Jeff North <jnorthau@yahoo.com.au> - 2011-06-29 14:52 +1000
Re: multi-page form Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2011-06-29 07:59 -0400
Re: multi-page form Bill B <me@privacy.net> - 2011-06-29 08:09 -0400
Re: multi-page form Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2011-06-29 08:41 -0400
Re: multi-page form Bill B <me@privacy.net> - 2011-06-29 08:48 -0400
Re: multi-page form Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2011-06-29 11:08 -0400
Re: multi-page form Bill B <me@privacy.net> - 2011-06-29 12:27 -0400
Re: multi-page form Jeff North <jnorthau@yahoo.com.au> - 2011-06-29 23:10 +1000
Re: multi-page form Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2011-06-29 11:09 -0400
Re: multi-page form Michael Fesser <netizen@gmx.de> - 2011-06-29 18:56 +0200
Re: multi-page form Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2011-06-29 15:32 -0400
Re: multi-page form "Peter H. Coffin" <hellsop@ninehells.com> - 2011-06-28 13:57 -0500
Re: multi-page form Jeff North <jnorthau@yahoo.com.au> - 2011-06-29 08:46 +1000
Re: multi-page form William Gill <nospam@domain.invalid> - 2011-06-28 19:29 -0400
Re: multi-page form Jeff North <jnorthau@yahoo.com.au> - 2011-06-29 15:15 +1000
Re: multi-page form Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2011-06-29 08:01 -0400
Re: multi-page form Michael Fesser <netizen@gmx.de> - 2011-06-29 19:00 +0200
Re: multi-page form Michael Fesser <netizen@gmx.de> - 2011-06-29 19:05 +0200
Re: multi-page form William Gill <nospam@domain.invalid> - 2011-06-29 13:44 -0400
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