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On 6/29/2011 1:15 AM, Jeff North wrote:
> On Tue, 28 Jun 2011 19:29:27 -0400, in comp.lang.php William Gill
> <nospam@domain.invalid>
> <iudo57$5bq$1@dont-email.me>  wrote:
>
>> | On 6/28/2011 6:46 PM, Jeff North wrote:
>> |
>> |>  Have you thought about using a tabbed interface in a single html file?
>> |>
>> |>  The concern with this type of page is the session may timeout before
>> |>  the user has a chance to complete the form.
>
> Another problem that I thought of after I posted this. The tabbed
> interface will need to be JavaScript driven so if JS is disabled then
> no-go (although you could make it just one huge continuous form).
>
>> | Actually no I hadn't, but as you say session timeout may be a problem.
>> |
>> | Or is it?
>> |
>> | If the information is stored in the browser until the user says "OK, I'm
>> | done!" (clicks submit, or whatever mechanism), and there is no need to
>> | retain info from a previous page, session variables wouldn't be needed.
>> |
>> | Then again, there's still the problem of a user clicking "back" either
>> | on purpose, or by mistakenly clicking "back" instead of a tab.
>
> If the user hits the back button then they will be returned to the
> previous page (as expected). If they then hit the forward button they
> will be returned to the data entry page (as expected). With this type
> of navigation the browser usually fetches the information from cache.
> If cache isn't used then the user will get the message do the want to
> refresh the page and loose all of their data inputs :-)
>

Not if you fill the form in from the $_SESSION array, as I suggested. 
When you hit the back button the data will still appear, even if the 
page wasn't in the cache.

>> | (don't mind me, I frequently have these arguments with myself)
>
> As long as they remain verbal arguments then you should be fine :-P


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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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