Leaving Window Warning

[bluewalrus]

I'm looking for a code that will prompt the user when they are leaving a page similar to gmails when you're in an email and hit backspace, apple(command) w (ctrl w), or click the close window it asks do you really want to leave without sending (or something similar). I have a form on my page want it to do the same thing I don't care if it knows if data was entered or not. Thanks for any ideas you can offer.

[traq]

rangana created & posted this script (for public use) a few months ago. can't find the thread ATM. the message can be changed to any text you want.
I don't know enough to try, but I suspect it could be modified to pop up when leaving a page instead of just when leaving a domain...? good luck!


<script type="text/javascript">
var domain='http://www.domain.com'; // Set your domain here.
window.onbeforeunload = function()
{
if(this.location.href.indexOf(domain)==-1)
{
return "Are you sure you want to exit?";
}
}
</script>

[bluewalrus]

OO okay thanks. Yea I figured this would have been posted somewhere before but I also couldn't find it but there are multiple ways of phrasing it so it could be hard to find that way.

[traq]

let me know if you get it to work when leaving a page vs. leaving a site. I'd be interested in that.

[bluewalrus]

I think...

<script type="text/javascript">
if(this.location.href.indexOf(domain)==-1)
{
return "Are you sure you want to exit?";
}
</script>

Actually not. hah But leaving the address as not your actually domain will work.

<script type="text/javascript">
var domain='http://www.jkadhkfakshjdfhkashfdjaksf.com'; // Set your domain here.
window.onbeforeunload = function()
{
if(this.location.href.indexOf(domain)==-1)
{
return "Are you sure you want to exit?";
}
}
</script>