Back button link

[yoshi555]

1) CODE TITLE: Back button

2) AUTHOR NAME/NOTES: Yoshi555

3) DESCRIPTION: Put a back linkyour page

4) URL TO CODE:

<script>
<!--
document.write(unescape("%3Ca%20href%3D%22history.back%281%29%22%3E%20Back%20%3C/a%3E"));
//-->
</script>

To make a forward link on your webpage

<script>
<!--
document.write(unescape("%3Ca%20href%3D%22history.forward%281%29%22%3E%20Forward%20%3C/a%3E"));
//-->
</script>

or, ATTACHED BELOW (see #3 in guidelines below):

[djr33]

Sure... seems like that would work.
But, really, it's just too simple to be worth much to that many people.
You're welcome to wait to see if someone else thinks differently.

[yoshi555]

Can you make it into a button i know how but i think if you do it it would be better

[djr33]

A button? Based on an image? Or based on an input button?

<a href="history.back(1)"><img src="button.gif"></a>

Or, <input type="button" onClick="goback();">

and

function goback() {
document.location = 'history.back(1)';
}


Untested... but... generally, that should work.

Javascript isn't really my area... I do more PHP.

[Twey]

function goback() {
document.location = 'history.back(1)';
}

Untested... but... generally, that should work.

No it shouldn't

<button onclick="history.back();">Back</button>

However, I don't see how it merits mentioning. It certainly isn't nearly complex enough to be added to the script archives, in my opinion.

yoshi555, please validate your code.

[jscheuer1]

There is another issue here, one that mwinter kept raising whenever something like this would come up. It is tempting to use javascript in this fashion but, it renders your navigation sub standard in non-javascript enabled browsers or, even useless if it is depended upon too heavily as will always be the case once a novice or two gets a hold of this code. Good enough reason for me to say, "Don't use it unless you really know what you are doing and above all don't make it a script for novices."

[djr33]

Yeah... well, I was guessing he actually posted the right thing to use as the url. Oops.

[ddadmin]

Yep, this script is definitely too simple to justify staying up. However, since there are a number of replies to the thread already, I'll keep it going.