RE: FLASH: shockwave detection on mac with ie

[Hal Medrano]

>

>> In some browsers, the refresh tag (especially if you set the refresh time to

>> 0!) causes the back button to be "disabled".  Clicking back sends the user

>> to the refresh page, which instantly sends them back to the page that they

>> were trying to get away from!  Use caution.

>

>Use location.replace( ) to get around this problem...

>

>Example:

>

><script language="JavaScript1.1">

><!--

>replaceTimer = window.setTimeout( "location.replace('warn.html');", 5000 );

>//-->

></script>

><noscript>

><meta http-equiv="REFRESH" content="5;url=warn.html">

></noscript>

>

>Note: this also fixes the Linux bug where the Meta refresh is

>executed even if Flash is detected. I have forwarded the code

>to Colin Moock for inclusion in his tutorial example.

>


Hey Matthew,


You just solved that darned Linux detection bug we've been wrestling with

here in our shop.  Thanks!


Hal


Hal Medrano

New Media Group

U S WEST Creative Services


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