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Re: multi-page form [message #174712 is a reply to message #174710]

Wed, 29 June 2011 12:01

Jerry Stuckle
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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(at)domain(dot)invalid>
> <iudo57$5bq$1(at)dont-email(dot)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 By: William Gill on Mon, 27 June 2011 16:40
		Re: multi-page form By: me on Mon, 27 June 2011 17:31
		Re: multi-page form By: William Gill on Mon, 27 June 2011 17:41
		Re: multi-page form By: me on Mon, 27 June 2011 18:24
		Re: multi-page form By: Jerry Stuckle on Mon, 27 June 2011 21:32
		Re: multi-page form By: William Gill on Mon, 27 June 2011 22:01
		Re: multi-page form By: me on Mon, 27 June 2011 22:18
		Re: multi-page form By: Graham Hobbs on Wed, 06 July 2011 00:06
		Re: multi-page form By: Jerry Stuckle on Mon, 27 June 2011 22:54
		Re: multi-page form By: William Gill on Tue, 28 June 2011 08:22
		Re: multi-page form By: Jerry Stuckle on Tue, 28 June 2011 10:53
		Re: multi-page form By: William Gill on Tue, 28 June 2011 16:13
		Re: multi-page form By: me on Tue, 28 June 2011 18:00
		Re: multi-page form By: Jerry Stuckle on Tue, 28 June 2011 19:02
		Re: multi-page form By: me on Tue, 28 June 2011 19:06
		Re: multi-page form By: me on Tue, 28 June 2011 19:46
		Re: multi-page form By: William Gill on Tue, 28 June 2011 20:05
		Re: multi-page form By: me on Tue, 28 June 2011 20:12
		Re: multi-page form By: me on Tue, 28 June 2011 20:20
		Re: multi-page form By: Jerry Stuckle on Tue, 28 June 2011 22:58
		Re: multi-page form By: Jeff North on Tue, 28 June 2011 23:30
		Re: multi-page form By: Jerry Stuckle on Wed, 29 June 2011 00:21
		Re: multi-page form By: Jeff North on Wed, 29 June 2011 04:52
		Re: multi-page form By: Jerry Stuckle on Wed, 29 June 2011 11:59
		Re: multi-page form By: me on Wed, 29 June 2011 12:09
		Re: multi-page form By: Jerry Stuckle on Wed, 29 June 2011 12:41
		Re: multi-page form By: me on Wed, 29 June 2011 12:48
		Re: multi-page form By: Jerry Stuckle on Wed, 29 June 2011 15:08
		Re: multi-page form By: me on Wed, 29 June 2011 16:27
		Re: multi-page form By: Jeff North on Wed, 29 June 2011 13:10
		Re: multi-page form By: Jerry Stuckle on Wed, 29 June 2011 15:09
		Re: multi-page form By: Michael Fesser on Wed, 29 June 2011 16:56
		Re: multi-page form By: Jerry Stuckle on Wed, 29 June 2011 19:32
		Re: multi-page form By: Peter H. Coffin on Tue, 28 June 2011 18:57
		Re: multi-page form By: Jeff North on Tue, 28 June 2011 22:46
		Re: multi-page form By: William Gill on Tue, 28 June 2011 23:29
		Re: multi-page form By: Jeff North on Wed, 29 June 2011 05:15
		Re: multi-page form By: Jerry Stuckle on Wed, 29 June 2011 12:01
		Re: multi-page form By: Michael Fesser on Wed, 29 June 2011 17:00
		Re: multi-page form By: Michael Fesser on Wed, 29 June 2011 17:05
		Re: multi-page form By: William Gill on Wed, 29 June 2011 17:44

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