Re: Anchors in current file...

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From: Dave_Raggett <dsr@hplb.hpl.hp.com>
Message-id: <9307151722.AA18451@manuel.hpl.hp.com>
Subject: Re: Anchors in current file...
To: www-talk@nxoc01.cern.ch
Date: Thu, 15 Jul 93 18:22:28 BST
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David Martland comments on XMosaic:

>I'm not sure if it's a bug or a feature :-), but if the anchor is of the form

>   <a href=#label>

> then the link won't be recorded the window history and Back will not go
> back to the anchor, but if it is of the form

>   <a href=[regular URL stuff]#label>

>  then it will be added to the history list and Back will work as you had
> wanted it to

My browser used to work this way, but I decided it was a definite BUG, e.g
its a real pain if the document took a long time to download, and you
hit Back and its gone! All links now go onto the history stack.

Dave Raggett