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Monday, March 12, 2007 daily archive

Alternate JavaScript Slideshow for SlideshowPro

For the unenlightened, SlideshowPro (SP) is a Flash-based slideshow-authoring system that delivers full-featured, high-end, Flash-based slideshows. Websites featuring SP slideshows present content in sophisticated fashion, inspiring users with elegant captions, beautiful transitions, and intuitive navigation. However, many visitors are unable to experience SP slideshows because they lack the requisite Flash support. SlideshowPro-based slideshows currently require Flash 7 or better to function. And, although Flash 7 is quite common, it is far from ubiquitous. In the "worst-case" scenario, [...] • Read more »

Go Back via JavaScript and PHP

Use this simple code as a button that will return users to the previous page: <form> <input type=”button” value=”Return to previous page” onClick=”javascript:history.go(-1)” /> </form> Here it is as a simple text link: <p> <a href=”javascript:history.go(-1)” title=”Return to the previous page”>&laquo; Go back</a> </p> You can make things easier by serving PHP and printing the link automatically. Here is the button link: echo “<form><input type=\”button\” value=\”Return to previous page\” onClick=\”javascript:history.go(-1)\”></form>”; And here is the PHP code to [...] • Read more »