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Re: Meaningful Sequence in SPAs

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From: Brian Lovely
Date: Apr 16, 2024 12:48PM

That's more or less what I thought. ...or "was afraid of" is more accurate.
If there was consistent back button behavior across browsers, then a single
page application could be coded to match that behavior.

On Tue, Apr 16, 2024 at 12:58 PM <EMAIL REMOVED> <
<EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:

> In an old-school website with multiple .html pages, when a user clicks the
> browser's back button, the behavior primarily involves navigating back to
> the previous page, similar to following a link to that page. However, the
> restoration of focus—the specific element that was last focused before
> navigating away—is not consistently handled across different browsers and
> can depend on several factors.
>
> 617-799-1162
>
> > On Apr 16, 2024, at 12:15 PM, Brian Lovely < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
> wrote:
> >
> > In an old-school website with multiple .html pages, does the browser back
> > button restore focus, or does it simply navigate to the previous page
> same
> > as any link would?
> > > > >