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Save time, save effort, save money
Save time, save effort, save money
05/28/2004 04:57 PMCNET Asia May 28 2004 9:16PM GMT
America's Man in the White House
Continues to Lie Like a Thief and Our
Soldiers Continue to Die: When Will the
Spoiled, Lying, Rich Kid Be Held
Accountable? Save the Nation. Save Our
Soldiers. Impeach and Prosecute Bush and
Cheney for High Crimes
America's Man in the White House
Continues to Lie Like a Thief and Our
Soldiers Continue to Die: When Will the
Spoiled, Lying, Rich Kid Be Held
Accountable? Save the Nation. Save Our
Soldiers. Impeach and Prosecute Bush and
Cheney for High Crimes
11/02/2003 06:30 AMstory.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=540&e=1&u=/ap/20031101/ap_
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Mac Tip: Save as PDF
Mac Tip: Save as PDF
07/16/2004 06:47 PMG4 Tech TV Jul 16 2004 11:06PM GMT
How Much Should You Save?
How Much Should You Save?
01/23/2004 04:14 PMDepends if you're single, scared, or have a significant other.
How to save the FCC
How to save the FCC
06/22/2004 09:06 AMZDNet Jun 22 2004 1:19PM GMT
How to save the FCC?
How to save the FCC?
06/22/2004 09:06 AMZDNet Jun 22 2004 1:27PM GMT
Save us all
Save us all
10/28/2003 11:09 PMThis is a somewhat onimous commercial clip of our governor-elect. Is
this what the future brings? Oh, and this one...
Do You Want to Save Your Changes?
Do You Want to Save Your Changes?
06/18/2004 02:44 PMWeb apps are great, but they have interface problems. A Web-based
interface is just never going to be as rich as a traditional
client-server app. Spolsky alluded to this in a post I made yesterday. HTML can really go just so far before
you run into limitations. Here's a big one:
That's a pretty common dialogue box, but very hard to do on the Web.
Picture this:
Joe User has just spent 20 minutes in the article editing
interface of your Web-based content management app. He's worked over
this article until it's just perfect, laboring intensively over every
word. Then he accidentally hits Refresh and it's all gone. Joe is
not happy.
That's the problem with Web forms — there's no real way to
stop the user from screwing themselves this way.
After they start work on the form content, they can (1) click a
link and navigate away from the page, (2) press the Reset button on
the form (never put these on your forms — think about it:
when was the last time you used one), (3) close the browser,
(4) refresh the page, etc. There's any number of things they can do
to wipe out their form data, and it's very hard to stop them. I know
this because I tried...
I set out this morning to try and minimize these risks in an app
I'm developing. I come away from this process pretty convinced that
it's not practical. Here's what I tried to do:
In my page, I bound a JavaScript function to the unload event:
window.onunload = warn_if_form_dirty;
This means the "warn_if_form_dirty" function will run whenever the
current page leaves the browser window for any reason. Note that you
can't stop the event — the page is leaving no matter what, but
you can do a few things before it goes. (If you could actually stop
the page from unloading, then pop-up advertisers would have a field
day with it.)
I also set two variables:
form_dirty = false;
warn_onunload = true;
The first variable indicates whether or not the form data is
"dirty" — whether it's been changed since they loaded the page.
The second variable indicates whether or not we should warn them that
they're going to lose their data. When should we NOT warn them? When
they submit the form. Remember that the unload event fires whenever
the page unloads, even if it's because they submit, in which case they
WANT it to unload.
I added this to all my form fields:
onchange="form_dirty=true;"
So whenever a form field changes, the "dirty" switch is flipped.
And I added this to my FORM tag:
onsubmit="warn_onunload=false;"
Because, remember, if they submit the form, I don't want to warn
them. In this case the unload event is fine.
Then I wrote the actual function that will run when they attempt to
navigate away from the page while the form is dirty:
function warn_if_form_dirty()
{
if(warn_onunload == true && form_dirty == true)
{
alert('WARNING: You have chosen to navigate away from this
page. You have UNSAVED CHANGES in this form. If
you want to save these changes, click the Back button on your browser
to return to your changes and press the "Save" button.');
}
}
So, the system works something like this:
- User loads the page and starts working. "form_dirty" is
false, because no changes have been made. "warn_onunload" is true
because we want to warn them.
- User changes some form data. When this happens
"form_dirty" is now true because they have done some work and are at
risk of losing it.
- User accidentally hits the Refresh button (stupid user...).
The onunload event fires, the "warn_if_form_dirty" function runs. It
finds that both "form_dirty" and "warn_onunload" are true, so it pops
the warning.
The warning, for its part, basically says, "you may have screwed
up, and here's how to fix it if you want." Remember that I can't stop
the event. It would be nice if I could, but the potential for abuse
is huge, so you can't. All I can do is tell them what they did, and
how to fix it.
The problem: the advice isn't always true.
It would be nice if you could always hit Back and get back to your
data, but this turned out to be a lie. I tried it on a number of
machines here in the office, and whether or not this is true depends
on the browser and on the cache settings.
It seemed to work on Mozilla and Firefox all the time, but IE was
fussy. For some people it worked, but for others, IE pulled the page
fresh every time. It didn't work more often than it did.
So I come away from his experiment thinking that fighting this
scenario is a losing battle. If you're on an intranet, and everyone
is using IE with loose security, you could conceivably do some ActiveX
mojo to head it off, but that isn't an option for me.
A possible solution: browser developers should build this
functionality into the browser. They should detect whenever a user
(not script) has changed form data and warn the user if they try to
unload the page. Let the user choose to continue or cancel the
unload.
If anyone else has thoughts on theories on this subject, I'd love
to hear them.
Click here to comment on this entry
Save Money on Gas
Save Money on Gas
06/02/2004 08:23 AMThere are painless ways to keep gas costs under control.
Save a life
Save a life
12/30/2004 02:28 PMHelp earthquake and tsunami survivors who need medical attention,
shelter, food, and safe drinking water.
Will porn save 3G?
Will porn save 3G?
05/05/2004 08:10 AMWill porn save 3G? Vodaphone seems to think so.
International Herald Tribune - Pornographers to
ring up more profit
Antoin
doesn't think so. I agree with his analysis.
Auto save, anyone?
Auto save, anyone?
03/14/2005 05:38 PMI feel Adam's pain! The TEXTAREA does generally suck. Maybe someone
will come up with a great ajax application for...
How to Save Web Accessibility from
Itself
How to Save Web Accessibility from
Itself
01/07/2004 07:09 PMAn upcoming revision to the Web Accessibility Guidelines is in danger
of becoming unrealistically divorced from real-world web development,
yielding guidelines that are at once too vague and too specific. Your
expertise and input can help create realistic guidelines that work.
Will VoIP Save AT&T?
Will VoIP Save AT&T?
12/11/2003 01:13 PMSiliconValley.Internet.com Dec 11 2003 12:36PM ET
Save 30% on Schedule-It 1.0
Save 30% on Schedule-It 1.0
03/22/2005 05:05 PMAcutus Trading today announced that
Schedule-It,
desktop automation software for Mac OS X, has been reduced in price by
30%. Schedule-It is immediately available for US $6.79, reduced from
US $8.89.
Schedule-It is a small desktop application that automates the way you
use your Mac. Automatically open documents, launch applications, play
iTunes playlists and set alarms using an easy-to-set schedule. Easily
set multiple events for weekdays, weekends, individual days or any
combination thereof. Schedule-It is available for download and
evaluation prior to purchasing. Activation codes are available from
the Kagi Store.
Have sex, save the planet
Have sex, save the planet
05/04/2004 05:05 AMRainforest needs you - so get naked
Save Disney
Save Disney
12/11/2003 06:11 PM Save Disney - in a followup
to a previous and informative and link-filled
MeFi post, a friend
sent me a link to
savedisney.com today which has
three interesting documents: Roy Disney's resignation letter, Stanley
Gold's resignation letter, and a letter from Roy Disney to all cast
members. There's also links to email and show support, as well as
links to all sorts of related informational sites. Is this ingenius
guerilla PR from upset employees, or is there something deeper here?
"Save the Children"
"Save the Children"
01/01/2005 10:39 AMsave your posts? why not
save your posts? why not
03/17/2005 03:20 AM
the simplest ideas are
usually the best ones. Its easy to forget that the internet is a
relatively new medium. Whats the bet that in the future that we will
all be wishing that we still had all of our content that we
contributed to "cyberspace" such as reviews, comments,
posts... Who knows if 10 - 15 years from now, if the sites we post on
will still be up, even stable sites such as MetaFilter may not exist
in the future.
sites
have shut down before, taking everyones content with it. Its a
simple idea, why not just store your content, be it on your desktop or
a web application? So who wants to start a
MeFi label over at
bulletin board buddy. What It Really Means to Save
What It Really Means to Save
05/25/2004 02:43 PMA simple story from the other side of the world shows how everyday
dreams come true.
Save on .Mac Renewals
Save on .Mac Renewals
10/07/2004 04:11 PMSave Our Sandcrawler
Save Our Sandcrawler
04/29/2004 01:49 AMDisappointed by Targets cancellation of the Jawa Sandcrawler?
Frustrated that this long awaited treasure seems to be slipping
through our fingers like so much Tatooine sand? Looking for a way to
tell a would be buyer how much you want this toy, and perhaps help
turn the tide? Have I got the forum thread for you...
How to Save for College
How to Save for College
04/22/2004 02:54 PMCollege is expensive, no doubt about it -- but you can afford it.
"Save the Children UK"
"Save the Children UK"
01/04/2005 05:59 PMSave TV From/With Broadband
Save TV From/With Broadband
06/08/2004 03:49 PMA recent survey in Europe has suggested that the rise of broadband use
is causing people to watch less TV. And if the trend continues, TV
networks will probably have to adapt by
using
broadband connections to make TV more engaging to audiences. The
ground has already been broken with people
voting for
contestants in reality shows like American Idol. So it's just a
matter of making TV even more interactive, and incorporating the
creative use of digital communication (email, IM, video capture, etc)
is just around the corner.
SAVE THE DATE!
SAVE THE DATE!
07/11/2004 01:48 PMCreative Commons will be
hosting a book party to celebrate Dan Gillmor's new book,
We the Media, which
(the good) O'Reilly is publishing, and which will also be available
under a Creative Commons license. The date is July 30, in the evening.
More details soon.
Creative
Commons will be hosting a book party to celebrate Dan Gillmor's
new book,
We the
Media, which (the good) O'Reilly is publishing, and which will
also be available under a Creative Commons license. (They never got
around to having a book party for my book. Oh well. They're busy.) The
date is July 30, in the evening. More details soon.
Save More Now, Play Much More Later
Save More Now, Play Much More Later
01/28/2004 06:39 PMIf you socked away an additional $100 a month, how much would your
retirement improve?
SOS for IT Jobs? Save Yourself With SOA
SOS for IT Jobs? Save Yourself With SOA
04/09/2004 04:06 PMInternet News Apr 9 2004 8:20PM GMT
Save Betamax
Save Betamax
09/13/2004 06:44 AM
Save Betamax. Save My Modem
Save My Modem
03/15/2003 01:28 PM0.18 - fixes
Save The Penguins
Save The Penguins
02/10/2004 02:56 PMProject Approved.
How to Save Web Accessibility from
Itself
How to Save Web Accessibility from
Itself
02/10/2004 02:35 AMAn upcoming revision to the Web Accessibility Guidelines is in danger
of becoming unrealistically divorced from real-world web development,
yielding guidelines that are at once too vague and too specific. Your
expertise and input can help create realistic guidelines that work.
DataRescue X Can Save The Day
DataRescue X Can Save The Day
03/13/2003 10:17 AMI've posted my
review
of DataRescue X. If you're one of those people who have skipped a few
backups, seriously consider getting this program. It is top notch.
Option-Shift K
Apple Hacker Swag!Save.Overtime.Pay.Org
Save.Overtime.Pay.Org
03/08/2004 11:04 PM
Save Overtime Pay
Warning: AFL-CIOfilter
From the site: "Under a proposal by President Bush, more
than 8 million workers might not be paid extra for the overtime hours
they work."
Yeah, I saw the "might" in there too.
They do have a summary page of
Bush's
proposal and hey, here's a little
cartoon to help explain things.
And
this article in today's Miami Herald helps explain the issue a
little better than
this one from
the National Center for Public Policy Research which quotes The
Heritage Foundation and Secretary of Labor Elaine Choe.
As I understand it, they want to move the level of mandatory
overtime pay from about $8000 a year to $22K but there's so much
double speak and rhetoric that my head's only just stopped spinning.
save me some headache
save me some headache
03/06/2004 02:09 AMWho can save me some headache and tell me what I'm doing wrong here? I
have the following code: <a...
Save us from spam
Save us from spam
04/18/2005 07:44 AMUK consumers cry out to ISPs for protection
Save the Whales! Then What?
Save the Whales! Then What?
08/16/2004 07:56 PMSome whale populations are on the rebound. Can they be both protected
and eaten?
RE: [ISN] How To Save The Internet
RE: [ISN] How To Save The Internet
03/22/2005 05:13 PMDavid Gillett (Mar 22 2005)
Let the Quakes Save Themselves
Let the Quakes Save Themselves
08/19/2004 02:53 PMMy newspaper's editorial page wants to keep San Jose's local soccer
team, the
Earthqu
akes, in town. Fine.
But my colleagues also seem to want the taxpayers to help the
fabulously wealthy owners of the team, the
Anschutz Group, with
the cost of a new stadium. Let the Anschutz family pay for its own
stadium.
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