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Re:It is time to unlink the “Backspace” – Browser Back short... by another-dave on Sunday August 21, 2016 @05:03AM (#12330067)
Chrome might not be able to, but the website can, surely? Why not leave it to developers to properly handle state within their application (e.g. by using history and 'beforeunload' functionality) rather than second-guessing it at a browser level?
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Re:It is time to unlink the “Backspace” – Browser Back short... by DonHopkins on Sunday August 21, 2016 @06:39AM (#12330319)
Then the problem would ALREADY be solved, because all developers would already be properly handling state within their application instead of second-guessing it at a browser level. But they don't.
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