is it possible to javascript "back | next" menu

[zulez]

Hi there

I think I need a simple Javascript menu that can calculate - FIRST | BACK | NEXT | LAST - which allows the user to click and pull in next file and/or scroll back and forth.

Is this possible in javascript?

thank you

John

[Gollum]

Not quite sure what you mean here.
Do you mean back/forward like the browser buttons? (if so, yes; use history.go() )

Or do you have some kind of catalogue/menu/or something?
In which case its a little more involved, but still yes.

[zulez]

yes, history.go() might work - I will try - thabks

[zulez]

Yes I want a back/forward javascript browser buttons.

I have looked around for information and have some questions would like to ask:

Q. Is history.go() compatible in IE?

Q. I made a button with <INPUT TYPE="button" VALUE="Go" onClick="history.go(-2)"> how do I hook it in?

Q. do I have to make a file called allmyfiles.js that contains file names and link?

thanks for your help
john

[zulez]

guess I need to define javascript in header :

</style>
<script language="javascript" src="history.go"></script>

huh

well I have to log off now and try all this.
thanks
john

[Paul Jr]

<form name="menu" action="" method="post">
<input type="button" name="back" value="Back" onClick="JavaScript:history.go(-1);">
</form>


If I'm not mistaken, that should work.

[zulez]

feel like a bit of a goose but I have worked it out so I'm truckin' but of course now that I have the Back button working I want the forward one to work.

Of course the Forward button won't work unless you've already been there (since it is from the History cache) so what I want is to increment to the Next number.

So if I label my files from 1 to 1000 the 'next' page is a higher number. So that would be something like : <form name="menu" action="" method="post">
<input type="button" name="forward" value="forward" onClick="java script:history.go(1+1);">
</form>

(1)+1 or something

john

[zulez]

<form>
<input type="text" size="3" name="amount" value="5">
<input type="button" value="+" onclick="javascript:this.form.amount.value++;">
<input type="button" value="-"onclick="javascript:this.form.amount.value--;">

</form>

the "+" and "-" buttons to move the value up or down

now I have to join the two scripts together to enable: forward to next highest number

john

[zulez]

<form name="menu" action="" method="post">
<input type="button" name="forward" value="forward" onClick="java script:history.go(1);">
</form>

===

<input type="text" size="3" name="amount" value="1">
<input type="button" value="+" onclick="javascript:this.form.amount.value++;">

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so this is what I've got at this time...


<form name="menu" action="" method="post">
<input type="button" name="forward" value="forward" input type="hidden" value="+" onClick="javascript:history.go(this.form.amount.value++);">
</form>

just a wild guess
thanks for help
:-)