Some people are having trouble using the search function, so here are some tips.
The main problem seems to be when doing a search, clicking on a link and then trying to use the back button to return to the search results.
The problem is to do with returning to a page into which you've entered data.
Different browsers handle this differently. In Internet Explorer, using the back button results in a page saying "Warning: Page has Expired" and asking you to refresh the page. When you do, it comes up with a dialogue box saying something like
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The page cannot be refreshed without resending the information.
Click Retry to send the information again,
or click Cancel to return to the page that you were trying to view.
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Retry Cancel
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Hitting refresh does take you to the original page, but it's a pain to have to do all that just to return to the search results page.
In Opera or Firefox 1.5+, using the back button does work.
A couple of general suggestions about using search:
In most browsers, holding down the Shift key when you click a link from the search page will open the link in a new window, leaving the search page open.
If you're using a browser that features tabbed browsing (such as Firefox or Opera (or IE if you've got the MSN Search Toolbar installed)), hold down the Ctrl key when you click a link to open it in a new tab.
If you haven't experienced tabbed browsing before, download Firefox or Opera. It will change your surfing experience!
If you're using IE and don't want to install MSN Search Toolbar or migrate to Opera or Firefox (if you do you won't go back to IE), you'll have to wait for IE7, which features tabbed browsing.
Let me know if I've left any questions unanswered.
Cheers,
Oliver
Some people are having trouble using the search function, so here are some tips.
The main problem seems to be when doing a search, clicking on a link and then trying to use the back button to return to the search results.
The problem is to do with returning to a page into which you've entered data.
Different browsers handle this differently. In Internet Explorer, using the back button results in a page saying "Warning: Page has Expired" and asking you to refresh the page. When you do, it comes up with a dialogue box saying something like
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The page cannot be refreshed without resending the information.
Click Retry to send the information again,
or click Cancel to return to the page that you were trying to view.
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Retry Cancel
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Hitting refresh does take you to the original page, but it's a pain to have to do all that just to return to the search results page.
In Opera or Firefox 1.5+, using the back button does work.
[i][b][u]A couple of general suggestions about using search:[/u][/b][/i]
In most browsers, holding down the Shift key when you click a link from the search page will open the link in a new window, leaving the search page open.
If you're using a browser that features tabbed browsing (such as Firefox or Opera (or IE if you've got the MSN Search Toolbar installed)), hold down the Ctrl key when you click a link to open it in a new tab.
If you haven't experienced tabbed browsing before, download Firefox or Opera. It will change your surfing experience!
If you're using IE and don't want to install MSN Search Toolbar or migrate to Opera or Firefox (if you do you won't go back to IE), you'll have to wait for IE7, which features tabbed browsing.
Let me know if I've left any questions unanswered.
Cheers,
Oliver