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Dear all, I agree about the back button thing. I tell customers in ICT/web taster sessions that sites that employ tricks to prevent you leaving their site are behaving in an underhand way, and that it is usually a sign of a rogue trader. (originally developed by porn sites I believe) I would not expect this from someone like WH SMITH.. I'm not sure it doesn't affect accessibility too. Andrew Lewis e-Services Officer Library and Information Services Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead 01628 796 592 mailto:[log in to unmask] -----Original Message----- From: Robert Day [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Sent: 01 December 2003 15:21 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: WHSmith People's Choice Book Awards website I just checked out the webpage for the Smiths awards as authorities are being encouraged to link to it from the default page on their PN terminals. The page is a holding page mentioning that the site proper will be available in January. However I was a little perturbed by a popup window that appeared featuring the WHS retail website on the loading of the page. I realise that WHS need some kickback for their work and funding elsewhere in the awards but would have thought branding and links on the awards page itself would suffice. A popup such as this leads me to wonder if people will think our link to the awards page is in some way indicative of a recommendation for WHS the retailer. To compound the problem the design of the page is such that the back button is disabled and the page reloads when attempting to go back. I appreciate there is a link that can be clicked to take you back but I just think breaking something as fundamental to usability as the back button should not be done. Robert Day ICT Manager Cambridgeshire Libraries ********************************************************************** This e-mail is confidential and is intended only for the person(s) named above. If you are not the intended addressee it is requested that you do not copy, distribute or rely on the information contained within the e-mail, as such action may be unlawful. If it has reached you by mistake then please call 01628 798888 to let us know or notify us by e-mail and then delete the message. Thank you for your help http://www.rbwm.gov.uk **********************************************************************