PLEASE HELP!! JavaScript problem!!!

[Anon]

Is there any way, through javaScript, using on unLoad in the < body > tag to create a function that will check if the user clicked on a link, hit the back button, closed the browser, or typed in a new URL?

Being able to check any of these would be extremely helpfull.

Thank you in advance for any help you might provide,
John

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Javascript only knows about what the user did inside the document, so you can register clicks on links, nothing more.

PS: The level of control you want is way too much for what HTTP was designed for. Forget it, rethink your strategy so you won't need to know all this. (it all ends when users disable javascript anyway)

[Anon]

There has to be a way to atleast know if they're lwaving the page by hitting the back button.

Any ideas at all?

[[deleted]]

No.
You can know when they clicked a link, and when the closed the browser.
But you can't tell wether they press the backbutton or type a new link.

Again, this is not a flaw in javascript or HTTP: your design should be able to cope without having that information.