confirm alert when visitor hits back

[Spades]

Seems like it would be pretty simple ... don't have much experience with javascript though.

Looking for a script to pop a confirmation alert when a user tries to hit their browsers back button. Basically "Last chance: etc..." click OK to leave and CANCEL to stay.

I have already been using one to pop when a visitor exits but it doesn't apply to the back button.

Anybody have one?

 

[powell1]

maybe this?

<script language="JavaScript">
  window.onbeforeunload = function() {
    return 'Don\'t leave fucker!';
}
</script>

 

[Spades]

Thanks for trying man, but that'll pop for any method of leaving a page (ie. clicking the aff link.)

What I'm trying to do is pop a confirm box for visitors that hit their back button -- since most visitors like to return to their search rather than close the browser completely.

 

[Houdas]

imho that's impossible to do

 

[powell1]

yeah that's true, I guess you could make the affiliate link open a new window, so it would only be a pain in the ass for the user after the converted.