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In a single page application, I would expect the back button to be entirely nonfunctional, or maybe in some cases functioning as "undo" if this behavior is clea
by mc808 11y ago
In a single page application, I would expect the back button to be entirely nonfunctional, or maybe in some cases functioning as "undo" if this behavior is clearly communicated.
(I'm not sure where back-button-undo would be better than an undo button within the app, but I wouldn't rule it out. Maybe in a graphics editor where it would be convenient to use the mouse's back button.)
- nogridbag 11y agoThat might be what you expect - but I think you're in the minority :) Most non-technical users will try to click the back button regardless. Is there even an agreeable definition as to what a web site is versus a web application? Is a discussion forum a web site? What about something like Slack? I would personally categorize an online discussion forum as a web site but something like Slack as a web app. But I would expect the back button to behave similarly between the two.