- From: Patrice Calve <patrice.calve@cactuscom.ca>
- Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2000 07:35:39 -0500
- To: www-html@w3c.org
Hi, The refresh is usefull for web applications. The programmers can have tiny frames with one frameset having a refresh of x minutes just to KEEP ALIVE the session. This technique has been very usefull when the user has to enter a long or complicated form (usually elaborate expense forms requested by our clients). Without changing the session timeout of the server and of the whole application, you can hide the Keep alive page in some parts of the system where it's slow. It's a cheap alternative, but it works. Many developpers (and designers) will have this auto-redirect for splash screens after a succesfull logon or logoff. To us, it's usesfull and wish to keep it. I understand that some Java and scripting could be used, but why change it? It works. Pat Hull, Quebec, Canada.
Received on Tuesday, 22 February 2000 07:38:05 UTC