Re: meta refresh (3.7.5.3. Pragma directives)

On Tue, 07 Aug 2007 16:27:21 +0200, Anne van Kesteren <annevk@opera.com>  
wrote:
> This addresses redirects, not refreshes. The use cases for refreshes  
> from the WHATWG list if I remember correctly are pages to be shown in a  
> kiosk, stock pages that don't want to rely on JavaScript being enabled,  
> etc. Can't seem to find the discussion in the archives though.

Use case for redirects is similar. A set of static pages like an image  
gallery displaying in some kiosk. Using <meta http-equiv=refresh> you can  
at least allow the user to control the redirect (Firefox allows that now,  
I believe). Using JavaScript timers that would no longer be possible and  
the whole thing would become less accessible.


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Anne van Kesteren
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Received on Tuesday, 7 August 2007 14:32:01 UTC