Re: WebCat2b14MacPlugIn - [include] doesn't hide the search string
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It keeps the original formatting.
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texte = >>I thought I could hide the hyperlink search string by placing it in a >>separate file and using [include] in the hyperlink to call that string. >>Unfortunately the string still appears in the browser's Location field. >> >>How can I hide my hyperlink search strings from my users? > >You can use javascript to mask the location codes that the browser >displays. Unfortunately, this only works with Netscape 2.0+ and IE 3.0.1+. >The code would look something like this: > >
onMouseOver=self.status='Execute Search'; return true>Search for XX and >YY > >Of course, if they view the source, they can still see your search string... > >Hope this helps.Sorry, but it doesn't. I'm not interested in using Java because it's not supported by all browsers, and unless the html source does *not* show the search string, what's the use of doing this anyways? Any hacker with half a brain will *always* look at the html source to see what's being hidden.But thanks for the suggestion anyways. Even though it doesn't interest me, I'm sure someone else will find it useful ... :)Sincerely, Ken ------------------------------------ To leave this talk list send an email to macjordomo@smithmicro.com with BODY unsubscribe WebDNA-Talk ------------------------------------
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>>I thought I could hide the hyperlink search string by placing it in a >>separate file and using
[include] in the hyperlink to call that string. >>Unfortunately the string still appears in the browser's Location field. >> >>How can I hide my hyperlink search strings from my users? > >You can use javascript to mask the location codes that the browser >displays. Unfortunately, this only works with Netscape 2.0+ and IE 3.0.1+. >The code would look something like this: > >
onMouseOver=self.status='Execute Search'; return true>Search for XX and >YY > >Of course, if they view the source, they can still see your search string... > >Hope this helps.Sorry, but it doesn't. I'm not interested in using Java because it's not supported by all browsers, and unless the html source does *not* show the search string, what's the use of doing this anyways? Any hacker with half a brain will *always* look at the html source to see what's being hidden.But thanks for the suggestion anyways. Even though it doesn't interest me, I'm sure someone else will find it useful ... :)Sincerely, Ken ------------------------------------ To leave this
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