HTML5 app without navigation Forward/Back buttons in the title bar

Alex Putkov.1

Is it possible to have HTML5/JET app without navigation Forward/Back buttons in the title bar?
A partner building an HTML5 app that displays their own proprietary content would like to remove Forward/Back buttons because clicking the back button after a form submit automatically cancels the form submit, which results in an error on their end.

Neil Shah

The Eikon product management team has decided not to allow our clients to remove the forward/back buttons, though I think other clients have also requested it so there may be a case to reassess. They could also try manipulating the browser history using the HTML5 history api.
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/Guide/API/DOM/Manipulating_the_browser_history
http://jordanhollinger.com/2012/06/08/disable-the-back-button-using-html5/

RBrooks

Even if you find a solution that "works", keep in mind that anything your browser-side code does can be overridden (aka hacked) by a savvy user. So while it may be helpful to prevent accidental activation of Forward/Back functionality, don't count on it working - especially if Forward/Back could cause data integrity problems (or worse, a security hole).

Alex Putkov.1

Thanks a lot Neil. Much appreciated.