Mega Code Archive
Scripting the Browser Stop Button
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<HTML>
<HEAD>
<TITLE>onStop Event Handler</TITLE>
<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript">
var counter = 0
var timerID
function startCounter() {
document.forms[0].display.value = ++counter
timerID = setTimeout("startCounter()", 10)
}
function haltCounter() {
clearTimeout(timerID)
counter = 0
}
document.onstop = haltCounter
</SCRIPT>
</HEAD>
<BODY>
<H1>onStop Event Handler</H1>
<HR>
<P>Click the browser's Stop button (in IE) to stop the script counter.</P>
<FORM>
<P><INPUT TYPE="text" NAME="display"></P>
<INPUT TYPE="button" VALUE="Start Counter" onClick="startCounter()">
<INPUT TYPE="button" VALUE="Halt Counter" onClick="haltCounter()">
</FORM>
</BODY>
</HTML>
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