[whatwg] Save a web page
Max Romantschuk
max at provico.fi
Fri Jul 2 01:12:12 PDT 2004
Lachlan Hunt wrote:
> As a user, I would not want any such feature. When I save a page, I
> expect it to be saved unaltered, except maybe image, script and css
> paths, if they're saved as well. Unfortunately, current browsers break
> this rule [1].
>
> An onSave event would allow the author control over something that
> only the user and the user agent should be able to control. With an
> onSave event, an author could, for example, set off a function that will
> remove all content from the page, in a febal attempt to protect their
> copyright from the average user.
I agree. There has been enough trouble with the rediculous
no-right-click scripts all over the place. We need't make it easier for
authors to do silly stuff like that.
.max
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