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Who would want to use the browser’s back button to undo a state change… I had to press back 20 times

>>tobyhi+(OP)
Right-click the back button?

>>tobyhi+(OP)
I don't think it's on purpose, just a naïve consequence of using the URL for state.

>>xd1936+F1
Browsers only display the last 10 - 20 states, so if you've been clicking around it quickly fills up with just this page.

>>tobyhi+(OP)
Should be replacing state in the history stack rather than pushing a new state.

>>TehCor+W4
Would be nice if browsers would group back button entries by: 1. same url except hash 2. same domain 3. rest

>>tobyhi+(OP)
Agreed, was very annoying, please don’t misuse history like that :(

>>xd1936+F1
Where’s the right click button on my phone

>>Wowfun+92
Pretty common.

>>tobyhi+(OP)
I find the back/forward buttons useful for undoing/redoing changes, so that I don't lose past cool designs / settings, though I can see it being a controversial approach.

That said, there were definitely way too much history generated when typing into a text field. I just implemented a planned compromise, where you only get a history event when changing a "committed" text field (meaning you previously defocused the field). Hopefully this is the best of both worlds!

>>laszlo+Ba
Safari does this

>>tobyhi+I71
Long press