22224 2008-11-12 18:19:45 -0800 window.location.replace seems to save the session history 2011-06-30 18:28:59 -0700 1 1 1 Unclassified WebKit WebCore Misc. 528+ (Nightly build) PC OS X 10.5 RESOLVED DUPLICATE 42861 http://desktop.nostdal.org/~lnostdal/test.html HasReduction P2 Normal --- 0 anantha webkit-unassigned littlecooldude mihaip vermavee webkit oldest_to_newest 98572 0 anantha 2008-11-12 18:19:45 -0800 chromium bug:http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=1919 Code snippet: <html> <head> </head> <body onload="var before = history.length; window.location.replace('#blah'); var after = history.length; if(before != after) alert(before + ' != ' + after); "> <a href="test.html">again..</a> <p/> (also, it seems i need to click twice on the link for it to trigger a reload .. which isn't the case in FF) </body> </html> ..works as expected (does not add history entry) under FF, Opera and IE Nightly tested: r38293 147869 1 littlecooldude 2009-09-17 11:42:33 -0700 This bug often causes infinite loops (when pressing the back button) on pages that attempt to set a default hash if there is none. if(!location.hash) location.replace('#home'); 430922 2 mihaip 2011-06-30 18:28:59 -0700 *** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 42861 ***