back button doesn't work on browers

[jbloom]

@skhilton, I was using this to look at @tylernstarr's links to dms-view. For instance, see here, he has a link partway down the page (in hyperlinked blue). The link dms-view works fine, but the back button in the browser doesn't go back to the prior page.

[skhilton]

@jbloom, I am pretty sure this behavior is a consequence of the URL tracking. I believe when you click the "back" button, the tool cycles through different updates to the URL that happens when you load the tool. The reason that I think this is the case is because if you hit "back" a lot you end up back at the previous page you expect.

This is probably not a high-priority fix for two reasons. 1. It would require a large refactor at the moment and 2. there is a work around. If you ctrl-click on a link, it opens in a new tab and you don't have this problem. Do you think this is reasonable or do you think this should be a higher priority?

[jbloom]

If it's hard to fix, I think it's fine to keep as is.

[skhilton]

Great, I'll mark it as an enhancement.