[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #36613: Browser back button doesn't work in Theme Browser

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#36613: Browser back button doesn't work in Theme Browser
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 Reporter:  dd32                     |       Owner:  adamsilverstein
     Type:  defect (bug)             |      Status:  reopened
 Priority:  normal                   |   Milestone:  4.8
Component:  Themes                   |     Version:
 Severity:  normal                   |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  needs-testing has-patch  |     Focuses:  javascript
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Comment (by afercia):

 @adamsilverstein yep tested a bit and couldn't reproduce the issues with
 tabs, which is a good thing :) Technically it works.
 However, I'm wondering about user expectations in one specific case:
 - browse a bit through tabs: popular, featured, new
 - then click on a theme details
 - the installer opens
 - navigate forth and back through themes
 - at some point, close the installer clicking on the "X" button

 At that point, as a user, I would expect the browser Back button to
 navigate through the tabs I previously visited. Instead, and it's
 technically correct, it opens the installer and walks through history.
 That's technically correct because history includes the visited themes
 preview. By the way, maybe users would expect to be back to a "normal"
 navigation once they explicitly close the installer.
 Not sure it that makes sense, I'd like to hear what other people feel
 about this.

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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/36613#comment:19>
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