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How to remove the hash from window.location with JavaScript without page refresh?
When closing the slideshow I wan't the address to be back to normal but the "#" is still there, any way to overcome this?
Possible Duplicate:
How to remove the hash from window.location with JavaScript without page refresh?
When closing the slideshow I wan't the address to be back to normal but the "#" is still there, any way to overcome this?
From https://developer.mozilla.org/en/DOM/window.location:
Examples
Whenever a property of the location object is modified, a document will be loaded using the URL as if window.location.assign() had been called with the modified URL.
This question I think addresses what you want using jQuery:
Change hash without reload in jQuery
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