How do i use HTML5 history api. I did go through the https://developer.mozilla.org/en/DOM/Manipulating_the_browser_history. That confused me. All that i want is to change the ur
Here are the best resources which I've come across (including the one you already mentioned, and a working code example):
In regards to pitfalls give the "Intelligent State Handling" link a good read. In regards to backwards compatibility there is History.js which fixes the browsers bugs and provides an optional HTML4 hash fallback.
I think the free online book Dive into HTML5 is generally an excellent source for a description of the new features of HTLM5. It has a chapter about the new history element, Manipulating History for Fun & Profit.
The executive summary is that it is not just a online-liner to make this work correctly. When you fake loading a new page using AJAX you also have to fake loading the previous page when the user clicks on the back button.