HTML
4 For The World Wide Web
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from: HTML 4 For The World Wide Web
Author: Elizabeth Castro
Publisher:
Peachpit Press
ISBN:
0201354934
Published: January 2000
Pages: 383 pages
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One of the trickier parts of creating a Web site is giving
your visitors an idea of the scope of information contained in your site and then
making that information easily accessible without confusing or overwhelming them.
Frames can be the key to organizing your site and making it easy to navigate.
By dividing a page, called a frameset, into frames,
you allow the visitor to see more than one page at a time, without completely
cluttering up their screen. Each frame contains its own Web page, and theoretically
could be viewed independently in a separate window.
The beauty of having several Web pages open on a screen
at a time, however, lies in the ability to interrelate the information in each
of the pages. For example, you can have a stationary banner frame across the top
of the window that includes your company name and logo. Meanwhile, a dynamic frame
on the left side of the window can include a table of contents. Finally, the main
area of the window will be devoted to the contents frame, whose data changes
each time your visitor clicks on a new topic in the table of contents.
As of version 4, frames are finally part of standard
HTML. Most browsers support them.
Introduction
Creating a Simple Frameset
Creating a Simple Frameset
(cont'd)
Creating
Frames in Columns
Creating
Frames in Rows and Columns
Combining
Framesets
Combining
Framesets (cont'd)
Creating
an Inline Frame
Adjusting
a Frame's Margins
Showing
or Hiding Scroll Bars
Adjusting
the Color of the Border
Adjusting
the Frame Borders
Adjusting
the Frame Borders (cont'd)
Keeping
Visitors from Resizing Frames
Targeting
Links to Particular Frames
Targeting
Links to Special Spots
Changing
the Default Target
Nesting
Framesets
Creating
Alternatives to Frames
CHAPTER
10 - FRAMES