Frames?

[Guest]

I am using FP 2003. My goal is to have a sidebar with my button graphics
with text laid on top of it and create a hyperlink from each text. I am
trying to do this with frames but it seems a little cumbersome. Is there a
better way to accomplish this. I want to make sure that I have a master
sidebar that if I change it in one place it will change on every page that
uses the sidebar.

Thanks.

 

[David Berry]

You can use <BASE TARGET = "Name of Frame"> after the </HEAD> on the sidebar
page and that will cause all links to appear in that frame.

 

[Dave B.]

A shared border or DWT would probably be a better option than frames.

 

[P@tty Ayers]

I am using FP 2003. My goal is to have a sidebar with my button graphics
with text laid on top of it and create a hyperlink from each text. I am
trying to do this with frames but it seems a little cumbersome. Is there a
better way to accomplish this. I want to make sure that I have a master
sidebar that if I change it in one place it will change on every page that
uses the sidebar.

Server-side includes are by far the best way to accomplish this. Frames have
many significant drawbacks.

 

[Guest]

Can you elaborate on the Server-side includes please.

Thanks.

 

[Murray]

Google it. Read FP's Help about it. It's the way to go. And definitely
boot the frames.

The decision to use or not use frames should be based on a) your site's
needs, and b) your willingness to accept the potential problems that frames
can create for you as developer and maintainer of the site and for your
visitors as casual users of the site.

I am down on frames because I believe that they create many more problems
than they solve.
Judging from the posts here, and the kinds of problems that are described,
the kind of person most likely to elect to use frames is also the kind of
person most likely ill-prepared fo solve the ensuing problems when they
arise. If you feel a) that you understand the problems and b) that you are
prepared to handle them when they occur, and c) that you have a need to use
frames, then by all means use them.

As far as I know, the most comprehensive discussions of frames and their
potential problems can be found on these two links -

http://apptools.com/rants/framesevil.php
http://www.tjkdesign.com/articles/frames/


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Can you elaborate on the Server-side includes please.

Thanks.

 

[P@tty Ayers]

As Murray said, Googling server-side includes and reading FP's Help on the
subject should get you a long way.

Basically, a server-side include (SSI) is a file which can be included into
an HTML page. If your navigation menu is in an SSI, you can "call" it into
every page on the site. When you need to change something, you change it in
one place, in the SSI file, upload the file, and the menu changes
automagically on every page.

They're very handy - once you go SSI, you'll never go back. :-D

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Can you elaborate on the Server-side includes please.

Thanks.