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Posted by Neredbojias on 11/17/88 11:29
With neither quill nor qualm, Tony Vella quothed:
> I'm trying to do something (and having problems) and I suddenly get the
> feeling that perhaps it just cannot be done and I'm wasting my time even
> trying. But, here goes:
>
> Let's say we have a table with three columns: a, b and c.
> In column 'a' there is a list of countries in alpha order. Each
> country-name in column 'a' is a link.
> When I click a country-link in column 'a', I want to see in column 'b' a
> list of years in which that particular country issued stamps. Each year in
> column 'b' is a link.
> When I click a year-link in column 'b' I want to see in column 'c' pictures
> of the stamps issued by that particular country in that particular year.
>
> I can do this using frames quite easily but I have been told that many
> browsers do not support frames and I'm therefore trying to find a way around
> the problem by using tables.
That's bull. Frames may be frowned upon, but they are well-supported.
(So saying, I *do* have a feeling that the W3C is trying to quash them
for it is "simplifying" options relating to frames in a rather ulterior
way.)
> Can it be done? Any help is appreciated.
It can be done. However, you'd have to rely heavily on scripting. Is
this acceptable to you and what you want for your site?
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Neredbojias
Contrary to popular belief, it is believable.
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