Posted by Richard Formby on 02/15/07 11:16

"Brian Cryer" wrote

> Does anyone know whether its possible (perhaps using css) to have an area
> on a page (say a menu bar at the top of the page) to be fixed so that it
> is always visible regardless of how the page is scrolled - much as you
> would get if you used frames but without using frames.

position: fixed

Doesn't work with IE.

> I'm thinking of a site redesign and one idea I've had would use a fixed
> non-scrolling portion of the browser window,

Why? You just use up valuable real estate where you could be displaying
content. Most of us are used to [whatever it is you want to put there]
scrolling with the page.

> resorting to frames.

Don't.

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