Posted by Schraalhans Keukenmeester on 04/03/07 22:54

Moot wrote:
> On Apr 2, 8:28 pm, Schraalhans Keukenmeester <bitbuc...@invalid.spam>
> wrote:
>> and...@blueyonder.com wrote:
>>> I don't know why - perhaps someone could enlighten me (us) on why just
>>> for curiosity?
>>> Andy
>> Anyone else the definitive answer to andy's question?
>> Sh.
>
> I always thought that frames were a no-no because they broke url
> navigation. For example, the user could be a few clicks deep in a
> frameset, but the url stills says www.xyz.com. When they make a
> bookmark expecting it to take them to that deeper level, it just takes
> them back to the main page.
>
> Of course, AJAX now causes essentially the same problem, but
> apparently it's a lot cooler than frames were, so it can get away with
> it?
>
You're (also) very right! Bookmarking is a pain w/ frames. And your
guess on AJAX being a hype and therefore getting away with its downsides
may be quite close to the mark as well...

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