Posted by Mark Parnell on 09/06/05 10:27

Previously in alt.html, dorayme <dorayme@optusnet.com.au> said:
> From: Mark Parnell <webmaster@clarkecomputers.com.au>
>
>> Redesign the page without frames.
>>
> ... and lose a possibly worthwhile facility.

The lack of unique URLs? The myriads of scrollbars?

> I think this latter
> is fair enough comment given that we don't really know what the
> OP is doing in detail...

No we don't, so we have to assume that it is a standard, public, web
site - in which case frames are not appropriate.

> I know you hold fundamentalist views on
> this issue... And that you would likely not so describe it...

It wouldn't have been my choice of words, but I'm not going to disagree.
:-)

> It is a scandal that browsers have not well supported some of
> the features (like i-frames)

Don't even start on iframes - they're even worse than normal frames.

> that would at least make me hurry
> to change my one remaining framed site. The feature of keeping
> the navigation visible at all times.

position: fixed;
There are workarounds for IE.

> I no longer design with
> frames but am constantly struck by the almost totally absurd
> situation of navs scrolling out of site

Why is that so absurd? That's how most sites work. If your pages are too
long, add the menu at the bottom of the page as well.

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Mark Parnell
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