iframes and frames
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- deadpixels
hello i'm a website novice so sorry if this is obvious. Any way what are iframes, are they the same as frames, if not what is the difference. And how do you use them in dreamweaver, do you need to download an extention.
- UndoUndo0
frames = best stayed away from, look into scrolling in divs.
- ********0
what Undo said.
in DW go to code view or split view..
simply type
< iframe and look out for all the options it gives you...
an iframe btw is an inlineFrame
ie it sits within the page it is defined on..
Scrolling DIVs are better though!
- deadpixels0
Ok then, I just liked the ideas of frames because I would be able to open up linked pictures on the same page, can you do that any other way then?
- Nairn0
iFrames can have specific w&h dimensions set and can be included within a page - just like the various 'Broadcast' sections on this website. You can think of an iFrame as "In Frame", as opposed to normal frames which ..erm.. frame a side of your existant webpage - much as with picture frames.
Normal frames tend to have a percentage of the browser width OR height dictating their size. You can't specify that a right-hand frame takes up only 30% of the screen height - you'd need a 3rd frame for that.
A fundamental point is that a 2-framed page requires 3 html docs, whereas a 2-iFramed page requires just the 2 docs - the 'parent' and the 'child'.
Otherwise, hrefs and targets work much the same. I'd check up on how to ensure iFrames remain standards/browser compliant if I were you (i can't recall - haven't been a dedicated webnik for quite some time)
- fate_0
I guess google is down today.
- ********0
yup yup
either iframes or possibly with the scrolling DIVs...
you can happily use this for an example if you like.. simplicity in itself...
- ********0
I guess google is down today.
fate_
(Nov 16 05, 05:50)When was the last time you actually helped someone out??
Sorry if this is off the mark but all I see from you is negativity and snide remarks.
awa an' redux yer heid ya bam.
- deadpixels0
cheers MX_OnD hes a yarooren bastard
- RustyBadge0
Here fucking here. Well said Mr Burnett.
Everyone's at differing levels of their design / web career, some may be hobbyist, some may be experts.
Nae need tae be a cuntibaws eh? That's aw ahm sayin' likesay.
Gothenburg Heart Of Midlothian Football Club Supporters Association.
- ********0
Fight! Fight!
- UndoUndo0
haha Moth.
what MX said.
- rson0
ha-ha yes flaming wars in the iframe and frames thread... yes.
my 2cents - div tags scrolling with php. stay away from frames and Iframes in the long run your life will be much easier. If your site becomes more complicated
- mg330
You're new at this, so I'd suggest just jumping right into CSS layout, scrolling divs, and using an ASP #include virtual to pull in content to the scrolling div.
I've set something up that way, really effective. A plus is that if it's only something simple you're pulling in, you can have the class set for the look of the text in the main page, and only update your asp pages that filter into the divs.
Sounds like a bit of confusion if you're new to it...
I ought to make a tutorial for it sometime. My next step is to figure out how to create a form to manage the seperate ASP pages so I never really have to touch the main pages at all.
- rson0
Take a look at something like this http://spgm.sourceforge.net/
Break it apart. See how things are working.Maybe pick up a soft intro book
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obido…p.s. a ASP tut would be great!
- ********0
I think you should use PHP.
Much easier to get help.
- mg330
p.s. a ASP tut would be great!
rson
(Nov 16 05, 07:07)
--------------------------------...If I can figure out the form part soon I will probably create one.
I want to have something simple that I can have on line, password protected, that I can log into and update content on a site. That way I don't have to wait till I get home to update something.
I also envision this being a way to keep a form open throughout the day to add new links to so they are on my site as well.
My site, http://www.mg33.net totally sucks at the moment and I'm trying to motivate myself to make it a bit more active.