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Subject:Re: HTML documents with frames From:Debbie Packer <dpacker -at- RUNET -dot- EDU> Date:Mon, 22 Jun 1998 08:17:23 -0400
I agree with Kris that you can do what you want with tables. I use frames
with a couple of the pages that we have and they can be kind of a pain to
put up with. If I were creating a page for someone else, I would opt to not
use frames, unless of course they insisted. Also, one nice thing with Front
Page is that the buttons you can have on each page kind of gives you an
illusion of frames.
Debbie
dpacker -at- runet -dot- edu
>>I'm doing an online user guide in HTML format. I'm using FrontPage 98 and
>>wanted to use frames. The user or customer has IE 3.1 or higher. Is there
>>any reason you can tell me why not to use frames? I'm assuming that IE
>>supports frames.
>
>Frames are difficult to maintain, difficult to use with dynamic content,
and
>if not coded properly, can leave the user with unwanted "leftover" behavior
>when they leave your site. You can do everything you need with tables. Good
>luck!
