Moving Frames

message from Nick_123 on 23 Jul 2004

Hi,

I am mainaining a company website.

Generally there is a menu frame on the LHS of each page, which is static
throughout most of the site, with dynamic pages on the RHS.

I am trying to remove several links from the menu frame, although each time I
do this, the pages seem to realign themselves and appear below the main frame
on the LHS.

I am fairly new to dream weaver - does anyone have any ideas,

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks

Nick

Murray *TMM* replied to Nick_123 on 23 Jul 2004

The reason for using or not using frames should be based on a) your site's
needs, and b) your willingness to accept the potential problems that frames
can create for you as developer and maintainer of the site and for your
visitors as casual users of the site.

I am down on frames because I believe that they create many more problems
than they solve.
Judging from the posts here, and the kinds of problems that are described,
the kind of person most likely to elect to use frames is also the kind of
person most likely ill-prepared fo solve the ensuing problems when they
arise. If you feel a) that you understand the problems and b) that you are
prepared to handle them when they occur, and c) that you have a need to use
frames, then by all means use them.

As far as I know, the most comprehensive discussions of frames and their
potential problems can be found on these two links -

http://apptools.com/rants/framesevil.php
http://www.tjkdesign.com/resources/frames/

Can you show me the code on your pages, please, by posting a URI?

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