Frames--What's the big deal?

[Peter Murray]

I agree that frames are dificult to navigate around.  In my opinion, the 
"back" button takes on a different meaning when you navigate around a 
page with frames (it doesn't take you back a link in a frame, but takes 
you back an entire page).  I suspect the best source for frame 
information is netscape itself:

  http://home.netscape.com/assist/net_sites/frames.html

This page has a link to syntax and usage instructions, and a link to 
pages using frames now.  Of note, however, is this paragraph at the bottom 
of the page:

  Frames have been submitted to the Internet Engineering Task Force and the
  World Wide Web Consortium for consideration as Internet standards. 

Perhaps, in other words, "use at your own risk".

On of my favorite pages is this one because of its simplicity (and 
subject matter):

  http://rampages.onramp.net/~stevent/powermac.html


Peter

On Fri, 2 Feb 1996, Janet Meyers wrote:

> Frames seem to be "the thing" these days, but I haven't found a site 
> that uses them that I like yet.  Navigating them seems difficult and I 
> find the small windows inconvenient.  Am I just not looking at the right 
> ones?  Can anyone give me some examples of "good" ones?  Are there any 
> online tutorials on creating frames?
> 
> Thanks in advance.
> -- 
> Janet Meyers
> jmeyers at netins.net
> http://www.netins.net/showcase/meyers/
> 
> The opinions expressed here are mine alone.
> 


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Peter Murray, Senior Systems Analyst                       pem at po.cwru.edu
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