Frames: Explorer v. Netscape

[Thomas Dowling]

Dana--

Since MSIE is a free download, the most thorough way to test how it works
is to try it out.

In this case, though, MSIE gives the back button the function most people
want; it goes back one document within the frameset.  It was an earlier
version of Netscape which was roundly booed for screwy back button behavior
within frames.

Out of curiosity, are you considering frames because your users are telling
you they would make your site so much easier to use?  Framing a site always
seems to me to be a web author-driven decision rather than a web
reader-driven decision.

Thomas Dowling
OhioLINK - Ohio Library and Information Network
tdowling at ohiolink.edu
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From: Gordon, Dana <danag at nwnet.newsweek.com>
To: Multiple recipients of list <web4lib at library.berkeley.edu>
Date: Wednesday, July 02, 1997 4:14 PM
Subject: Frames: Explorer v. Netscape

>Folks,
>
>We are considering updating our intranet site using Frames.
>
>Our users will all have MS IExplorer 3.0.  I've heard concerns that IE
>doesn't handle Frames as well as Netscape--can anyone elaborate? 
>
>Specifically, I've heard that the user's "Back" button doesn't work the
>same way--that you have to use your right mouse button to go back.  Here
>in the library we've noticed that in order to print something we must
>click first within the frame of the material we wish to print.
>