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iframes vs. regular frames

Discussion in 'Archive: Fan Sites' started by AERYN_SUN, Jun 25, 2003.

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  1. AERYN_SUN

    AERYN_SUN Jedi Knight star 5

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    what's the difference between iframes and regular frames?

    ~aeryn
     
  2. Grimby

    Grimby Technical Consultant & Former Head Admin star 7 Staff Member Administrator

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    iframes are inline frames. they allow a separate page to be loaded as an inline element - i.e. like a textbox.

    regular frames, as you know, allow the browser window to be split either horizontally or vertically into multiple pages.
     
  3. MaxVeers

    MaxVeers TFN FanFilms Staff, Manager Emeritus star 5 VIP - Former Mod/RSA

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    Grimby is correct. Here's an iframe:

    <div align="center"><iframe src="http://www.theforce.net" height="400" width="500" name="hi">Your browser doesn't support iframes.</iframe></div>

    It has shaky support with older browsers, though, so keep in mind your target audience when using it.
     
  4. Grimby

    Grimby Technical Consultant & Former Head Admin star 7 Staff Member Administrator

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    you managers and your html... :p
     
  5. Valiowk

    Valiowk Chosen One star 6

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    I'm envious! ;)
     
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  6. AERYN_SUN

    AERYN_SUN Jedi Knight star 5

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    is there a way to make inline frames in dreamweaver or in front page?

    ~aeryn
     
  7. Grimby

    Grimby Technical Consultant & Former Head Admin star 7 Staff Member Administrator

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    the only way i've found to do it in dreamweaver mx is to use the code view and manually enter the tag. when you do so, a menu will pop up showing all attributes you can use.
     
  8. AERYN_SUN

    AERYN_SUN Jedi Knight star 5

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    you just add an "i" to the frames code, right?

    ok.

    ~aeryn
     
  9. AERYN_SUN

    AERYN_SUN Jedi Knight star 5

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    one more iframe question. is there any other editor besides frontpage that you can use to make iframes?

    ~aeryn
     
  10. Grimby

    Grimby Technical Consultant & Former Head Admin star 7 Staff Member Administrator

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    hmmm... well i just checked out my copy of dreamweaver mx and it doesn't look like there's any easy way to add them in, save for simply typing the tag in manually. the cool thing about this program though is that when you type in any tag, it pops up with a list of all available attributes. a very handy and time-saving feature i've used many times. ;)
     
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