RE: When is it appropriate to use HTML frames?

["Stone, Brad V (TC)" <bvstone@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I don't have anything against frames use correctly.  for example, if your
left side is all navigation and never changes, then that may be a good use
of frames.  (Same with constant header, etc..)

What I was referring to, and I did it too, is once you figure out frames
it's fun to create a page with about 10 or more frames.. (hehe.. maybe
exagerating).  

Use correctly (and with no border) they work great.  Tables can be used to
do the same thing, but the data is reloaded every time as compared to a
frame.  Nameing frames and targeting them can be tricky as well.

Brad

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Nathan M. Andelin [mailto:nathanma@haaga.com]
> Sent: Monday, July 31, 2000 9:22 AM
> To: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
> Subject: When is it appropriate to use HTML frames?
> 
> 
> A few weeks from now I'll be starting on the development of a new web
> application.  I've been leaning toward using "frames" in the 
> user interface.
> 
> However, I've noticed the trend in the last year or so that 
> web sites have
> been moving away from the use of frames.  Also, I noted a 
> comment from Brad
> Stone a couple weeks ago about "beginners" getting caught up 
> with frames.
> 
> On the other hand, MS uses frames in several of their web 
> applications.
> Frames are part of the HTML spec.  Both IE and Navigator have 
> supported
> frames for several versions now.  So, why not use frames?
> 
> 
> 
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