Re: When is it appropriate to use HTML frames? -- MIDRANGE-L

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At 09:22 07/31/2000 , Nathan M. Andelin wrote:
>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?

Frames are deprecated in html 4. They're being replaced by <object>, but 
that's not very well supported just yet. They do offer an advantage in that 
you can store global scripts and variables in the frameset. I have no 
problem with them in moderation, at least for the short term.
Pete Hall
pbhall@execpc.com
http://www.execpc.com/~pbhall
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