Closing a frame in a frameset
 

Hi All,

I have a three frame frameset (left, top and bottom - left runs the complete
length of the left hand side).

I'd like to do the following:
- include a link in the left frame that closes the left frame but keeps the
top and bottom frames in place
- include a link in the top frame that redisplays the left frame but keeps
the top and bottom frames in place

Does anyone know if this is possible and how I could go about implementing
it? Would it require a javascript? Am I barking up the wrong tree?

Any information gratefully received...

Many thanks,

James Hurrell
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Re: Closing a frame in a frameset
 

Daniel Doman wrote:

> In a year or two, CSS layers will make more sense.

And what evidence can you claim to support this opinion?


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Re: Closing a frame in a frameset
 

I'm not sure I follow. Over time, people will upgrade their browsers if by
means other than getting new machines. Are you suggesting that CSS support
will always be bad?

Re: Closing a frame in a frameset
 

"hmmm... i'm not sure where z-index fits into your frames argument but
i'll take a guess.. i'm still having problems working with CSS so i'll
use any argument i can think of to muddy the waters and justify my use
of old outdated and poor practices. "


That somes kind of rude, and obviously does not refer to what I said.

Re: Closing a frame in a frameset
 

Daniel Doman wrote:

> I'm not sure I follow. Over time, people will upgrade their browsers if by
> means other than getting new machines.

Upgrade Internet Explorer 6 to what?



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Re: Closing a frame in a frameset
 

Daniel Doman wrote:

> BTW - I actually check user agent and generate whatever the browser
> supports in some cases.

Why am I not surprised this mediocre technique is _still_ in use?


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Re: Closing a frame in a frameset
 

"Daniel Doman" <ddoman@panix.com> wrote in message
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> I'm not sure I follow. Over time, people will upgrade their browsers if by
> means other than getting new machines. Are you suggesting that CSS support
> will always be bad?
>

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Re: Closing a frame in a frameset
 

"Daniel Doman" <ddoman@panix.com> wrote in message
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> OK - I'll bite: I don't see how Z-index has anything to do with this and I
> am happy to learn.
>
> As for browsers that don't support CSS properly or completely - well what
> should I do? Tell them to upgrade? If you want to use my site, come back
> with a better browser?
>
> I use CSS all over the place, but I found that there were too many
browsers
> that did not handle overflow:scroll properly or in some cases at all. It
> helps that Safari which did not support autoscroll at all has been fixed,
> but IE for OSX is still busted.
>
> Frames are a royal pain. No doubt. If you have a better idea I am all
ears.
>
> Isn't this like goto in programming languages? Its a bad thing, bad style,
> but in many languages for a reason and sometimes practical.
>
>
> BTW - I actually check user agent and generate whatever the browser
> supports in some cases.


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Re: Closing a frame in a frameset
 

"Daniel Doman" <ddoman@panix.com> wrote in message
news:Xns93C52589C6AB0ddomanpanixcom@166.84.1.69...
> "hmmm... i'm not sure where z-index fits into your frames argument but
> i'll take a guess.. i'm still having problems working with CSS so i'll
> use any argument i can think of to muddy the waters and justify my use
> of old outdated and poor practices. "
>
>
> That somes kind of rude, and obviously does not refer to what I said.
>


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Re: Closing a frame in a frameset
 

Isofarro wrote:
> Daniel Doman wrote:
>
>> BTW - I actually check user agent and generate whatever the browser
>> supports in some cases.
>
> Why am I not surprised this mediocre technique is _still_ in use?

mediocre ? are you feeling ok?

I was thinking 'hopeless' at best ;o)

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