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ToDo
Joined: 26 Nov 2008
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| Posted: Wed Nov 26, 2008 4:09 pm Debate on Use of Frames |
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I think I have succesfully utilized frames in my previous 2 websites, but I am debating the use of frames in my latest. I was considering the use of tables to seperate out the page, or by using div or another division type code.
I am interested in navigational pitfalls and complexity of writing the code, (i do everything longhand), before I make the switch.
my previous websites
www.environmentalsiteworx.com
www.indiancreekwoodworks.com
Thanx for the advice |
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PayneLess Designs
Joined: 28 Feb 2007
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Location: MS
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| Posted: Wed Nov 26, 2008 7:50 pm |
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| Frames are fine. I would NOT go with tables unless you are laying out a lot of tabular data as that was the original use of tables. Go with proper use of DIV tags and CSS for your presentation. Code to Strict or better DocType and code semantically as well as syntactically. |
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sticks464
Joined: 31 Dec 2006
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| Posted: Wed Nov 26, 2008 8:04 pm |
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Whether you use frames, tables or css you should write valid code and not use attributes that don't exist. A valid doctype and valid (X)html is necessary for browsers to parse code correctly.
What editor are you using, Frontpage? |
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ToDo
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| Posted: Thu Nov 27, 2008 4:31 pm |
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I use Notepad and do everything longhand. I don't have any training other than what I've picked up, copied, or read on here.
I was thinking about using the div thing, but I've never read anything about it. |
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pgough
Joined: 27 Nov 2008
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| Posted: Thu Nov 27, 2008 5:53 pm |
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information is out there
and its easy enough to copy the code and modify it for what you need if your just starting
i like the use of tables but havent used CSS to the full extent
although the Tables they use in that example are crap! |
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sticks464
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| Posted: Thu Nov 27, 2008 7:31 pm |
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Quote: ToDo
I use Notepad and do everything longhand. I don't have any training other than what I've picked up, copied, or read on here.
I was thinking about using the div thing, but I've never read anything about it.
Where on this forum did you come up with fprolloverstyle?
As long as I've been doing web design I've never seen that one. It's not part of the w3c spec for anything.
To learn....ask! The only dumb question is the one not ask. |
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ToDo
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| Posted: Thu Nov 27, 2008 7:40 pm |
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| i meant what I've picked up from the tutorial guide, not the forum. I only browse the forum on occasion. And I have no idea what fprolloverstyle is. I just copied stuff from all over the web. |
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PayneLess Designs
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| Posted: Thu Nov 27, 2008 9:04 pm |
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FPROLLOVERSTYLE is not a member of a group specified for any attribute! Think the w3c.org's validator has a problem with it and many browsers don't know what to do with it and just ignore the attribute.
@pgough: ANY use today of tables as a LAYOUT tool for web pages is CRAP! The web standards are HTML 4.01/CSS 2.1. Soon to be HTML 5.0/CSS3. I hope you'll learn to do web pages correctly the first time. |
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