How do i freeze text on a page?

raamjoshi · Joined: 18 Jun 2006 Posts: 1

hi, i was wondering how i can freeze text only on the footer of the page so even when the user scrolls down the page, the footer text will stay where it is.

gary.newelluk · Posted: Sun Jun 18, 2006 2:16 pm

I don't know if there is a way to do it using HTML alone but here is a javascript method.

gary.newelluk · Posted: Sun Jun 18, 2006 2:21 pm

Sorry of course there is the HTML option of using frames as follows:

<frameset="rows=80%,20%">
<frame name="top" src="main.html">
<frame name="footer" src="footer.html">
</frameset>

Now you need to create two pages... one called main.html and the other called footer.html.

In the main you add the main code of the page and in the footer.html you place your footer message.

The footer will always appear in the same place no matter how much someone scrolls.

(Personally I don't like frames but then a lot of people don't like javascript either because both have their potential flaws).

This seems as good a reason as any for using frames however.

Visit http://www.easywebpagedesign.com/html_frames.html for more information about the use of frames.