Dreamweaver - Scrolling Options For Framesets?

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Scrolling Options For Framesets?

yakcat

2004-08-07, 7:14 am

Hi:
Ive created a site that uses two frames.
The top frame contains a Flash swf movie, which loads various html content
pages in the bottom frame.
The client doesnt like the way the html pages scroll "under" the upper
frame, and wants the entire page to scroll together (i.e. to have a single
scroll bar which scrolls both frames at once, with no seperate scrollbar for
the lower frame. ).

Does anyone know the way to do this?

Here is the site, so you can see what I mean:

http://www.willamato.com/ppg/nav/

Thanks!

will

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2004-08-07, 7:14 am

I don't understand the problem, why not do it as a straight html page with
no frames.... or am I missing something.

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"yakcat" <webforumsuser@macromedia.com> wrote in message
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> Hi:
> Ive created a site that uses two frames.
> The top frame contains a Flash swf movie, which loads various html
content
> pages in the bottom frame.
> The client doesnt like the way the html pages scroll "under" the upper
> frame, and wants the entire page to scroll together (i.e. to have a single
> scroll bar which scrolls both frames at once, with no seperate scrollbar
for
> the lower frame. ).
>
> Does anyone know the way to do this?
>
> Here is the site, so you can see what I mean:
>
> http://www.willamato.com/ppg/nav/
>
> Thanks!
>
> will
>
>
>

Gary White

2004-08-07, 12:14 pm

"yakcat" <webforumsuser@macromedia.com> wrote in message
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> The client doesnt like the way the html pages scroll "under" the
upper
> frame, and wants the entire page to scroll together (i.e. to have a
single
> scroll bar which scrolls both frames at once, with no seperate
scrollbar for
> the lower frame. ).

The only way is to not use frames.

Gary

yakcat

2004-08-07, 7:15 pm

Hi:

I was hoping I could use frames to only reload the HTML pages in the lower
frame, but not reload the upper frame at all (because the Flash movie would
have to "retain" it's present state, to show the drop-down menu highlights in
the right place, not revert back to zero witha reload).

The HTML pages need a scrollbar, since the content doesnt always fit in the
browser window.

But the client doesnt like the effect of the HTML content scrolling up,
"undernieth" the Flash movie.

I wanted to have a single scroll bar, that would scroll BOTH the Flash menu
and the HTML content at once.

I thought frames were the only way to new HTML pages with the Flash
menu...but maybe Im wrong there?

Is there either:

A way to scroll both frames at once, with no seperate scrollbar for the HTML
frame

or

To have the same functionality (Flash movie loads new content below) without
using frames at all?

http://www.willamato.com/ppg/nav/

Thanks

Will

yakcat

2004-08-07, 7:15 pm

Hi:

I guess Im using Flash because I dont know how to get that same drop-down menu effect in HTML.

Thats really the only reason.

will

yakcat

2004-08-07, 7:15 pm

Gary:

Thanks.

I was afraid of that.

Can you think of a workaround, or another way to have the Flash menu update HTML content below?

will

Murray *TMM*

2004-08-07, 7:15 pm

You probably shouldn't be using Flash for navigation anyhow. What about
people who do not install the Flash plugin? What about SearchEngines which
are unable to read your ActionScript links?

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"yakcat" <webforumsuser@macromedia.com> wrote in message
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> Gary:
>
> Thanks.
>
> I was afraid of that.
>
> Can you think of a workaround, or another way to have the Flash menu
update HTML content below?
>
> will

Murray *TMM*

2004-08-07, 7:15 pm

Here's the very best way -

http://www.projectseven.com/tutoria...menus/index.htm

or

http://www.projectseven.com/tutoria..._hide/index.htm

and here's an example you can analyze -

http://www.projectseven.com/tutorials/autolayers/

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"yakcat" <webforumsuser@macromedia.com> wrote in message
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> Hi:
>
> I guess Im using Flash because I dont know how to get that same drop-down
menu effect in HTML.
>
> Thats really the only reason.
>
> will
>
>
>
>

yakcat

2004-08-07, 7:15 pm

Thanks so much.

I'll look at them.

Is there any examples of drop down menus, rather than sidebar menus?

Do these Project 7 extensions have that option?

Murray *TMM*

2004-08-07, 7:15 pm

You can create any kind of menu you want. And there are plenty of examples
of both on the PVII site.

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"yakcat" <webforumsuser@macromedia.com> wrote in message
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> Thanks so much.
>
> I'll look at them.
>
> Is there any examples of drop down menus, rather than sidebar menus?
>
> Do these Project 7 extensions have that option?

yakcat

2004-08-07, 7:15 pm

You da man.

Thanks!

mike

2004-08-10, 11:18 pm

yakcat -

I may have misunderstood your scrolling needs, but it seems like
placing your flash movie in an iframe in the main html document would
do what you want. Scrolling the main html document would also scroll
the iframe with it.

- Mike

"yakcat" <webforumsuser@macromedia.com> wrote in message news:<cf2utg$8i4$1@forums.macromedia.com>...
> Hi:
>
> I was hoping I could use frames to only reload the HTML pages in the lower
> frame, but not reload the upper frame at all (because the Flash movie would
> have to "retain" it's present state, to show the drop-down menu highlights in
> the right place, not revert back to zero witha reload).
>
> The HTML pages need a scrollbar, since the content doesnt always fit in the
> browser window.
>
> But the client doesnt like the effect of the HTML content scrolling up,
> "undernieth" the Flash movie.
>
> I wanted to have a single scroll bar, that would scroll BOTH the Flash menu
> and the HTML content at once.
>
> I thought frames were the only way to new HTML pages with the Flash
> menu...but maybe Im wrong there?
>
> Is there either:
>
> A way to scroll both frames at once, with no seperate scrollbar for the HTML
> frame
>
> or
>
> To have the same functionality (Flash movie loads new content below) without
> using frames at all?
>
> http://www.willamato.com/ppg/nav/
>
> Thanks
>
> Will