FrontPage Programming - A problem about using Frame in my site

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A problem about using Frame in my site

Writabrata

2007-06-20, 3:16 am

Hi,
I am trying to use frames in frontpage 2000. I have 3 pages for my
site. One is home page and others, say A & B. I have correctly
created
the frame (banner & content) for the home page. When I click the
links
in the home page, it is correctly targetting to the pages A & B. But
if I type the url of the page A or B directly to the browser, the
whole page is opening without frame. Do I need to create a framepage
for each page A & B?

Trevor Lawrence

2007-06-20, 3:16 am

"Writabrata" <rito_business@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Hi,
> I am trying to use frames in frontpage 2000. I have 3 pages for my
> site. One is home page and others, say A & B. I have correctly
> created
> the frame (banner & content) for the home page. When I click the
> links
> in the home page, it is correctly targetting to the pages A & B. But
> if I type the url of the page A or B directly to the browser, the
> whole page is opening without frame. Do I need to create a framepage
> for each page A & B?

That is the expected behaviour. It is the frameset - your home page - that
opens A and B inside a frame. But going directly to it means that it is not
framed so it opens as a whole page.

Do you need to go directly to the frame pages ?
If not, don't worry about it
--
Trevor Lawrence
Canberra
Microsoft MVP - FrontPage
MVP Web Site http://trevorl.mvps.org

Writabrata

2007-06-20, 3:16 am

On Jun 20, 10:43 am, "Trevor Lawrence" <Trevor L.@Canberra> wrote:
> "Writabrata" <rito_busin...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>
> news:1182317522.678734.242030@j4g2000prf.googlegroups.com...
>
>
> That is the expected behaviour. It is the frameset - your home page - that
> opens A and B inside a frame. But going directly to it means that it is not
> framed so it opens as a whole page.
>
> Do you need to go directly to the frame pages ?
> If not, don't worry about it
> --
> Trevor Lawrence
> Canberra
> Microsoft MVP - FrontPage
> MVP Web Sitehttp://trevorl.mvps.org

I fear that people will not always come to the home page (framed page)
first. They may come to the pages A & B directly through search
engines or any other way. Then they will see the whole page. But I
want the frame show up for every page! What can I do? (I dont know
whether I am asking silly questions. I am a novish, so please forgive
me for that)

Ronx

2007-06-20, 6:16 am

The best answer is - Do not use frames.
You are seeing the biggest problem when using framesets - this is
normal, and the reason why frames are not generally used nowadays.

To ensure that all pages open in a frame you will need to create dynamic
framesets, which ensure that when any page opens, it then opens the
frameset around it.
Look for suitable JavaScript at
http://search.internet.com/www.javascriptsource.com
or at http://irt.org/articles/js190/index.htm

Frames are not friendly to users who use search engines to find your
pages. In most cases, frames are not necessary.
--
Ron Symonds - Microsoft MVP (FrontPage)
Reply only to group - emails will be deleted unread.
FrontPage Support: http://www.frontpagemvps.com/
http://www.rxs-enterprises.org/fp

"Writabrata" <rito_business@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> On Jun 20, 10:43 am, "Trevor Lawrence" <Trevor L.@Canberra> wrote:
>
> I fear that people will not always come to the home page (framed page)
> first. They may come to the pages A & B directly through search
> engines or any other way. Then they will see the whole page. But I
> want the frame show up for every page! What can I do? (I dont know
> whether I am asking silly questions. I am a novish, so please forgive
> me for that)