cant make frames for web pages

ikthius · 26-04-2006, 22:57

hey everyone.

I have made a couple of basic web pages to test frames.

I want to make a navigational html file and make that static, then change on frame to change the page to whichever link i press, but I cant get teh frames to work, but I been at w3schools all night I follow what they say been to other sites follewed and copied pages, but I don't seem to get it to work ever in ie or ff.

could someone help?

ik

Chris W · 26-04-2006, 23:03

let's see a bit of your code to kick start things!

Druchii · 26-04-2006, 23:29

I wonder if he's not telling it to load in the correct frame...
Yep, a little of the code would be nice

ikthius · 26-04-2006, 23:40

main page from the body tags:

Code:

<frameset rows="10%,*">
    <frame SRC="navigate.html">
    <frame SRC="test.html" name="showframe">
</frameset>

from navigation page:

Code:

<style type="text/css">
.navigate{background-color:#8cafd3; color:#000000; font-size:14px; width:100%; font-weight:bold; text-align:center;}
.navigate2{background-color:#5282bd; color:#0000ff; font-size:6px; width:100%;}
</style>
</HEAD>

<BODY>
<div class="navigate">
            <A HREF="test.html" target="showframe">test</A>&nbsp;|
    </div>
    <div class="navigate2">&nbsp;</div>
</BODY>

and my test page:

Code:

<BODY>
<fieldset><legend>Testing a legend:</legend>
<fieldset><legend>Testing a legend:</legend>
yip it works<input type="text" size="3" />
nope it does not<input type="text" size="3" /></fieldset>
yip it works<input type="text" size="3" />
nope it does not<input type="text" size="3" /></fieldset>
</BODY>

ik

p.s. remember I am just playing, but would like to get it working to change my main site, as I would like the navigation part to stay at the top in one frame and change the bottomn frame accordingly

Druchii · 26-04-2006, 23:45

Well, as the original frame already has test.html loaded into it, how would you notice when you click the link to make test.html appear in it again?

Your HTML looks fine

Try changing this...

Code:

<frameset rows="10%,*">
    <frame SRC="navigate.html">
    <frame SRC="test.html" name="showframe">
</frameset>

to this...

Code:

<frameset rows="10%,*">
    <frame SRC="navigate.html">
    <frame SRC=about:blank name="showframe">
</frameset>

Then click the link you have made and see

ikthius · 26-04-2006, 23:49

nothing loads at all thats the problem

I see nothing and I mean nothing

ik

Druchii · 26-04-2006, 23:56

Ok, that's weird. Try this, extract the attachment below and double click index.html

ikthius · 26-04-2006, 23:58

Quote:

Originally Posted by Druchii

Ok, that's weird. Try this, extract the attachment below and double click index.html

that works

ik

Druchii · 27-04-2006, 00:00

Quote:

Originally Posted by ikthius

that works ik

It's just your HTMl, put into a directory. I don't get it.

Unless you werte using .htm extensions instead of html? and referencing them as the wrong types. (htm as htm, etc)

ikthius · 27-04-2006, 00:03

Quote:

Originally Posted by Druchii

Quote:

Originally Posted by ikthius

that works ik

It's just your HTMl, put into a directory. I don't get it.

Unless you werte using .htm extensions instead of html? and referencing them as the wrong types. (htm as htm, etc)

I always use html not htm, they are all on the desktop so they should all work, they still are not, I will play

thanks

ik

Druchii · 27-04-2006, 00:05

Quote:

Originally Posted by ikthius

I always use html not htm, they are all on the desktop so they should all work, they still are not, I will play thanks ik

Interesting, just tried it on the Desktop, no problems whatsoever here.

Good luck

ikthius · 28-04-2006, 17:06

I found my problem, I had the framest tag within the body tag, take the body tag away and then I got it working.

now to figure out the best size for the navigation frame for most screen resolution/sizes....

ik

Druchii · 28-04-2006, 17:53

Quote:

Originally Posted by ikthius

I found my problem, I had the framest tag within the body tag, take the body tag away and then I got it working. now to figure out the best size for the navigation frame for most screen resolution/sizes.... ik

The frameset tag shouldbe withing the <head> of the document really.