frames

Kieran · #1 (**permalink**) 01-31-2002, 05:34 AM

Hi, I've set my site up with frames:
http://www.users.bigpond.com/nannynap/
which i've done because I like the idea of having a menu always visible - but if someone comes into my site on a page other than the index - they don't get the frame - and therefore don't get the menu - is there a way around this - is there a better way? I do really like the idea of having a constant frame for navigation - I hate scrolling around trying to find menus.
Regards,
Kieran

Till · #2 (**permalink**) 01-31-2002, 06:06 AM

To get you started, here's a little JavaScript

Code:

<script language="JavaScript">
<!--
if (top.location == self.location) {
top.location = "http://www.users.bigpond.com/nannynap";
}
//-->
</script>

Place that between <head> and </head> on each of your pages and try it out.

What you could do now is rewrite the JavaScript so it always load the page someone went to without your frameset inside the frame. The people won't loose track of where they are now.

(Ahem, web-usability...) But I won't tell now.

We have some tutorials on HTMLcenter that tell you the usage of location in JavaScript. Try it out, if you encounter any problems, feel free to ask.

_till