Note: This page has frames. 'Sorry!
**Description of new tags for project 8:**
FRAMESET introduces a set of frames and the parameters (measurements)
for those frames. Conceptually, its like a table with separate
pages in each cell.
ROWS=n sets the size for the rows in pixels, percentage, or as an
asterisk or "wild card," meaning the given row will take up any
remaining space. You can only have one of these wildcards in a set of rows.
The number of sizes you specify in this tag determines the number of
rows you get in your frame set -- for example, if you specify three
row sizes, you'll get three rows. This is easier to explain with a
graphic ... imagine little arrows pointing from each measurement in
this tag to a row in a table beneath it. That's how I figured it out
... 'took me forever to grasp this concept! You have to be sure you
provide the corresponding number of FRAME SRC tags to fill the cells
in your frame table.
COLS=n sets the size for the colums in pixels, percentage, or as an
asterisk or "wild card," meaning the given column will take up any
remaining space. You can only have one of these in a set of columns.
The same principle discussed for the ROW tag applies to this tag for
setting the number of columns.
FRAME SRC=page.html" denotes the separate page that will be used
for a given cell in the frame table.
NAME="name" is an alias for the page you will use for a given cell in
the frame table; these names help you reference the page elsewhere like
a target.
SCROLLING=on, off, or auto tells Explorer or Navigator whether the cell
will scroll. I think this tag is becoming obsolete, however, as both
browsers know when the FRAME SRC within a frame table cell is bigger
than the cell itself -- they both automatically install the scroll bar
in this situation. I don't have older versions of the browsers to test
this on, so I can be sure. 'Just a guess.
FRAMEBORDER="n" designates the pixel width of the line you use to
delineate the frame -- 'just like you would for a border on a regular table.
NOFRAMES gives you a section where you can communicate with web-surfers who
do not have frame-compatible browsers. You can warn them, for example, that
the page contains frames so they will know why it looks so funny on their
browser. You can also apologise for it or include a version of the page
(a link) that is designed without frames.