Re: are frames good or bad?

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From: Melinda (m.patty_at_rtu.com)
Date: 02/07/05 

Date: Mon, 7 Feb 2005 11:11:52 +1100

Well, i don't have much.
All i need is a standard header - with a flash, some pictures & a Menu.
The above should appear in ALL my we pages (currently in HTML - ASP.NET used
in feeback forms, queries, sugegstions & the like).

The site is not for a company, & can be access by anyone & all.
I have spent a heck of a lot of time developing a menu (first from ASP.nET &
then converted it into HTML & JAVA) & now i need this in all my pages.

So my worry is that this info will keep getting downloaded for ALL the
pages. (hence speed issue for users with a dial up connection of approx 56k)
When if i had a frame (where the header was in a frame), then i need to load
teh body into another frame which need NOT have the header.

So basically my question comes down to,
Should i replicate the header (flash, images, menu bar) in ALL my pages or
is there an alternative?
(my option was to have a frame for the header).

Thanx for ur help.

"Michael C#" <xyz@abcdef.com> wrote in message
news:UpyNd.7936$gN2.7226@fe08.lga...
> What are you trying to do? Frames have their place, but some people try
to
> use them to compensate for a poor initial design...
>
> As far as the platform, it depends on your target audience. If you're
> designing an internal website for a company, you may have more control
over
> which browser the users connect with. If it's external for the general
> public, you have to decide how many different platforms you want to
support
> and design to that standard. Depending on how many platforms you decide
to
> support, you may find that frames are one of the easier compatibility
> problems to deal with...
>
> Thanks,
> Michael C#
>
> "Melinda" <m.patty@rtu.com> wrote in message
> news:%23cVbCQKDFHA.3000@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> > Do i go ahead using frames?
> > I've heard in the past that frames were not supported in some browsers &
> > its
> > not a good idea to use them.
> >
> > I suppose there are two sides to this & this would be a top with certain
> > disputes.
> >
> > But in ASP.NET & teh new trends, should i use Frames?
> >
> > Also, can a frame be center aligned in the browser?
> >
> >
>
>

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