Re: Inline frames, die, die, die (aka please help!)

From: Stefan (Stefan_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 02/13/05 

Date: Sun, 13 Feb 2005 12:45:01 -0800

Thanks for that.

I would rather not use an iframe, for the reasons you mentioned earlier
(search engines, etc.) It is only because they do at least part of what I
want to achieve, but I would rather ditch them altogether. I just want the
site to look consistent.

So if the forum/blog/chat/gallery page takes over the entire browser window
that is ok as long as the top bar, side menu and bottom bar are still in the
same place with the links to the main sections of the site (Home, Journeys,
Preparations, Links, etc.).

As an example, if I could somehow "skin" my forum/gallery, say by attaching
my current .dwt to the php page with my forum, that would be fine (I know
this can't be done in practice but it illustrates my point). The blog is an
external page and I think my only alternative here is to open in a new
window.

As for include pages, the Forum and Gallery are PHP but all the rest is HTML
so that would be out.

Any other ideas? Think, think...

Thanks,
Stefan

"Thomas A. Rowe" wrote:

> If you really want to use the IFrame, then you need to design your pages with a fixed width table,
> say 750 pixels, and then determine a fixed width and height for the IFrame which would be placed in
> a table cell, allowing space for your page header, sidebar and footer, these 3 items could all be FP
> Include Pages.
>
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> "Stefan" <Stefan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> > This seemingly simple problem continues to drive me round the bend... Sorry
> > for the verbose note:
> >
> > In my site (www.aaltenvoogd.com) I have included a discussion forum, blog,
> > chat and picture gallery by using inline frames. I'm aware they are a Bad
> > Thing. They cause (predictably...) problems in not resizing* how I want them
> > to and scrollbars appearing where I don't want them. I have tried to make the
> > best of a bad deal but it is not satisfactory. Also, I don't want the
> > forum/blog/etc. to overtake the entire window but to be contained in the
> > space I have allocated for it. For example, after logging in on the Forum it
> > opens in the whole window, leaving the user with no navigation to the rest of
> > my site.
> >
> > What I would like to achieve, for each of these four sections of my site, is
> > to display them on a single page which uses my site design (little flashmovie
> > top left, global menu at the top, etc.) and has the content in the main
> > panel. If scrollbars are required then I would like these to appear in the
> > browser window, NOT in the frame inside the browser window.
> >
> > I have explored the use of include pages and server side includes but these
> > don't achieve the desired effect either. The forum and picture gallery are
> > PHP files and "including" a PHP file does not have any effect at all (even
> > though my local system and my web host both have PHP correctly installed and
> > running) - you just get a blank page where the php should appear. The blog
> > points to my blog on a separate site.
> >
> > I have posted questions about this here before and have had some help or
> > pointers but all to no avail unfortunately.
> >
> > Using FrontPage 2003 and Dynamic Web Templates.
> >
> > I would be very grateful for any help on this one!
> >
> > Many thanks,
> > Stefan
> >
> > * Frame resizing: width is set at 100% and horizontal resizing behaviour is
> > correct, but setting height to 100% the frame does not resize how it should
> > and I have therefore had to retain a fixed height.
>
>
>

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