Frames question 1

[JennyW]

I’m using DW 2.

Hiieee!
I want to make my website using Frames (So I can easily change menu options [formatting] in the future).

I have a couple questions…

1. Can Frames only go horizontally and vertically? Can they make the shape of an “L”?

2. I want my site pages to exactly fit a 1024X760 screen (when I didn’t have Frames I adjusted the dimensions of my site to do so. In other words)
My problem is this…when using Frames I’m having a lot of trouble getting my site to fit in a 1024X760 screen resolution.
My main problem is that I have this empty Frame on the bottom of my page that the browser thinks is part of the page.
I want the browser to ignore the bottom Frame.

When I used to make my page in DW2 without Frames I would have this empty space at the bottom of the screen. The reason for this was because I didn’t want to have scrolling on my pages (I wanted an exact fit for a 1024X760 resolution). When I previewed that page in a browser, the empty space wasn’t shown.
The opposite is occurring when I use Frames. That empty space is now a Frame and the browser is obviously recognizing it as a separate page (as it should), therefore displaying that empty space. I want to know how to get rid of it.

Do you kind of understand what I’m saying?
What can I do?
Please help.

 

[TulsaJeff]

Hi jenny....good to hear from you again....

I can get you a perfect answer on this when I get home...I think you need to set your main frame at 100% this should eliminate the other empty one....

I have a real hard time answering questions at work without Dreamweaver being open in front of me.....lol

Ya' Gotta Love It!X-)

 

[TulsaJeff]

To answer your other question...no...a single frame cannot make an L shape ...must be complete squares. You could put several frames together to make an L shape and even build your graphics broken up into slices which would aesthetically appear as an L shape but no L shape with one frame. Ya' Gotta Love It!X-)

 

[TulsaJeff]

ok... I tried it in Dreamweaver 4. It works great. Just create a page with 2 frames...1 as your main frame and 1 as a bottom frame. select the main frame and set the row in properties panel to 100%. you do not need to modify the bottom frame at all. It works like a charm! Ya' Gotta Love It!X-)

 

[JennyW]

Thanks for taking the time and helping me out.

 

[JennyW]

Hi,
I just tried the above response, but I'm still having some trouble.

When I set my main frame (top) to 100% it doesn't take over the whole page.

I don't know what to do? The bottom frame keeps sticking around? I know that pixels take priority over per cent, but even if I change the bottom frame to per cent I still see it.

I don't understand too well. If I make the top frame 100 per cent and the bottom frame is already say... 56 per cent, then how come the top frame doesn't take over the page?

Thanks,
Jenny

 

[TulsaJeff]

Jenny...click on your frameset and you will notice in the properties panel on the right side...it displays your frameset layout.

click on the main frame in the properties panel and make it Value=100 Units=percent

Bottom frame should be Value=1 Units=percent

I would say just set the bottom frame to 0 but Dreamweaver will move it up to 1 anyway so might as well save it the trouble.

I can send you a template if you like. I have set it up and tested it in IE. I put data in the main frame as well as the bottom frame. With the settings I mentioned...only the main frame shows. The bottom does not.

You are welcome to send me the frameset if you like and I will take a look at it.

jeffreysphillips@excite.com Ya' Gotta Love It!X-)

 

[JennyW]

Hi there,

I was doing what you was mentioned above. I set my top frame to 100 per cent and my bottom to 0 per cent (which DW automatically makes 1 per cent).

My test worked fine in ie, but it didn't work in Netscape.

Here's my url...

http://members.home.net/pie3.14/0003_frame_100per_cent_frameset.html

Here's my frameset...

<frameset rows=&quot;100%,0%&quot; cols=&quot;*&quot; frameborder=&quot;NO&quot;, border=&quot;0&quot;>
<frame src=&quot;0003_frame_100per_cent_red.html&quot; noresize>
<frame src=&quot;0003_frame_100per_cent_gray.html&quot; noresize>
</frameset>
<noframes><body bgcolor=&quot;#FFFFFF&quot;>

Thanks,
Jenny