Chapter 4. Frames

Topics in This Chapter

  • The basic structure of framed documents

  • Specifying how the main browser window is divided

  • Supplying the content of each of the frame cells

  • Specifying that certain hypertext links be displayed in particular frames

  • Using the preassigned frame names

  • Solving common frame problems

  • Using inline (floating) frames

With frames, you can divide the current window into various rectangular cells, each associated with a separate HTML document. Frames were first developed by Netscape Corporation for use in Navigator 2.0 and were later adopted by Microsoft Corporation in Internet Explorer 3.0. Although not part of the earlier HTML 3.2 standard, frames, due to their significant capability and popularity in modern Web pages, ...

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