Need help with frames.

eXor · 25 Feb 2009 at 15:50

I've got frames.html:

Code:

<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Frameset//EN"
   "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/frameset.dtd">
<HTML>
<HEAD>
<TITLE>Betfair</TITLE>
</HEAD>
<FRAMESET cols="*,*">
  <FRAMESET rows="*, *, *, *, *">
      <FRAME src="index.html">
      <FRAME src="index.html">
      <FRAME src="index.html">
      <FRAME src="index.html">
      <FRAME src="index.html">
  </FRAMESET>
  <FRAME src="index.html">
</FRAMESET>
</HTML>

and index.html

Code:

<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Frameset//EN"
   "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/frameset.dtd">
<HTML>
<HEAD>
<TITLE>Betfair</TITLE>
</HEAD>
<A HREF="http://sports.betfair.com/">Betfair</A>
</HTML>

It splits the page correctly but when I click any link, the page loads in the frame but nothing works. The menu on the left doesn't appear and none of the links work.

What am I doing wrong?

paradigm · 25 Feb 2009 at 17:53

eXor said:
What am I doing wrong?

Using frames.

Is there any particular reason to need frames?

eXor · 25 Feb 2009 at 18:42

Nope. I just want multiple views of the same site, in one window. CSS, maybe?

suarve · 25 Feb 2009 at 20:25

Why the <>-< would you use frames. Avoid.

da_mic_1530 · 25 Feb 2009 at 20:32

Don't use frames as others have said

As a history lesson for myself, where/why do people use frames? I'm only new to website design and the one thing you lot have actually taught me is how to create a basic website using the correct code etc

dave-lew99 · 25 Feb 2009 at 22:07

Frames are basically the old way of doing layout, same as using tables.

Now CSS has matured it's so flexible and useful that it's better to do things that way - it's much more elegant and easier to manage anyway.

If you're just starting out, best getting it right and up to date from the beginning.