In a frame definition, the
rows="x1,x2,...|x1%,x2%,...|x1*,x2*,..."
This attribute describes the frames in terms of rows of varying heights. The row heights are contained in a comma separated list. They are described in terms of absolute height in pixels, percentage values from 1 to 100% or as relative values. The total height of all rows must equal the total height of the window, so the values may be normalised by the browser if necessary. An asterisk (*) is used to designate rows that are relatively sized.
would make the first (top) frame twice the height of the bottom frame.
would fix the height of the top and bottom frames and allocate the remaining space in the window to the middle frame.
would display a large middle frame between two smaller frames.cols="x1,x2,...|x1%,x2%,...|*"
Used as per therowsattribute.frameborder="yes|no|0"
This attribute enables you to turn off the border around frames in the frameset. Currently Netscape (version 3 only) uses the valuesyesandno, while MS Internet Explorer uses the value0(zero). Therefore to be sure the frame border is turned off, you must use the attribute twice. This attribute can be used with thetag to set the borders for a single frame.border="value"
Netscape 3 only. This attribute allows the user to set the width of the borders in a frameset; defined in pixels.bordercolor="#hexcolor"
Netscape 3 only. Allows the user to set the colour of the frame borders in a frameset, specified in the conventional RGB hex triplet This attribute can be used with thetag to set the border colour for a single frame.
This tag is used to describe a single frame within a frameset. All attributes are optional.
src="URL"
This attribute contains the URL of the document to be displayed in the frame, cf.srcattribute is specifed, the frame will remain as blank space.name="window name"
This attribute assigns a name to the frame. This allows the frame to be targetted by links in other documents and by thetargetattribute. The name must begin with an alphanumeric character.scrolling="yes|no|auto"
This attribute allows you to give the frame a scrollbar or not. The default isauto, which lets the browser decide whether the frame needs scrollbars and display them where necessary.noresize
Thenoresizeattribute will prevent the user from resizing the frame. By default the user can resize frames by dragging the the frame edge to a new position.marginwidth="value"
This attribute allows the user to set the frame margin width in pixels. By default, the browser will decide upon an appropriate margin width.marginheight="value"
As permarginwidth, this attribute allows the user to set the frame margin height in pixels. By default, the browser will decide upon an appropriate margin height.
bordercolor="#hexcolor"
Netscape 3 only. Allows the user to set the colour of the frame border, specified in the conventional RGB hex triplet. This attribute can be used with thetag to set the border colour for a group of frames.framespacing="value"
MS Internet Explorer only. This attribute allows the user to clear space around the frame; defined in pixels.frameborder="yes|no|"
This attribute enables you to turn off the border around a frame. Currently Netscape Navigator (version 3 only) uses the valuesyesandno, while MS Internet Explorer uses the value0(zero). Therefore to be sure the frame border is turned off, you must use the attribute twice. To completely get rid of a frame outline in MSIE you muist also set theframespacingattribute to 0 (see first example below). This attribute can be used with thetag to set the borders for a group of frames. Note: frame borders will only be turned off if both adjacent frames (even if they are in different framesets) have theirframeborderattributes set accordingly.
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This tag enables you to provide content for users with browsers that cannot display frames. Any such content held between the <CODE>noframes</CODE> tags will <EM>not</EM> be displayed by a frames-capable browser. This tag is useful for providing a link to pages that do not use frames.<p>
<a name="target">
<p><li><code>target</code><br>
The target attribute is not found in the frame definition but is used within normal HTML documents to direct data to specific frames. Normally when a user clicks on a link, the new document appears in the same window or frame as the link. The <CODE>target</CODE> attribute is used to direct data to a specific. ie. a different, frame or window. We shall consider the <CODE>target</CODE> attribute in terms of frames and the <A HREF="html2iv.html#a"><CODE><a></CODE></A> tag. The <CODE>target</CODE> attribute can also be used with the <A HREF="html2iv.html#base"><CODE>base</CODE></A>, <A HREF="html2iv.html#area"><CODE>area</CODE></A> and <CODE>form</CODE> tags.<P>
In order to direct data to a different frame, the receiving frame must have been <A HREF="#name">named</A> in the frame definition. In the <A HREF="#example">example</A> below, a link in frame 5 directs the file <CITE>x_frame6.html</CITE> is into in a frame called <CITE>frame3</CITE>. This is done by including the <CODE>target</CODE> attribute in the <A HREF="html2iv.html#a"><CODE><a></CODE></A> tag in the following way:
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<CODE><A TARGET="frame3" HREF="x_frame6.html"></CODE>
</P><P>
If the name in the <CODE>target</CODE> attribute does not exist, the document in the link will be opened as a new window with a name as given in the <CODE>target</CODE> attribute. The names must all begin with an alphanumeric character.<P>
There are some special target names, called <CITE>magic</CITE> target names. These all begin with an underscore ( <CODE>_</CODE> ).
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<DT><CODE>target="<I>_self</I>"</CODE>
<DD>This causes the document to load in the same <A HREF="#frame">frame</A> as the link.
<DT><CODE>target="<I>_parent</I>"</CODE>
<DD>This will cause the document to load into the same <A HREF="#frameset">frameset</A> as the link, thereby removing any 'sub-frames'. It is used in frame 2 of the <A HREF="#example">example</A> to return back to this page.
<DT><CODE>target="<I>_top</I>"</CODE>
<DD>This makes the document load into the full body of window, ie. getting rid of all frames. This is useful (and almost always required) when a link directs the user to another site.
<DT><CODE>target="<I>_blank</I>"</CODE>
<DD>This will cause the document to load into a new blank window.
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<a href="#speedfinder">speed finder</a>
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Example</h2>
The following example will use nested framesets to display frames in approximately the following fashion:
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<H3>The Frame Definition</H3>
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<html>
<head>
<title>Sizzling HTML Jalfrezi - frames example</title>
</head>
<FRAMESET ROWS="50%,50%">
<FRAMESET COLS="150,*,150">
<FRAME SRC="x_frame1.html" SCROLLING="yes">
<FRAME SRC="x_frame2.html">
<FRAME SRC="x_frame3.html" NAME="frame3">
</FRAMESET>
<FRAMESET COLS="50%,50%">
<FRAME SRC="x_frame4.html" MARGINHEIGHT=50 MARGINWIDTH=50>
<FRAME SRC="x_frame5.html">
</FRAMESET>
</FRAMESET>
<NOFRAMES>
If You do not have a frame-compatible browser - this example won't work without one.<BR>
<A HREF="frames.htm">Click here</A> to return to the Frames page.
The example shows all of the features of frames described above, including targeting windows and the noframes feature for non-frame compatible browsers.
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Owen Shaw
©1997 Owen Shaw