Multiple, independently scrollable frames in a single browser screen. Each frame can have its own URL. |
Frames can be used to place static objects within the window, such as banners, table of contents, control bars, copyright notices, etc. |
Frames also provide the ability to view more than one information source, such as submitting a keyword for searching in one frame and viewing its results in another. Both can be on the screen at one time. |
In an html frame document, the tags <frameset> . . . </frameset> replace the <body> tags of a normal html document. The frameset tag can have one of the attributes:
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Within the frameset tags, only the tags, <frame>, <noframes>, and <frameset> . . . </frameset> (for nested frames) can appear.
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From Preparing Web Pages - HTML Presentation: Preparing Web Pages with HTML -- Fall Semester 96. by Nancy McCracken-Foils prepared December 5 1996