Frames Or No Frames
Is it still necessary to create a no-frames part of your site? I would think that very few people are still draggiing along on old browsers that don't support frames. Our choices are to use a java navigation menu that hovers at the top of the browser window or to go with the frames. Either way, our goal is to have the nav menu in view of the visitor regardless of where they are on the page. I know that this is an opinion question but I'd like to hear what others think. Thanks.
Sorry if this is a repost, I could have swore that I had asked this before but could not find it while searching. Sorry.
Maverick posted this at 22:16 — 20th March 2000.
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The percentage of people using a non-frames browser is minimal. There are a few, but in my mind, backwards compatability needs to end somewhere. The web grows and evolves quickly and there comes a point where old technologies just are not worth supporting. I think no-frames browsers fall into that category. I don't use frames, but I wouldn't waste my time or energy designing a no-frames version of the site if I did.
A simple:
<NOFRAMES>
This site uses frames. Join the 20th century before it's over and get a better browser.
</NOFRAMES>
section should cover it
If the .00001% of the people that see that message complain, that might account for 1 piece of hate mail a month.
cds posted this at 23:35 — 20th March 2000.
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I wouldn't worry to much about having a no-frames statement, but some search engines don't really like frames, but they will read the info you have in your no frames statement. Make a good paragraph about your site using keywords etc, just like you would on the main page.
Dan
Dan
Recycle Video Games Network
Stupidity killed the cat, curiosity was framed!
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