Re: Fw: Style sheet equiv to "Frames"

by Nicolo Raffo <raffo(at)pacbell.net>

 Date:  Sat, 29 Jan 2000 13:08:05 -0800
 To:  hwg-style(at)hwg.org
 References:  C59303A nfx
  todo: View Thread, Original
I did an experiment with this. It was kinda cool, but not successful enough
to use. There are too many problems with DHTML support in current browsers
to do this I think.

my example is still here http://home.pacbell.net/rraffo/DHTML/

Nicolo


----- Original Message -----
From: "firespring" <firespring(at)nfx.net>
To: "Ches" <ches(at)io.com>
Cc: <hwg-style(at)hwg.org>
Sent: Thursday, January 27, 2000 11:57 PM
Subject: Re: Fw: Style sheet equiv to "Frames"


> I'm interested in this as well, but have been less than perfectly
successful
> in implementing it. Mostly it seems this is because the main browsers
> don't seem to text-align: center the same way when I use CSS to create
> frame-like effects, and because handlking of DIVs seems inconsistent.
>
> I mean, I think CSS is a great concept, but as I'm monitoring the CSS
> working group list as well, it seems to me that CSS development is mired
> in minor details. The result is that it is rapidly being surpassed by
> other developments that may render it moot if thorough implementations
> aren't completed in all the major browsers pretty darn quick. I, for
> one, am getting tired of waiting for CSS to grow out of its infancy, and
> overall, it seems that most of the pages I run across are, curiously
> enough, using Java tricks to control layout.
>
> FWIW, I was not aware of the "frame-based layout" document you mentioned.
> Could you point me to it?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Rick Johnson
> firespring(at)nfx.net
>
>
> Ches wrote:
> >
> > Sincerely,
> > FHavas
> > Dallas, Texas
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Karen Rubinstein" <krubinst(at)Morgan.EDU>
> > To: <www-style(at)w3.org>
> > Sent: Thursday, January 27, 2000 2:18 PM
> > Subject: Style sheet equiv to "Frames"
> >
> > > Hello,
> > >
> > > I'm new to style sheets, so please pardon if this question is a bit
less
> > > technical than expected here.
> > >
> > > I'm trying to acheive an effect that would be like a frame.... with
the
> > > left side of the
> > > page a menu (navigation window) and the right side the info (content
> > > window).  I've read through the w3org file on "frame-based layout" but
am
> > > still not able to fully implement (or understand) exactly what to do.
> > >
> > > can anyone help me with the style sheet code or direct me to a simpler
> > > tutorial on how to acheive this effect?
> > >
> > > thanks much for any assistance
> > > Karen Rubinstein
> > > Instructional Designer
> > > X 1103
> > > Technology Training Services
> > >   (Instructional Design)
> > > Holmes Hall G-02A
> > > http://jewel.morgan.edu/~krubinst
> > >

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