RE: Frames and image splicing again ...

Hi Todd,

The problem is that Netscape is VERY inaccurate when it calculates frame and
table sizes.  It makes it incredibly difficult when you're trying to create
a very tight graphical layout using several frames.

There's not much I can suggest to get around the problem, except having
another look at your design and seeing if you can allow a bit of 'slack' for
Netscape to play with.  I tend to design my framesets with a little extra
space so it wont look too bad when Netscape chops it off.

The problem is that the Web is a very unpredictable medium.  We can NEVER be
sure how the site will appear to the end user.

Hope this helps,

Tim




> -----Original Message-----
> From: Todd Heitner [mailto:todd(at)kosoma.com]
> Sent: 11 June 2000 23:24
> To: tim booker
> Subject: Re: Frames and image splicing again ...
>
>
> Tim,
> What you mentioned about Netscape chopping off parts of some
> images when using
> frames is exactly the problem I'm running into.  It made me
> feel a little better
> knowing someone else has had this problem.  It's been driving
> me crazy and I
> thought it was just me.  Is there any way around that?  I got
> my page to look
> perfect in IE, but things just won't line up in Netscape.
> It's so irritating.
> I've been working on it for quite some time now with no
> success.  Is there
> something I can do to make it quit chopping off my images?
> Thank in advance for
> any help.
> Todd
>
> tim booker wrote:
>
> > Hello.
> >
> > Try adding the following attributes to both of your frameset tags:
> >
> > framespacing="0" frameborder="0" border="0"
> >
> > This should eliminate the space.
> >
> > I noticed another problem with the frameset.  While IE is
> very accurate when
> > it calculates the size of your frames, Netscape is awful.
> This means that,
> > at some resolutions, Netscape seems to chop a part of your
> image off, and it
> > doesn't line up at all.  I would suggest taking another look at the
> > structure of your framesets.
> >
> > Another problem is the way that you have mixed absolute
> pixel sizes with
> > percentages.  Look at this:
> >
> > <FRAMESET ROWS="111,80%">
> >
> > Given that screen sizes vary widely, if the first frame is
> EXACTLY 111
> > pixels high, how can the second frame be EXACTLY 80% of the window?
> > Instead, you should be using ROWS="111,*".  The asterisk
> indicates that the
> > second frame will fill the remainder of the window.
> >
> > Hope all this helps,
> >
> > Tim
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: owner-hwg-techniques(at)hwg.org
> > > [mailto:owner-hwg-techniques(at)hwg.org]On Behalf Of
> > > ideas(at)creativegenius.ca
> > > Sent: 11 June 2000 15:17
> > > To: hwg-techniques(at)hwg.org
> > > Subject: Frames and image splicing again ...
> > >
> > >
> > > Greetings list:
> > >
> > > Would a resident frames guru take a look at:
> > >
> > > www.creativegenius.ca/dtech/index.htm  and indicate why I
> > > can't seem to
> > > eliminate the gap between the two graphic elements we are
> > > using on the left
> > > and top edge.
> > >
> > > I have read numerous frames tutorials ... reviewed image
> > > splicing help
> > > files and implemented many of the ideas I was provided with
> > > by several
> > > people on this list ... but I am still having problems, while
> > > I remain
> > > confident this can be achieved, I admit I'm now having doubts
> > > <it simply
> > > can't be this hard!!!!!>.
> > >
> > > Thanks to all who provide a little guidance.
> > >
> > >
> > > Simon Rolfe, Senior Partner
> > > Creative Genius Communications
> > > www.creativegenius.ca
> > > (613) 566-5506
> > >
> > >
>
>

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