Frames Scrolling and Other Attributes

<body> <h1>Scrolling and Other Stuff</h1> <p>By W3C standard the only attributes of the frameset tag are rows and cols. All other attributes are assigned to the frame tag. There are, however, some other attributes that you can use to enhance appearance and improve 'cross browser' performance.</p> <h2>Scrolling</h2> <p>The scrolling function of a frame window is set using the <b>scrolling</b> attribute which is added to the frame tag. For a better appearance you won't want all of your windows to display scroll bars.</p> <p>Using this website as an example, the middle and right frame windows are the only ones that specify scrolling. <p>The values for the attribute are: yes, no and auto. (Default is auto ) <p>The code is shown below:<br> <code><frame name="right-frame" scrolling="auto"></code> <h2>Frame Border</h2> <p>This is one area where browsers differ in the way they handle an attribute. <p>By W3C standards the frameborder attribute is assigned to the <b>frame</b> tag. IE supports the standard; Mozilla does not. Mozilla recognizes the attribute as a frameset element. IE accepts both. <p>Borders on your frame windows are a matter of preference. I don't like the clunky looking default borders that go with the territory, so I usually specify borders in the source pages and set all frameborder attributes to zero. <p>I used frameborders on this site so that it would perform the same in both IE and Mozilla browsers. <p>Experiment with adding and removing them and decide for yourself. <p>The attribute <b>frameborder</b> should be used with the <b>frameset</b> tag for closer browser consistency. Cross platform values are: yes, no, 1 and 0. The code is shown below:<br> <code><frameset frameborder="yes"></code></p> <p>Note: If you try to use frameborders in compliance with the W3C standard, be sure to check your site in both IE and Mozilla browsers.</p> <h2>Frame Margins</h2> <p>Other attributes that you can experiment with are the <b>marginwidth</b> and <b>marginheight</b>. I recommend setting them to zero and setting your margins in your source documents. These attributes are set in the frame tag. The code is shown below:<br> <code><frame marginheight="0" marginwidth="0"></code><br><br> Once again, these settings are a matter of preference. Experiment and decide for yourself. Measurements are set in pixels.</p> <h2>Noresize</h2> <p>I include this attribute of the frame tag, just for your information. The noresize attribute pertains to and is only recognized by the IE browser. <p>If someone using an IE browser visits your website they can actually grab the sides of a window frame and close it or stretch it out. <p>If you want to turn off this option for IE viewers, add the noresize attribute to the frame tag. the code is shown below:<br> <code><frame marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" noresize></code><br> You don't need to add it to every frame. Just add it to one frame that has a common edge with all of the other frames. On this website it would be added to the <b>middle-frame</b>.</p> <h2>Other Attributes You Can Use</h2> <p><b>framespacing</b> This attribute can be used with the frameset tag to close the gap between frame windows on an IE browser. It is used in conjunction with the non-standard use of the <b>frameborder="0"</b> attribute with the frameset tag. ( When used, it will not affect performance of the Mozilla browser ) <br><code><frameset frameborder="0" framespacing="0"></code> <p><b>style</b> An inline style tag can be used to add borders to a <b>frameset</b> tag in both IE and Mozilla. The IE browser accepts the inline style tag in the frame tag; Mozilla does not.</p> <br> <a href="http://www.create-a-website-with-frames.com/content-index.html">Create a Website With Frames</a> <a href="http://www.create-a-website-with-frames.com/content-definition.html">What are frames?</a> <a href="http://www.create-a-website-with-frames.com/content-frameset.html">The Frameset</a> <a href="http://www.create-a-website-with-frames.com/content-source.html">Frames Source Pages</a> <a href="http://www.create-a-website-with-frames.com/content-scrolling.html">Frames Scrolling and Stuff</a> <a href="http://www.create-a-website-with-frames.com/content-noframes.html">Noframes</a> <a href="http://www.create-a-website-with-frames.com/content-redirection.html">Frames Redirection</a> <a href="http://www.create-a-website-with-frames.com/content-kit.html">The Frames Kit</a> <a href="http://www.create-a-website-with-frames.com/content-resources.html">Other Frames Resources</a> <a href="http://www.create-a-website-with-frames.com/content-contact.html">Contact Questions on How to Create a Website With Frames</a> <a href="http://www.create-a-website-with-frames.com/">Create a Website With Frames</a> <a href="http://www.create-a-website-with-frames.com/definition.html">What are frames?</a> <a href="http://www.create-a-website-with-frames.com/frameset.html">Frameset Tag</a> <a href="http://www.create-a-website-with-frames.com/kit.html">Frames Kit</a> <a href="http://www.create-a-website-with-frames.com/noframes.html">Noframes Tag</a> <a href="http://www.create-a-website-with-frames.com/redirection.html">Frames and Redirection</a> <a href="http://www.create-a-website-with-frames.com/resources.html">Other Frames Resources</a> <a href="http://www.create-a-website-with-frames.com/scrolling.html">Frames Scrolling and other Attributes</a> <a href="http://www.create-a-website-with-frames.com/source.html">Frames and Source Pages</a> <a href="http://www.create-a-website-with-frames.com/contact.html">Contact Questions on How to Create a Website With Frames</a> Copyright © 2008<br> Net Success 2000 Plus Inc<br> Somerset, KY, USA<br> </body>