Preserved Topic: Problem With Frames

Ok i have been working on this all day and i jsut can't get it right. I am trying to align this interface i made, heres a screen shot of what it looks like http://www.gamerznetwork.net/screen.jpg First off its only lined up if the browser is that exact size. and only on 1024x768. I have tried everything but i just cant get it. Anyone know how i can align it?



[This message has been edited by Cr0n0 (edited 17-12-2000).]

I took a look with my 800x600 IE5 browser. Bummer. You neglected to say where you want it aligned. I was unable to view the source code, so I wasn't able to see what you were trying to accomplish. Did you block the source code visibility?

Unfortunately, all I can offer is a suggestion that you be specific about how you want it aligned, and hope you get some effective answers.

Good luck.

...swept out through the cracks beneath the door...

The source code isn't visible cuz it's a screen cap, a jpg. I'm with RANCID there man, I'm not sure what you're askin. Aligned with what? Frames? Where? That design doesn't appear to need frames. I'm confused all 'round. Are you messin with my head? HEheh, sleepy. g'nite.

ok the reason i want to have that in frames is because i want to be able to write in the middle aswell as have a scroll bar in the middle, so what i did is cut that image up in to 4 peices, and made 5 frames which look something like this the middle fram is just gonna be gray and then i put the 4 peices that i cut the interface into the 4 frames around the middle, do u understand now? If you still dont please icq me: 37874753 thanks

ok the reason i want to have that in frames is because i want to be able to write in the middle aswell as have a scroll bar in the middle, so what i did is cut that image up in to 4 peices, and made 5 frames which look something like this the middle fram is just gonna be gray and then i put the 4 peices that i cut the interface into the 4 frames around the middle, do u understand now? If you still dont please icq me: 37874753 thanks



[This message has been edited by Cr0n0 (edited 17-12-2000).]

I've personally never worked with frames before so I'm not much help. When I first started making web sites, frames was a dirty word amongst the people I was learning from so I never even looked into them. It does however look to be a perfect opportunity for a DHTML scroller, this would probably be much simpler to implement than the set of frames you're showing there.

if you're still determined to do frames...have you made sure that in your frame settings, you have your margins set to "0" and any padding set to "0", and all of your borders turned off? Prolly a stupid question, but it has to be asked.




Executing a person who has done something wrong as an example to others is often a course of action that leads to ordering the last person to cut their own throat as an example to themselves - Terry Pratchett

where can i find out how to make a dhtml scroller?


[This message has been edited by Cr0n0 (edited 18-12-2000).]

JMabry and I went to the same classes regarding frames.

Check out the sites listed here, Crono. http://www.vb-bookmark.com/vbDhtml.html

Look for scolls, page effects, etc... whatever might be relevant.

Good luck.

...swept out through the cracks beneath the door...

Alternatively, you could make a table with three rows.

1. First, size the pic to the screen size you want.
1. Then make a table, the same size as your pic, with three rows and one column.
2. Size a completely transparent gif in each, your top and your bottom row, to establish the heights and widths.
3. Insert and <center> another table into the middle row, with its own properties.

Then you have total control over background, text, and positioning in that inner table. And you won't have to dice the pic. And there's no need for Java or DHTML scripting. And the whole thing will load at one time because it's in one big table.

If you choose to design for 800x600, I recommend a pic size of 760x410 if you want to eliminate the need for page scroll bars at all. The size of the big main table (without borders) should be the same.

That's just one possibility. Good luck with finding what's best for you.

...swept out through the cracks beneath the door...

this is a framed site that I did recently that is quite similar to the layout you show that you want.
http://www.almontyouthbaseball.com/index1.htm

to view the source, use the view source from your browsers tool bar. Using your third (right) mouse button will only show you the source of the individual frame pages so use the browser menu view source method <img border=0 align=absmiddle src="http://www.ozones.com/forum/smile.gif">

hope that helps

~Vp~

http://www.chizeledlight.com/other/sotf/

Same kinda thing

Ron

<frameset cols="*,80" frameborder="NO" border="0" framespacing="0"> 

   <frameset cols="80,*" frameborder="NO" border="0" framespacing="0"> 

      <frame name="leftFrame" scrolling="NO" noresize src="leftFrame.htm">

         <frameset rows="*,80" frameborder="NO" border="0" framespacing="0"> 

            <frameset rows="80,*" frameborder="NO" border="0" framespacing="0"> 

            <frame name="topFrame" scrolling="NO" noresize src="topFrame.htm" >

            <frame name="mainFrame" src="mainFrame.htm">

         </frameset>

         <frame name="bottomFrame" scrolling="NO" noresize src="bottomFrame.htm">

      </frameset>

   </frameset>

   <frame name="rightFrame" scrolling="NO" noresize src="rightFrame">

</frameset>

<noframes>

Eh? Is this what you want? This creates five frames, one on top, one on bottom, one on right, and one on left that are 80 pixels wide/tall and one in the center that changes with the screensize....

[This message has been edited by twItch^ (edited 18-12-2000).]