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  • fluk@tluk.it
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    noob: must I use frames? - maybe OT

    Hi guys,
    This is the structure of every page inside my site.

    Header: nothing special

    Body:
    leftColumn: a Javascript folding menu, which calls the the actual
    contents of the page
    something like this:
    -menuItem1
    subItem1
    subItem2
    +menuItem2
    -menuItem3
    subItem1
    subItem2
    subItem3

    rightColumn: This is the place where the contents are displayed.

    Footer: nothing special

    The problem is that I shouldn't refresh the leftColumn because in this
    way my menu is resetted.

    I think I'd solve everything easily with some frames, but I know
    frames are evil ;-) and I wouldn't use them if not obligated!
    Is there a way to make my pages not frames-free?

    Thanks in advance
    Francesco
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    • fluk@tluk.it
      #2
      Re: noob: must I use frames? - maybe OT

      On Feb 11, 5:32 pm, "f...@tluk. it" <francesco.camp ana...@gmail.co m>
      wrote:
      Is there a way to make my pages not frames-free?
      >
      I noticed there is an error...
      Of course I'd like to make my page frame-free!

      Thank you for any hint.They are precious :-)
      Francesco

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        • Rik Wasmus
          #3
          Re: noob: must I use frames? - maybe OT

          On Mon, 11 Feb 2008 17:32:40 +0100, fluk@tluk.it
          <francesco.camp ana.76@gmail.co mwrote:
          Hi guys,
          This is the structure of every page inside my site.
          >
          Header: nothing special
          >
          Body:
          leftColumn: a Javascript folding menu, which calls the the actual
          contents of the page
          something like this:
          -menuItem1
          subItem1
          subItem2
          +menuItem2
          -menuItem3
          subItem1
          subItem2
          subItem3
          >
          rightColumn: This is the place where the contents are displayed.
          >
          Footer: nothing special
          >
          The problem is that I shouldn't refresh the leftColumn because in this
          way my menu is resetted.
          >
          I think I'd solve everything easily with some frames, but I know
          frames are evil ;-) and I wouldn't use them if not obligated!
          Is there a way to make my pages not frames-free?
          As it is javascript based, why not store the folding/expanding of certain
          nodes in a cookie? Another method would be not actually loading another
          page, but using javascript & a XMLHTTPRequest to load new 'inner' content
          from the server in some element (rightColumn?) on the page. As it's more
          difficult to make pages bookmarkable in that solution I normally don't
          choose this option BTW. Be sure you have a fallback for the people without
          javascript (searchbots/indexers for instance, to often overlooked).
          --
          Rik Wasmus

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