Frameset (to open links in the existing window frame)?

[GigiG]

Is it possible to insert framesets and named frames in order to open different html files in the same window (e.g. navigation bar at left and variable content on the right)? I've tried following the thesitewizard.com tutorial that make use of columns but I'm not able to assign a valid window target to links. It's not clear to me how to use the option 'the frame named ...'. Which name it's needed? The ID name?. Thanks

[Greg Chapman]

Hi GigiG,

On 16 Oct 12 08:22 GigiG <pierluig...@gmail.com> said:
> Is it possible to insert framesets and named frames in order to open
> different html files in the same window (e.g. navigation bar at left
> and variable content on the right)? I've tried following the
> thesitewizard.com tutorial

Frames have been depricated since the publication on HTML4.01 in 1997.
The site you mention suggests a number of techniques best avoided.
(Tables for page layout and how to apply fonts, to name just two!)

I have a demo file at:
http://www.gregtutor.plus.com/webdesign/demofixedsidebar.html
which shows a simple technique using CSS which achieves a fixed
navigation sidebar. The key code is in the sidebar rule:

#sidebar {
height: 100%;
background-color: #cccccc;
float: left;
width: 150px;
position: fixed;
}


Greg Chapman
http://www.gregtutor.plus.com
Helping new users of KompoZer and The GIMP
Still exploring BlueGriffon

[GigiG]

Thanks Greg,

meanwhile I'm starting to learn about html5 and I've discovered tags like the 'iframe' that can do the job. I've tried to insert one of this tag with Bluegriffon and seems to work. The problem is that, I suppose, there are no WYSIWYG capabilities for these html5 tags yet in  BG ...