Are Iframes popular?

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zzapper

Hi,
I'd like to use an IFrame to display some dynamic information in an otherwise static HTML page.

Can you tell me why one hears so little about Iframes, are there browser compaibility problems/other
problems.




zzapper (vim, cygwin, wiki & zsh)
 
S

SpaceGirl

zzapper said:
Hi,
I'd like to use an IFrame to display some dynamic information in an otherwise static HTML page.

Can you tell me why one hears so little about Iframes, are there browser compaibility problems/other
problems.




zzapper (vim, cygwin, wiki & zsh)



You're just not visiting the right places then. iframes have all the
same issues of regular frames, plus the fact that they are not supported
by older/obscure browsers. However, iframes (when held inside a DIV) can
be placed anywhere on the screen, lending themselves to more interesting
designs. But, just like regular frames, they have to be used with caution.

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S

SpaceGirl

zzapper said:
Hi,
I'd like to use an IFrame to display some dynamic information in an otherwise static HTML page.

Can you tell me why one hears so little about Iframes, are there browser compaibility problems/other
problems.




zzapper (vim, cygwin, wiki & zsh)



BTW, we use iframes on several of our sites.

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# remove NO SPAM to email, or use form on website #
 
Z

zzapper

You're just not visiting the right places then. iframes have all the
same issues of regular frames, plus the fact that they are not supported
by older/obscure browsers. However, iframes (when held inside a DIV) can
be placed anywhere on the screen, lending themselves to more interesting
designs. But, just like regular frames, they have to be used with caution.

SpaceGirl

Thanx for your reassurance

What I meant is rather why one hears so little about Iframes when they appear to be so useful. I do
admit they seem to have slipped by my attention.
zzapper (vim, cygwin, wiki & zsh)
 
C

C A Upsdell

zzapper said:
Hi,
I'd like to use an IFrame to display some dynamic information in an otherwise static HTML page.

Can you tell me why one hears so little about Iframes, are there browser compaibility problems/other
problems.

I suspect that history has something to do with this. NN4 never supported
IFRAME, instead offering non-standard HTML to accomplish something similar.
This may have made designers averse to using IFRAME.
 
Z

zzapper

I suspect that history has something to do with this. NN4 never supported
IFRAME, instead offering non-standard HTML to accomplish something similar.
This may have made designers averse to using IFRAME.
Is there a javascript check/trick that can reveal if a browser will be iframe compatible?. Or is it
safe enough to to ignore the non-compatible browsers?
zzapper (vim, cygwin, wiki & zsh)
 
K

Kris

zzapper said:
I'd like to use an IFrame to display some dynamic information in an otherwise
static HTML page.

Can you tell me why one hears so little about Iframes, are there browser
compaibility problems/other
problems.

Why not use CSS to display a scrollable area? Not the problems of frames
and degrades better. (CSS gets ignored when not supported) One has to
wonder though if scrollable little islands in a window are a pleasure to
use by the visitor. I personally don't like them.

#foo {
width: 300px;
height: 300px;
overflow: auto;
border: 1px solid #000;
}

<div id="foo">
...lots of stuff..
</div>
 
W

Whitecrest

Hi,
I'd like to use an IFrame to display some dynamic information in an otherwise static HTML page.
Can you tell me why one hears so little about Iframes, are there browser compaibility problems/other
problems.

Go to the store, buy a can of worms, and open it.... The results are
about the same.

Some think there is never a place for any kind of frame. Others
(like myself) think there is a time and a place for everything.

Search the group for iframes and you will be rewarded with numerous
arguments from both sides.
 

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