Framesets - the whole deal

[trent101]

Hey,

I am building a new webpage and would like to know - frames, are they the way to go?

I learnt them in college a long time ago now but are they still used by pro design companies?

I have a page where the top banner and left menu stay the same, so obviously frames would work, but are they still considered good practice?

Any help is appreciated.

Thanks!

 

[johnwm]

While there are still some old-school designers who use frames, most would now use CSS for layout, and some form of Server-Side Includes for content that repeats across several pages. The exact SSI used will depend on what your ISP has to offer, but could include any of the server-side languages.

ASP, PHP and CF (amongst others) all have their followers, and there are specialist forums for each on Tek-Tips.

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