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Re: [LUG] OT: HTML and tabs

 

On Fri, 4 May 2007 15:23:05 +0100
"Ben Goodger" <goodgerster@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> On 5/4/07, Julian Hall <lists@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > Definitely personal.  I like frames - navigation is simple effective and
> > retains the overall look of the site in a single wrapper.  I don't think
> > you can say 'Don't do this' as an instruction since it is simply your
> > personal preference :)  Other people will like it which is what makes
> > humans so diverse :)
>
>
> Frames are an accessibility minefield. They break the URL bar, history and
> other things, and serve only to irritate (which is why they are absent AFAIK
> from XHTML 2.0.)

Agreed - the number of situations where a frame was ever useful was
always small and it proceeds to get smaller all the time. I would never
even consider using frames in any new HTML code and I would not be at
all surprised if the <frame> tag does go the way of <font> and
disappears for good.

BTW, just thought I'd mention:
http://www.codehelp.co.uk/
http://www.codehelp.co.uk/query/glossary.shtml

Some of that content is getting a tad old now but some of it remains useful.

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