iFrames?

[Da_iMac_Daddy]

OK so I've been seeing a lot of people using iFrames. I know that not all browsers support iFrames but I would like to know how they work what they do. Also is it possible to do iFrames in Dreamweaver MX? I'm not too into HTML but will do some if need be.

 

[mdnky]

As far as coding, in Dreamweaver you have to insert as a tag manually. You will not see it display in Dreamweaver, you have to use preview in browser. Pretty simply, just:

<iframe src="http://www.yahoo.com" name="test" width="500" height="400"></iframe>

Here's the HTML4 W3C recomendation on inline frames:
http://www.w3.org/TR/1999/REC-html401-19991224/present/frames.html#h-16.5


Some browsers (most newer ones) like them, some like iCab don't. It's like the usual web programming craps shoot...does complete standards compliance with limited functionality make it to the top of your list or does having control and a special layout rule supreme? When you think about it, iCab is a very small user base. If you go with making it work for a vast majority (80 to 90+ percent) of your audience, then almost always you code for Internet Explorer. And the 80=90+ percent is IE, not including NS or the Mozilla variants. Omniweb and iCab make up a very, very small amount probably not more than 2 percent.

 

[Da_iMac_Daddy]

Well thank you for the info. That would be great for News. Write my news page then post it in an iFrame. That would be cool.