RE: FLASH: Html and Flash sites...

[Marc Hoffman, Poison Dart Frog Media]

Hi Hal,


thanks for the info.


Now, before we get a rash of "please send the file" and "me-too's," may I 

ask that you either post the source code on a server somewhere (ZIPPed 

would be nice) or send it to me and I'll post it and email a URL to this list.


thanks,


Marc


At 10:18 AM 4/20/00 , you wrote:



>The URL is http://www.nassmc.org

>

>This is a 5-frame frameset with a scrollable HTML page nested in the

>middle.  The reason you would want frames instead of a table is if you WANT

>scrolling, e.g. to accomodate unusually large bodies of text.

>

>Some tips:

>

>Netscape and IE did their usual little fight over this site.  The problem

>was getting the graphics to line up across the frames.  We ended up having

>to, first, put the frameset into a crippled browser window (so users

>couldn't resize it) and, second, have JavaScript sniff the browser and

>generate 2 different  framesets so we could make the graphics line up.  The

>whole thing was a bit of a pain in the rear, but the site seems to hold up

>well in all browsers/platforms.

>

>Flash obviously controls the navigation and uses GetURL to pull content

>into the title and content frames.

>

>I could send you the JavaScript for the HTML setup if you like; "View

>Source" won't work.

>

>Cheers,

>

>Hal



Marc Hoffman


Poison Dart Frog Media

http://www.dartfrogmedia.com



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