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Frames. A common response -- arghh!
What follows is an example of why I hate frames (in principle), in two
easy steps.
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Step One. Go to Wired site to read about the women's protest of Mr. Gates'
all boys techno-conference. Discover Wired News is now done in frames.
Not too bad. Get to end of story. Try to follow 'additional stories' link.
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Step Two. Discover that Wired is coded so that Frames open up inside
frames .... a new twist on cascading sheets. Readable? Yeah, right.
I must say that I don't dislike frames per se, I just see very few sites where
they actually add value to the visitor. A few come to mind, but most are
internal intranet applications. Frames can work fine for small amounts of
discrete information; the key here is discrete (small blocks, not Miss
Manners).
Linking to lots of other docs, within or outside a site, is a frames
challenge.
Just ask Wired.com.
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