[Nfb-web] simulated frames

[Blaine Clark]

Brian, either HTML or PHP will do practically the same, an entirely new 
page is loaded with both. With frames and iframes only the frame section 
of the page is loaded new. Some visually impaired hate frames because 
only a portion of the page refreshes while others prefer it. When or if 
using frames, keep tabs on your visitor's comments to see if you're 
chasing any away.

When coding, it's easier to use frames because you don't have to write 
an entirely new page. If you have a HTML template, you have pretty much 
the same ease when it comes to adding pages. You just make changes in 
each page where you need them. The nice thing about PHP, if you need to 
make global changes on all of your pages, and sooner or later you will, 
you only have to edit the source PHP files. For example, to make a 
global change in your header, you should have one header PHP file that 
you can change.

With HTML, you have to edit each and every file on your site to make 
global changes, or you have to posses a batch editor and the confidence 
that the changes you are making are correct and that you haven't missed 
any files. Best and easiest in the long run is to make up a batch of PHP 
files, one header, one left column, one center column, one right column 
and one footer plus or minus whatever you need, then make a PHP page 
template. When you make new pages use the template and add whatever 
content you want where you want.

For your desired bit, probably two header PHP files would be best. One 
for that left end of the header and another for the rest of the header. 
Perhaps placing 'header-left.php' in a header table + table row + table 
cell width="33%"  and then 'header-main.php' in table cell width="66%" 
for a rough example would suit.

With practice and a guiding eye, you can do the same with divs instead 
of tables.

Date: Fri, 22 Jun 2012 11:49:49 -0500 From: "Bryan Schulz" 
<b.schulz at sbcglobal.net>
hi, say if i want to layout a page with a small block of five links in 
the top left corner and about 2 inches down, and take up maybe 1/3rd of 
the screen to the right and the other 2/3rd of that strip is a header 
with organization name, etc. then the rest of the page below that 
changes upon hitting one of the links. i have basically read that frames 
are out/not the way to go, so how would you do this and would you use 
html or php? thanks. Bryan Schulz ------------------------------