Coding Forum

**SmokingTequila** · 07-29-2003, 06:27 PM

Alright, no matter what I do, I can't get my frames to work correctly. I was just wondering if somebody could tell me the proper code to do the following:

With a 100% window, I want to put humor_nav.html in the left window, 15%, and I want main_text.html in the right window, at 85%.

Thanks!

**praveen** · 06:49 PM

Quote:

the scrolling can have either : yes, no or auto as value.

**SmokingTequila** · 07-29-2003, 09:03 PM

It doesn't help...

The exact code that I put in is:

Code:

<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN">
<head>
<title>Liquid Thought - Humor!</title>
</head>

<body>

<frameset cols="15%,85%">
<frame src="humor_nav.html" name="leftframe" border="2" scrolling="auto">
<frame src="/humor/main_text.html" name="rightwindow" border="2" scrolling="auto">
</frameset>
</body>
</html>

And all that I get is a blank page.

**The Crow** · 07-29-2003, 09:37 PM

Try this it works for me

<html>
<head>
<title></title>

</head>

<frameset cols=15%,85% border=0>
<Frame src="left.html"name="left" scrolling="auto">

<Frame src="right.html"name="right" scrolling="auto">

</frameset>

</html>

**SmokingTequila** · 07-30-2003, 10:31 AM

It doesn't help... I still get a blank page.

Does anyone know of an alternative to frames? (don't say tables)

**techwench** · 07-30-2003, 11:35 AM

Are you getting the blank page on both sides? I mean, the entire window is blank? Or are you getting DNS error/page cannot be displayed errors? Are you working on this on your hard drive? Have you tested it by uploading? Are you using an editing program like dreamweaver or frontoage? Or are you using a text editor?

(edit: What browser(s) are you using?)

**techwench** · 07-30-2003, 11:38 AM

Or...you could also try:

<FRAMESET COLS="15%,*" BORDER="0">

**neOnbubble** · 07-30-2003, 11:39 AM

Further to prissed's questions: can you upload your three html files (humor_nav.html, main_text.html, and whatever you've called the page with the frameset code in it) to a server and post the URL so we can see whether we have the same issue?

**SmokingTequila** · 07-30-2003, 02:07 PM

Prissed: It's just a flat out blank page, doesn't even have a seperator. I have tested it by uploading. I'm using a text editor, but am hopefully getting FrontPage soon (for free).

I'm using AoL, but have also tested it in Netscape and IE.

I've tried <frameset COLS="15%,*" border="0">

The addresses are http://www.liquid-thought.com/humor_nav.html (that's the 15%), and http://www.liquid-thought.com/humor/main_text.html (that's the 85%). The whole thing is http://humor.liquid-thought.com or http://www.liquid-thought.com/humor/index.html

**techwench** · 07-30-2003, 02:15 PM

change your doctype from 4.0 Transitional to 4.01 Frameset

**SmokingTequila** · 07-30-2003, 02:53 PM

So, instead of

<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN">

I should put

<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Frameset//EN">

Okay. lemme go try it...

**SmokingTequila** · 07-30-2003, 02:55 PM

Well, I still get a blank page...

And I don't want to go back to using tables, cause with tables, I don't get as much control as I'd like to have...

**praveen** · 07-30-2003, 03:11 PM

got it

in your code the frameset are inside the body tag.

it should not inside the body tag.

remove the tags and place it before the <body>

it should be right after </head>

in your body you give the content for browsers which do not support frames.

now try it will work.

let know.

**SmokingTequila** · 07-30-2003, 03:14 PM

YES!!! YES!!! THANK YOU SOOOOOOOO MUCH!

sorry for the caps...