Hi, I'm trying to throw together a simple web page that will display the contents of another web page. The catch is that I want to lock the displayed web page as to disallow any clicking on links, etc.

Right now I have this set up with frames (I know, frames suck) where there's a menu on the left whose links display different pages in the main window. Fine and great, but I don't want anyone doing anything but looking at the info in the main window (no clicking!).

This is being set up as a way to publicly display traffic reports from network monitoring software (I'm a network dude, not a web designer, so my skills here are limited).

Any suggestions, or can this even be done?

use an iframe in a container, then overlay it with an absolutely positioned transparent element.

Ok, I got the iframes part down. Anyone have a good resource on creating an "absolutely positioned transparent element"? I've been searching google, but can't find very specific info.

I am assuming by what you said this is a full page have. So you would create a div, we could call it blocker...

I was going to suggest some code, but since I had to tinker with it anyway, I just made the page for you, you can copy the css and html behind it and edit to your liking...

http://www.jlimedia.com/window/

If you look at the page it does what chris said. A 100% iframe with an absolutely positioned transparent element.

You can just view the source and copy. Notice it has this thread in the "window" that it creates.

getting a DNS error on that site John.

Use following code, this will work if you use xhtml doctype.

<!--#include file="filename.html"-->

Have a great day...

Don't use frames, if you're using a programming language ( PHP, JSP, ASP ) you can easily insert a page into another page.

Also, you might be interested doing this using JS / Ajax.

Originally Posted by jay_wonders

Use following code, this will work if you use xhtml doctype.

<!--#include file="filename.html"-->

Have a great day...

Having a XHTML doctype will NOT allow you to use server side includes. Your server must be set up to allow it first.

Originally Posted by eugen

Don't use frames, if you're using a programming language ( PHP, JSP, ASP ) you can easily insert a page into another page.

Also, you might be interested doing this using JS / Ajax.

Actually, for the use they are being put to frames or iframes are the perfect solution.

Is my links still showing a DNS error? If it doesn't work I'll try another domain or just post the entire code in here. I have it working just how he wants.

Working now, I take it that it was a brand new site.