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**adp** · 11-28-2006, 10:21 AM

I am trying to create a set of links that would open the linked site in a new browser window and contain a heading with the linked site info populating the lower portion of the window below the top "frame". how would I pull this off using dreamweaver 8?

to illustrate this, look at the basista furniture site and select a choice from the manufacturers drop down menu on the left. I would like to do this but not from a drop down menu, just as text links.

thanks in advance!

**LadynRed** · 11-28-2006, 11:09 AM

You would have to use frames in the new browser window - frames are just not good to use.. and neither is opening up new browser windows.

I looked at the furniture site and I see no good reason for them to be opening new windows either, everything stays on their site, so why open a new window ? People DO know how to use their "back" buttons, so let them and stop opening new windows in their face. From a usability standpoint, new windows are just not a good practice.

**adp** · 11-28-2006, 11:16 AM

I agree about the usability point. I think the purpose is to actually open up the entire other website from the various manufacturers yet "brand" the site by placing the banner at the top suggesting people call in to the store for the items shown on the different manufacturers sites.

I would like to know how to accomplish this as an end point, even if the methods are different.

**blackhawkpowers** · 11-29-2006, 09:29 AM

I did not look at the site but if the user is staying on your site I would agree it's not a good idea to open a new window it's just very frustrating to have to close 5 or 6 browsers when done viewing a site. However when I link people to other sites I generally do it in a new window just so they at least have to come back to mine. Anyway I'm not sure about your first question but to open links in a new window the code looks something like

HTML Code:

 <a href=http://www.google.com target="blank"> Google </a>

**adp** · 11-29-2006, 09:39 AM

well, I would like ot send people to another site in a new window but I want to "frame" the site with a banner of info on top containing info on our site and contact info, etc.

**Mooofasa** · 11-29-2006, 09:49 AM

frames are the only HTML method.

**blackhawkpowers** · 11-29-2006, 10:22 AM

You really should reconsider using frames although it would allow you show that information it makes search engines go crazy when they attempt to index your site.

**twiggy** · 11-29-2006, 10:23 AM

As the rest of people on this site, I too hate pop-ups and Frames (iframes are OK in some situations) but I no what you are trying to do so here a bit of code....

Code:

<frameset rows="80,*" frameborder="no" border="0" framespacing="0">
  <frame src="http://www.yoursite.com/topbanner" name="topFrame" scrolling="No" noresize="noresize" id="topFrame" title="topbanner" />
  <frame src="http://www.someothersite.com" name="mainFrame" id="mainFrame" title="othersite" />
</frameset>

-------- rows="80,*" --------------

80 being the number of pixels high you want the top frame

**adp** · 11-29-2006, 10:37 AM

I hate frames as well... I just can't think of any other way to accomplish what I would like to do, which is display a website from our many manufacturers that we represent while displaying our contact info at the top for people to get a hold of us.

thanks for all of the help so far!

**twiggy** · 11-29-2006, 10:56 AM

Well what about the code I had posted...

Any good?

**adp** · 11-29-2006, 11:27 AM

I think I may be doing something wrong. In Dream Weaver, I opened a new document, cut and pasted the code, changed the URL's to something real and when I viewed it, it didn't work. I am sure your code is fine, I am not that familiar with frames apparently. I can knock out pages in DW but this has me a bit stumped.

**twiggy** · 11-29-2006, 11:39 AM

Code:

<head>

<title>Frames Layout</title>

</head>

<frameset rows="50%,*" frameborder="no" border="0" framespacing="0">
  <frame src="http://google.com" name="topFrame" scrolling="No" noresize="noresize" id="topFrame" title="topabnner" />
  <frame src="http://www.webmaster-talk.com/html-forum/68663-how-would-i-do-this.html" name="mainFrame" id="mainFrame" title="othersite" />
</frameset>

<noframes>

<body>

</body>

</noframes>

</html>

In this one I have split the page in half (50% each frame) the top frame should show google.com and the bottom frame should show this topic, check it and see if it works.

Just out of interest make sure the browser your using supports frames.

**adp** · 11-29-2006, 01:16 PM

thanks Twiggy! this seems to do the trick! awesome advice.

**twiggy** · 11-29-2006, 06:15 PM

no problem glad to help

**Gaubette** · 12-07-2006, 02:35 AM

this kind of website listing directory should be very organized, you might need to look at other site, see here i found well organized and full of contents here http://www.ontowns.com/Furniture-Sto....srad.list.htm

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