Title: The Frames Debate
Author: Stefene Russell
Article:
Because I look at the world through frames (my glasses, that is)
they’ve never bothered me that much on the web. They don’t make
me jump up and down for joy, mind you, but I’ve managed to
cultivate enough patience to deal with them in most
instances–as long as I’m not staring at twelve or fourteen
panes on my screen.
There are those who say that frames are death to a site, and
those who really like them; I guess most of us fall between
those two extremes. In any case, I had quite a few people send
me URLs for framed sites this week, so it seemed to be ripe for
discussion. If your site uses frames, or you’re thinking of
using them, here are the pros and cons:
PROS:
–If you want to present a large chunk of copy and still keep
your sidebar navigation in the user’s sight, frames will solve
this problem for you.
–You can keep other important scraps of information
visible
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