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Chapter 10: Using Frames
About frames and framesets
A frame is a region in a browser window that can display an HTML document independent of
what’s being displayed in the rest of the browser window.
what’s being displayed in the rest of the browser window.
A frameset is an HTML file that defines the layout and properties of a set of frames, including
the number of frames, the size and placement of the frames, and the URL of the page that
initially appears in each frame. The frameset file itself doesn’t contain HTML content that
displays in a browser, except in the
the number of frames, the size and placement of the frames, and the URL of the page that
initially appears in each frame. The frameset file itself doesn’t contain HTML content that
displays in a browser, except in the
noframes
section (see
); the frameset file simply provides information to the browser
about how a set of frames should look and what documents should appear in them.
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Understanding how frames and framesets work
A frame is a region in a browser window that can display an HTML document independent of
what’s being displayed in the rest of the browser window. A frameset is an HTML file that
defines the layout and properties of a set of frames.
what’s being displayed in the rest of the browser window. A frameset is an HTML file that
defines the layout and properties of a set of frames.
To view a set of frames in a browser, enter the URL of the frameset file; the browser then
opens the relevant documents to display in the frames. The frameset file for a site is often
named index.html, so that it displays by default if a visitor doesn’t specify a filename.
opens the relevant documents to display in the frames. The frameset file for a site is often
named index.html, so that it displays by default if a visitor doesn’t specify a filename.