Specifying the layout of a frame-based page

The frameset page allows you to specify the layout and behavior of the frames in the frameset, including:

To specify the width or height of a frame.

Either:

Or:

To make the frame fill the browser window

A typical requirement is to make the top navigation bar and side address bar both have fixed sizes, and make the size of the main frame flexible so it expands to fill the browser window.

The main frame will now expand to fill the browser window.

To specify how the frame scrolls

The following options are available:

Option Description
Auto Displays scroll bars only when necessary to display the content.
Yes Always displays scroll bars even if the content fits.
No Never displays scroll bars, even if the content does not fit.

To specify a border between frames

The frames will be displayed with the border you specified.

To create a new frameset within a frame

This technique is necessary when adding frames of a different orientation from the other frames in the window.

The frame will be highlighted with a gray border.

A nested frameset will be created in the frame, dividing the frame into two parts. Each of the two new frames can either be given a source page or subdivided further using the Split Horizontal or Split Vertical command.

To add more frames at the same level

A dialog box allows you to choose where the new frame is to be inserted:

A new frame is added to the same frameset as the selected frame.

To add frames by dragging

Either:

Or:

To change the orientation of the frames in the frameset

To remove a frame

Either:

Or:

Or:

The selected frame will be deleted.

If you attempt to delete one of the only two remaining frames defined for a frameset page, Freeway will display a dialog box asking you to confirm your choice:


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