Frames open in a new window

Question

Hello there!
I am trying to do a homepage in dreamweaver. It is working
well just in Safari. Frames open in a new window on other browsers
and it is not what I want. I haven't linked anything to _blank. Can
anybody help me?
Dental V6

Answer 1

What? Each page is complete in itself. That's the thing you
are missing.
In that case, you do not need both page1 and page2 open at
the same time.
I assume you are imagining page1 as something like masthead
and navigation,
and page2 as content. But that's not the best way to do it.
Page1 and
page2 would both contain masthead and navigation and content.
They would be
independent pages that are both complete.
The way to do this would be to use -
1. DW templates to provide easy-to-maintain 'boilerplate'
elements on all
pages, or
2. Server-side includes to allow the use of separate
'component' page
fragments which are automatically included into each page by
the server.
You just do not want to use frames.
The decision to use or not use frames should be based on a)
your site's
needs, and b) your willingness to accept the potential
problems that frames
can create for you as developer and maintainer of the site
and for your
visitors as casual users of the site.
I am down on frames because I believe that they create many
more problems
than they solve.
Judging from the posts here, and the kinds of problems that
are described,
the kind of person most likely to elect to use frames is also
the kind of
person most likely ill-prepared fo solve the ensuing problems
when they
arise. If you feel a) that you understand the problems and b)
that you are
prepared to handle them when they occur, and c) that you have
a need to use
frames, then by all means use them.
As far as I know, the most comprehensive discussions of
frames and their
potential problems can be found on these two links -
http://apptools.com/rants/framesevil.php
http://www.tjkdesign.com/articles/frames/
Murray --- ICQ 71997575
Adobe Community Expert
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> But I want page2 opens beside page1. In this case I need
frames, right?
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