RE: FLASH: BP: OT Please - not frames!

[David Jacobs]

Ben,


This is very OT, but here are my thoughts.


You are right on all counts. Give him the arguments that frames ruin search

engine rankings, make bookmarking difficult, decreases usable screen

real-estate, look tacky, and are very annoying to most people these days.

There are a few exceptions where they are appropriate, but this is not one

of them. If those arguments are not sufficient, use the argument that you

made the site for him for free, think that it is better this way, and he can

f*** off if he doesn't like it! ; )


A couple suggestions though: set your topmargin to 0; align the diver to the

top, and reduce the white space between the diver and the left menu.


David Jacobs

Web Developer

Skywalker Communications

http://www.skywalker.com

http://www.itverge.com


Phone: 636.272.8025 x167


> -----Original Message-----

>

From: Ben Park [SMTP:parkibaldsiteria [dot] net]

> Sent:	Wednesday, March 29, 2000 11:33 AM

> To:	Flash Discussion List

> Subject:	FLASH: BP: OT Please - not frames!

> 

> Hi Everyone

> 

> I recently designed a web site, with no flash (although I'm thinking of

> adding it in the future, as I love it - I use it on my site!)

> The site I designed is not amazing or anything, but it had the kind of

> cartoony feel, that he wanted.

> 

> Anyway, the client was happy and loved the site.

> Since then, one person complained that it wasn't using frames, as they

> prefered this (theres always one user that spoils it for everyone, isnt

> there!?), so the client has started pestering me into changing the whole

> site into frames.

> 

> I understand his arguments, but I don't think it is the way to go. For

> starters I hate frames - they always look tacky....

> Here's the URL of the site as I designed it  - it's

> http://www.dive-pro-select.co.uk

> 

> His argument is to put the cylinders on the left in the left frame and

> remove the diver from the top left corner. He also wishes to remove the

> buttons across the top and move the title up.

> Problem is, no matter how I explain it to him, I cannot seem to get

> through

> to him, that when viewed in a resolution below the one he uses (1024x768)

> people would have to scroll twice in the screen, and that would look

> terrible.

> 

> He is also pressuring me to put in an "enter" page. Now, I could agree,

> but

> having a slow connection myself, I see no purpose for a page with only one

> option on it. It just makes everything load slower and wastes everyones

> time. Now, if it were to load another page in the background somehow, that

> would be useful.

> But it serves no purpose whatsoever.

> He claims he likes a competitors site - http://www.clubscuba.com

> but I think that is taking a step-back from what he already has.

> On Clubscuba, I like the look of the enter page (although pointless), but

> I

> think that the rest is so cheap-looking, I would feel ripped off if I had

> got it for free....and he didn't.

> 

> What do you all think anyway?

> Should I give in and re-draw the entire site using frames?

> 

> Ben

> P.S. I'm not receiving any money from the design of this site. The

> "client"

> is a member of my family.

> P.P.S. Sorry for this off-topic

> ----------------------------------------------------

> Ben Park

> Owner/Designer/Creator of Siteria

>

Email: parkibaldsiteria [dot] net

> Website: http://www.siteria.net

> 

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