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>>BTW I'm not really a web designer either!

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>Which begs the question: why any of us are discussing this at all?

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>good use of frames = OK

>bad use of frames = no way

>no frames = preferable


Er, well I am a Web designer (at least part of me is!) and I would agree 

with many of the comments already made. Frames are not all bad but they 

are easily abused - especially when they are bolted onto a site as a 

quick and dirty navigation system. If I'm not sure of their genuine 

usefulness in a site I avoid using them.


This discussion raises a wider issue about the use of "new" HTML 

technologies at the expense of site usability or compatibility. For 

example, how wise is it to use "Dynamic HTML", JavaScript, Java, Flash 

and so on in your sites? While these technologies can look fantastic if 

you have the appropriate browser technology we all know how awful a badly 

designed site can appear if any browser component is missing...


I personally have been having a bit of a CGI "renaissance" recently. Much 

of what you might use Plug-ins/JavaScript/Java for can be achieved using 

good old PERL scripts and you rarely need to worry about browser 

compatibility if you take this route.


Sean



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