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Stefan22403196m1cm
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Dec 26, 2021 9:22 PM UTC
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Links in frames are only opened via a new tab

Hi there,
I would like to create a simple homepage with frames using Dreamweaver. The basic creation works without any problems. My problem is when I want to open a new link in a frame, a new browser tab opens. For a better understanding, you can find a small example here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1df3wwkLdQtDuVLoPF9Uk4xJjQPhXzOTt/view?usp=sharing. Start the index.html file. My goal is that every link in the frame: "frame_down" will be opened.

Does anyone have any tip for me as to where the problem is?

 

thank you

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Nancy OShea
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Dec 26, 2021 11:21 PM UTC

@Stefan22403196m1cm,

My advice is to stay away from FRAMES and FRAMESETS like the plague.  Frames are an evil throwback to 1990's web design and have no place on the modern web.

  • Frames are deprecated & unsupported by HTML5 web standards.
    https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/frame
  • Frames are unsupported by mobile & tablet devices as well as some browsers.
  • Frames are not recommended for accessibility reasons.
  • Framed sites cannot be bookmarked properly.
  • Framed sites are confusing for users as well as developers.

 

There are much better ways to build websites that do not rely on Frames.  

 

Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert
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BenPleysier
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BenPleysierCommunity Expert
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Dec 27, 2021 10:21 PM UTC

If you are willling to change, you may like what you see here:

https://youtu.be/ee4iwQpUQ2U

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    Stefan22403196m1cmAuthor
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    Dec 30, 2021 7:35 PM UTC

    Hi there,

    Thanks for the numerous help. I have now taken the solution via templates. For my purpose, this is the easiest and fastest way to achieve this.

    Greetings

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      Ben MCommunity Expert
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      Dec 27, 2021 1:19 PM UTC

      The short answer is that "id" doesn't exist in frames. It should be "name=" where you have "id=".  This just shows again why frames are a bad idea to Nancy's point.  Another option altogether is to consider a CMS (ie: Wordpress), or if you prefer to stay out of the code (Wix, Squarespace).

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        Nancy OShea
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        Nancy OSheaCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
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        Dec 26, 2021 11:21 PM UTC

        @Stefan22403196m1cm,

        My advice is to stay away from FRAMES and FRAMESETS like the plague.  Frames are an evil throwback to 1990's web design and have no place on the modern web.

        • Frames are deprecated & unsupported by HTML5 web standards.
          https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/frame
        • Frames are unsupported by mobile & tablet devices as well as some browsers.
        • Frames are not recommended for accessibility reasons.
        • Framed sites cannot be bookmarked properly.
        • Framed sites are confusing for users as well as developers.

         

        There are much better ways to build websites that do not rely on Frames.  

         

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