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Use frames only if you know you can pull it off
Frames have a really bad rep on the internet. On one hand, they're great for organizing content and keeping repetitive information from having to be repeatedly passed back and forth from the server. But at the same time, they can be highly annoying, with users trying to follow links from inside a frame and then getting "trapped" inside it. The latter tends to overshadow the former, and it's often considered faux paux. Well, to hell with that bullshit! Frames are awesome if done correctly!! To many, frames are certainly evil: even when it's just one frame on the left to hold the menu and the content on the right is clichéd and can be done just as well without frames. Here's a good example of when you shouldn't use frames: Novell's Netware 5 Documentation makes unnecessary use of four frames, which could have easily been broken down into two frames, and even then, there are ways to do it without frames altogether! Sunfreeware.Com is an example of a site that uses frames well, but you wonder if they could've done it better without them. The Deuteronomy of Eric is a good example of how to effectively use frames. In fact, you sometimes can't even tell that it is using frames. The beauty of this site is that it is certainly simple, with content that updates itself! Emulate this page. |
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This site was created by Adam Fuller especially for students of the UNC School of Journalism's JOMC 050 Class and anyone else who may be interested. For more information, please contact daikat@email.unc.edu |