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dillankid
I'm making this website using a drop down menu, and because I can't make the drop down menu fall over a normal frame (at least, I don't think I can) I put in an Iframe. I've never used I-frames, and my question is:

Example

I guess I need to know if I can and how to put the i-frame flush with the bottom of the menu with the logo overlapping the frame, and when the drop down menu is activated it needs to overlap the Iframe too.
If an Iframe can't do it, is there another way without using flash? I'm trying to make this site as user friendly as possible while allowing a computer illiterate owner as much ease of editing as possible.

Any ideas let me know, I haven't touched html or any web-design for some time so I'm waaay rusty.

Thanks!
pandy
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is there another way without using flash?


Yes, use neither frames nor Flash. K.I.S.S. happy.gif

As for your other questions, could you post the URL to the page?
dillankid
QUOTE(pandy @ Dec 12 2008, 08:39 PM) *

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is there another way without using flash?


Yes, use neither frames nor Flash. K.I.S.S. happy.gif

As for your other questions, could you post the URL to the page?


No url as of yet, I'll have to put it up somewhere free for the moment.

I'll get back here with it.
Christian J
QUOTE(dillankid @ Dec 13 2008, 02:31 AM) *

allowing a computer illiterate owner as much ease of editing as possible.

For that SSI or PHP includes are much better, assuming your web host offers any of these (or ASP, which comes with SSI).
Darin McGrew
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For that SSI or PHP includes are much better, assuming your web host offers any of these (or ASP, which comes with SSI).
Actually, I think some sort of content management system (CMS) would be more appropriate. With SSI or PHP includes, the "computer illiterate owner" still needs to deal with bits of HTML in the include files. With a good CMS, they can ignore the HTML and deal with only the text content.
dillankid
I've modified it a bit (mostly the graphics,) so now I won't have to worry about layering. Only one issue - I don't know how to get this image to line up with the menu:

Example

I'm using Dreamweaver, and the HTML looks like this:

<div class="container">
<div class="contentbox" style="margin-top: 0px;"><img src="images/top.jpg" width="664" height="156" />
<script type='text/javascript' src='quickmenu.js'></script><img src="images/top_2.jpg">
<iframe src ="bottom_frame.html" name="frame" width="664" marginwidth="0" height="640" marginheight="0" scrolling="Auto" frameborder="0" id="frame">

I can paste the pages entire html if needed, but I'm having trouble with freewebs at the moment since their free server only allows one file up at a time. The owner hasn't bought a site yet either so bleh...
dillankid
I figured it out, I just added another image to the JavaScript instead of doing it separately. Thank you all.
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