HCI 201 Fall 1999: Targeting Frames for Links

HCI 201 Multimedia and the World Wide Web

Fall 1999 - Section 703 - Targeting Frames for Links

By default, a linked document loads in the same frame as the link
To have linked document load in another frame:
- Use the NAME attribute in the <FRAME> tags, giving unique names to each frame
- Use the TARGET attribute in the <A> tag to specify the name of the target frame in which to load the link
If all links in a given document are to load in the same frame, you can use the <BASE> tag in the document header to just set the target once.
Reserved target names
- _blank -- will open a new, unnamed browser window
- _self -- the default for <A> tags; loads linked doc in same frame as link
- _parent -- will load into the parent frame (one step up in frame nest hierarchy)
- _top -- will load into the top-level of window "busting out" of the frameset

Example Frameset Document


<HTML>

<HEAD>

   	<TITLE>Targeting Frames for Links Example</TITLE>

</HEAD>

<FRAMESET ROWS="25%,*,25%">

   	<FRAME SRC="framcont/nav.htm" NAME="nav">

   	<FRAME SRC="framcont/two.htm" NAME="main">

   	<FRAME SRC="framcont/three.htm" NAME="bottom">

</FRAMESET>

<NOFRAMES>Sorry, but your browser does not support frames.</NOFRAMES>

</HTML>

Example HTML Document for the "nav" Frame


<HTML>

<HEAD>

<TITLE>Document for Navigation Frame</TITLE>

</HEAD>

<BODY BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF">

<P><A HREF="desert.htm" TARGET="main">Desert</A> | 

<A HREF="five.htm" TARGET="bottom">Five</A> | 

<A HREF="six.htm" TARGET="main">Six</A> | 

<A HREF="seven.htm" TARGET="bottom">Seven</A></P>

<P><A HREF="../target.htm" TARGET="_top">Back to Targeting Frames Page</A></P>

</BODY>

</HTML>

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