Way to Do This Without HTML Frames

Discussion in 'HTML & Website Design' started by Sleepy_Sentry, Jun 16, 2006.

  1. #1
    I am creating a website that lets the user view 4 different tech deal websites at once in a 2x2 grid. To get the website content, I am using an RSS to HTML converter.

    Here is a sample of one my converted RSS feeds:
    http://www.dealfiesta.com/rss2html.php?XMLFILE=http://techbargains.com/rss.xml&TEMPLATE=http://dealfiesta.com/template.html&MAXITEMS=10

    The problem is, I need 4 of those on a single page and the URL doesn't seem to work with frames, even when I put .html or .htm at the end.

    Are there any alternatives to HTML frames I can use?
     
    Sleepy_Sentry, Jun 16, 2006 IP
  2. feral cat

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    ... I don't see why you need to use frames at all, unless I am missing something. It would seem you could just do it with CSS / xHTML.
     
    feral cat, Jun 17, 2006 IP
  3. my44

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    #3
    How about you use layers?
     
    my44, Jun 17, 2006 IP
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    kk5st Prominent Member

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    #4
    There is no such thing as "layers" in html.

    cheers,

    gary
     
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    Well, there's one in Frontpage that I use :)

    cheers
     
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    Ok, Microsoft Frontpage calls it "layers" but looking at the code it's just <div> tag.

    It's quite helpful because you can specify the absolute position for the placement. It can help in putting the four different objects that Sleepy_Sentry mentioned about.
     
    my44, Jun 17, 2006 IP