- From: Ian B. Jacobs <ij@w3.org>
- Date: Fri, 03 Jul 1998 16:08:59 -0400
- To: Nir Dagan <nir.dagan@econ.upf.es>
- CC: w3c-wai-gl@w3.org
Nir Dagan wrote: > > Frames are a mechnism of _displaying_ different > pieces of content in independent windows in _scrolling medium_ > It is impossible to make sense of frames in other media such as print. > > In other words, frames are a presentational hint, for particular media. > Therefore, stylesheets should be used for making frames. > > I am not isolated in this opinion: > > "...Frames aren't considered as the way to go. CSS2 > and its positioning capabilities is the preferred way." > > Arnaud Le Hors in > http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/www-html/1998May/0018.html > > The WAI authoring guidelines should state clearly: > "Frames only via stylesheets". Unfortunately, it is not possible to duplicate frame semantics with CSS2 and HTML 4 alone. Special values of the HTML 4 "target" attribute (see [1], section 6.16) allow authors to specify the window in which a document is meant to appear. While CSS2 positioning allows authors to create frame-like appearance within a single window, CSS2 does not allow authors to refer to other windows. This is one reason why frames weren't "more deprecated" in HTML 4.0; the target window behavior could not be reproduced in CSS. - Ian -- Ian Jacobs (jacobs@w3.org) Tel/Fax: (212) 684-1814 http://www.w3.org/People/Jacobs
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