A Final Word

In this column we showed you several tips on using JavaScript for controlling frames in a frame set. We taught you how to nest frames within frames, how to manipulate them, and how to change their content. We demonstrated some of the tips in a live example that manipulates the display of several frames within frames. The jury is still out whether or not the usage of frames should be encouraged. The tips shown in this column will make using frames more appealing to your users. In this column you learned:

• How to escape frames.
• How to force frames.
• How to control multiple frames.
• How to navigate between frames.
• How to write a frames-based site.