I need a good dropdown menu that will work with frames

[teslawlo]

Does anyone know of a good one? It HAS to be compatible with frames (I would like to have the menu in one frame and have the menu's links directed towards another, bigger frame. Thanks!:D

[Jona]

In your navigation frame:


<script type="text/javascript"><!--
document.write("<form action=\"\" onsubmit=\"return false;\"><div>\n");
document.write("<select size=\"1\" name=\"menuSel\" onchange=\"top.frames['name_of_your_main_frame'].location.href=this.options[this.options.selectedIndex].value;\">\n");
document.write("<option value=\"home.html\">Homepage</option>\n");
document.write("<option value=\"page2.html\">Page2</option>\n");
// add as many as you need
//--></script>
<!-- Below code displays a menu for users without JavaScript enabled. -->
<noscript>
<p><a href="home.html" title="Go to homepage." target="name_of_your_main_frame">Homepage</a><br>
<a href="page2.html" title="Go to page two." target="name_of_your_main_frame">Page two</a>
<!-- Add as many as you need and make sure they correspond with those that would be in the dropdown menu --></p>
</noscript>


[J]ona

[teslawlo]

thanks, I will try that right away...

[Jona]

You're welcome.

[J]on[a]

[MotherNatrsSon]

If that does not work you can try the HV Menu at www.dynamicdrive.com it has frames support.

I would strongly suggest not using frames at all though.

MNS

[FlowerofAvarice]

I had a similar problem, I am making a page with a top, middle and bottom frame. The links on the top frame are on a table in a layer div on top of an image. The links target into the middle frame and I was trying to put a DHTML menu I made in Coffeecup in it. However, it would not display it. I am assuming that is because it does not have frame support. So basically I have two questions.

1. Why is everyone trying to move away from using frames?

2. If I need the the top and bottom "frames" to be static and have the middle frame be able to scroll vertically and horizontally, how do I do this and not use frames?

Thanks in advance. Also I am going to try out the HV menu on www.dynamicdrive.com

[FlowerofAvarice]

OK you are never going to believe this, but I ended up fixing the problem by putting two frames into the html file that gets targetted to the main. So that is three main frames and two subframes within the middle mainframe, for those of you counting at home. Although, I am kinda having problems having the menu start in one frame and rest in the other. Problems meaning it doesn't work. I'll try and figure that out on my own. I hope this conversation with myself has amused you all as much as it amuses me.

*update* Frame overlap not a problem. Everything works for now ; )