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cyberwizmj

Mar 23rd, 2008 6:21 pm

Alternative approach to frames....?

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I am a beginner with asp.net. I want to make a menu towards the left with content area towards the right. Just simple clicking link in the left frame and displaying data in the right frame.. only that I don't want to use frames and I'd like the menu to not to scroll up with the content on the right. Also, I can't use ajax controls, don't want to use flash and don't know java too well...

In the website I wanted to put link buttons/image buttons in the menu to display data in a gridview.

Any type of approach to do the above is welcome.. css/css2,tables,master pages, little bit of this n that, etc...

Thanks in advance :)

lio04

Mar 23rd, 2008 9:31 pm

Re: Alternative approach to frames....?

Very easy way is use <div id> tags and extern style.css file.

e.g. this code in HTML file:

In header:

<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="style.css" />

Body:

<body>

<div id="container">

        

        <div id="menu">

        blah blah

        </div>



        <div id="content">

        blah blah

        </div>

</div>

</body>

and CSS:

#container {

  width: 500px;

  margin: 0 auto;         

}

  



#menu {

  width: 200px;

  height: 600px;

  float: left;

  background-color: #c6d9f0;

  }



#content {

  width: 300px;

  height: 600px;

  float: left;

  background-color: #ffffff;

}

I hope, that I understand right, what you want. :)

cyberwizmj

Mar 24th, 2008 5:27 am

Re: Alternative approach to frames....?

How do I open new pages in the content area?

lio04

Mar 24th, 2008 9:46 am

Re: Alternative approach to frames....?

e.g. with PHP function inserted in content:

<?php

         $menu = $_GET['menu'];

         if ($menu=="") $menu=index;

         $filename="_".$menu.".php";

         include "$filename";

         ?>

In menu can be

<a href="index.php?menu=articles">Articles</a><br>

if is file named _articles.php .

cyberwizmj

Mar 24th, 2008 11:43 am

Re: Alternative approach to frames....?

unfortunately my server doesn't support php... :(

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