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Introduced with Netscape Navigator 2.0, frames were hailed by many as the most significant HTML innovation to date. Picking up where tables left off, frames let Web publishers subdivide the browser wi ndow into two or more independent, scrollable sections.

When used well, frames can greatly improve navigation, allowing designated frames to remain stationary (creating permanent menu bars or ads) while other frames are used to browse documents. When used poorly, however, they just make a mess of things, cl uttering the page, confusing the user, and considerably slowing download time.

As usual, other browser companies have scrambled to catch up with Netscape, and have added frames capability as fast as their engineers could churn out the code. As of nine months after their initial release, frames were supported by the latest version of nearly every browser.


Other resources

Understanding Frames (HTML, 1 Aug 96)



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