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To Frame or not to Frame...

I love those photo-sites that employ frames. You know the ones I mean, with the thumbnails that scroll on the side of your screen while the enlargement is displayed in the main window. But I also know that alot of people hate frames. So, as I muse over the redesign of my outdated and terribly neglected photo-site, how to frame, or even whether to frame...truly is the question.

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• Guide to frames usage

This page is a good overview, adressing topics from syntax, and usage gudelines to the common problems with frames and a couple alternatives.
• W3C (The World Wide Web Consortium) recommendations on frames

You can spend alot of time here.
• W3C's Home Page


• Frames Tutorial, byt Newbie.net


• Why are frames so evil?


• The International I Hate Frames Club

While I was there I spotted "S.P.I.T." I won't add the link here, as the banner is easy enough to spot, at the right side of the page.
Since this site boasts plolitically incorrect humor and subject matter, be warned that you may find offensive things there. I haven't yet made time to peruse it and I admit it's pretty far off-topic, but I find virtual meandering to be one of the pleasures of the WWW.

• CSS Pointers Group for practical use of CSS

an alternative for frames.
• W3C-Cascading Style Sheets home page


• Guide to Cascading Style Sheets


• The W3C CSS Validation Service

a free service that checks Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) in (X)HTML CSS Beauty | CSS Design Showcase
A database of well designed CSS based sites, it showcases designers' work and serves as inspiration for designers.

• Web Content Accessibility Guidelines

Some basic stuff here.

• SlashDot, News for Nerds

Wandering again, but it looks like an interesting read.

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