tables >= frames?

ive read that you can achieve the same output using tables instead of frames,
but does it come at an expense of website size ?

is there a huge difference in overall file size when using tables?
because there is a full page to load when navigating
as opposed to frames where only portions of the page have to loaded.

thanks,
boomtown

Basically not, tables do add a little bit more coding to the page but we are
only talking a few more kilobytes if that.

As for the full page loading, if you use the same navigation in all the
pages and keep the images consistent, the browser will load them from the
cache anyway loading them faster.

Because of the browser compatibility, I think tables are the way to go. Most
of the professional sites are done in tables and they give you amazing
layout efficiency.


cheers
Suman Dahal
www.thecomptuerpimp.com
Website design and Multimedia

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"boomtownUSA" <webforumsuser (AT) macromedia (DOT) com> wrote

ive read that you can achieve the same output using tables instead of
frames,
but does it come at an expense of website size ?

is there a huge difference in overall file size when using tables?
because there is a full page to load when navigating
as opposed to frames where only portions of the page have to loaded.

thanks,
boomtown

"boomtownUSA" <webforumsuser (AT) macromedia (DOT) com> wrote

ive read that you can achieve the same output using tables instead of
frames,
but does it come at an expense of website size ?

is there a huge difference in overall file size when using tables?
because there is a full page to load when navigating
as opposed to frames where only portions of the page have to loaded.

thanks,
boomtown

A word of warning. If a web site designer can't spell "computer", or take
the trouble to spell their URL correctly, how good is their advice likely to
be?

Regards

Terry

The main difference is that you can make static areas with framesets.
(scrolling text with your navigation on screen)

If you make a complicated navigation like thisone:
http://www.quirksmode.org/

frames will save a lot of downloadtime.
If you have only a few links (lets say less then ten) and these are
textlinks styled with an external stylesheet dowloading your navigation
with every new page will not be noticable in downloadtime.

If you use frames take care of these warnings:

http://apptools.com/rants/framesevil.php
http://www.tjkdesign.com/resources/frames/

If these points problems for your site take a look here:

The simple solution is to redirect your users to the homepage with a
simple java-script:
You can use an extention for that purpose:

http://www.pawluk.com/public/dw/dwfset.htm?dw.htm~fmain

And take a look at the framestuffer; a help file is provided.


Or you can use the methods listed here:
www.searchmechanics.com/learn/srf/srf.htm
or asp
http://www.dmxzone.com/ShowDetail.asp?NewsId=732

happy framing, Joost Kolkman

boomtownUSA wrote:

ive read that you can achieve the same output using tables instead of frames,
but does it come at an expense of website size ?

is there a huge difference in overall file size when using tables?
because there is a full page to load when navigating
as opposed to frames where only portions of the page have to loaded.

thanks,
boomtown