Can one link open multiple windows?

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Can one link open multiple windows?

Burning_Man

3:32 pm on Jan 27, 2006 (gmt 0)

Hello everyone! This is my first post. Hope it's in the right place.

I'm currently trying to build my first site and have gone for a frame based design. I'm trying to get a link to open new windows in two or more frames simultaneously. Anyone know if this is possible and if it is how to do it? An example of code would be fantastic.

Thanks

jbinbpt

4:05 pm on Jan 27, 2006 (gmt 0)

Hi Burning_man,
Welcome to Webmasterworld

If you are trying to nest links, that won't work. Here is a link to the W3C specification
[w3.org...]

Are you sure that frames are the way you want to go?

You can try the javascript option
[javascript.about.com...]

Burning_Man

1:39 pm on Jan 30, 2006 (gmt 0)

Thanks for that. Upon taking advice from a friend, it seems that frames are not the best way to go as you have pointed out. I'm going back to the drawing board. I've been recommended to have a CSS based site using no frames. Anyone want to comment on this suggestion?

txbakers

1:59 pm on Jan 30, 2006 (gmt 0)

much better idea.

and WELCOME to WebmasterWorld!

jfodale

2:14 pm on Jan 30, 2006 (gmt 0)

Yea, definitely a better (best) option.

Burning_Man

4:05 pm on Jan 30, 2006 (gmt 0)

Thanks for the advice and for the warm welcome.

I have to admit, I'm finding this a bit of a steep learning curve, but I'm bursting with stuff I want to get on the web so will persevere!

Anyone got any pointers to basic help with CSS?

jbinbpt

6:26 pm on Jan 30, 2006 (gmt 0)

Nick_W has a great primer on CSS that starts here
[webmasterworld.com...]

Anlina

7:14 pm on Jan 30, 2006 (gmt 0)

When I was first learning CSS, I found the best way for me to pick something up was to pick a task that was interesting and practical for me, then find a tutorial online that would explain how to do something similar (and good tutorials abound.)

So I'd design a layout, figure out what it needed to do and how it needed to look, then find specific information on how to implement stuff like horizontal menus from bulleted lists.

Perhaps it's just the way I learn, but I found this method worked well because it gave me a practical framework to apply all these different styles and a usable layout in the end while not just copying a tutorial word for word.