You mean dynamic resizing of the iframe?  I assume you could do some
sort of javascript to check the width of the page contained within the
iframe and then set the iframe width to that number.  Not sure how
cross-browser it will be but it should work. iFrames are cool for
certain situations, but I've definitely seen people overuse them and
make it way too complicated. 


John Burns
Certified Advanced ColdFusion MX Developer
Wyle Laboratories, Inc. | Web Developer
 

-----Original Message-----
From: Rick Faircloth [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Thursday, May 05, 2005 4:42 PM
To: CF-Talk
Subject: RE: Basic web interface question

Hi, Mike...

I've tinkered with iFrames some, and see a lot of potential, but one
thing I never found out...is it possible to make an iFrame expand with
content or does it always have to just scroll if content becomes larger
than the pre-defined area of the iFrame?

Rick

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 From: "Dawson, Michael" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, May 05, 2005 11:55 AM
To: CF-Talk <cf-talk@houseoffusion.com>
Subject: RE: Basic web interface question 

How about an iframe on the same page? When you search for an item, then
click on it, the iframe is populated with the detailed data. Then, you
can submit that form, but stay on the search results as well.

M!ke 

-----Original Message-----
From: Dave Merrill [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, May 04, 2005 4:26 PM
To: CF-Talk
Subject: Basic web interface question

It's not like I haven't done this before, in various ways, but I might
as well ask as long as I'm rethinking life...

Say you have the very normal situation with search screen leading to a
list of records, drill in to edit or create one. Where do you take the
user when they save an edited record?

- Back to the record list, with their previous search criteria still in
place? That seems most intuitive, but it means hanging on to those
search criteria while editing, which is potentially a multiple-screen
wizard-like thing. Not impossible by any means, but an architectural
commitment, if you're thinking generically.

- Another way to manage a similar net effect would be to open the edit
screen in a new window, and have it close and refresh the list window
when done. That's what I've often done, but some users find the new
window thing confusing, particularly if it comes up maximized and they
don't even realize it's a new window.

- Back to the search screen? Kind of annoying if it didn't remember
their search criteria, so see above.

- Back to the record list, but with only that one record showing? Not
particularly functional.

Other ideas?

Dave Merrill





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