No special tricks required, just use frames. Something like:
<frameset border=0 frameborder=0 framespacing=0 rows="74,*,50">
<frame name="Header" src="Header.cfm" noresize scrolling="No">
<frameset cols="128,*,184">
<frame name="NavBar" src="NavBar.cfm" noresize scrolling="No">
<frame name="HotBox" src="HotBox.cfm" noresize scrolling="Auto">
<frame name="HighLight" src="HighLight.cfm" noresize scrolling="No">
</frameset>
<frame name="Footer" src="Footer.cfm" noresize scrolling="No">
</frameset>
You'll need to adjust the proportions. The frame named hotbox is the target of all
the items selected in the navbar.
You might also consider having the NavBar selections invoke a small JavaScript routine
that targets the Hotbox and displays a "loading" message, before linking to the HotBox
templaate that displays the requested image.
The hotBox frame will include scrollbars when needed... you could have an enlargement
to show fabric details, etc., or just larger images.
The information and navigation frames are static and omnipresent... they never scroll
off the screen.
This is a very intuitive and "pleasant" user interface.
It is very fast, efficient, and the screen never goes blank.
If you want to see how this "feels" compared to reloading the entire page, go to:
http://wwww.instasales.com/development/w/
HTH
Dick
At 11:54 PM -0700 9/1/01, Ian Lurie wrote:
>Hi all,
>
>I've got a CF-powered image browser (you can see it at
>http://www.dessy.com/colorfinder/dessy_dresses.cfm)
>
>Note that when you select a new style from the 'style' drop-down and click
>'go', the whole page refreshes. I'd rather have it just change the image in
>the center of the page.
>
>Anyone know any great tricks that are cross-browser? I know about XMLHTTP
>and remote scripting, but both seem pretty IE-specific...
>
>Thanks,
>
>Ian
>
>Portent Interactive
>Using Process, Design and Content to build great web sites since 1995
>http://www.portentinteractive.com
>
>
>
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