set page length

[Rosco]

I am trying to set a specified length for web pages that have varying
content. The idea is to have a series of pages that when viewed in a
fully opened browser, will have links on the bottom of the screen remain
in the same position.

The pages should be set so the vertical scroll bar is greyed out, and
when viewing the pages in series, the links on the bottom should not
appear to move.

Is this possible?

I'm using FrontPage 2003 as my editor.

 

[E. T. Culling]

It is not good to tell the viewer's browser to open fully ... many will
leave immediately and not come back. Everyone has their browser window set a
bit differently ... and they want it that way. What will you do if I like my
monitor is set at 800 x 600 and I only wish to view about 3/4s of it?
So ... what you want is not such a good idea.... if you want folks to view
your site!
Eleanor

 

[Rosco]

Hi Eleanor

These pages are actually for a help file which is composed of compiled
HTML pages. The client wants to view the pages in full screen
(1024x768) and view pages one after the other without any of the
elements "moving". He wants navigation links at the bottom of each
screen to the next page and to the home page.

I can set the length of a cell, but it expands if there is too much
content, so I have to cut and paste to see the proper amount of content
for each page. Also, some fonts are different sizes, which seems to
throw the length setting off.

Ross

 

[Thomas A. Rowe]

Basically, you are limited to cutting and pasting to create each page, as you have indicated, as
there is no page width or length setting in HTML documents.

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[Stefan B Rusynko]

Create your help files and navigation in a Frameset page
- use a bottom frame for the nav
- set the frame set as the starting page and all your links to target the frame names then compile the Help file

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| Hi Eleanor
|
| These pages are actually for a help file which is composed of compiled
| HTML pages. The client wants to view the pages in full screen
| (1024x768) and view pages one after the other without any of the
| elements "moving". He wants navigation links at the bottom of each
| screen to the next page and to the home page.
|
| I can set the length of a cell, but it expands if there is too much
| content, so I have to cut and paste to see the proper amount of content
| for each page. Also, some fonts are different sizes, which seems to
| throw the length setting off.
|
| Ross
|
| E. T. Culling wrote:
| > It is not good to tell the viewer's browser to open fully ... many will
| > leave immediately and not come back. Everyone has their browser window set a
| > bit differently ... and they want it that way. What will you do if I like my
| > monitor is set at 800 x 600 and I only wish to view about 3/4s of it?
| > So ... what you want is not such a good idea.... if you want folks to view
| > your site!
| > Eleanor
| > | >
| >>I am trying to set a specified length for web pages that have varying
| >>content. The idea is to have a series of pages that when viewed in a fully
| >>opened browser, will have links on the bottom of the screen remain in the
| >>same position.
| >>
| >>The pages should be set so the vertical scroll bar is greyed out, and when
| >>viewing the pages in series, the links on the bottom should not appear to
| >>move.
| >>
| >>Is this possible?
| >>
| >>I'm using FrontPage 2003 as my editor.
| >
| >
| >

 

[Rosco]

Thanks - I'll give that a try.

 

[Rosco]

I've tried this but I still have the problem of the frame expanding to
match the contents. I'm looking for a way to set an absolute length
that can't be extended.

There's no way I can judge how the contents will affect the overall
length of the page without trial and error which will take hours and
hours. The client is asking that the page length stay exactly the same
regardless of the contents.

No way, I think.

 

[Thomas A. Rowe]

It is just not possible, unless the content (images, text and fonts) are exactly the same on all
pages.

How about designing your page to the size you want using tables, then insert an IFrame which would
load the Help content, but would allow scrolling of the Help content. This would be the best that
could be done.

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[Stefan B Rusynko]

Then you are not setting up your frames correctly
This would set a fixed 70 px bottom nav frame and the main frame would fill the rest of the browser window

<frameset rows="*,70">
<frame name="main" scrolling="auto">
<frame name="footer" scrolling="auto" noresize target="main">
<noframes>
<body>
</body>
</noframes>
</frameset>

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| I've tried this but I still have the problem of the frame expanding to
| match the contents. I'm looking for a way to set an absolute length
| that can't be extended.
|
| There's no way I can judge how the contents will affect the overall
| length of the page without trial and error which will take hours and
| hours. The client is asking that the page length stay exactly the same
| regardless of the contents.
|
| No way, I think.
|
| Stefan B Rusynko wrote:
| > Create your help files and navigation in a Frameset page
| > - use a bottom frame for the nav
| > - set the frame set as the starting page and all your links to target the frame names then compile the Help file
| >

 

[Rosco]

Yes, I can see that would be one solution. Thanks.