[Nfb-web] site design

Tue May 23 10:25:58 CDT 2006

hi,

the use of css has been around for a while but i have just recently found 
that frames are being phased out.
a bit warped, your approach seems the easy answer is to go get a sighted 
person to help.
bryan

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Chris Westbrook" <westbc at clw19.com>
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Sent: Tuesday, May 23, 2006 10:01 AM
Subject: Re: [Nfb-web] site design

> I'm not even going to address the philosophical question as it is off 
> topic
> for this list except to say that your view of nfb philosophy is a bit
> warped, and frames have been discouraged for many years now.  These
> techniques aren't exactly new.
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Bryan Schulz" <b.schulz at sbcglobal.net>
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> Sent: Tuesday, May 23, 2006 10:54 AM
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>
>
>> hi,
>>
>> Thanks Rob, chris, i thought part of this list / blindness philosophy in
>> general was to design web sites without sighted assistance.
>> Second, i have a deadline coming fast and don't have time to learn the 
>> new
>> 4.01 techniques.
>> Bryan
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Chris Westbrook" <westbc at clw19.com>
>> To: "NFB Webmaster's List" <nfb-web at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Tuesday, May 23, 2006 8:47 AM
>> Subject: Re: [Nfb-web] site design
>>
>>
>>> Frames are really going out of style.  You should try to use divisions
>>> and
>>> css.  Get a sighted designer to help you.
>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> From: "Rob" <kyrath at cox.net>
>>> To: "NFB Webmaster's List" <nfb-web at nfbnet.org>
>>> Sent: Tuesday, May 23, 2006 9:14 AM
>>> Subject: Re: [Nfb-web] site design
>>>
>>>
>>>> It looks like you will need 3 frames vertically and then subdivide the
>>>> middle one into 3 frames horizontally.
>>>>
>>>> Another possibility is that you might be able to use divisions, 
>>>> (perhaps
>>>> positioned by CSS,) in place of some of the frames.  However, it can
>>>> certainly be done with frames.  Below is a simple templet you can
>>>> examine.
>>>>
>>>> <html>
>>>> <head>
>>>> <title>frames demo</title>
>>>> </head>
>>>>
>>>> <frameset rows="30%, 50%, 20%">
>>>>  <frame src="header.html">
>>>>  <frameset cols="20%, 60%, 20%">
>>>>    <frame src="left.html">
>>>>    <frame src="main.html">
>>>>    <frame src="right.html">
>>>>  </frameset>
>>>>  <frame src="footer.html">
>>>> </frameset>
>>>>
>>>> </html>
>>>>
>>>> HTH
>>>>
>>>> -- Rob
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>>> From: "Bryan Schulz" <b.schulz at sbcglobal.net>
>>>> To: "NFB Webmaster's List" <nfb-web at nfbnet.org>
>>>> Sent: Tuesday, May 23, 2006 1:51 AM
>>>> Subject: [Nfb-web] site design
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> hi,
>>>>>
>>>>> I'm looking for a few suggestions about how to layout a page.
>>>>> i probably need to use frames.
>>>>> I need one frame across the top,
>>>>> a frame down the left and right side,
>>>>> a frame across the bottom, and
>>>>> the middle is a frame for a streaming window and text.
>>>>>
>>>>> Would this be complicated nested frames or five separate frames?
>>>>> thanks,
>>>>> Bryan
>>>>>
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