Q1061 Is it possible for a link to target two different frames at the same time?

irt.org | Knowledge Base | JavaScript | Link | Q1061 [ previous next ]

Q1061 Is it possible for a link to target two different frames at the same time?

You can either load another frameset into the bottom frames if you split the definition up into two:

<FRAMESET ROWS="50%,*">
<FRAME SRC="top.htm" NAME="top">
<FRAME SRC="bottom.htm" NAME="bottom">
</FRAMESET>

And then in bottom.htm:

<FRAMESET COLSS="50%,*">
<FRAME SRC="left.htm" NAME="left">
<FRAME SRC="right.htm" NAME="right">
</FRAMESET>

And then in top.htm:

<A HREF="bottom2.htm" TARGET="bottom">Replace botton frames</A>

and then in bottom2.htm:

<FRAMESET COLS="50%,*">
<FRAME SRC="left2.htm" NAME="left">
<FRAME SRC="right2.htm" NAME="right">
</FRAMESET>

Or you could use JavaScript to target one of the frames with say the following frameset definition:

<FRAMESET ROWS="50%,*">
    <FRAME SRC="top.htm" NAME="top">
    <FRAMESET COLS="50%,*">
        <FRAME SRC="left.htm" NAME="left">
        <FRAME SRC="right.htm" NAME="right">
    </FRAMESET>
</FRAMESET>

With a link in top.htm looking like:

<A HREF="left2.htm" TARGET="left" onClick="parent.right.location.href='right2.htm'">change bottom frames</A>

Feedback on 'Q1061 Is it possible for a link to target two different frames at the same time?'

What's New

How to do the impossible with Google Gears

Out and About

Last Updated: 30th March 2008. Maintained by: Martin Webb and Michel Plungjan
irt.org liability, trademark, document use, privacy statement and software licensing rules apply.