Q1103 Is it possble to have a freeze panes effect like that in excel using frames, where scrolling in one frame automatically makes another frame scroll?

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Q1103 Is it possble to have a freeze panes effect like that in excel using frames, where scrolling in one frame automatically makes another frame scroll?

It would have to use the onScroll and would therefore only work in Internet Explorer 4+ Although Netscape has mentioned onScroll, I have not seen it in their documentation.

A more compatible way would be to put the following in a third frame:

<script language="JavaScript"><!--
function myVoid() { ; }

CurrentX = 0;
CurrentY = 0;

function myScroll(Direction) {
   if (!document.images) return; // not supported

   var Increment = 10;

   if (Direction == 'down') CurrentX += Increment;
   else if (Direction == 'up') CurrentX -= Increment;
   else if (Direction == 'right') CurrentY += Increment;
   else if (Direction == 'left') CurrentY -= Increment;

   top.frames[0].scroll(CurrentX,CurrentY); // alternative is scrollTo(x,y)
   top.frames[1].scroll(CurrentX,CurrentY);
}
//--></script>

<a href="javascript:void(0)" onMouseOver="myScroll('down')">down</a>
<a href="javascript:void(0)" onMouseOver="myScroll('up')">up</a>
<a href="javascript:void(0)" onMouseOver="myScroll('left')">left</a>
<a href="javascript:void(0)" onMouseOver="myScroll('right')">right</a>

Note: for Netscape, try parent.framename.scrollTo(0,20) or parent.framename.scrollBy(0,20) - since scroll was deprecated in Netscape 4.0.

Feedback on 'Q1103 Is it possble to have a freeze panes effect like that in excel using frames, where scrolling in one frame automatically makes another frame scroll?'

• 15:55:34 3/22/01 steve bamberger