Web Design in a Nutshell, 2nd Edition

Name

<frameset> — NN 2, 3, 4, 6 MSIE 3, 4, 5, 5.5, 6 HTML 4.01 WebTV Opera5

Synopsis

<frameset>...</frameset>

Defines a collection of frames or other framesets.

Attributes

border= number

Nonstandard. Sets frame border thickness (in pixels) between all the frames in a frameset (when the frame border is turned on).

bordercolor=" #rrggbb " or color name

Nonstandard. Sets a border color for all the borders in a frameset. Support for this attribute is limited to Netscape Navigator 3.0 and higher and Internet Explorer 4.0.

cols= list of lengths (number, percentage, or *)

Establishes the number and sizes of columns (vertical frames) in a frameset. The number of columns is determined by the number of values in the list. Size specifications can be in absolute pixel values, percentage values, or relative values (*) based on available space.

frameborder=1|0 (IE 3+); yes|no (NN 3+ and IE 4.0+)

Nonstandard. Determines whether 3-D separators are drawn between frames in the frameset. A value of 1 (or yes) turns the borders on; 0 (or no) turns the borders off.

Because Netscape and Internet Explorer support different values, you may need to specify the frameborder twice within <frameset> to ensure cross-browser compatibility, as follows:

frameborder=yes frameborder=1 ...

framespacing= number (IE only)

Internet 3.0 and higher only. Adds additional space (in pixels) between adjacent frames.

rows= list of lengths (number, percentage, or *)

Establishes the number and size of rows (horizontal ...