Alternative to frames

[pimpernell]

I'm pretty new to constructing webpages, but was introduced to it on the university when we have to learn the really basic html in an IT-subject. I figured out I wanted a bit more advanced webpage when I first got into it, and now I'm stuck in this problem:

Is there an alternative to frames? I have this dropdown javascript on my menus, but the menus did not continue outside the frame

http://folk.ntnu.no/holene/untitled.jpg

On the original page, the dropdown menu continues down in the white textfield below.

Is there possible to make the white textfield as a frame so new pages from the menu is opened in the textfield? So I don't have to make tons of similar pages with similar codes for the menu bar, and different content in the textfield?

Appreciate any help!:)

[molendijk]

That's normally the problem with framesets: the menus are stuck within the frame. That's why many people use alternatives to frames.
There is a way, though, to have menus outside frames, see here (http://www.dynamicdrive.com/forums/showthread.php?t=25009&highlight=molendijk).

Arie Molendijk.

[pimpernell]

Thanks, I should be able to do that one;)

But is there an alternatvie option to frames so that I can get a different content in the "main window" when navigating the menu without making new html-pages with the same html-codes for the dropdown menu? If you catch my drift...:p

I use <div class="example"> in my html...

[molendijk]

This thread (http://www.dynamicdrive.com/forums/showthread.php?t=25343&highlight=include+php) or this (http://www.let.rug.nl/~molendyk/include_menu/file1.html) might help.

Arie M.