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



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.

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...

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

[molendijk]

This thread or this might help.

Arie M.