[DHTML] Correct URL in frameset based site

[djr33]

Well, better. But now just link to that url, rather than still not updating the url.
We've always been able to get around frames, but having to manually find a url and bookmark that, etc., is just a pain.
Since you've setup direct urls that work, use 'em.
Plus, it seems like you can make it shorter than what actually shows up there; I'd suggest working on that, too.

[molendijk]

Hello Daniel,
Thanks for the comment.
But what do you mean by 'But now just link to that url, rather than still not updating the url. ... We've always been able to get around frames, but having to manually find a url and bookmark that, etc., is just a pain.?'
You mean 'put the url in the address bar?'. And what is 'manually'? I don't do that in the script.
Apologies for my rather slow 'understanding capacities'.

Arie M.

[djr33]

Well, the links still use a target attribute.

Instead of doing that, you should use the DIRECT link.

Remove this:
<base target="main">

Then it will change the url in the address bar and *should* still work to load in the frames.

But, then again, it will also reload everything, sorta defeating the point.

My inclination with this would be to try using a # url, like #page1, and then using Javascript based on that.

If I get a bit of time, I may try something like that.

It will both allow for the direct url to work and no reload.

The whole point of this script should be to find a way to update the URL in the address bar. That's the big advantage.

How would this work, including a nonJS fallback:
<a href="http://www.let.rug.nl/~molendyk/CorrectUrl/page3.html" onClick="main.location=this.href; return '#page3.html';">
Or
<a href="http://www.let.rug.nl/~molendyk/CorrectUrl/page3.html" onClick="main.location=this.href; top.location='#page3.html'; return false;">

I'm not quite sure that will work, but the idea should be clear.

[molendijk]

Daniel,
Without the <base target="main">, your links load page 3 in the left frame.
I tried before to do things implying a change of the URL in the address bar, but that invariably caused a reload of 'everything'.

Thanks anyhow for your comment; I'll experiment with it.

Arie M.

[djr33]

Well, more correctly, it should be
<base target="_top">

I'm thinking that the # method will work because that doesn't always cause a reload. Play with it.

[molendijk]

I'll let you know as soon as I got something.
Thanks a lot in the meantime.

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