Martin Clark wrote:
> Ann wrote...
>> Eureka! but I don't know why.
>>
>> I right clicked the page showing in Firefox (to give Martin some
>> more info) and there was an entry @this frame@ on exploring further
>> there was an option there to @reload this fr...@. I did that and the
>> new page came up.
>> I closed it down , closed Firefox, reopened it and the new page is
>> still there., as are the other pages I changed.
>>
> Ah, one of the Evils of Frames! Does the web page itself actually use
> frames or are you using a re-directed domain name that uses a hidden
> frame? In either case, just refreshing will often just refresh the
> outer frame and not the content of the frames within. Other people
> will have seen the right content because they hadn't got the earlier
> version in their recent cache.

I agree - keep away from frames - PITA.  Depending on where your cursor last 
clicked will often depend on which frame gets refreshed when you hit 
Ctrl-F5.  I never use frames, there are much easier ways to do a web page - 
it can also make it harder for the user to print your page.

Ron Jones
Process Safety & Development Specialist
Don't repeat history, unreported chemical lab/plant near misses at
http://www.crhf.org.uk Only two things are certain: The universe and
human stupidity; and I'm not certain about the universe. ~ Albert
Einstein 


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