Frames are not a problem design-wise, they just cause orphan pages, that is, a search engine might index the pages being framed and not the frame-set and a user may come to the page without a menu and be lost.
CSS fixed elements are arranged based on the window itself, and so they stay wherever you put them. This means you can put the menu at the top of the page, or you can place a left or right nav on the side of an article where it will always be reachable no matter how long the article is. It does so without causing frames-related search engine issues. I think it is a great idea, although you need to be frugal with the space it takes up, since the user can do nothing to regain that space, and at a low resolution it could make the page unusable. I really don't understand why it isn't used more. Will . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=34162 ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help
