Javascript + Frames

[arvind]

I'm desparate

 

I’m struggling, struggling. Let me lay out what I wish to do and you Javascript writers tell me whether it is possible. For browsers that don’t support content loading in sidebars (eg Opera or Safari) I have created a frames version of MT/WP Tabs. Now I wish to take it to the next level. When someone clicks the bookmarklet for the frames version, I want the current page to appear in the main (right hand side) content with the MT/WP Tabs appearing in the left “sidebar” If you manage to figure out how to do this I will credit you with it on all files that contain your code.

[borfast]

Arvind, I'm not sure I understand what you are trying to do. Tell me if this is it:

 

People are viewing a website (any website) and they go to their bookmarks menu and select the entry for your MT/WP tabs. You want that the MT/WP tabs appear in a new frame on the left of the browser and you want the page they were viewing to stay on the right frame.

 

Did I get it right?

[arvind]

Yes that's exactly what i want. This is for browsers that don't support content in the sidebar ! There's probably some stupid easy way without requiring javascript, but I've been working on these too long to realize it lol

Edited August 27, 2004 by arvind2100

[borfast]

Well, if it is possible, it will require JavaScript, you won't be able to escape that, I'm pretty sure.

 

The only way I can think of is by using JavaScript's DOM functions and properties to get the topmost window object (window.top, if I remember correctly) and create a frameset for that window object. But by doing that, you'll have a problem: the page that was being displayed will not belong to the frameset. I don't know if there's a way to make the page a part of the frameset without reloading the whole page...

 

Here's a link to a page in Google's cache about "Setting Frameset Specifications Dynamically" to get you started.

[arvind]

I don't mind re-loading the whole page if there's an easier way to do it...

[borfast]

It's not easier, it's the same thing.

 

I never even tried it, it was just a thought, so I'm not even sure if it is possible. The idea is to use JavaScript's DOM functions to create a new "frameset" object, insert new "frame" objects into it and assign the pages you want to those frames.

[TCH-Bruce]

Arvind, have a look at this javascript remote script. It may do what you are wanting to do.

 

http://www.javascriptkit.com/javatutors/remote.shtml

[arvind]

Ooh Bruce, that's a new way of doing it but I'm not sure how it'll work with what I've got, I'll give it a shot.

 

Raul that DOM stuff is waay to hard for me to understand how to do it, I copied a block of code from the first link you posted and it didn't work and I really didn't understand how to launch it from a bookmarklet. Would it just be like javascript with the "java script:"