Re: FN-FORUM: iframes, was: site check please

date posted 14th May 2007 09:08

Alex Libby wrote:
> Hi Phil,
>
> I personally hate using iframes - I know that sometimes you need to use
> them, and that the introduction of AJAX will encourage their use (I think).
>
>
> Just my 2p,
>
> Alex.

I use I frames all the time because of AJAX, but not in the way everyone
will think. Placing a div over some form elements in IE6 does not work
properly, regardless of what the z-value of the form elements and the
divs are.

IE6 will always show a above everything else.

Except an I frame.

In a few places I have tool-tip type divs to display some help text on
complicated forms. The code to display these will automatically create
an iframe and place the iframe under the tool-tip div, making the div
work as expected.


Other than that, I think they should be avoided.

Regards
Richard
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