Setting links to a target frame in Java

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Setting links in a frameset requires some preliminary work If you jumped to this section without creating a frameset or naming your frames, you may want to refer to the sections earlier in this chapter If you already have a frameset, have named the frames, and just want to find out how to set links, this section is where you want to be Setting links in a frameset is like setting any other links between pages, except you need to specify the target frame the frame where the linked page will appear when a user clicks the link For example, if you want a link in the left frame to control what s in the main frame, specify the main frame as the target in the link If you don t specify a target, the link opens in the

same frame the link is in Because the most common reason to use frames is to keep navigation links in one frame and open their corresponding pages in another, you probably want to target a frame when you set a link If this seems confusing, don t fret After you try the following steps, it should become clear how targets work in framesets: 1 Open an existing frameset or create a new frameset In Figure 8-6, you see that I m using the Pink Flamingo Web site, which I created to use as an example in this chapter

Figure 8-6: Use the Target field in the Property inspector to specify where a linked page will appear within a frameset

2 Highlight the text or click to select the image you want to serve as the link In my example, I selected the second thumbnail image in the left column Note that the process of targeting a link works the same whether you re creating a link with text or an image 3 In the Property inspector, enter any URL in the Link text box or use the Browse button to select the page you want to link to In my example, I used the Browse button to set a link to the file stalkers html (this page includes a larger version of the thumbnail picture that I ve selected)

4 In the Target drop-down list in the Property inspector, choose the name of the frame that you want the link to open into In my example, I selected the frame mainframe as the target Choose the name that corresponds to the frame where you want your linked page to open Notice that Dreamweaver conveniently lists all the frames you named in your document in the Target drop-down list, which I have open in Figure 8-6 The result is shown in Figure 8-7 When the frameset appears in a browser and a user clicks the second thumbnail of the photo that features more than a dozen flamingos in the left frame, the stalkershtml page with a larger version of that photo appears in the main frame area

You can t test your links until you preview your work in a browser, and you have to save all your framed pages to ensure that your preview will work properly To save all the pages in a frameset, choose File Save All

You have many options when you target links in a frameset As shown in the preceding section, Setting links to a target frame, you can specify that a linked page opens in another frame within your frameset In addition, you can set linked pages to open in the same frame as the page with the link, to open a completely new page with no frames, and even to open a second browser window and display the page without affecting the original framed design Table 8-1 provides a list of target options and what they mean You can find all these options in the Target drop-down list in the Property inspector The Target drop-down list in the Property inspector is activated only when you select a linked image or section of text a link must be in the Link field of the Property inspector before you can set a target

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