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From: william@modus-software.demon.co.uk (William Docherty)
Newsgroups: scee.yaroze.problems.internet
Subject: HOW DO I ....
Date: Thu, 26 Jun 1997 08:39:29 GMT
Organization: PlayStation Net Yaroze (SCEE)
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Hi, 
	Can someone explain something...

I have designed some Web pages for my Yaroze site, and have
decided to use frames.  There is a simple icon menu system in the left
frame, and the right frame consists of text - not entirely unlike
Sony's own setup.  The various pages, sections, etc have been created
using HotMetal Light - yep the free stuff.

I have structured the various html/gfx files as follows:

ROOT-	index.html
	WebGfx - folder containing all .jpg files
	WebPages - folder containing all other .html files

The problem is this:

The web site was constructed and tested along the way using Netscape
Navigator.  The links, pages, etc all work perfectly well.  The
references to gfx/html files from within a frame are simply
"WebGFx\pic.jpg" or "WebPages\page.html".  It appears that the
references to pages within frames are from the source level were
"index.html" is.

However upon testing the web site under Microsoft Internet Explorer,
the gfx & pages are referenced wrongly.  It tries to find files along
the lines of "\WebPages\WebGfx\pic.jpg". ie, it appears to reference
pages within frames from the source of were the frames html file is
stored (being the directory WebPages for all html files apart from
index).  I can fix this problem by removing references to "WebGfx" and
"WebPages" from the source making it work under Explorer, but of
course this stops it working on Navigator.

The simple solution is obviously to dump it all at root level but this
idea is hideous.  I must surely be doing something wrong (seeing as
Sony seem to get it to work).

This is my first stab at frame based web design, and I have been
through many options, someone put me out my misery (cue jokes about
bullet in head).

William Docherty