RW_START_FRAMESET


Purpose

Starts a frameset, defining how the browser's window should be split into frames. Allows you to specify the number and initial sizes for the columns and rows of frames.

Syntax

RW_START_FRAMESET(Rows, Cols, aClass)

Parameters

Rows Specifies the number of rows and the height of these rows. Row height can be specified as a percentage of the screen, or in pixels. For example, '20%, 20%, *' specifies three rows: the top row to occupy 20% of the screen, the middle row to occupy 20% of the screen and the bottom row to occupy the remaining 60% of the screen.

Cols Specifies the number of columns and the width of these columns. Column width can be specified as a percentage of the screen, or in pixels.For example, '40%, 20%, 20%, *' specifies four columns: the left hand column to occupy 40% of the width of the screen, the remaining three columns to each occupy  20% of the screen.

aClass A dynamic array that can contain the following elements:

Element No.

Attribute

Description

1

CLASS

The name of a tag class defined in a CSSClosed Cascading Style Sheet - a mechanism by which the presentation of an HTML page can be separated from the content. A style sheet can be used to determine the appearance of one or more HTML pages.  stylesheet.

Attributes defined in the aClass parameter are applied to the FRAMESET tag.

For information about using aClass, see The aClass Parameter.

Comments

It is likely that, rather than using a single frameset, you will want to create staggered frames and more complex layouts using multiple framesets nested within a single top level frameset. For more information, refer to one of the HTML books listed in the Recommended Reading.

Dependencies

Requires a subsequent call to RW_END_FRAMESET.