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#1: Mar 18 '08
Hello,

I'd like to know if there is a way to code in PHP or any other suitable language and feature such as this: Basically, say I have a left column on my website with flash game links (either embeded or on my own server) - the games are simply sorted one under the other, and say to their right is a window, a frame perhaps, - and when I click on any game link on the side - I'd basically like it to launch in that particular window/frame on the right (perhaps even resizing that window to fit the game's dimensions), and if I click any other game - then it will launch in that window closing the previous and so forth, and so on - bottom line; everything in the same one window... I hope I made my question possible to understand.

Thank you in advance.
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#2: Mar 18 '08

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Originally Posted by popokolok

Hello,

I'd like to know if there is a way to code in PHP or any other suitable language and feature such as this: Basically, say I have a left column on my website with flash game links (either embeded or on my own server) - the games are simply sorted one under the other, and say to their right is a window, a frame perhaps, - and when I click on any game link on the side - I'd basically like it to launch in that particular window/frame on the right (perhaps even resizing that window to fit the game's dimensions), and if I click any other game - then it will launch in that window closing the previous and so forth, and so on - bottom line; everything in the same one window... I hope I made my question possible to understand.

Thank you in advance.

you can do that in HTML using frames. I'm usually against using frames. You would need to have at least 4 frames for your project.
Frame 1 would be your headers
frame 2 would be your links (when they click on a link it will open in the main frame. if they click on another link it open that game in the main frame in which it will close the last game
frame 3 is the main frame
frame 4 is your footer.

nomad
ps You should be able to do this with a template as well.
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#3: Mar 18 '08

re: PHP Custom Frame...


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Originally Posted by nomad

you can do that in HTML using frames. I'm usually against using frames. You would need to have at least 4 frames for your project.
Frame 1 would be your headers
frame 2 would be your links (when they click on a link it will open in the main frame. if they click on another link it open that game in the main frame in which it will close the last game
frame 3 is the main frame
frame 4 is your footer.

nomad
ps You should be able to do this with a template as well.

Alright, I understand. Thank you for giving me a basic idea, I'll look more into frames and some alternatives.
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#4: Mar 18 '08

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Best alternative for frames is using CSS to make up your display. When investigating frames, have a look at that option too.

Ronald
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