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Hi experts,

I am trying to help a guy fix up an incomplete site, other coder quit. I
have a question about how the site narrows the main page in a frame view.
The page is formatted to have large margins of blank (but colored) margins
and is centered. I am using a 17" monitor at high res, so I figure it's like
that so lesser resolutions can see the entire thing at once. Here is the
frameset index file:

/*entire index.htm file */

<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Frameset//EN">
<HTML><HEAD><TITLE>Computer Parts Source.com</TITLE>
<META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=windows-1252">
<META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1458" name=GENERATOR></HEAD>
<FRAMESET border=0 frameSpacing=0 rows=5000,* frameBorder=0>
<FRAME src="cpsv1.htm">
<FRAME src="about:blank"></FRAMESET></HTML>

*/ top part of cpsv1, ie, frame one, and it's for the top and left menu
tables (omitted) */

<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN">
<HTML><HEAD><TITLE>ComputerPartsSource.com</TITLE>
<META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1">
<LINK href="cps.css" type=text/css rel=stylesheet>

Most of the rest of the code is tables that set up top and lefthand menus.
But these tables have width=100% and yet are NOT 100% of the screen. Why not
is my q? The middle of the page is blank for new items etc.

The site may or may not be up right now: http://www.computerpartssource.com

TIA,
Patrick
psully at eatel dot net

ps: the css file doesn't seem to have anything to do with sizing or
whatever.
Jul 23 '05 #1
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"Patrick" <ps****@nospam.eatel.net> wrote in
news:UM********************@eatel.net:
Hi experts,

I am trying to help a guy fix up an incomplete site, other coder quit. The site may or may not be up right now:
http://www.computerpartssource.com


Start over. Get rid of the use of frames.
Use valid HTML 4.01 and CSS.

--
Dave Patton
Canadian Coordinator, Degree Confluence Project
http://www.confluence.org/
My website: http://members.shaw.ca/davepatton/
Jul 23 '05 #2

"Dave Patton" <sp**@trap.invalid> wrote in message
news:Xn*********************************@24.71.223 .159...
"Patrick" <ps****@nospam.eatel.net> wrote in
news:UM********************@eatel.net:
Hi experts,

I am trying to help a guy fix up an incomplete site, other coder quit.
The site may or may not be up right now:
http://www.computerpartssource.com


Start over. Get rid of the use of frames.
Use valid HTML 4.01 and CSS.


Beginning to sound like a good idea. Thanks.
Patrick
Dave Patton
Canadian Coordinator, Degree Confluence Project
http://www.confluence.org/
My website: http://members.shaw.ca/davepatton/

Jul 23 '05 #3
Ok, i am thinking starting over is a good idea.
TY
Patrick

"Dave Patton" <sp**@trap.invalid> wrote in message
news:Xn*********************************@24.71.223 .159...
"Patrick" <ps****@nospam.eatel.net> wrote in
news:UM********************@eatel.net:
Hi experts,

I am trying to help a guy fix up an incomplete site, other coder quit.

The site may or may not be up right now:
http://www.computerpartssource.com


Start over. Get rid of the use of frames.
Use valid HTML 4.01 and CSS.

--
Dave Patton
Canadian Coordinator, Degree Confluence Project
http://www.confluence.org/
My website: http://members.shaw.ca/davepatton/

Jul 23 '05 #4

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