Displaying Textpattern within a frame

Crash Override · 2005-12-27 00:15:06

I have noticed that when trying to display Textpattern within a frame with 100% width, Internet Explorer enforces a scroll bar along the bottom of the frame even when it is seemingly unneccessary.

I have tried modifying the template and stylesheet but the scrollbar still persists.

Does anyone have any ideas as to how to remove this minor nuisance?

Jeremie · 2005-12-27 00:38:48

Just to be curious, in the name of all things holy, why would you do a thing like that ?

Crash Override · 2005-12-27 01:10:00

…Because I want a menu bar at the top of the browser that leads instantly to all key areas of my site.

The site is composed of Textpattern-CMS, a Gallery and a Forum etc.. I want the menu bar to be visible and identical in all points of the site without having to constantly edit the PHP of all 3 pieces of software every time I choose to edit the menu.

So, any ideas?

Last edited by Crash Override (2005-12-27 01:18:27)

Jeremie · 2005-12-27 02:04:37

Yep, use PHP or Apache’s Server Side Includes to remotely or locally include the menu you want.

reid · 2005-12-27 02:10:34

> Crash Override wrote:

> …The site is composed of Textpattern-CMS, a Gallery and a Forum etc.. I want the menu bar to be visible and identical in all points of the site without having to constantly edit the PHP of all 3 pieces of software every time I choose to edit the menu.

Create a file on your site somewhere (like maybe within a folder named “includes”) and call it header.html. In that file, place only the code for your header and menu bar. In each place in your 3 apps’ templates that there’s a header, replace it with a PHP include to call that common header.

I don’t know about your other apps, but you can customize the templates in Textpattern so that they will look like most any other part of your site. That would be a better solution than frames.

Crash Override · 2005-12-27 02:46:38

I hadn’t thought of that at all. This is much trendier and modern, well done.

Thank you both very much. …I’m enjoying trying this out.

edburdo · 2005-12-27 03:50:11

>> This is much trendier and modern, well done.

And much nicer for visitors and search engines too! :)

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#1 2005-12-27 00:15:06

Displaying Textpattern within a frame

#2 2005-12-27 00:38:48

Re: Displaying Textpattern within a frame

#3 2005-12-27 01:10:00

Re: Displaying Textpattern within a frame

#4 2005-12-27 02:04:37

Re: Displaying Textpattern within a frame

#5 2005-12-27 02:10:34

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#6 2005-12-27 02:46:38

Re: Displaying Textpattern within a frame

#7 2005-12-27 03:50:11

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