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Unlike naming images
or other elements, naming frames is VERY important
in order to allow frames to interact with each other.
Use of frames introduces
the use of a new parameter for the link anchor (<a>) tag:
TARGET.
By specifying a specific
TARGET parameter, users can click on a link in the content of
one frame and have the result URL displayed in a different frame
(the one specified by the TARGET parameter)
Example
Of Frame Interaction
Frame
setup:
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Frame Name: FRAME1
Current Contents:
TMLP1.HTM
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Frame Name: FRAME2
Current Contents:
TMLP2.HTM
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Frame Name: FRAME3
Current Contents:
TMLP3.HTM
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If a piece of code
in the file “TMLP1.HTM” shows:
<a
href=“TMLP4.HTM” TARGET= FRAME3> Click Here </a>
hitting the "Click
Here" link will cause the HTML file “TMLP4.HTM”
to appear in the frame named “FRAME3."
If no “TARGET”
is specified, the browser will assume that the target of any link
clicked on is the frame the link was in. (for example, if the
above code read <a href=“TMLP4.HTM”>Click Here</a>,
clicking on the words “Click Here” would cause TMLP4.HTM
to appear in the frame labelled FRAME1.)
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