[thelist] TABLES AND MENUS AND FRAMES...OH MY!!

i know you said private replies, but i suspect you aren't the only 
one who has butted heads with this...

my first question, why not PDF?

my next question(s), why even consider frames?  are you thinking 
of offering them because they are easier for the user or the 
developer?  if for the developer, what about SSI for nav?  if for the 
user, well, deep navigation can suck, but you aren't restricted to a 
little nav bar on the side of each page...

> From: "Villano, Paul" <VillanoP@usachcs-emh1.army.mil>
>
> I'm making an electronic version of a manual.  There will be lots of
> links to the various levels within the manual and to the different
> subject areas within each level.  My question:  What is the best,
> cross-browser technique to use?  
> 
> I hate, loathe and despise frames.  And some of my users are on older
> systems and older browsers which may not allow frames anyway, but I'd
> be willing to use them if I had to.  I'm wondering, though, if setting
> up a tempalte with a table of links to the left of the page would
> work?  (The idea would be to mimic the function of frames in a more
> user-friendly way). Or is there a better way to do this with a menu
> that shows on each page?