Tom Melly wrote:
> 
> "Xplo Eristotle" <inq### [at] unforgettablecom> wrote in message
> news:39F9E000.6A987CFA@unforgettable.com...
> 
> > Second, Frames Suck(TM).
> 
> Only if you don't offer an alternative - it's got to the stage when you can
> almost assume that a user's browser supports frames.

You can't generally bookmark frame content, only framesets, and
navigation within frames is a joke. Therefore, Frames Still Suck(TM). Next!

> > Third.. what, you can't use the "Back" button, you need a link to take
> > you back to the page you were just on? Sheesh... :P
> 
> Sometimes it's not so much a case of "Back" as "Flip". Used appropriately,
> anything is acceptable.

That begs the question of what constitutes appropriate use, though.
IMNSHO, the setup described would never be appropriate.

If the issue is really one of "flipping", it would make far more sense
in most cases simply to open a separate window. Fetching files from a
cache is fast, but repainting a window is much, much faster.

-Xplo

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