How 'bout somthing like this?
Hey Joe, finally something I might be able to help YOU with.
I can't even see your navigation in my usual browser (Mozilla Firefox). I have to load Internet Explorer (yuck). Some people may not have java enabled (I'm assumimg that's what they are cause my browser is asking for a plugin) so using applets (the buttons) on your page is a little iffy.
I don't even remember how to use frames (duh), I don't think you need em. Your navigation is so easy and your site so small that the nav can just stay with the page it's on (unless your site starts to get real big). I think the simpler the better.
I hacked something up in a few minutes this morning. I tried to do something that is easy for you to work on and update.
This page uses nested tables, not exactly the cleanest code in the world, but I find it quick and easy to write and work on.
How about this:
cut and paste from here -
<!doctype html public "-//w3c//dtd html 4.0 transitional//en">
<html>
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<title>
Joe Black's VehiCROSS Site - Home
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<style type="text/css">
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a.nav:visited {font-family: Helvetica, Arial, Verdana; font-size: 12px; color: black; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none}
a.nav:link {font-family: Helvetica, Arial, Verdana; font-size: 12px; color: black; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none}
a.nav:hover {font-family: Helvetica, Arial, Verdana; font-size: 12px; color: #aaaaaa; text-decoration: none}
a.nav:active {font-family: Helvetica, Arial, Verdana; font-size: 12px; color:#aaaaaa; text-decoration: none}
-->
</style>
</head>
<body text="#000000" bgcolor="#ffffff" link="#191970" vlink="#551aa0" alink="#fe0000">
<table cellspacing="0" width="600" bgcolor="#ffffff" align="center" valign"top">
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<font face="Arial,Helvetica" color="#000000" size="+3">
<b>
Joe Black's VehiCROSS Site
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<table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
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<table width=100% border=0 cellspacing="2" cellpadding="0">
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<td width=99% bgcolor="#dddddd" align="right">
<a href="index.html" class="nav">H o m e</a>
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<a href="Projects.htm" class="nav">P r o j e c t s </a>
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<a href="Technical.htm" class="nav">T e c h n i c a l </a>
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<a href="Links.htm" class="nav">L i n k s  </a>
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<font face="Arial,Helvetica" color="#000000" size="2">
<p><font face="Arial"><b>Welcome!</b> In these pages you will find info on
projects and modifications I hope to undertake for the VehiCROSS community.
You will also find helpful articles for performing basic maintenance,
performance modifications and other items of interest to the VX owner.
This is most definitely a work in progress, so please be patient as content is
added.</font></p>
<p><font face="Arial">Thanks for visiting!</font></p>
<p><font face="Arial">Joe Black</font></p>
<p> </p>
<p align="center"><b><font face="Arial" color="#000080" size="5">* * * * N E W S
* * * *</font></b></p>
<p align="left"><font size="3" face="Arial"><font color="#000080"><b>11.09.04:</b></font>
Finally got pics up and article for changing tranny fluid. Look under
technical. Thanks to Jonnie from vehicross.info for bringing his IronMan
over for me to experiment on this past weekend. We tried alternate methods
of tranny service on both his VX and my lovely fiancée's Trooper. Didn't
get quite as much fluid out as hoped, but still better than 70%. Since
Mobil-1 Synthetic ATF is fully compatible there'll be no issues and only
improved performance. Anyway, thanks to Jonnie again for helping a bit
with this page as well. I can't seem to grasp how to make the navigation
frame at the top stick with all the other pages, so bear with me while you
"navigate" the site. The "back" button in your browser
is your friend! </font></p>
<p align="left"><font face="Arial" size="3"><font color="#000080"><b><font size="3">11.04.04:</font>
</b></font><font color="#000000">After a few false starts I've finally managed
to get this going. Whew! Wish I could be like Scotty from Star Trek
and deliver on my work <i>ahead</i> of time! LOL! In any case, I
appreciate the support and patience of everyone that's expressed interest in my
plans. It means a lot and I'm really thankful!</font></font></p>
</font>
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<table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
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<table width=100% border=0 cellspacing="2" cellpadding="0">
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<td width=99% bgcolor="#dddddd">
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copyright Joe Black
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</body>
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- stop cutting here
This could be used as a template for the other pages, I could do a graphic for the top if you let me know what you would want.
Anyways good job on setting the page up. If you hate my idea I can still help with something else.
email me if you like, if you can't see this for any reason I'll put it up somewhere on the web.
thanks for your help in the past
Jim
P.S. - I am working on a vehicross site for myself but I have no content currently (just a design and domain name)
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