zero sized frame?

[flux]

I've noticed on most ucj trading signup forms that a site must have no zero sized frames in order to be able to trade. I use a zero sized frame on my main page that has a popup code in it just in case the surfer tries to close my page before it fully loads. Is this what they mean or do they mean another type of zero sized frame, i.e. one that cheats other webmaster? I want to be able to trade with other sites without being blacklisted or rejected. Thanks!

[viper2K1]

As long as you don't use a zero sized frame to send hits to a trading-partner it's OK.

So having a 0 frame to make a popup load is not a violation of the rules.

[flux]

Cool. Thanks!

[Hypo]

Flux, does your zero frame work in IE 5.5? I've tried inserting 0 sized frames to popup windows if the surfer closes incomplete pages, but it does not work in IE5.5 for me.

[flux]

No. I've been trying to get it to work with some different code, but no such luck yet. I'll let you know if I find something that works.

[flux]

Alright. I got fed up with javascript and went the old school route. I made an index.html file for the frames page. It calls top.html which is the zero frame page with the popup code, and a body.html file which only has one line in it: a meta refresh set to zero that will load a body2.html file. That way, the top.html can load first without having to get stuck waiting for a large body.html file to open first. I tested it in IE 5.5 with a 100kb body2.html file and it works fine. Netscape didn't die either, so that's always a plus. If anyone can think of a reason why this shouldn't be used, by all means please share!

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[Hypo]

Man, that was rather brilliant! Thanks so much flux.

[flux]

Hey, I'm just glad you asked about IE 5.5 in the first place. It never dawned on me to even check to make sure my popups worked if my main page hadn't loaded completely. Like a dumbass, I just assumed it did. I could have lost money!

Live and learn, huh?