Comment by alganet
8 hours ago
You can see frames in action on the POSIX spec:
https://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9799919799/
They can navigate targeting any other frame. For example, clicking "System Interfaces" updates the bottom-left navigation menu, while keeping the state of the main document frame.
It's quite simple, just uses the `target` attribute (target=blank remains popular as a vestigial limb of this whole approach).
This also worked with multiple windows (yes, there were multi-window websites that could present interactions that handled multiple windows).
The popular iframe is sort of salvaged from frame tech, it is still used extensively and not deprecatred.
An iframe is inherently subordinate. This solves one of the major issues with classic frames.
Classic frames are simple. Too simple. Your link goes to the default state of that frameset. Can you link me any non-default state? Can I share a link to my current state with you?