Yes, but then the user would always have to reload the imbedded frame. -----Original Message----- From: "Warren Vail" <warren@xxxxxxxxxxxx> To: "'abrea'" <abrea@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "'PHP General List'" <php-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Tue, 14 Jun 2005 10:31:29 -0700 Subject: RE: Updating an open page with PHP > > Is there a way in PHP to update information on an open web > > page (e.g. to say > > "Hello, user, I have just logged in"), without the user > > having to refresh > > the page himself each time? > > Technically, I don't believe so, but I can think of a way you might be > able to fake it. If you have a browser that supports imbedded frames > <IFRAME> only the contents of the imbedded frame (a small portion of > your visible page) can be used to minimize the portion that needs to be > reloaded. If the imbedded frame has no borders, the user will never > notice that there is a frame (unless they are asked to click something > inside the frame). > > Note: I know that IE, Netscape, Mozilla and Firefox all support > imbedded > frames. My experiences with Firefox have been interesting in that even > refreshing the entire page appears to cause no flicker if few items are > moved in the second rendering (downside in my testing is that firefox > appears to leave running processes consuming RAM, at least in my Windoz > XP). > > I did see an implementation where a javascript routine loaded a > separate > file and because it ran in the browser, it could update pulldown lists > and controls without appearing to refresh the page. > > HTH > Warren Vail > warren@xxxxxxxxxxxx > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
