This week we're going to put aside the hot new JavaScript features in the latest browsers in order to discuss a popular, cross-browser application -- frames. JavaScript's object-based approach makes it easy to handle frames. As you will see, it is possible to create extremely useful frame-related scripts with only several simple lines of script.

This column isn't intended to be a tutorial on frames. Instead, we'll introduce several handy implementations of JavaScript. So what are we waiting for? Let's get right to work. In this column we'll show you:

• How to escape frames.
• How to force frames.
• How to control multiple frames.
• How to navigate between frames.
• How to write a frames-based site.