Need some help with web pages.

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The only reason I don't want to use frames is because of the image I have at the top of the screen (background).

I want the whole thing to display at a minimum 800x600 resolution, but I don't want a scroll bar to appear in that top frame if the window is too small. I know I can turn the scroll bar off, but that would cut a part of the image from the display when the window is smaller than 800x600.

I am willing to use frames, in fact, I would prefer to, but it's that dang display problem.

The screens are laid out similar to this:


________________________
| HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH|
| SSS|MMMMMMMMMMMMMMM |
| SSS|MMMMMMMMMMMMMMM |
| SSS|MMMMMMMMMMMMMMM |
| SSS|MMMMMMMMMMMMMMM |
| SSS|MMMMMMMMMMMMMMM |
| SSS|MMMMMMMMMMMMMMM |
| SSS|MMMMMMMMMMMMMMM |


so frames would work fine for that. If there was a way to only have a horizontal scroll bar for the whole screen when it's too small, that would be perfect. I just don't watn horizontal scroll bars for each frame.

A vertical scroll bar for the main frame (M) is fine, I can do that.

Hrm..i'm going to try something to see if what I'm thinking will work...
But I'm still open to suggestions.

I'm also willing to learn some PHP, and use some generic javascript