In NetObjects Fusion, you can create up to five frames in a page's frameset: You can create up to four AutoFrames in the MasterBorder. When you create your first frame in the MasterBorder, NetObjects Fusion automatically creates a frame for the Layout area.

MasterBorder
When you create an AutoFrame, its tab on the Properties palette displays its default name. Here are the default names for each version.

How NetObjects Fusion uses the name you specify depends on which version you are using. NetObjects Fusion 2.0 for Macintosh and NetObjects Fusion 2.0.1 for Windows use the name you specify for the frame and to name content files. So here are some things to consider when you change frame names from their defaults. Do not give an AutoFrame the same name as the MasterBorder. If you do, content filenames will match and the browser will display Unable to find file error messages. It's also best to use short names for pages, MasterBorders, and AutoFrames. If you use long names, the names of content files might become too long. For example, in Macintosh a file name cannot be more than 32 characters. That's why the default names for Macintosh are shorter than those for Windows. Also keep in mind that NetObjects Fusion will convert any spaces you use in these names to underbars when it creates the filenames.

Most NetObjects Fusion 2.0.1 users encountered difficulties and frustrations when naming frames to the exacting standards described above. So, NetObjects Fusion 2.0.2 for Windows and Macintosh uses the name you specify for your reference only; for example, on the orange frame labels that appear in Page view. Behind the scenes, it uses the default names for frames and to build content filenames.

Layout
People sometimes call this the main or body frame of the frameset. You cannot specify a name for this frame. Behind the scenes, NetObjects Fusion 2.0 for Macintosh and NetObjects Fusion 2.0.1 for Windows give it the name of the page's MasterBorder, which is "Default" unless you have edited the name of the default MasterBorder or created and selected another MasterBorder to set up your frameset. NetObjects Fusion 2.0.2 for Windows and Macintosh name the Layout frame "body."

Here's how to create a simple site that demonstrates the way this works in each version. Create a new blank site and go to the Home page (it has the Default MasterBorder). Create one frame by clicking the Left AutoFrame button on its MasterBorder properties tab. Select the Frame tab that appears on the Properties palette and type Lefty in the Frame Name edit box. Preview this page, then look in your /Preview folder and use a text editor to open its frameset file, named index.html. You'll see that the frameset includes two frames.

• If you're using NetObjects Fusion 2.0 for Macintosh or NetObjects Fusion 2.0.1 for Windows, you'll see these two frame definition HTML tags: FRAME NAME = "Lefty" and FRAME NAME = "Default".
• If you're using NetObjects Fusion 2.0.2 for Windows or Macintosh, you'll see these two frame definition HTML tags: FRAME NAME ="left" and FRAME NAME = "body".

NetObjects Fusion creates a name for each source file using the name of the frame and the name of the page to which it is assigned in the site structure. It formats the individual filenames as follows:

framename_pagename.html

Depending on the version of NetObjects Fusion you are using, the framename is either the one you defined or the default. If you created the sample site as described in the previous section, NetObjects Fusion has already created two content files for you, in addition to the frameset file index.html:

• If you're using NetObjects Fusion 2.0 for Macintosh or NetObjects Fusion 2.0.1 for Windows, you'll see these two frame content files: Lefty_index.html and Default_index.html.
• If you're using NetObjects Fusion 2.0.2 for Windows or Macintosh, you'll see these two frame content files: left_index.html and body_index.html.