Developer(s) Sausage Software | Development status Abandonware | |
Initial release April 6, 1996 (1996-04-06) Last release 1.051 / April 1996; 20 years ago (1996-04) Written in Microsoft Visual Basic 4.0 Operating system | ||
FrameGang was an applet for developing HTML frames for Netscape released by Sausage Software in April 1996. The program featured a drag-and-drop interface that allowed users to define the number, size and position of the HTML frames without knowledge of HTML. It was one of the four "snaglets" along with Crosseye, Flash, and Clickette that were released by Sausage Software that month.
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FrameGang used non-standard HTML tags which were meant to be used with Netscape, and thus not all browsers were able to use the frames created.
FrameGang is no longer for sale by Sausage Software.
Features
FrameGang could handle multiple frames, allowed previewing and saving of the frames, and generated html code for the frames which could then be used in HotDog. FrameGang allowed for the development of frames without knowledge of html. The program was also accompanied with help features and tutorials on building frames.
FrameGang was considered an "addon" to Sausage Software's popular HotDog Professional 2.0 which didn't have frame support.
FrameGang did not have any known bugs.
Reception
FrameGang was well received and was recommended in PC/Computing magazine's list of "1,001 Top Free Internet Downloads" for 1997.
"FrameGang is an excellent way to create Netscape frames for HTML documents."
"Some of us want to get down and dirty with HTML tags and some of us don't, and the lowest and dirtiest tags currently about would probably be those dealing with frames. To avoid the agony (or ecstasy if you enjoy this sort of thing), use FrameGang."
It was also praised for its ease of use and in-depth tutorials on html frames.
FrameGang was recommended for those using Netscape Navigator Gold 3 which didn't yet support frame development even though the Netscape Navigator browser did support frames.
Frame Gang
The frame gang is used in the FrameGang Help file to represent different section graphically. The frame gang consists of 5 members: X, Gus, Vin, Joe, Stan. Several members also had a slogan.
When creating new frames, a member of the frame gang would initially fill up that frame.
Editions
FrameGang was a 32-bit application written for Windows 95 released in April 1996. Fourthnet, the European distributor for HotDog, began marketing all of Sausage Software's snaglets including FrameGang in June 1996. A 16-bit version for Windows 3.1 was released on December 17, 1996 along with 16-bit versions of Dummy, Gatling, and Bandwidth Buster. The 32-bit edition originally sold for US$50/A$70, but the price was later reduced to US$25/£25 on May 22, 1996.
FrameGang was also available at tucows.
The editions came with a 14-day evaluation period.
The following dll's are required to run FrameGang:
System requirements
FrameGang had the following system requirements: