Javascript Enhanced Navigation:

Floating Navbars were once an advanced and rather sophisticated method of providing site navigation, that usually must rely on being able to detect the users screen resolution and use complicated script coding to keep a gently floating horizontal or vertical navbar superimposed over an area of the window, independant of the scrolled position of the browser window within the currently loaded document. They are also a delightful means of providing site navigation, that share the advantages of regular framed menu's, trading the scrollbar problems of plain frames, for other more complicated compatibility issues. While it's easy to code such advanced features for Netscape, IE still has a serious shortcoming in this regard, since it doesn't know where or how big it's window is within the current desktop size.

Framed or windowed document write javascript allows you to actually write a new, custom document to any other window, including new pop-up ones! This can present a custom-framed image, or the results of a radio or fill in the forms data processing as a new, virtual document. Virtual written documents only exist in the users system memory, as they are actually written on the fly by the script in their parent document.

This is a wonderful way of composing and presenting(loading) a slideshow type display of many large images into another browsing window, who's contents can then be reviewed using that windows [Back] and [Forward] functions, and is ideal for presenting large pictures of inventory, as the user may request them from smaller thumbnail links or text descriptions. It also conserves bandwidth, as only a single small script program is needed to actually write many custom, unique but similar documents that can each include nicely centered images, descriptions and custom form links to payment areas if needed.

Summary

All of the methods above have advantages and disadvantages that should be weighed before deciding on a format for your site, but whatever you chose the method of navigation should be consistent throughout your site so users can easily get accustomed to the flow and find their way around effortlessly. Documents should be kept as small as possible to speed loading and minimize scrolling, and it's not necessary to link everything to everything else!