Printer Freindly Version

....please, anybody?

Get both of the previous two comments! Thanks a bunch guys!

No - its all in the media

It does it automatically! Put it in with the right "media" type (I think DW
does it for you, in the last two versions)

Try print preview for an example of how it looks! No need for a printer
button, BUT it makes it easier, and then its just a straight Print
javascript bit!
HTH's

Gerry
http://www.FinanceExtra.net


"ForensicBop" <webforumsuser.DeleteThis@macromedia.com> wrote in message
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>I am currently designing a site where each page needs a printer friendly
> version. I thought about creating all the pages in a simple format using
> CSS
> and then linking a button from the complex page to the simple page.
>
> However, I have appeared on this forum before and have been encouraged to
> look
> at this article (I don't expect you busy people to read it!)
> http://alistapart.com/articles/goingtoprint
>
> The article sets a CSS document for the printer friendly versions.
> However,
> when I put a button into my non-printer friendly version (HTML) how do I
> make
> it create a new document with the new CSS rules? Would I have to use a CSS
> swapper?
>
> Thanks in advance.
>

this discussion may have answered the question for ForensicBop, but it did not
for me.

I do NOT want the page to automatically use "print.css" when you send the web
pages to the printer (the reason why is a long story).

therefore, I would like to provide a "printer friendly" link instead. How do I
make it create a new document with the new CSS rules? Would I have to use a
CSS swapper?

thanks!
-b

You could -

1. Have two pages (one print friendly, the other not)
2. Have a page with some server scripting that reads a URL parameter and
chooses the stylesheet accordingly. For example, with PHP, you could have -

<link href="<?php echo (isset($_GET['print-friendly']) &&
$_GET['print-friendly'])?'printfriendly.css':'regular.css'; ?>"....
3. Have some javascript that does the same type thing, client side.

I wouldn't like the first choice as a real option since you are doubling
your work for that page.

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"b a f" <webforumsuser.DeleteThis@macromedia.com> wrote in message
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> this discussion may have answered the question for ForensicBop, but it did
> not
> for me.
>
> I do NOT want the page to automatically use "print.css" when you send the
> web
> pages to the printer (the reason why is a long story).
>
> therefore, I would like to provide a "printer friendly" link instead. How
> do I
> make it create a new document with the new CSS rules? Would I have to use
> a
> CSS swapper?
>
> thanks!
> -b
>