Having a fat client application isn't so bad - be it, requiring PDF Reader, an OCX installed or running a particular strain of browser.
When the results you can produce/achieve from an application is greatly improved by imposing a small user environment requirement, my perspective is go for it. Mind you - I chronicly underestimate user stupidity as well when somekind of interaction is required by the user to upgrade a Reader or an OCX.... cheers ----- Original Message ----- From: "Stephen Wood" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "ActiveServerPages" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, August 13, 2002 7:36 PM Subject: RE: activeserverpages digest: August 12, 2002 : Thanks Cory, I also found ScriptX, but I haven't evaluated it fully yet. : : It seems strange that no-one has had a requirement to do reports yet, : without having the dependencies around it, such as having Adobe installed on : the client, or must use X Browser. I'm not too fazed if it's an ActiveX : control. I can do this in Delphi, with no problem, but my concern is that a : lot of the VCL is being included, so you end up with a ~700k OCX... : : -----Original Message----- : From: Cory Foy [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] : Sent: 13 August 2002 11:33 : To: ActiveServerPages : Subject: RE: activeserverpages digest: August 12, 2002 : : : We use a program by MeadCo called ScriptX. You can see their site here: : : www.meadroid.com/scriptx/ : : The issue that I think you will run into is that only IE 5.5 and higher : gives a user the ability to change printing modes from a script. The plugin : from the company above allows us to do that. Because we are using it on an : intranet it is easy for us to restrict the users (our standard was 5.5 : anyway). If anyone else finds another product, please let us know! : : Cory : : -----Original Message----- : Subject: Printing... : From: Stephen Wood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> : Date: Mon, 12 Aug 2002 10:37:50 +0200 : X-Message-Number: 1 : : Hi Guys and Gals, : : I need to ask this genius bunch a question. : : I would like a decent printing component (preferably freeware), where I can : generate a decent report and have the ability to change landscape/portrait : modes etc. : : My problem is that I have a web page, with a "Printer-Friendly" version : stripped of buttons etc, but it's a landscape report and everytime the users : have to change the mode before printing (and boy do I get it in the neck : when they forget!!). Secondly I'd like more control over my printing, : possibly to generate a decent report, maybe a PDF. If I do generate a PDF, I : suppose then the clients have to have at least Adobe Reader on their pc's. : : I would possibly like this to be cross-browser capable as well. : : TIA and Regards : Steve : : : --- : You are currently subscribed to activeserverpages as: : [EMAIL PROTECTED] : To unsubscribe send a blank email to : %%email.unsub%% : : --- : You are currently subscribed to activeserverpages as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] : To unsubscribe send a blank email to %%email.unsub%% : --- You are currently subscribed to activeserverpages as: [email protected] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
