Unfortunately, I am not using CF for this site (yet :-). I also want to get away from teh printer friendly link. I think I will just set the text area in a little. Anyone wanting something to print nicely can download the corporatebrochure in pdf.
Michel "Lipp, Gord" wrote: > Hi Michel > > You could try using a Printer Friendly link. When the person clicks on it, > it will load a different header using a different css definition. > > If it at all helps, I developed a header and footer that is standard > throughout our site and use cfinclude to attach them. The header also > consists of the menu down the left side of the page which is what usually > causes the grief when trying to print. At the end of the header and the > beginning of the footer I would put place marks. When the person clicks on > the printer friendly page it will parse out everything before and after the > place marks and put in a new header and footer. > > Good Luck > Regards > > Gordon Lipp > > Systems Technician > Guelph Public Library > http://www.library.guelph.on.ca > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Michel Rouse [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: March 25, 2002 5:20 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: [CFTALKTor] Printing HTML pages should be illegal!!! > > > > > > Hmmmm... There go my hopes for a simple solution :-) I will > > try playing with the > > dynamic values. > > > > Thanks all, > > Michel > > > > Karl Zarudny wrote: > > > > > For whatever it's worth 8.5" by 11" (portrait oriented) > > works out to 612px > > > by 792px. Assuming .5" margins on the printer, 576px by > > 756px should print > > > safely. > > > > > > Karl > > > > > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Date: Mon, 25 Mar 2002 16:05:41 -0500 > > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Subject: [CFTALKTor] Printing HTML pages should be illegal!!! > > > > > > > > This is not limited to html pages. What gets printed > > depends on so many > > > > things beyond our control, such as the printer being > > used, the font setting > > > > on the browser, etc. > > > > > > > > If you think that your output will be printed a lot, > > output it to pdf, or > > > > text, or excel, or something, depending on what the > > content is. For the > > > > html output, make your table width 100%. This will be > > appreciated by those > > > > who view the results from their monitor. Fixed widths > > lead to the ever > > > > unpopular horizontal scrolling. > > > > > > > > ********************* > > > > > > > > I have a site that is 700px wide, but only 670px get > > printed. The rest > > > > are chopped off. I have seen sites that are wider, and > > seem to print > > > > OK, but for some reason, my pages continue to get cut > > off. I have the > > > > table size set to 700 (not dynamic since I don't want it > > to resize when > > > > the browser window changes size. > > > > > > > > Anybody have any insoght? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > - > > > > You are subscribed to the CFUGToronto CFTALK ListSRV. > > > > This message has been posted by: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > To Unsubscribe, Please Visit and Login to > http://www.CFUGToronto.org/ > > > Manager: Kevin Towes ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) > http://www.CFUGToronto.org/ > > > This System has been donated by Infopreneur, Inc. > > > (http://www.infopreneur.net) > > > > - > > You are subscribed to the CFUGToronto CFTALK ListSRV. > > This message has been posted by: Karl Zarudny <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To Unsubscribe, Please Visit and Login to http://www.CFUGToronto.org/ > > Manager: Kevin Towes ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) > http://www.CFUGToronto.org/ > > This System has been donated by Infopreneur, Inc. > > (http://www.infopreneur.net) > > -- > "Put your hand on a hot stove for a minute, and it seems like > an hour. Sit with a pretty girl for an hour, and it seems like > a minute. That's relativity." > > -- Einstein, Albert > _______________________ > > Michel Anthony Rouse > Webmaster > Steltor > > 2000 Peel street, 4th floor > Montreal, Quebec > H3A 2W5 > Canada > > tel: +1 (514) 733-8500 x-5001 > fax: +1 (514) 733-8878 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > www.steltor.com > > Toll free in North America: 1-800-675-2991 > > - > You are subscribed to the CFUGToronto CFTALK ListSRV. > This message has been posted by: Michel Rouse <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To Unsubscribe, Please Visit and Login to http://www.CFUGToronto.org/ > Manager: Kevin Towes ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) http://www.CFUGToronto.org/ > This System has been donated by Infopreneur, Inc. > (http://www.infopreneur.net) > - > You are subscribed to the CFUGToronto CFTALK ListSRV. > This message has been posted by: "Lipp, Gord" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To Unsubscribe, Please Visit and Login to http://www.CFUGToronto.org/ > Manager: Kevin Towes ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) http://www.CFUGToronto.org/ > This System has been donated by Infopreneur, Inc. > (http://www.infopreneur.net) -- "Put your hand on a hot stove for a minute, and it seems like an hour. Sit with a pretty girl for an hour, and it seems like a minute. That's relativity." -- Einstein, Albert _______________________ Michel Anthony Rouse Webmaster Steltor 2000 Peel street, 4th floor Montreal, Quebec H3A 2W5 Canada tel: +1 (514) 733-8500 x-5001 fax: +1 (514) 733-8878 [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.steltor.com Toll free in North America: 1-800-675-2991 - You are subscribed to the CFUGToronto CFTALK ListSRV. This message has been posted by: Michel Rouse <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To Unsubscribe, Please Visit and Login to http://www.CFUGToronto.org/ Manager: Kevin Towes ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) http://www.CFUGToronto.org/ This System has been donated by Infopreneur, Inc. (http://www.infopreneur.net)
