Hiya Ellen, Google search for html5shiv print revealed this: https://github.com/aFarkas/html5shiv/blob/master/src/html5shiv-printshiv.js
Don't have a printer at hand to test but by all accounts it seems vetted by the experts… Regards, Barney Carroll (+44) 742 9177 278 On 18 Feb 2012, at 08:55, Ellen Herzfeld <s...@xlii.org> wrote: > Not one single answer to my question of a few days ago. Strange. > > Must I infer that either nobody uses html5 + the html5shiv (or shim) directly > from googlecode + a print stylesheet and wants this print stylesheet to work > in explorer 6, 7 and 8. Or, maybe, you are using this wicked combination of > things and it works for you? > > > My test pages have moved : > > The page with the unsatisfactory fix I found (html5shiv-printshiv.js on my > machine and some rules duplicated at the end of the print stylesheet) is here: > http://goo.gl/QZHyG > > The page without the fix is here: > http://goo.gl/dp1Dn > > Of course, the problem only exists in IE 6,7,8 and can be seen using the > print preview. > > I really don't see why the file posted on googlecode doesn't work. > > And also, why, even with the shim file on my server, I need to duplicate some > rules so that IE sees them. > > > Ellen > > > > On 13 Feb 2012, at 16:31, Ellen Herzfeld wrote: > >> Hello, >> >> According to https://code.google.com/p/html5shiv/, the script enables >> printing html5 elements in IE < 9. >> >> What I find is that if I use the script hosted on googlcode.com, it works >> fine for the screen but doesn't work for printing. >> >> However, if I download the source from https://code.google.com/p/html5shiv/ >> and put the file "html5shiv-printshiv.js" on my server, and link to it, it >> mostly works. >> >> I say mostly, because I find that some padding and margins aren't seen by >> IE6, 7 and 8. To fix this problem I just copied the ignored rules into the >> print stylesheet and then IE applies them. I haven't found anything anywhere >> about this. >> >> Has anyone else noticed these problems. Especially the fact that using the >> compressed js file from googlecode doesn't work for printing? >> >> The page I'm testing this on is here : >> http://qd.xlii.org/2012-print/archives/klein/miracles.html. >> >> Thanks for any feedback. >> >> Ellen > > ______________________________________________________________________ > css-discuss [css-d@lists.css-discuss.org] > http://www.css-discuss.org/mailman/listinfo/css-d > List wiki/FAQ -- http://css-discuss.incutio.com/ > List policies -- http://css-discuss.org/policies.html > Supported by evolt.org -- http://www.evolt.org/help_support_evolt/ ______________________________________________________________________ css-discuss [css-d@lists.css-discuss.org] http://www.css-discuss.org/mailman/listinfo/css-d List wiki/FAQ -- http://css-discuss.incutio.com/ List policies -- http://css-discuss.org/policies.html Supported by evolt.org -- http://www.evolt.org/help_support_evolt/
