Sounds like a couple of issues here, one about context and the other about semantics.
Context: is there enough information on the page to warrant people wanting to specifically print it? Maybe having a "Print" button on a text-light page is unnecessary. Also, some people's browsers bring up a printer dialog (with preview option) before print anyway. Semantics: if the page does warrant a button, instead of using "Print", why not use "Printable Version" or similar (as some newspapers do)? That way users can choose to view the page as plain, and then print it as they would with any other page from the web. I think this gets around the issue of browser duplication as well. Overall, I'm guessing there are two different types of users, who should both be accommodated for: 1. Those who print without previewing (just want to print, would just get a pleasant surprise from your CSS sheet) 2. Those who do preview (they take a bit more time, would potentially spot a "Printable Version" button) (Though these are completely unsubstantiated!) Vicky -- Vicky Teinaki Twitter: vickytnz ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... [email protected] Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help
