On Wed, Mar 11, 2009 at 3:19 AM, David Little <[email protected]> wrote:
> In defence of "Printable version", I would say it acts as a "print preview" > and it can give some users the confidence that what they are > printing is the page content itself and not the associated page > template which can often be difficult to read. > Following up on David's point, I think that a Printable Version/Print Preview function could be very useful for a site which displays in a style (background color, whatever) that is readable on screen but challenging in print. I'm always skeptical about printing such pages, and being able to confirm that it wasn't going to print out in white text on blackbackground could make me feel more confident about printing. For an example where this was partially implemented, check out http://now.sprint.com/nowires/. [Warning, flash]. It's almost wholly unreadable on-screen as it is [I have a lot of critiques of this page], but if you look at the comparison chart (click on the "Save $49.99/mo") link, it does offer a "Printable PDF" that's rendered somewhat more legibly in grey on white. - Olivia -- Olivia C. Williamson [email protected] 650-305-5950 ________________________________________________________________ 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
