Re: [IxDA Discuss] Usage Of Print Friendly Functionality
On Tue, Jun 10, 2008 at 6:37 PM, Sean Landry [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Probably the best solution is to create a smart print stylesheet. The CSS should strip out all the unnecessary graphics etc and allow the user to print ONLY what's needed. You could also switch fonts to a serif. That way ALL pages print gracefully and you're not using any unnecessary ink or paper. I agree. 'Printer friendly' should be an attribute *not a function*. -- Regards, Danny Hope http://hobointernet.com +44 (0)845 230 3760 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
Re: [IxDA Discuss] Usage Of Print Friendly Functionality
Probably the best solution is to create a smart print stylesheet. The CSS should strip out all the unnecessary graphics etc and allow the user to print ONLY what's needed. You could also switch fonts to a serif. That way ALL pages print gracefully and you're not using any unnecessary ink or paper. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=29252 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
Re: [IxDA Discuss] Usage Of Print Friendly Functionality
Maybe useless was the wrong term to use. I have a Tablet PC, so I haven't used paper/pen/printer in over 2 years. :) Maybe a better solution instead of a Print Page link, would be a Save Content \/ link with a down arrow, indicating it opens up. There you can pop up some options: - Copy Content to Clipboard - Save As .doc - Open Print Friendly Version - . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=29252 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
[IxDA Discuss] Usage Of Print Friendly Functionality
Does anyone have a link to any good RD on the usage of a Print Friendly link on a website. If it's used at all, if 1% of people click on it, etc. There's a discussion on the guidelines of it's usage... http://www.ixda.org/discuss.php?post=28529 ...but no discussion on IF it's actually used. I just notice that I see it in a lot of mockups we get from ad companies(the kids of design companies that don't do many websites), and I just don't put a print link into any of my mockups, since I figure it's a pretty much useless function. Wouldn't an Open in Word be more useful? Stripping the template out, and having a nice word doc with the content in it. _ Try Chicktionary, a game that tests how many words you can form from the letters given. Find this and more puzzles at Live Search Games! http://g.msn.ca/ca55/207 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
Re: [IxDA Discuss] Usage Of Print Friendly Functionality
I use it on every single site that gives me information of value that I wish to save, or read on the subway, or in the bathtub. I do a lot of research online, so that means I use it a lot. I hate killing the trees, but I am ALWAYS printing. And it makes me absolutely SCREAM when I encounter pages that are impossible to print effectively. That may not be the data that you are looking for, but I've never heard of anyone calling a site's Print versions useless before. The very idea makes me break out in hives. Chris On Tue, May 20, 2008 at 1:44 PM, Bob Sampson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Does anyone have a link to any good RD on the usage of a Print Friendly link on a website. If it's used at all, if 1% of people click on it, etc. There's a discussion on the guidelines of it's usage... http://www.ixda.org/discuss.php?post=28529 ...but no discussion on IF it's actually used. I just notice that I see it in a lot of mockups we get from ad companies(the kids of design companies that don't do many websites), and I just don't put a print link into any of my mockups, since I figure it's a pretty much useless function. Wouldn't an Open in Word be more useful? Stripping the template out, and having a nice word doc with the content in it. _ Try Chicktionary, a game that tests how many words you can form from the letters given. Find this and more puzzles at Live Search Games! http://g.msn.ca/ca55/207 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 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
