Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] fancy HTML/CSS receipt lost in translation

2015-09-28 Thread McCanna, Terran 
Oooh - I was looking in printer preferences and totally overlooked it in the 
Page Settings dialog. Thanks!




Terran McCanna 
PINES Program Manager 
Georgia Public Library Service 
1800 Century Place, Suite 150 
Atlanta, GA 30345 
404-235-7138 
tmcca...@georgialibraries.org 
- Original Message -
From: "Thomas Berezansky" <tsb...@mvlc.org>
To: "Evergreen Discussion Group" <open-ils-general@list.georgialibraries.org>
Sent: Monday, September 28, 2015 3:25:38 PM
Subject: Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] fancy HTML/CSS receipt lost in translation

To accomplish the background color printing in Evergreen:

When setting up the printer, select "Page Settings" and check the  
"Print Background (colors & images)" checkbox.

That should do it. It isn't a printer option so much as a "what  
application is printing" option.

Quoting "McCanna, Terran" <tmcca...@georgialibraries.org>:

> Yes -  it's creating an HTML/CSS page to print, and CSS backgrounds  
> don't print by default.
>
> Apparently some printers have the option to force backgrounds to  
> print, but I don't see that option on the printers I have access to.  
> There are some various CSS tricks out there for trying to force  
> backgrounds to print, but I haven't actually tried any of them and I  
> haven't seen any one widely accepted way to do it.
>
> Terran McCanna
> PINES Program Manager
> Georgia Public Library Service
> 1800 Century Place, Suite 150
> Atlanta, GA 30345
> 404-235-7138
> tmcca...@georgialibraries.org
> - Original Message -
> From: "Holly Brennan" <haderh...@ci.homer.ak.us>
> To: "Evergreen Discussion Group  
> (open-ils-general@list.georgialibraries.org)"  
> <open-ils-general@list.georgialibraries.org>
> Sent: Monday, September 28, 2015 2:46:04 PM
> Subject: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] fancy HTML/CSS receipt lost in translation
>
> I created this blurb for our receipts (below), since plugging in the  
> actual Banned Books Week image wasn't printing very well.
>
> It looks great on preview, but when it prints the table has no black  
> background and the text is black. Examples of Preview and output  
> below.
>
> I've never had something print differently than it appears in  
> Preview. Am I just trying to do the impossible? Or perhaps it's my  
> receipt printer? Very strange that not only is the background not  
> printing black but the text is also not printing as white... I can  
> almost understand one or the other, but not both.
>
> Thanks for your insight!
>
> -Holly
>
> PREVIEW IN RECEIPT TEMPLATE EDITOR:
>
> [cid:image002.jpg@01D0F9DA.DF81D900]
>
> OUTPUT OF ACTUAL RECEIPT:
>
> [cid:image004.jpg@01D0F9DA.DF81D900]
>
>
> Holly Brennan
> Library Technology Specialist
> Homer Public Library, Alaska
>
> hbren...@cityofhomer-ak.gov
> 907-235-3180 (main)
> 907-435-3154 (direct)


-- 
Thomas Berezansky
Assistant Network Administrator
Merrimack Valley Library Consortium
4 High ST, Suite 175
North Andover, MA 01845
Phone: 978-557-8161

Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] fancy HTML/CSS receipt lost in translation

2015-09-28 Thread Holly Brennan 
Thanks to both of you! It makes my formal HTML/CSS brain go a little crazy 
breaking all the rules, but I'm working on it. :)

-Holly

-Original Message-
From: Open-ils-general 
[mailto:open-ils-general-boun...@list.georgialibraries.org] On Behalf Of 
McCanna, Terran
Sent: Monday, September 28, 2015 11:19 AM
To: Evergreen Discussion Group
Subject: Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] fancy HTML/CSS receipt lost in translation

Yes -  it's creating an HTML/CSS page to print, and CSS backgrounds don't print 
by default. 

Apparently some printers have the option to force backgrounds to print, but I 
don't see that option on the printers I have access to. There are some various 
CSS tricks out there for trying to force backgrounds to print, but I haven't 
actually tried any of them and I haven't seen any one widely accepted way to do 
it. 

Terran McCanna 
PINES Program Manager 
Georgia Public Library Service 
1800 Century Place, Suite 150 
Atlanta, GA 30345 
404-235-7138 
tmcca...@georgialibraries.org 
- Original Message -
From: "Holly Brennan" <haderh...@ci.homer.ak.us>
To: "Evergreen Discussion Group (open-ils-general@list.georgialibraries.org)" 
<open-ils-general@list.georgialibraries.org>
Sent: Monday, September 28, 2015 2:46:04 PM
Subject: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] fancy HTML/CSS receipt lost in translation

I created this blurb for our receipts (below), since plugging in the actual 
Banned Books Week image wasn't printing very well.

It looks great on preview, but when it prints the table has no black background 
and the text is black. Examples of Preview and output below.

I've never had something print differently than it appears in Preview. Am I 
just trying to do the impossible? Or perhaps it's my receipt printer? Very 
strange that not only is the background not printing black but the text is also 
not printing as white... I can almost understand one or the other, but not both.

Thanks for your insight!

-Holly

PREVIEW IN RECEIPT TEMPLATE EDITOR:

[cid:image002.jpg@01D0F9DA.DF81D900]

OUTPUT OF ACTUAL RECEIPT:

[cid:image004.jpg@01D0F9DA.DF81D900]


Holly Brennan
Library Technology Specialist
Homer Public Library, Alaska

hbren...@cityofhomer-ak.gov
907-235-3180 (main)
907-435-3154 (direct)

Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] fancy HTML/CSS receipt lost in translation

2015-09-28 Thread Thomas Berezansky 

To accomplish the background color printing in Evergreen:

When setting up the printer, select "Page Settings" and check the  
"Print Background (colors & images)" checkbox.


That should do it. It isn't a printer option so much as a "what  
application is printing" option.


Quoting "McCanna, Terran" <tmcca...@georgialibraries.org>:

Yes -  it's creating an HTML/CSS page to print, and CSS backgrounds  
don't print by default.


Apparently some printers have the option to force backgrounds to  
print, but I don't see that option on the printers I have access to.  
There are some various CSS tricks out there for trying to force  
backgrounds to print, but I haven't actually tried any of them and I  
haven't seen any one widely accepted way to do it.


Terran McCanna
PINES Program Manager
Georgia Public Library Service
1800 Century Place, Suite 150
Atlanta, GA 30345
404-235-7138
tmcca...@georgialibraries.org
- Original Message -
From: "Holly Brennan" <haderh...@ci.homer.ak.us>
To: "Evergreen Discussion Group  
(open-ils-general@list.georgialibraries.org)"  
<open-ils-general@list.georgialibraries.org>

Sent: Monday, September 28, 2015 2:46:04 PM
Subject: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] fancy HTML/CSS receipt lost in translation

I created this blurb for our receipts (below), since plugging in the  
actual Banned Books Week image wasn't printing very well.


It looks great on preview, but when it prints the table has no black  
background and the text is black. Examples of Preview and output  
below.


I've never had something print differently than it appears in  
Preview. Am I just trying to do the impossible? Or perhaps it's my  
receipt printer? Very strange that not only is the background not  
printing black but the text is also not printing as white... I can  
almost understand one or the other, but not both.


Thanks for your insight!

-Holly

PREVIEW IN RECEIPT TEMPLATE EDITOR:

[cid:image002.jpg@01D0F9DA.DF81D900]

OUTPUT OF ACTUAL RECEIPT:

[cid:image004.jpg@01D0F9DA.DF81D900]


Holly Brennan
Library Technology Specialist
Homer Public Library, Alaska

hbren...@cityofhomer-ak.gov
907-235-3180 (main)
907-435-3154 (direct)



--
Thomas Berezansky
Assistant Network Administrator
Merrimack Valley Library Consortium
4 High ST, Suite 175
North Andover, MA 01845
Phone: 978-557-8161

Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] fancy HTML/CSS receipt lost in translation

2015-09-28 Thread McCanna, Terran 
Yes -  it's creating an HTML/CSS page to print, and CSS backgrounds don't print 
by default. 

Apparently some printers have the option to force backgrounds to print, but I 
don't see that option on the printers I have access to. There are some various 
CSS tricks out there for trying to force backgrounds to print, but I haven't 
actually tried any of them and I haven't seen any one widely accepted way to do 
it. 

Terran McCanna 
PINES Program Manager 
Georgia Public Library Service 
1800 Century Place, Suite 150 
Atlanta, GA 30345 
404-235-7138 
tmcca...@georgialibraries.org 
- Original Message -
From: "Holly Brennan" <haderh...@ci.homer.ak.us>
To: "Evergreen Discussion Group (open-ils-general@list.georgialibraries.org)" 
<open-ils-general@list.georgialibraries.org>
Sent: Monday, September 28, 2015 2:46:04 PM
Subject: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] fancy HTML/CSS receipt lost in translation

I created this blurb for our receipts (below), since plugging in the actual 
Banned Books Week image wasn't printing very well.

It looks great on preview, but when it prints the table has no black background 
and the text is black. Examples of Preview and output below.

I've never had something print differently than it appears in Preview. Am I 
just trying to do the impossible? Or perhaps it's my receipt printer? Very 
strange that not only is the background not printing black but the text is also 
not printing as white... I can almost understand one or the other, but not both.

Thanks for your insight!

-Holly

PREVIEW IN RECEIPT TEMPLATE EDITOR:

[cid:image002.jpg@01D0F9DA.DF81D900]

OUTPUT OF ACTUAL RECEIPT:

[cid:image004.jpg@01D0F9DA.DF81D900]


Holly Brennan
Library Technology Specialist
Homer Public Library, Alaska

hbren...@cityofhomer-ak.gov
907-235-3180 (main)
907-435-3154 (direct)

[OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] fancy HTML/CSS receipt lost in translation

2015-09-28 Thread Holly Brennan 
I created this blurb for our receipts (below), since plugging in the actual 
Banned Books Week image wasn't printing very well.

It looks great on preview, but when it prints the table has no black background 
and the text is black. Examples of Preview and output below.

I've never had something print differently than it appears in Preview. Am I 
just trying to do the impossible? Or perhaps it's my receipt printer? Very 
strange that not only is the background not printing black but the text is also 
not printing as white... I can almost understand one or the other, but not both.

Thanks for your insight!

-Holly

PREVIEW IN RECEIPT TEMPLATE EDITOR:

[cid:image002.jpg@01D0F9DA.DF81D900]

OUTPUT OF ACTUAL RECEIPT:

[cid:image004.jpg@01D0F9DA.DF81D900]


Holly Brennan
Library Technology Specialist
Homer Public Library, Alaska

hbren...@cityofhomer-ak.gov
907-235-3180 (main)
907-435-3154 (direct)

Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] fancy HTML/CSS receipt lost in translation

2015-09-28 Thread Thomas Berezansky 
The actual print process generates the HTML header for you (when HTML  
is being rendered), so you can't include it in the template. Try  
style="blah" attributes instead.


Quoting Holly Brennan :

I created this blurb for our receipts (below), since plugging in the  
actual Banned Books Week image wasn't printing very well.


It looks great on preview, but when it prints the table has no black  
background and the text is black. Examples of Preview and output  
below.


I've never had something print differently than it appears in  
Preview. Am I just trying to do the impossible? Or perhaps it's my  
receipt printer? Very strange that not only is the background not  
printing black but the text is also not printing as white... I can  
almost understand one or the other, but not both.


Thanks for your insight!

-Holly

PREVIEW IN RECEIPT TEMPLATE EDITOR:

[cid:image002.jpg@01D0F9DA.DF81D900]

OUTPUT OF ACTUAL RECEIPT:

[cid:image004.jpg@01D0F9DA.DF81D900]


Holly Brennan
Library Technology Specialist
Homer Public Library, Alaska

hbren...@cityofhomer-ak.gov
907-235-3180 (main)
907-435-3154 (direct)



--
Thomas Berezansky
Assistant Network Administrator
Merrimack Valley Library Consortium
4 High ST, Suite 175
North Andover, MA 01845
Phone: 978-557-8161

Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] fancy HTML/CSS receipt lost in translation

2015-09-28 Thread Holly Brennan 
Thanks, Thomas! Every time I change the printer settings it seems something 
crazy happens (like all receipts print a foot longer than needed, or the text 
shrinks to half sized). But I'm feeling brave today so I'll mess with it.

-Holly

-Original Message-
From: Open-ils-general 
[mailto:open-ils-general-boun...@list.georgialibraries.org] On Behalf Of Thomas 
Berezansky
Sent: Monday, September 28, 2015 11:26 AM
To: Evergreen Discussion Group
Subject: Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] fancy HTML/CSS receipt lost in translation

To accomplish the background color printing in Evergreen:

When setting up the printer, select "Page Settings" and check the "Print 
Background (colors & images)" checkbox.

That should do it. It isn't a printer option so much as a "what application is 
printing" option.

Quoting "McCanna, Terran" <tmcca...@georgialibraries.org>:

> Yes -  it's creating an HTML/CSS page to print, and CSS backgrounds 
> don't print by default.
>
> Apparently some printers have the option to force backgrounds to 
> print, but I don't see that option on the printers I have access to.
> There are some various CSS tricks out there for trying to force 
> backgrounds to print, but I haven't actually tried any of them and I 
> haven't seen any one widely accepted way to do it.
>
> Terran McCanna
> PINES Program Manager
> Georgia Public Library Service
> 1800 Century Place, Suite 150
> Atlanta, GA 30345
> 404-235-7138
> tmcca...@georgialibraries.org
> - Original Message -
> From: "Holly Brennan" <haderh...@ci.homer.ak.us>
> To: "Evergreen Discussion Group
> (open-ils-general@list.georgialibraries.org)"  
> <open-ils-general@list.georgialibraries.org>
> Sent: Monday, September 28, 2015 2:46:04 PM
> Subject: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] fancy HTML/CSS receipt lost in translation
>
> I created this blurb for our receipts (below), since plugging in the 
> actual Banned Books Week image wasn't printing very well.
>
> It looks great on preview, but when it prints the table has no black 
> background and the text is black. Examples of Preview and output 
> below.
>
> I've never had something print differently than it appears in Preview. 
> Am I just trying to do the impossible? Or perhaps it's my receipt 
> printer? Very strange that not only is the background not printing 
> black but the text is also not printing as white... I can almost 
> understand one or the other, but not both.
>
> Thanks for your insight!
>
> -Holly
>
> PREVIEW IN RECEIPT TEMPLATE EDITOR:
>
> [cid:image002.jpg@01D0F9DA.DF81D900]
>
> OUTPUT OF ACTUAL RECEIPT:
>
> [cid:image004.jpg@01D0F9DA.DF81D900]
>
>
> Holly Brennan
> Library Technology Specialist
> Homer Public Library, Alaska
>
> hbren...@cityofhomer-ak.gov
> 907-235-3180 (main)
> 907-435-3154 (direct)


--
Thomas Berezansky
Assistant Network Administrator
Merrimack Valley Library Consortium
4 High ST, Suite 175
North Andover, MA 01845
Phone: 978-557-8161