I am waiting for the day when we can do 3D printing of tiddlers. On Tuesday, June 1, 2021 at 6:00:15 PM UTC-5 TW Tones wrote:
> I follow Mats method as well. > > However I often create a tiddler (that may include the content of multiple > tiddlers) that I then open in new window and print. Your could think of > this as a print preview. > > I think more sophisticate print preparation and layouts could be done in a > custom tiddler, I would like to see the ability to preview (at least > automatic page breaks) and insert additional ones as desired. Some one with > good print media css skills may know how to achieve this. In effect we need > a WYSISWIG print view that will work once presented to the print driver. Of > course page size and other elements need to be maintained. We use A4 pages > not letter in Australia, but preparing a cheat sheet on Landscape A3 may be > nice. > > Are there Print Preview javascript libraries we could use to build a > plugin? I can see naming tiddlers for headings footers, previewing tables > breaking across pages and visualising automatic page breaks, or inserting > additional manual breaks. > > It would also be nice to have a button to print that opens the "in wiki > print preview", and another button that does the equivalent of Open in new > window + ctrl-p > > Perhaps a nice approach would be to have a third template along with the > edit and view called print preview that could operate on any tiddler. > > Regards > Tones > > > > > > On Wednesday, 2 June 2021 at 07:50:51 UTC+10 Mat wrote: > >> Tip: >> >> Toolbar > More > Open tiddler in new window >> Right click > Print >> >> That said, I wish there was a direct "print this tiddler" button in the >> tiddler toolbar. >> >> <:-) >> >> On Tuesday, June 1, 2021 at 9:20:34 PM UTC+2 [email protected] wrote: >> >>> I also print one or more specific tiddlers this way. >>> >>> A request: sounds like you know what you're doing w.r.t. CSS and TW. >>> Would you mind making your full custom CSS available as an example (for me)? >>> >>> -- David >>> >>> On Tue, Jun 1, 2021, 05:15 Jon Light <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> In response to a slight offtopic on the thread "Issue with PrintRiver >>>> plugin" I thought it was worth mentioning other methods of printing >>>> Tiddlers. >>>> >>>> I took a fairly simple approach as follows. >>>> >>>> - I simply find the tiddler of interest and use the existing Tool >>>> item PRINT. >>>> - This prints the whole page which equates to the story river >>>> - I therefore use the pull down from the Tiddler menu "Close >>>> Others" now I have only one tiddler in the Story River - then I print - >>>> very quick and fuss free as long as you like the existing defaults on >>>> what >>>> actually gets printed. >>>> >>>> Its an easy sequence. >>>> >>>> Subsequent "fussy" refinements.... >>>> >>>> I preferred to print tags with tiddler so my custom CSS contains @media >>>> statements for printer specific CSS which include making tags in the >>>> tiddler visible for the print. >>>> >>>> I also like to use CSS floats to place text to one side of the other of >>>> images, the problem is that page breaks and images are difficult when >>>> printing. >>>> >>>> The browser may make the decision to move an image to the next side of >>>> paper but still allows the floated text that should appear alongside the >>>> image to appear instead on the previous side - kind of ignoring that the >>>> image got bumped to the next page. >>>> >>>> I added extra CSS to my Custom CSS tiddler for this situation >>>> >>>> @media print { blockquote.CLEARP { page-break-after: always; } } >>>> @media screen { blockquote.CLEARP { clear: both; display:block; border: >>>> 0px solid #ddd; }} >>>> >>>> This means when I preview the print out I can add blockquotes with >>>> class CLEARP to force a new page for the printed version. - crude but it >>>> works ok, I only use floats in tiddler articles over which I have lavished >>>> a bit of Tender Loving Care so I am happy to spend the time preparing the >>>> print in these cases. >>>> >>>> I must revisit the PrintRiver Plugin sometime - I parted company with >>>> it because the problems I experienced with reveal before a kind soul on >>>> this forum suggested I use the detail tag. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>> Groups "TiddlyWiki" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>> an email to [email protected]. >>>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tiddlywiki/1006b5a2-5d6d-44c8-909c-0a5d8d043e4dn%40googlegroups.com >>>> >>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tiddlywiki/1006b5a2-5d6d-44c8-909c-0a5d8d043e4dn%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>> . >>>> >>> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TiddlyWiki" group. 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