This was on the subject of using HTML to send formatted page output to
users.
On Tue, 18 Mar 2008, Charles Barouch wrote:
> Bob,
> 1) The client is dealing in acceptance letters, so wide isn't an issue. For
> columnar reports, they use Informer.
> 2) Paging can be controlled. It took me a long time to find the code, but
> you can set print page breaks in an HTML document. I've only tested it with
> FireFox on a PC, but it is supposed to work in all browsers. E-mail me off
> line and I'll dig out the logic and send it to you. Or you could just chase me
> down at Spectrum.
> 3) Since we only print internally, I do have font control because I can
> specify which fonts must be installed on a PC or Mac, guaranteeing a match for
> the fact I ask for.
Your specific set of requirements may work in this case. I'd be interested
in seeing a sample output HTML file, to see how pagination is handled. My
understanding is that CSS is the only way of addressing this, and IE
doesn't handle it well. That's something they're claiming to fix in IE 8,
now in beta.
Regards,
....Bob Rasmussen, President, Rasmussen Software, Inc.
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