I was thinking that one could use javascript if you wanted to have a
button that would do a "print preview", and then swap the css display
attribute for the media types. I guess it's not really that useful,
but still "neat" to modify the style on the fly :-)
-ed
On 9/15/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Ed,
>
> I'm not sure why you would need to use javacript to change the the media
> attribute. If you just output the both at the same time, the styles with
> media set to screen get applied only on your monitor and while the
> media=print styles are ignored. The reverse is true when you send the page
> to a printer. no need for javascripting at all.
>
> Mariano
>
>
> [original message below]
>
> This is a creative idea for presentation, and the attribute can be
> changed by simple javascript. But, there might be an application
> access/security issue with this if this method is used for display of
> read-only data, as you are sending an editable version of the form
> even though it's hidden. Some browsers allow you to change CSS on the
> fly, e.g. firefox with the EditCSS plugin.
>
> -ed
>
> On 9/14/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Here's a solution for you, but I don't know its applicability to
> Firefox,
> > and won't work for inline styling.
> >
> > 1. Start by outputting the information in a text area and in a div/span.
> > 2. Give each different class names/ids, say foo and bar respectivly.
> > 3. Link to your stylesheet or declare your style section defining all
> your
> > styles EXCEPT for foo and bar.
> > 4. Define two more stylesheets or style sections.
> > 5. In one use the attribute media="screen" and within the section do
> > foo { display: inline;}
> > bar{display: none;}
> > 6. In the second one do the same thing but reverse the display
> properties.
> >
> >
> >
> > Mariano
> >
>
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