Yeah I agree this is the way it should be done. Works like a charm! And then
just have a simple js like this:
<script language="Javascript1.2">
<!--
function printpage() {
window.print();
}
//-->
</script>
on or link button or whatever..
2010/2/28 Riyad Kalla <[email protected]>
> This is what I've done in the past as well, allows your user to just
> "print"
> the page they are staring at and have the browser do the right thing in
> using an alternative style sheet for rendering the page -- this includes
> using a lot of display:none to trim down the parts of the page that you
> don't want printing. This way all you need on your page is a "Print" link
> that invokes the Print dialog, no other popups ontop of popups.
>
> Some info:
> http://www.scottklarr.com/topic/15/css-create-a-style-sheet-for-print-only/
>
> <
> http://www.scottklarr.com/topic/15/css-create-a-style-sheet-for-print-only/
> >
> http://webdesign.about.com/cs/css/a/aa042103a.htm
>
> On Sat, Feb 27, 2010 at 4:54 PM, Alex Rass <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > Josh,
> >
> > This doesn't answer your question directly (about a popup).
> > But a MUCH simpler way is to make your page printer friendly by supplying
> > an
> > alternative CSS for printing format (google on that). Makes life much
> > easier.
> >
> > When you tell your page which css to use, you can say "use this CSS for
> > printing only". All transparent to the user.
> >
> > - Alex
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Josh Chappelle [mailto:[email protected]]
> > Sent: Friday, February 26, 2010 4:09 PM
> > To: [email protected]
> > Subject: Print friendly panel
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> >
> >
> > Does anyone know of a suggested method to render a printer friendly panel
> > to
> > a separate browser window so that user's can print? The only thing I have
> > found is the following article and it looks a little clunky.
> >
> >
> >
> > http://cwiki.apache.org/WICKET/rendering-panel-to-a-string.html
> >
> >
> >
> > Basically I just need to be able to place a link that when clicked will
> pop
> > up a new browser window with only the contents to the target panel. That
> > way
> > users can print that panel from there.
> >
> >
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> >
> >
> > Josh
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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