Wilson, Stephen wrote: > Users of an on-line application form (developed in Delphi, a tenuous > excuse for posting this question here, I know) print a number of > sheets using File - Print in IE6. They have requested that the > applicant's name, which is already included in two fields at the > start of the form, be part of the footer. I can create a workaround > by making the name show as the windows title and then including '&w' > in the footer, but they would prefer not to have the name as the > windows title! Does anyone know if this can be achieved?
Web pages have no control over the browser's page footer. The footer is the user's concern, not the page's. You can try using the "position" CSS property. An element whose position is set to "fixed" will appear at the same location on every page when printed. It will appear at the same place on the screen no matter what the scrolling location. You can use @media rules to change the element's position property based on whether the page is being rendered to the screen or to the printer. Set the "bottom" property to 0, and you're all set, I think. I have no idea whether Internet Explorer 6 supports @media rules or fixed positioning in print mode. I rather doubt it. You might have better luck with IE 7. I'm pretty sure Firefox does, and Opera almost certainly does. You should ask in a Web-design or browser forum for more information. -- Rob
