On Tue, 2004-07-13 at 16:48, Derek Hohls wrote: > "The cocoon site has something similar"? > > Oh, please point me to it.
Simply use the print or print preview function of your browser: you should see the left menu is removed, which usually is the biggest annoyance when printing. This is done using print css instructions. > > Thanks > Derek > > >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 2004/07/13 04:42:20 PM >>> > On Tue, 2004-07-13 at 11:24, Derek Hohls wrote: > > No, I wasn't aware of navigation issues... > > can you explain this one further? > > I meant it as a positive thing: when printing, the left navigation > area > isn't printed, so the pages are quite printable. > > > > > For example, when I am at this site: > > > http://www.westciv.com/style_master/academy/hands_on_tutorial/index.html > > > > > and press the print button on my browser > > (Opera or IE6), I get a neat print-only version > > popping out (using a different stylesheet and > > quite different look-and-feel from the :cool: > > version I see on my web browser). > > yep, the cocoon site has something similar, though less worked out. > > > > > I cannot see any impact on my navigation > > in this scenario; I suppose one could also > > pop-up a new window so you could "preview" > > the print-ready version... but most browers > > also support creating a "print preview" which > > works just as well, IMO. Also no navigation > > issues in this approach. > > > > Derek > > > > > > >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 2004/07/13 10:10:29 AM >>> > > On Tue, 2004-07-13 at 08:42, Derek Hohls wrote: > > > I assume that a number of the sites that have > > > a Cocoon "look and feel" are created the same > > > way (- Forrest?). It has always "bugged" me > > > that, when visiting these sites, I cannot just click > > > on the print button on my browser and create a > > > well-laid out page directly on my printer. > > > > Discouraging people from printing seems like a good thing to me ;-) > > > > Anyway, you know that the navigation is automatically dropped when > > printing? > > > > > > > > I know there is a mechanism to create "printable > > > versions" of pages, using PDF. Despite the fact > > > that PDF is fairly widely used, not everyone buys > > > in to it, and it is not always the most appropriate. > > > I do feel that Cocoon, whose major use has been > > > as a web-publishing framework, should allow for > > > better printing facilities. In practice, its not hard to > > > achieve, if we ditch the clunky use of tables for the > > > layout and move to a stylesheet-based approach. > > > > > > I was wondering if there were any plans to do > > > this in the near future? > > > > > > (yes, I know this is open-source and stuff only > > > happens if someone volunteers... would this be > > > an appropriate area that needs some time invested?) -- Bruno Dumon http://outerthought.org/ Outerthought - Open Source, Java & XML Competence Support Center [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
