CSS Printing?

[gscott66]

Hello,

I am new to CSS and therefore I am new to this forum.

I need some help with the "Print@Media" code. I have a site that was
created using DW layout table with inserted table cells. I need to print
the "main content" page with the scanned images on it...with a white BG, and
possible page breaks so the images won't get cut in half. I don't need the
Nav bars or header printed, just the images (content) in the main content
area in case clients want a printed pic of her product. Make sense?

This is my first commercial site and it is still a work in progress, so any
other advice will be greatly appreciated.

Scott

[gscott66]

Forgot to add the link:

www.naborow.com

Nav to some of the pic pages and you'll see the images. You might have to
try several, not all pics have been posted.

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Scott
"gscott66" <gu*************@cox.net> wrote in message
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Hello,

I am new to CSS and therefore I am new to this forum.

I need some help with the "Print@Media" code. I have a site that was
created using DW layout table with inserted table cells. I need to print
the "main content" page with the scanned images on it...with a white BG,
and possible page breaks so the images won't get cut in half. I don't
need the Nav bars or header printed, just the images (content) in the main
content area in case clients want a printed pic of her product. Make
sense?

This is my first commercial site and it is still a work in progress, so
any other advice will be greatly appreciated.

Scott

[Spartanicus]

"gscott66" <gu*************@cox.net> wrote:

I need some help with the "Print@Media" code.
Have you read the spec: http://www.w3.org/TR/CSS21/media.html ?
I have a site that was
created using DW layout table with inserted table cells. I need to print
the "main content" page with the scanned images on it...with a white BG
Restrict your main stylesheet to screen media, then all you should have
to do is switch off the things that you don't want to print with
display:none. For best reliability link in your stylesheets, add the
media qualifier to the link element, and also wrap the styles in an
@media wrapper. IE can get confused when you combine rules like so:

#nav,.sidebar{display:none}

To get around that specify each separately:

#nav{display:none}
..sidebar{display:none}
, and possible page breaks so the images won't get cut in half.
Leave it to the browser.
This is my first commercial site and it is still a work in progress, so any
other advice will be greatly appreciated.

Validating your markup and CSS is a start.

--
Spartanicus

[gscott66]

OK! I think I got it to work...so far. But the page is still breaking half
way thru some images. Any advice on solving that with images? I have not
uploaded to the servver as of yet.

HTML:

<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="../naborow/print_style.css"
media="print" />

CSS:

body {
background: white;
}

#header {
display: none;
}

#leftnavbar {
display: none;
}

#topnavbar {
display: none;
}

#footernavbar {
display: none;
}

#maincontent {
width: auto;
border: 0;
margin: 0 5%;
padding: 0;
float: none !important;
font-size: inherit;
color: #000000;}

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Scott

"Spartanicus" <in*****@invalid.invalid> wrote in message
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"gscott66" <gu*************@cox.net> wrote:

I need some help with the "Print@Media" code.

Have you read the spec: http://www.w3.org/TR/CSS21/media.html ?

I have a site that was
created using DW layout table with inserted table cells. I need to print
the "main content" page with the scanned images on it...with a white BG

Restrict your main stylesheet to screen media, then all you should have
to do is switch off the things that you don't want to print with
display:none. For best reliability link in your stylesheets, add the
media qualifier to the link element, and also wrap the styles in an
@media wrapper. IE can get confused when you combine rules like so:

#nav,.sidebar{display:none}

To get around that specify each separately:

#nav{display:none}
.sidebar{display:none}

, and possible page breaks so the images won't get cut in half.

Leave it to the browser.

This is my first commercial site and it is still a work in progress, so
any
other advice will be greatly appreciated.

Validating your markup and CSS is a start.

--
Spartanicus

[Spartanicus]

"gscott66" <gu*************@cox.net> wrote:

OK! I think I got it to work...so far.
You got what to work?

Configure your software to use an attribute header above follow ups,
quote (a) minimal bit(s) of what you are replying to and intersperse
your reply beneath it.
But the page is still breaking half
way thru some images. Any advice on solving that with images?

[Browsing up the thread to see what you are on about]

Nothing you can do about that except advising users to use a browser
that doesn't print an image over 2 pages.

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Spartanicus

[gscott66]

1. """Configure your software to use an attribute header above follow ups,

quote (a) minimal bit(s) of what you are replying to and intersperse
your reply beneath it."""
I must have omitted that I am a newbie to all of this and the latter makes
absolutly no sense. Maybe this is the wrong forum for me...is there one for
people who are just beginning css?

2. """You got what to work?""""

The CSS print command that we're talking about....it's not perfect but it
does work....from the local side...I will test it on the server today.

Thanks for your input regarding the "dispaly:none"....

Scott


"Spartanicus" <in*****@invalid.invalid> wrote in message
news:2f********************************@news.spart anicus.utvinternet.ie... "gscott66" <gu*************@cox.net> wrote:

OK! I think I got it to work...so far.

You got what to work?

Configure your software to use an attribute header above follow ups,
quote (a) minimal bit(s) of what you are replying to and intersperse
your reply beneath it.

But the page is still breaking half
way thru some images. Any advice on solving that with images?

[Browsing up the thread to see what you are on about]

Nothing you can do about that except advising users to use a browser
that doesn't print an image over 2 pages.

--
Spartanicus

[Spartanicus]

"gscott66" <gu*************@cox.net> wrote:

1. """Configure your software to use an attribute header above follow ups,

quote (a) minimal bit(s) of what you are replying to and intersperse
your reply beneath it."""
I must have omitted that I am a newbie to all of this

Being new to CSS has nothing to do with the group's rules (which are
nothing more than the default usenet posting rules).
and the latter makes absolutly no sense.

You are posting to a group that has a posting convention, whether you
agree with it or not is not the issue. If you want to participate you
are advised to follow the rules.

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Spartanicus

[gscott66]

Sorry...

I didn't realize you were referring to rules...I guess I am new at
everything.

What rules did I break or not follow? And I will gladly comply...

Thank you....

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Scott


"Spartanicus" <in*****@invalid.invalid> wrote in message
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"gscott66" <gu*************@cox.net> wrote:

1. """Configure your software to use an attribute header above follow ups,

quote (a) minimal bit(s) of what you are replying to and intersperse
your reply beneath it."""

I must have omitted that I am a newbie to all of this

Being new to CSS has nothing to do with the group's rules (which are
nothing more than the default usenet posting rules).

and the latter makes absolutly no sense.

You are posting to a group that has a posting convention, whether you
agree with it or not is not the issue. If you want to participate you
are advised to follow the rules.

--
Spartanicus

[Daniel Déchelotte]

gscott66 wrote:

I didn't realize you were referring to rules...I guess I am new at
everything.

What rules did I break or not follow? And I will gladly comply...

I would rather call them _conventions_ than rules. They are an informal
set of "good practices" that most people here mostly follow, at least
those who figured writing articles that are easy to read and understand
is the best way to generate an interesting discussion, and possibly to
obtain a helpful answer.

One such convention that you (mistakenly) broke is proper quoting.
Please, when replying to an article, quote (a minimal number of)
sentences, or even just a few words, to give the context, attribute the
quote (with a string like "Daniel Déchelotte wrote:") and write your
reply/comment/further question below. Break the quote into several
pieces as relevant. That helps tremendously when following several
threads across several newgroups, like many of us do.

There are many "references" out there, for instance :
http://www.cs.indiana.edu/docproject...toc.html#SEC44
http://www.faqs.org/faqs/usenet/posting-rules/part1/
(short introduction: posting to Usenet is different from sending an email)

Good luck! (and "Welcome!" and "No worries!", too :))

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Daniel Déchelotte
http://yo.dan.free.fr/