Randy Webb wrote:
It is very rarely means that the last sheet came out of the printer.
It simply means that the system is done with preparing PostScript'ed
screenshot of the document and that it sent to hell (print manager)
knows where.
I don't think I want to give myself a headache trying to understand what
you just attempted to say as it doesn't make any sense at all.
Maybe a working sample may help (naturally IE only, try either
File>Print or File>Print preview).
<html>
<head>
<title>Print</title>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type"
content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1">
<style type="text/css">
@media screen {
div {
font: bold 10pt Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;
color: #000099;
}
body {
background-color: #FFFF99;
}
}
@media print {
div {
font: bold 10pt Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;
color: #000000;
}
body {
background-color: #FFFFFF;
}
}
</style>
<script type="text/javascript">
function init() {
document.documentElement.onlayoutcomplete = stage1;
window.onbeforeprint = stage2;
window.onafterprint = stage3;
setTimeout('window.print()');
}
function stage1() {
alert('stage1');
/* On this stage browser defines what document
* to print (because an alternate document can be defined).
* It also prepare print template using defined LayoutRect if any.
* For databound elements actual value corresponding to
* the applied filters is retrieved.
* As nothing of this is presented in this sample, this event
* is not fired on HTML element.
*/
}
function stage2() {
alert('stage2');
/* On this stage browser prepares actual
* print layout. If media-specific styles are
* supplied (like in this sample) browser switches
* the "document image" from screen-styles to print-styles.
* After all this done the describing event is fired
* so you could make any last-minute DOM damages :-)
* if you need too.
* After that PostScript "screenshot" is made and sent
* to the print pool.
*/
}
function stage3() {
alert('stage3');
/* The last bit of the PostScript stuff went to the pool.
* If any changes have been made on beforeprint,
* here is your chance to undo them for normal
* screen view.
*/
}
if (window.onbeforeprint === null) {
window.onload = init;
}
</script>
</head>
<body>
<div id="t1">Test page</div>
</body>
</html>
