Re: Printing a printer friendly version of a web site page in one step ...

At 3:18 PM -0800 1/16/2001, Simon Rolfe wrote:
>I have seen mechanisms used on sites where by visitors can view a printer
>friendly version of a page, and then by selecting print can print it - but
>this is not what we require. I'm looking for a Java script that would allow
>a user to select by way of a small icon/graphic file, the ability of
>printing a printer friendly version of the page they are currently on (by
>means of perhaps linking to a specific text file)  and having the script
>"automatically" send this text file or equivalent to the printer for
>printing when selected.

I'd consider carefully whether you want to force a print. Since the
"printer-friendly", simpler page layout is almost always easier to read
than the "main" page, some people use such a link to find a version of the
page for reading. They won't be pleased if you start up their printer for
them.

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