Do you want to print articles? - SQL Server Forums

Home | Weblogs | Forums

Site Sponsored By: SQLDSC - SQL Server Desired State Configuration

Please start any new threads on our new site at https://forums.sqlteam.com. We've got lots of great SQL Server experts to answer whatever question you can come up with.

All Forums

Site Related Forums

Site Related Discussions

Do you want to print articles?

Author

Topic

graz
Chief SQLTeam Crack Dealer

4149 Posts

Posted - 2007-07-22 : 12:28:30

I don't currently have a way to display an article suitable for printing. That's mostly because I rarely print articles myself. Do you want a way to print articles? Is that something you'd use? Do you find it helpful on other sites?

===============================================
Creating tomorrow's legacy systems today.
One crisis at a time.

Kristen
Test

22859 Posts

Posted - 2007-07-23 : 13:32:21

We provide some PRINT CSS alternatives on some of our sites. Basically it just disables the Banner/Left/Right/Footer panes so that only the "guts" of the page is printed (actually we have a "hidden" banner pane that is Visible only on PRINT CSS and presents a "slimmer" Banner for printed pages)

Dunno if that's any help though?

Kristen

graz
Chief SQLTeam Crack Dealer

4149 Posts

Posted - 2007-07-23 : 14:14:21

I'm really wondering if people want to print articles. Is it something they miss not having?

===============================================
Creating tomorrow's legacy systems today.
One crisis at a time.

spirit1
Cybernetic Yak Master

11752 Posts

Posted - 2007-07-23 : 14:17:32

i doubt it.

_______________________________________________
Causing trouble since 1980
blog: http://weblogs.sqlteam.com/mladenp

X002548
Not Just a Number

15586 Posts

Posted - 2007-07-23 : 15:28:32

I like to cut and paste...no need to print IMHO

Brett

8-)

Hint: Want your questions answered fast? Follow the direction in this link
http://weblogs.sqlteam.com/brettk/archive/2005/05/25/5276.aspx

Add yourself!
http://www.frappr.com/sqlteam

tkizer
Almighty SQL Goddess

38200 Posts

Posted - 2007-07-23 : 15:32:46

I'd just bookmark the page rather than print it. I don't use hard copies for anything anymore.

Tara Kizer
http://weblogs.sqlteam.com/tarad/

jsmith8858
Dr. Cross Join

7423 Posts

Posted - 2007-07-23 : 15:46:41

I like to print stuff, and I think a print-friendly page or CSS is nice to have. It is also usually quite easy to implement (especially via a print media style sheet if your site is well structured with css, which SQLTeam is!) so why not add the feature? I vote to put it in.

- Jeff
http://weblogs.sqlteam.com/JeffS

spirit1
Cybernetic Yak Master

11752 Posts

Posted - 2007-07-23 : 16:05:43

well if it's a matter of a vote... i'm also for it

_______________________________________________
Causing trouble since 1980
blog: http://weblogs.sqlteam.com/mladenp

Kristen
Test

22859 Posts

Posted - 2007-07-24 : 03:45:48

"I think a print-friendly page or CSS is nice to have"

Would work for the whole site, not just articles too - for what it's worth. We use DIVs to span the various "panes", and then the CSS is as simple as:


<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="MyPrintCssFileName.CSS" media="print" />

#LeftPane,
#RightPane,
#BannerPane,
#MenuDiv
{
    display: none;
}

#MainPane
{
width: 100%;
}

Kristen

Subscribe to SQLTeam.com

SQLTeam.com Articles via RSS

SQLTeam.com Weblog via RSS

- Advertisement -

Resources