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css background-color print workaround

slyi

2006-04-01, 6:41 am

Hi All,
Does anyone use vml to force the printing of background-colors
in IE clients?

Or is there a better way.

Regards,

slyi

FYI: moved from js related group

eg:
<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" >
<head>
<style>
@media all { v\:* {behavior:url(#default#vml);} }
span {height:50;width:99%;background-color:red}
</style>
<title>background-color print workaround</title>
</head>
<body >
<span>
<v:rect style='width:100%;height:100%;' fillcolor="red"
strokecolor="red">
<v:textbox>
<h1>This is a title with a background</h1>
</v:textbox>
</v:rect>
</span>
</body></html>

Schraalhans Keukenmeester

2006-04-01, 6:48 pm

slyi wrote:
> Hi All,
> Does anyone use vml to force the printing of background-colors
> in IE clients?
>
> Or is there a better way.
>
> Regards,
>
> slyi
>
> FYI: moved from js related group
>
> eg:
> <html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" >
> <head>
> <style>
> @media all { v\:* {behavior:url(#default#vml);} }
> span {height:50;width:99%;background-color:red}
> </style>
> <title>background-color print workaround</title>
> </head>
> <body >
> <span>
> <v:rect style='width:100%;height:100%;' fillcolor="red"
> strokecolor="red">
> <v:textbox>
> <h1>This is a title with a background</h1>
> </v:textbox>
> </v:rect>
> </span>
> </body></html>
>
No. Yes: CSS media="print"

David Dorward

2006-04-01, 6:48 pm

Schraalhans Keukenmeester wrote:

Eugh. If the user has the "Print background colours and images" option off,
its probably because they haven't felt the need to burn through large
amounts of ink to print a webpage. Trying to work around that isn't a
fantastic idea.
[color=darkred]
[color=darkred]
> No. Yes: CSS media="print"

Print specific stylesheets cannot override the user preference "Print
background colours and images" in any browser as far as I'm aware.

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Carolyn Marenger

2006-04-02, 6:38 pm

slyi wrote:

> Hi All,
> Does anyone use vml to force the printing of background-colors
> in IE clients?
>
> Or is there a better way.
>
> Regards,
>
> slyi
>
<snip>

Hi,

I don't force anyone to print background colours and I would hope that there
is no way to do so. Ink is expensive, often cheapest when it comes with a
money back discount printer. When I want to print the background, I will.
The rest of the time, I go for not background, draft mode, and usually grey
scale. Occasionally I opt for a better quality and colour print. I don't
want to be forced to print the background, and I don't want to be forced to
go replace my ink cartridges more often than I already have to.

Carolyn
--
Carolyn Marenger

saprogenous

2006-04-09, 4:12 am

In 99% cases, users are ok without backgrounds. But what if the page is not clear on print without colours in the background.

Like a table with background colours and using different colours as legends.

quote:
Originally posted by Carolyn Marenger
slyi wrote:

> Hi All,
> Does anyone use vml to force the printing of background-colors
> in IE clients?
>
> Or is there a better way.
>
> Regards,
>
> slyi
>
<snip>

Hi,

I don't force anyone to print background colours and I would hope that there
is no way to do so. Ink is expensive, often cheapest when it comes with a
money back discount printer. When I want to print the background, I will.
The rest of the time, I go for not background, draft mode, and usually grey
scale. Occasionally I opt for a better quality and colour print. I don't
want to be forced to print the background, and I don't want to be forced to
go replace my ink cartridges more often than I already have to.

Carolyn
--
Carolyn Marenger