[FX.php List] [off] CSS Print View

Thu Feb 19 08:01:50 MST 2009

My main testing was using Firefox on Win, but after it started working I
also tested with IE and Safari, unfortunately all on Win.

I always test with cache disabled

--Karstyn

On Wed, Feb 18, 2009 at 11:23 PM, Gjermund Gusland Thorsen <ggt667 at gmail.com
> wrote:

> Which browser? Did you clear the cache and force reload?
>
> ggt
>
> 2009/2/19, Karstyn McCoy <kmccoy at supportgroup.com>:
> > If this project is anything to go by, I'd say it's not!
> >
> > Not sure how that was introduced, but I'm fairly certain it was there
> before
> > I started to work on the project, but I think it was blank, i.e target=''
> >  I probably 'helped' by adding values.
> >
> >
> > --Karstyn
> >
> > 2009/2/18 Dale Bengston <dbengston at tds.net>
> > >
> > > I don't think title is supported by <link> tags. I could be wrong about
> > that....
> > >
> > >
> > > Dale
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > On Feb 18, 2009, at 5:11 PM, Karstyn McCoy wrote:
> > >
> > > I may have solved it - some more testing will tell for sure.
> > >
> > > Looks like it was the 'title=' tag - I removed that from both style
> sheet
> > links and it seems to be working correctly. Not sure why that would make
> > such a difference, but it seems to.
> > >
> > > Thanks for all the help!
> > >
> > > --Karstyn
> > >
> > >
> > > On Wed, Feb 18, 2009 at 3:02 PM, Karstyn McCoy <
> kmccoy at supportgroup.com>
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > > Hey Joel,
> > > >
> > > > --- can you load the print.css file directly in the browser?
> > <xxxx.triple8.net/css/styles_print.css>
> > > > Yes
> > > >
> > > > --- could you be testing on a development server that does *not* have
> > the correct print.css file (i.e. in which your base_url is different than
> > xxx.triple8.net)?
> > > > No - only one server involved
> > > >
> > > > --- is base_url a function you've written?  Why are there parens
> after
> > it: base_url() ?
> > > > I did not write it, I'm tweaking a site written by others using the
> > Codeigniter framework. The function is working in a lot of places,
> including
> > this page.
> > > >
> > > > and now
> > > > --- if you switch "screen" and "print" in your two stylesheet links
> do
> > you see the *print* css on-screen?
> > > > NO!! the page looks unstyled - not sure why that would be, but
> > definitely points to a problem somewhere
> > > >
> > > > --Karstyn
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On Wed, Feb 18, 2009 at 2:20 PM, Joel Shapiro <jsfmp at earthlink.net>
> > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Hi Karstyn
> > > > >
> > > > > Few things to check:
> > > > >
> > > > > - can you load the print.css file directly in the browser?
> > <xxxx.triple8.net/css/styles_print.css>
> > > > > - if you switch "screen" and "print" in your two stylesheet links
> do
> > you see the *print* css on-screen?
> > > > > - could you be testing on a development server that does *not* have
> > the correct print.css file (i.e. in which your base_url is different than
> > xxx.triple8.net)?
> > > > >
> > > > > Also, is base_url a function you've written?  Why are there parens
> > after it: base_url() ?
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > -Joel
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > On Feb 18, 2009, at 1:44 PM, Karstyn McCoy wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > > I'd don't have a problem verifying what should be obvious!
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Yes, styles_print.css is in the correct folder.
> > > > > > No stray characters that I can find.
> > > > > > I have to assume permissions are correct - I have to upload to an
> > FTP site and other pages uploaded have worked correctly.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > --Karstyn
> > > > > >
> > > > > > 2009/2/18 Dale Bengston <dbengston at tds.net>
> > > > > > I know this is stating the obvious, but the styles_print.css file
> is
> > located in the right place? Does it have any stray characters or
> mal-formed
> > style references that might cause it to fail on load? Are the permissions
> > set properly on the file?
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > On Feb 18, 2009, at 2:12 PM, Karstyn McCoy wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > code does seem to be rendering fine:
> > > > > > > http://pastebin.com/d5d959beb
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > On Wed, Feb 18, 2009 at 12:00 PM, Gjermund Gusland Thorsen
> > <ggt667 at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > > > > What does your rendered output look like?
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > http://pastebin.com/m161a30ac
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > ggt
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > 2009/2/18, Dale Bengston <dbengston at tds.net>:
> > > > > > > > Hmmm, I am going to go for short tags as the problem. What
> > happens if you
> > > > > > > > change <? to <?php in your embedded php code? What does this
> > look like when
> > > > > > > > you view source in the page after it's drawn?
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Dale
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > On Feb 18, 2009, at 11:57 AM, Karstyn McCoy wrote:
> > > > > > > > Hi Dale -
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"
> > > > > > > > href="<?=base_url()?>css/styles_large.css"
> > media="screen"
> > > > > > > > title="screen" charset="utf-8">
> > > > > > > > <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"
> > > > > > > > href="<?=base_url()?>css/styles_print.css"
> > media="print"
> > > > > > > > title="print" charset="utf-8">
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > --Karstyn
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > 2009/2/18 Dale Bengston <dbengston at tds.net>
> > > > > > > > > Hi Karstyn,
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > Can you post your html code for the style sheet references?
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > Thanks,
> > > > > > > > > Dale
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > On Feb 18, 2009, at 11:28 AM, Karstyn McCoy wrote:
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > Please let me know if this is toooo far off topic for
> this
> > list (and if
> > > > > > > > so, where would be a better place).
> > > > > > > > > > Just looks like there are a lot of list members with good
> > broad
> > > > > > > > knowledge.
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > I've added a Print style sheet to a web page so it
> > dynamically prints in
> > > > > > > > a more printer friendly fashion. I have made sure that each
> has
> > the correct
> > > > > > > > media type specified, 'print' for my new style sheet and
> > 'screen' for the
> > > > > > > > original.
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > The problem comes in when trying to print, the print
> style
> > sheet is not
> > > > > > > > getting used.
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > Testing with Firefox 3 on Win - any one know of Firefox
> > having problems
> > > > > > > > with the 'media' tag? If I load the print style sheet
> manually
> > it looks
> > > > > > > > great.
> > > > > > > > > > IE does pull the print style sheet, but mangles it a bit
> -
> > no surprise
> > > > > > > > there.
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > Thanks for any and all suggestions.
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > --
> > > > > > > > > > --Karstyn
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