[html-formfu] How to Display a printable copy of the form

Ascii King tech at swattermatter.com
Wed Oct 14 13:30:00 GMT 2009


Charlie Garrison wrote:
> You should be able to do that with a media=print style sheet:
>
> <link rel="stylesheet"
>    type="text/css"
>    media="print" href="print.css" />
>
> Example from <http://www.alistapart.com/articles/goingtoprint/>.
>
> You can change the border, background, display style, etc. for input 
> elements on the form. Radio buttons may pose more of a challenge. It 
> means you don't need a different form config for printing, you just 
> need a different style sheet (which can be used for all forms, dry).
>
> Using extra classes, it also is easy to hide things like submit 
> buttons; eg. create a .noprint class {display:none} and assign it to 
> all non-printing elements.
>
> Charlie
>

That looks perfect. Thank you.



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