Printing background images

Hi

I used some css class in my web page for graphic design (with url),
now when I am sending the page to printer all the background images are gone )-:

?
10x

navavil (AT) netvision (DOT) net.il (navavil) wrote:

I used some css class in my web page for graphic design (with url),
now when I am sending the page to printer all the background images are gone )-:

By default many browsers don't print background images or colours.
This is irregardless of whether the background is specified in CSS or
HTML. You can turn on the printing of backgrounds in your browser
settings and so can your users but you, as an author, can not force
your users to do so.

You'll probably want to make a print stylesheet that provides an
attractive print presentation that does not rely on backgrounds. You
can also use the print stylesheet to do things like suppress styles
for links (which means nothing when printed - can't click a piece of
paper) and maybe totally hide portions of the page (advertising,
navigation, etc.).

Steve

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*Steve Pugh* <steve (AT) pugh (DOT) net>:

By default many browsers don't print background images or colours.

I just realized, that this is another counter-argument for most CSS image
replacement techniques. (Although you should usually be able to handle it
with extra rules for print media.)

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but it's made in a Hollywood basement."

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Christoph Paeper <christoph.paeper (AT) nurfuerspam (DOT) de> wrote:

*Steve Pugh* <steve (AT) pugh (DOT) net>:

By default many browsers don't print background images or colours.

I just realized, that this is another counter-argument for most CSS image
replacement techniques.

So did I as I wrote that post. ;-)

(Although you should usually be able to handle it
with extra rules for print media.)

I have seen some sites where a logo is included at the bottom of the
page with display: none; in the screen stylesheet and position:
absolute in the print stylesheet. Yuck.

Steve

--
"My theories appal you, my heresies outrage you,
I never answer letters and you don't like my tie." - The Doctor

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Steve Pugh <steve (AT) pugh (DOT) net> wrote

navavil (AT) netvision (DOT) net.il (navavil) wrote:

I used some css class in my web page for graphic design (with url),
now when I am sending the page to printer all the background images are gone )-:

By default many browsers don't print background images or colours.

Ste

Now i am confused -
Is it possible to place images not as background useing css ?
ex: <div Style="XXXXX"></div>

10x

navavil (AT) netvision (DOT) net.il (navavil) wrote:

Steve Pugh <steve (AT) pugh (DOT) net> wrote

navavil (AT) netvision (DOT) net.il (navavil) wrote:

I used some css class in my web page for graphic design (with url),
now when I am sending the page to printer all the background images are gone )-:

By default many browsers don't print background images or colours.


Now i am confused -
Is it possible to place images not as background useing css ?
ex: <div Style="XXXXX"></div

No (well not counting the content property which isn't supported by IE
so can't be used on the WWW except for trivial stuff that doesn't
matter if 80-90% of users never see it).

Is your image part of the content or just decoration? If it's part of
the content then put it in the HTML where it belongs. If it's just
decoration then consider a different decoration scheme for the printed
version.

Steve

--
"My theories appal you, my heresies outrage you,
I never answer letters and you don't like my tie." - The Doctor

Steve Pugh <steve (AT) pugh (DOT) net> <http://steve.pugh.net/>