How to set this up so it'll print well

[SuaveRick]

Hi there,

I have a database that's going to be queried. I have the results come up in a table but the table is so long, it spans two pages. Any ideas how I can cut this down? Make the font smaller is my first idea, have as short column names as possible. Any of you run into this before?

thanks.

 

[RhythmAddict112]

You can use a CSS style sheet to set up completley different standards for when someone tries to print the page/document.

This site should give you more than adequate information regarding this.

http://www.alistapart.com/articles/goingtoprint/

If not, I'm sure the CSS gurus in the CSS forum will be glad to help. This is just one option, of course...

Use your resources, you're on the internet!

 

[FesterSXS]

do you mean 2 pages wide or long?

Tony
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http://www.SpiraxSarco.com/

 

[SuaveRick]

Two pages wide Fester, when you do a print preview it just cuts the stuff off it can't fit.

 

[FesterSXS]

what sort or results are you displaying? If they are numeric then perhaps you could sacrifice some decimal points?

eg) 1.2 instead of 1.21436

etc...

Tony
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http://www.SpiraxSarco.com/

 

[SuaveRick]

No decimal point, just a single number. The problem is that there's 13 columns to display on page, that's what sucks.

 

[FesterSXS]

how about displaying a note for users to print the results in a landscape format. This isnt something you can control from the site though - you can only request that they set this when they print the page.

Tony
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http://www.SpiraxSarco.com/

 

[SuaveRick]

I think that's what I'm going to have to do Tony, it'll be up to them.

Good thought.

Thanks

 

[RhythmAddict112]

According to W3C specs , landscape is supported...but I don't think it'll actually work

This is another way that should work for printing in landscape using CSS...

http://web.tampabay.rr.com/bmerkey/examples/landscape-test.html

Use your resources, you're on the internet!