[WEB4LIB] Re: Netscape 6.1 -- Print Preview

[Tony Barry]

At 3:36 PM -0700 19/8/01, rich at richardwiggins.com wrote:
>It was usable as a browser, but we do more than "browsing."


I wonder if what I do is unusual or something which is becoming common?

>Many e-commerce sites advise "Print a copy of this page for your records."


I never do. I might save the page as text or source though, or if 
there is multiple pages use a mirroring facility to download the lot. 
Sometimes I might save a screen shot.

>
>If you look up a map to a specific address on Mapquest, you are more 
>likely to print it out than download it to a PDA.


I have printed a map but infrequently. Last one was how to get to the 
local wineries!

>   Most magazines with an online presence are now smart enough to 
>offer printer-friendly versions, knowing that people want to read, 
>mark up, and hand around longer, complicated articles.


If I want somebody else to get it I give them the URL. If it needs a 
password to get in to it I invoke fair dealing and send them the file.

I doubt if I use a printer more than once every two weeks.

Tony


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