[WEB4LIB] Re: printing problems with web pages

[Ryan Eby]

Unfortunately printing is an after thought or no thought for many
websites. This is true for sites made by "print" or "web" designers.
Many sites have printer-friendly pages, though these aren't always
easy to find. The inclusion of print stylesheets are picking up and I
recommend their use to anyone who is building a site which is styled
using CSS as it is easily created. For sites that have less semantic
code it may be more difficult to produce the alternate version. If
there's a specific resource that is giving a problem, especially one
that has a lot of content, you should probably send a comment to site
maintainer.

For those who want to make their own print stylesheets for a site they
are creating, I recommend the following article at A List Apart:
http://www.alistapart.com/articles/goingtoprint/

On Thu, 9 Dec 2004 08:33:44 -0800 (PST), K.G. Schneider
<kgs at bluehighways.com> wrote:
> > All too many websites are designed by what I consider to be print
> > designers, who want to force a particular font size, look, feel, layout,
> > etc.  This is fine for print, but doesn't translate well to the web.
> > This often gives problems when printing.
> 
> In all fairness, the reverse can be true: sometimes the right design for a
> web page doesn't translate well to print. I appreciate the stripped-down
> print options many sites offer. Epicurious.com, for example--the online page
> has all the added value I enjoy when I'm reading the recipe, allowing me to
> explore reader rankings, similar recipes, etc., but the print version is the
> unadorned recipe in black and white, perfect for clipping to the fridge
> while I'm cooking.
>