[LINK] RFI: Unprintability of Web-Page

Linda Rouse linda at databasics.com.au
Fri Oct 27 10:04:30 AEST 2006


OK _ I see what you mean.
I just tried to print the page using the normal print menu.. and yes, 
I get the content minus the headers and left navbar.

Ive had a look at the source (its using Squiz /MySource) and cannot 
see any immediate reason why it should do that but then I am not up 
with the intricacies of stylesheets and no time to dig deeper.

I agree though that it is crazy to rely on people finding the little 
print icon... Do we know who buil the site???
kind regards
Linda


At 3:57 PM +0800 26/10/06, Roger Clarke wrote:
>At 5:49 PM +1000 26/10/06, Linda Rouse wrote:
>>Roger
>>i printed it fine on MacOS 10.4.7 with Firefox 1.5.0.7
>>I assume you used the 'printer friendly' button?
>
>Nope, why would I?
>
>Okay, if I (a) see the tiny icon, and (b) appreciate what it means, 
>and (c) click on it, it prints okay, but without the banners, which 
>I actively wanted.  (If I wanted the contents of the frame without 
>the frame, I'd have done an Open-in-New-Tab from the home-page.  Ah, 
>but that produces a framed page.  Why oh why do people pay people to 
>use technologies in ways other than what they were designed to do?!).
>
>(I'm not being cute, by the way.  I didn't see it, and I wouldn't 
>have appreciated its significance if I had;  and I've been around 
>for a while, so what's the average punter going to do?).
>
>Thanks, but my question stands:  why is the page 'printer hostile'?
>
>
>>>None of Safari, Mozilla or Camino can print the content of this page:
>>>http://www.staysmartonline.gov.au/securing_your_computer
>>>
>>>All are fairly up-to-date versions, under moderately up-to-date 
>>>MacOSX 10.2.4.
>>>
>>>Cursor placement makes no difference.  It just prints the 
>>>top-line, then "Back to top    Technology and the Arts on behalf 
>>>of the Australian Government.", then spaces.
>>>
>>>Can anyone quickly see what the problem is?  (As an inveterate 
>>>sceptic, I immediately suspect MS-specific code in the HTML, but 
>>>nothing hit me wwhen I quickly scanned it).
>>>
>>>This matters, because it's a page within the current AusCERT/Clth 
>>>Govt National E-Security Awareness week.  (No, I don't think it's 
>>>a security feature ...).
>>>
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>Roger Clarke                  http://www.anu.edu.au/people/Roger.Clarke/
>
>Xamax Consultancy Pty Ltd      78 Sidaway St, Chapman ACT 2611 AUSTRALIA
>                    Tel: +61 2 6288 1472, and 6288 6916
>mailto:Roger.Clarke at xamax.com.au                http://www.xamax.com.au/
>
>Visiting Professor in Info Science & Eng  Australian National University
>Visiting Professor in the eCommerce Program      University of Hong Kong
>Visiting Professor in the Cyberspace Law & Policy Centre      Uni of NSW

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