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javascript thread: Re: tricky question (was : IE watermark)


Message #1 by "Martin Laberge" <mlaberge@b...> on Thu, 16 Jan 2003 22:23:54
Hi Joe,

    I'm interested to your activex, can you send it to me? It will save me 
a lot of try/mistakes.

Martin


> I wrote a small ActiveX in VB6 that takes a custom print template, it's 
a 
> bit rough and ready but works. I know Microsoft say don't do this but as 
you 
> I'm on an intranet so the security risk is lessened.
> You can have the code if you wish, I'll need to zip it up and send it to 
> your email address.
> 
> Joe
> 
> 
> >From: "Bocai Mihai Cristian" <mihai.bocai@r...>
> >Reply-To: "javascript" <javascript@p...>
> >To: "javascript" <javascript@p...>
> >Subject: [javascript] tricky question (was : IE watermark)
> >Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2002 21:39:47 +0200
> >
> >thank u for your response, was great!
> >
> >Now I've extended the problem and my question/scenario is:
> >I have a page in the browser (this page created dinamically using 
ASP !!!).
> >I want to print this page, but I also want that the output to 
be "paged";
> >basically I want to use some "page break things ?!?!", and to determine
> >where is the begining of a new page etc.
> >I've found on ms site this:
> >http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?
url=/workshop/browser/hosting/
> >printpreview/reference/reference.asp
> >so we can define a "print template" (including header/footer)  and load 
the
> >html pages in that template, and everything is perfect...but the only 
way 
> >to
> >achieve that is by using C++ to reuse the browser control, and build an
> >application to treat this behaviour. Microsoft provides such a sample
> >application:
> 
>http://msdn.microsoft.com/downloads/samples/internet/browser/PrintTemplate
s/
> >ReleaseMinDependency/printtemplates.exe
> >
> >Is there any one who tried to customize this application?
> >The scenario is: on the html page (dynamically created !!!) I have a 
print
> >button which will invoke an exe (this sample application or something) 
with
> >my own print template html page, and send my content to the printer in a
> >"friendly format".
> >How can I "route" my html/asp content to this exe?
> >
> >Any help will be appreciated!
> >----------
> >PS: another way of adding a header/footer is by using Print Preview in
> >IE ->Page Setup and for example add "&b&bSome nice text" in Header input
> >box.....but I don't think that we can customize the appereance of the 
text,
> >eg: font-family=verdana or something.
> >
> >TIA
> >
> >"elin tjerngren. artopod" <elin@a...> wrote in message
> >news:145746@j...
> > >
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > > How can I add a "text-watermark" to all the pages when printing 
from 
> >the
> > > > browser (IE 5.5) ? Is this posible?
> > >
> > > It has nothing to do with javascript - but you can use CSS. Make a 
layer
> > > that is placed behind the content with your text or image and make it
> > > available (visible) only for printing purposes. I found this link:
> > > http://www.webreview.com/style/2000/01_07_00.shtml
> > > (One watermark per page should prove more difficult I guess)
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > > _________________________________
> > >
> > >           elin tjerngren
> > >           artopod
> > >
> > >
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