Website building question (javascript)

WorldBuilder · 08-08-2003, 07:55 PM

Hi all,

I am VERY new to making websites and only know the basics. Can you guys go to:

http://home.earthlink.net/~tenews/businesses.html

I know it's cheesy, but let's keep the laughter to a minimum!

Anywho, you'll notice the javascript that prints the page. Basically, it is supposed to send the page to the printer (which it does), but it's ONLY supposed to send the text. It does that fine, but it also prints the printer icon and the words "Printer Friendly". I don't want it to do that. Print it out, you'll see what I mean. Anyone know why this is not working right? I'd really appreciate any help! Thanks a million!

Chris

slapNUT · 08-08-2003, 10:10 PM

Hehe I click on your toolbar? For lack of better description and nothing happens!
The toolbar I'm talking about is to the left of the page. If I hover then the display at the bottom changes... but nothing else happens.

WorldBuilder · 08-08-2003, 11:28 PM

What browser are you using? Actually, this is not my site. It's a friends, but she is having the printing problem and asked me to look at it. I can't figure it out, can you or anyone else? My site is not much better (as I am a

). Anyway, the problem is with the "printer friendly" thing described above. Anyone help out?

Chris

jhorvath · 08-10-2003, 12:43 AM

i haven't tested this...(don't have a printer), but supposedly it prints certain sections of a page that would have been previously labeld as such....

Code:

<script>
function printStory(divId) {
  w=window.open('','newwin')
  w.document.write('<body onLoad="window.print()">'+document.getElementById(divId).innerHTML+'</body>');
  w.document.close();
}
</script>

<div id="story1">
this is section 1... of page 1....
</div><a href="#" onClick="printStory('story1'); return false">Print this story</a>
<div id="story2">
this is section 2... of page 1....
</div><a href="#" onClick="printStory('story2'); return false">Print this story</a>

...found that on expertsexchange.com ...url :
http://www.experts-exchange.com/Web/..._20671081.html

hope it helps

[edit]
i modified it a bit...the original text in the sections was long as hell and scrolled 10 feet to the right in the browser window :0