a weird web page print issue

[Navarone]

I have strange web page print issue that I am totally bumb founded about. My web page is located here http://dev-incentra.virtualhorizons.com/case_studies.asp

When I print the web page and send it to the printer not everything is printing. There should be headers for each section and sub headings. It looks correct in IE and FF but not when I print it.

Has any one ever seen this before? How do I correc this.

[jeffonfire]

OK. This his is because most printers don't print backgrounds to save primer or ink.

To fix it you need media type selectors.

But think, are they printing the page for your navbar and top bar or for your content???

Google "media type selectors css" this should tell you about it.

[chrisclick]

media type selectors css or click a link

[Navarone]

Ok, I am confused:

I understand that background images might not get printed to save ink but the content or copy should.

For example in the code below the <strong> tag text isn't getting printed. but the <UL> tag is.



<strong>Industry</strong>
<ul class="case_list">
<li class="list">Health Care</li>
</ul>

<strong>Audience</strong>
<ul class="case_list">
<li class="list">All employees</li>
</ul>

<strong>Objectives</strong>
<ul class="case_list">
<li class="list">Reduce unscheduled absences from 6% to a rate of 1%-2%</li>
<li class="list">Reduce monetary losses, overtime spending, and temporary hiring related to unscheduled absences</li>
<li class="list">Increase company production due to higher attendance</li>
<li class="list">Improve employee morale within the company</li>
<li class="list">Create goodwill and positive feelings</li>
</ul>
...


or better yet, why doesn't the browser just print what you see. Isn't that so much easier?

[thebloodpoolkid]

There is also a browser setting. In IE go to tools>Internet Options> Advanced> Media...there is an option to print background images.
In FF go to File>Page Setup.

[Navarone]

If you have IE7, go to file, print preview you can see exactly what I am talking about.

My client justs wants to print the page, mark it up and fax it back to me, but when they print the page only parts of it are printing.

I honestly can't beleive that the background image has anything to do with the content/copy of the page not printing. I can't find any kind of broken tag or bad html.

It's just wiered because parts are printing and parts aren't.:sigh: