Re: WebView pagination for printing
Re: WebView pagination for printing
- Subject: Re: WebView pagination for printing
- From: Flavio Donadio <email@hidden>
- Date: Wed, 21 Jul 2010 15:04:44 -0300
Matt and Gideon,
Although my solution below is not Cocoa, WebView supports it. So, I can give further help off-list if the HTML/CSS subject is not adequate for this list.
Gideon's requirements seem to be very simple and, although WebView's capabilities are not comparable to "real" printing, he can use CSS (stylesheets):
> - print headers and footers on the page
To repeat the table headers on every page with very simple HTML and CSS changes:
1. The table must have well-defined <thead> and <tbody> sections;
2. In the stylesheet, the thead element should have this property (it's standard in most browsers, but it's nice to force it):
thead {display: table-header-group;}
> - print the content at the top of the content area even if it's shorter than the page
This should be easy if you don't rely on tables for the layout. An "absolutely-positioned" div element will auto-adjust its size to the content, unless you specify a size for it. But, even if you set a fixed size, the vertical-align property is "top" by default (in contrast to table cell, which is "middle" by default).
If you can't make sense of this, check w3c.org or consult a skilled web designer.
> - ensure pagination doesn't split table rows
This is easy, but I am not sure if WebKit's implementation applies this property to table-row elements:
th, tr {page-break-inside: avoid;}
Cheers,
Flavio Donadio
On 20/07/2010, at 22:38, Matt Neuburg wrote:
> Then I'd suggest that you just write a view of your own that draws the way
> you want, and print that view. Using a Web view to print is a quick
> solution, but you can't beat real printing if what you want is control over
> what's printed. The machinery with which you are familiar gives you that
> control. m.
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