Full version: jsB@nk » Snippet » Print to Preview
URL: https://www.javascriptbank.com/print-to-preview.html
Your visitors may not be familiar with style sheets for printing and don't see a 'print preview' in their browser. This script will provide them with a reliable print preview.
Full version: jsB@nk » Snippet » Print to Preview
URL: https://www.javascriptbank.com/print-to-preview.html
<style>/* import existing print stylesheet */@import "print.css";/* set styles for the preview message */#preview-message {display:block;border:1px solid #666;background:#FF6;padding:2px 5px;}</style><!-- This script downloaded from www.JavaScriptBank.com Come to view and download over 2000+ free javascript at www.JavaScriptBank.com--><script>/*Created by: Pete McVicar Web Site: http://www.alistapart.com/articles/printtopreview*/function addLoadEvent(func) { var oldonload = window.onload; if (typeof window.onload != 'function') { window.onload = func; } else { window.onload = function() { if (oldonload) { oldonload(); } func(); } }}addLoadEvent( function(){ add_print_link( 'nav' ) } );function add_print_link( id ){ if( !document.getElementById || !document.getElementById( id ) ) return; // add extra functions to page tools list var print_page = document.getElementById( id ); // create print link var print_function = document.createElement('p'); print_function.className = 'print-link'; print_function.onclick = function(){ print_preview(); return false; }; print_function.appendChild( document.createTextNode( 'Print the Page' ) );}function print_preview() {// Switch the stylesheetsetActiveStyleSheet('Print Preview');// Create preview messageadd_preview_message();// Print the pagewindow.print();}function add_preview_message(){var main_content = document.getElementById('content');var main_body = main_content.parentNode;if (document.getElementById){var preview_message = document.createElement('div');preview_message.id = 'preview-message';// Create Headingvar preview_header = document.createElement('h3');var preview_header_text = document.createTextNode('This is a print preview of this page');preview_header.appendChild(preview_header_text);// Create paragraphvar preview_para = document.createElement('p');var preview_para_text = document.createTextNode('Without this message of course. ');var cancel_function_link = document.createElement('a');cancel_function_link.onclick = function(){ cancel_print_preview(); return false; };cancel_function_link.setAttribute('href', '#');var cancel_function_link_text = document.createTextNode('Return to the existing page.');cancel_function_link.appendChild(cancel_function_link_text);preview_para.appendChild(preview_para_text); //preview_para.appendChild(cancel_function_link);// Put it all toegetherpreview_message.appendChild(preview_header); preview_message.appendChild(preview_para);main_body.insertBefore(preview_message, main_content);}}function cancel_print_preview() {// Destroy the preview messagevar print_preview = document.getElementById('preview-message');var main_body = print_preview.parentNode;main_body.removeChild(print_preview);// Switch back stylesheetsetActiveStyleSheet('default');}function setActiveStyleSheet(title) { var i, a, main; for(i=0; (a = document.getElementsByTagName("link")[i]); i++) { if(a.getAttribute("rel").indexOf("style") != -1 && a.getAttribute("title")) { a.disabled = true; if(a.getAttribute("title") == title) a.disabled = false; } }}</script><!-- This script downloaded from www.JavaScriptBank.com Come to view and download over 2000+ free javascript at www.JavaScriptBank.com--><a href="#" onclick="print_preview(); return false;">Print this page</a><!-- This script downloaded from www.JavaScriptBank.com Come to view and download over 2000+ free javascript at www.JavaScriptBank.com-->