Fitting wide HTML table on A4 paper

[manios76]

Hallo,

I need to print html pages that contain tabular data.The data i
organized in a specific number of columns (25), so when i get t
preview the printing area, only the portion visible on the screen i
displayed and printed.So the table gets cut in the middle or somethin
and a large number of columns is not displayed.Is there anyway to fi
this?I tried reducing the text size to smallest but some columns stil
dont get displayed.I also tried reducing margins from page set up an
changing the orientation to landscape and can't get the whole tabl
printed on A4 paper size. Any ideas ??


Regards
Manousos, Athen
-
manios7

 

[Luigi Donatello Asero]

Hallo,

I need to print html pages that contain tabular data.The data is
organized in a specific number of columns (25), so when i get to
preview the printing area, only the portion visible on the screen is
displayed and printed.So the table gets cut in the middle or something
and a large number of columns is not displayed.Is there anyway to fix
this?I tried reducing the text size to smallest but some columns still
dont get displayed.I also tried reducing margins from page set up and
changing the orientation to landscape and can't get the whole table
printed on A4 paper size. Any ideas ??


Regards
Manousos, Athens

Did you write an external style sheet to print?
Do you use CSS?

 

[Sid Ismail]

On Sun, 27 Jun 2004 22:26:44 GMT, manios76

: Hallo,
:
: I need to print html pages that contain tabular data.The data is
: organized in a specific number of columns (25), so when i get to
: preview the printing area, only the portion visible on the screen is
: displayed and printed.So the table gets cut in the middle or something
: and a large number of columns is not displayed.Is there anyway to fix
: this?I tried reducing the text size to smallest but some columns still
: dont get displayed.I also tried reducing margins from page set up and
: changing the orientation to landscape and can't get the whole table
: printed on A4 paper size. Any ideas ??


In your CSS, try something like:

@media print {
TD {font-size:60%; }
}

The visual display will remain, but u may well get it to fit now?

Sid

 

[Amos E Wolfe]

Hallo,

I need to print html pages that contain tabular data.The data is
organized in a specific number of columns (25), so when i get to
preview the printing area, only the portion visible on the screen is
displayed and printed.So the table gets cut in the middle or something
and a large number of columns is not displayed.Is there anyway to fix
this?I tried reducing the text size to smallest but some columns still
dont get displayed.I also tried reducing margins from page set up and
changing the orientation to landscape and can't get the whole table
printed on A4 paper size. Any ideas ??

HTML is for display on screen using a web browser.

For display on paper, using INK, you need a different program.

These are - in 99% of circumstances - mutually exclusive goals!

Most popular, due to free downloads of the viewer/print part of it is Adobe
PDF - you can create a file which has small filesize (image compression
plays a part here, also the use of vector graphics - virtually impossible in
web pages), also one which can be printed by anyone with a compatible
printer who is able to download the software - FREEWARE.

-=# Amos E Wolfe #=-

 

[Mark Parnell]

HTML is for display on screen using a web browser.

No, HTML describes the structure of the content. It has nothing to do
with how it is "displayed". As well as visual browsers, there are aural
browsers that read the page to you, there are Braille browsers...

For display on paper, using INK, you need a different program.

I don't see how a table with 25 columns can fit on a piece of paper
properly - but then that would require a change in the layout of the
content, not necessarily a different "program" (HTML is not a program,
BTW).

In most cases, though, CSS can be used to style it appropriately for
print.

 

[Neal]

HTML is for display on screen using a web browser.

For display on paper, using INK, you need a different program.

These are - in 99% of circumstances - mutually exclusive goals!

Most popular, due to free downloads of the viewer/print part of it is
Adobe
PDF - you can create a file which has small filesize (image compression
plays a part here, also the use of vector graphics - virtually
impossible in
web pages), also one which can be printed by anyone with a compatible
printer who is able to download the software - FREEWARE.

HTML is for describing the semantic role of each bit of content on the
page. CSS is for describing the recommended rendering of that content.
There are screen styles, print styles, handheld styles, aural styles
(sadly, poorly supported) - so HTML cannot be for display on a screen!

The trouble the OP is having is trying to tell the browser to set the
print job up so 25 columns coexist on one page. The only way to do this is
to smoosh it to fit.

If you're going to set it up to prefer printing in landscape orientation,
be aware that some users will be using US 8.5x11, which is about 17mm
shorter than A4. To accomodate these users, you need the 25 columns to fit
in the space of 240mm (allowing for appropriate margins). That's under a
centimeter per average column...

Set up a print stylesheet specifying table row widths in absolute units
(ex. width: 9.1mm. And do not indicate widths in the HTML. For a print
stylesheet you should use absolute lengths when needed, as you're printing
to paper. Just don't do it for screen - use relative lengths.