Comments on: Javascript: Print a single element http://www.barryvan.com.au/2010/02/javascript-print-a-single-element/ Music, Programming, Design Sat, 04 Feb 2012 10:19:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Barry van Oudtshoorn http://www.barryvan.com.au/2010/02/javascript-print-a-single-element/comment-page-1/#comment-1285 Barry van Oudtshoorn Mon, 05 Sep 2011 00:45:19 +0000 http://www.barryvan.com.au/?p=434#comment-1285 Hi Niki! Hmm... This code has suffered from bitrot. :) I think I was using MooTools 1.2 at the time, which automatically MooTools-ified the iframe. I've updated the code in the post so that it now works correctly. Plus, it supports styles and is a little bit more robust. Let me know if this works for you! Hi Niki!

Hmm… This code has suffered from bitrot. :) I think I was using MooTools 1.2 at the time, which automatically MooTools-ified the iframe. I’ve updated the code in the post so that it now works correctly. Plus, it supports styles and is a little bit more robust. Let me know if this works for you!

]]> By: Niki http://www.barryvan.com.au/2010/02/javascript-print-a-single-element/comment-page-1/#comment-1284 Niki Sun, 04 Sep 2011 11:04:13 +0000 http://www.barryvan.com.au/?p=434#comment-1284 Hi Barry! I really like your code here, but it doesn't work for me. It seems like there is a problem with line 19: Object [object HTMLBodyElement] has no method 'adopt' Which version of Mootools are you using? And i have one little question: Is it possible to clone the stuff into the Iframe? Anyway, great script! Niklas Hi Barry!
I really like your code here, but it doesn’t work for me. It seems like there is a problem with line 19:
Object [object HTMLBodyElement] has no method ‘adopt’
Which version of Mootools are you using?

And i have one little question: Is it possible to clone the stuff into the Iframe?

Anyway, great script!

Niklas

]]> By: Barry van Oudtshoorn http://www.barryvan.com.au/2010/02/javascript-print-a-single-element/comment-page-1/#comment-1189 Barry van Oudtshoorn Thu, 18 Feb 2010 09:23:49 +0000 http://www.barryvan.com.au/?p=434#comment-1189 Hi Nick, Focussing the iframe and then printing it *should* happen consecutively and nearly instantaneously. I suppose that it's possible (although highly unlikely) that the user could transfer focus to something else between the two operations... Unfortunately, there's no way to make the two operations atomic. The iframe will be invisible by virtue of the fact that it's 9999px to the left of the viewport. :) Hi Nick,

Focussing the iframe and then printing it *should* happen consecutively and nearly instantaneously. I suppose that it’s possible (although highly unlikely) that the user could transfer focus to something else between the two operations… Unfortunately, there’s no way to make the two operations atomic.

The iframe will be invisible by virtue of the fact that it’s 9999px to the left of the viewport. :)

]]> By: nick http://www.barryvan.com.au/2010/02/javascript-print-a-single-element/comment-page-1/#comment-1188 nick Wed, 17 Feb 2010 10:37:12 +0000 http://www.barryvan.com.au/?p=434#comment-1188 nice! A question about ie needing the div to be focussed... Is it possible for the focus to be lost before the printing starts? Is there a mechanism to prevent focus stealing? Also, can one set the visibility on the iframe to make it invisible (yes, 1x1 is small, but still...) - or could one apply a z-index to make it appear. Just thinking aloud here - these are tiny niggles. :-) nice! A question about ie needing the div to be focussed… Is it possible for the focus to be lost before the printing starts? Is there a mechanism to prevent focus stealing? Also, can one set the visibility on the iframe to make it invisible (yes, 1×1 is small, but still…) – or could one apply a z-index to make it appear.

Just thinking aloud here – these are tiny niggles. :-)

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