Looking for a way to print two frames of six

[mfeglae]

My current website design consists of 6 frames, but when printing, I want only two of the frames to go to the printer. Is this possible? I would like our logo and contact info to print with the shown material...it seems like a reasonable request! All help is much appreciated!!

[_Aerospace_Eng_]

a link to ur site would help

[rmedek]

use different stylesheets for screen and print:

<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" media="screen" href="style.css" />
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" media="print" href="print.css" />

In your print CSS, assign "display: none" to the IDs you want to remain hidden.

[mfeglae]

Is this my only option? I have avoided style sheets for the whole setup...I was hoping I could just put in some code and have it work. If necessary, I will rework the site for css and do as suggested. I am not familar with css, but I will do whatever I need. I would really like this to print nicely.

[chilipie]

Assign an id to a frame:

id="navigation"

Tell the print style sheet not to display it:

<style type="text/css" media="print">
#navigation {
display: none;
}
</style>

[rmedek]

Originally Posted by mfeglae

I have avoided style sheets for the whole setup...

Why on earth would you do that?! This is just the kind of stuff CSS was made for.

[Eskimo]

Ummm...

Six frames?
Wow.

How about a link? It helps us out a lot.

[ronaldb66]

You have "avoided stylesheets" but are using six frames to conjure up a page... *sigh*
Apart from the above CSS methods, I don't see any other way to just print two frames of six; this sort of problem is just one of the reasons why so very few sites still use frames nowadays.

Do yourself a very, very big favour and start learning about CSS right after reading this post; once you'll get the hang of it, you'll be amazed of its possibilities.

[mfeglae]

OK, so I'm a bit embarrassed, but when I learned HTML a few years back, they weren't teaching CSS. I will look more into it and hopefully I can change around the site a bit without losing too much time. I appreciate the suggestions! Oh, and I would give a link to the site, but I have no where to put it up yet...it is replacing another terrible site! Thanks, again!

[musher]

I use the same methode as Chilly
This is some of the CSS from a page that is set up with 3 columns, header and footer.



CSS to set up 3 divisions (columns)

#leftcol{
 width:150px; 
 float:left; 
 position:relative; 
 margin-left:-150px; 
 margin-right:1px; 
 }
#maincol{ 
 float: left; 
 width: 100%; 
 position: relative; 
 margin: 0 -8px 0 -2px; 
 }
#rightcol{
 /*/*/ width:150px; /* hack keeps NN4 right column right? */ 
 float:right; 
position:relative; 
  margin-right:-150px; 
 margin-left:1px; 
}

CSS to turn off printing on left & right divisions (columns)

 /*printer styles*/ 
@media print{ 
/*hide the left column when printing*/
#leftcol{display:none;} 
#outer{border-left:0;} 

/*hide the right column when printing*/
#rightcol{display:none;} 
#outer{border-right:0;} 
}

[ronaldb66]

when I learned HTML a few years back, they weren't teaching CSS

I know... Although the first CSS recommendation was published in 1997, it took quite a few years for it to really get practical support by commonly used browsers; I started "internetting" round about 1998, learned to build table-laden, framed sites, picked up a good HTML book round about 2001, and found myself starting all over again.
I at first hesitated using CSS because of lack of support, only to find out that it was rapidly approving to a point at which it actually could be used in a practical way.

At any rate, you're always welcome in here for tips, advice, and a warm shoulder to cry out on.

[chilipie]

Originally Posted by musher

I use the same methode as Chilly

(I'm gonna do a Geoffers ) - it's chili not chilly .

[musher]

Sorry Chilli but the temp out today is -35 so it's CHILLY

[mfeglae]

Dang that's cold! It is 28 here and I thought that was cold...but I guess I'm spoiled! I've been in Albuquerque for over a year now, and I would not trade it for anything!! I moved from northern Michigan, so I feel the chill!

[musher]

WHAT mfeglae
You lived in northern Michigan and MOVED!
are you crazy or what I would give me 1st, 2nd and 3rd child to live in the U.P. (hehe). Actualy our main kennel is up in northern Michigan so some day I hope to move up there (they get a heck of a lot more snow then we do).