window.print to print the whole contents of the specified frame

[zwrley]

I have a page in a frameset (say, topFrame, mainFrame and bottomFrame). I am using window.print to print mainFrame but the problem is it's not printing the whole contents of the mainFrame. It only prints what is visible on the layout.

 

[vbkris]

thats because the browser treats each frame as a window. i dont think there is a way to get over this using javascript.

 

[codeone]

In fact there is no way at all, you are experincing the dreaded overflow clipping of text I assume for ex:

------------(begining of frame or textarea dimensions)
j-print
j-print
j-print
j-print
j-print
------------(end of frame or textarea dimensions)
j <extened text- no print
j <extened text- no print
j <extened text- no print

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No matter what you do it just wont print and that is a lame feature of IE and Netscape I assume, heck maybe all of them act the same. Really the only way to avoid this is to add a save button to the page, save the text, and print from that page.

Hope that helps

Code One

 

[vbkris]

are u using plain html or asp, php etc?
if u r using asp etc.. i would advice u to give a Printable link.

i can give further details only after u reply. Known is handfull, Unknown is worldfull