How to set landscape orientation?

http://www.w3.org/TR/2004/CR-css-print-20040225/#section-properties

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The CSS Print Profile specification may help:

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I'm confused how one can set the page orientation of a website. One can simply stretch a browser window to any shape and size they want and if relative values are used for tables and such, the text will stretch along with the window.

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I'm confused how one can set the page orientation of a website. One can simply stretch a browser window to any shape and size they want and if relative values are used for tables and such, the text will stretch along with the window.

Dani,

You can apply CSS style rules to create a custom-sized print box. What you cannot do is force the Print Dialog box to default to landscape. CSS and/or JavaScript cannot reach into the system resources.

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Oh I see what you're saying. Use JavaScript to load the print dialog box. Gotcha there ;)

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No, not quite. The CSS specification allows you to set styles that come into play when the user Prints. So the site may display one way, but when you print, certain elements will be excluded, etc.

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The CSS for this is simple (just use class="landscape"):

So there.

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jasbrown

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I have been attempting the same CSS implementation, but I read in a book today that Opera 6/7 is the only browser which supports the property which sets the orientation. :sad:

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Hi vivekgalatage,
Did you find a way to do this?. thanks....

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I tried the code mentioned above in the css but it doesnot work. Is there any other way to do this?

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There is no way to do this. Print orientation is something the USER specifies, via their print dialog box. You cannot and should not want to control this. The answer is to specify a print style sheet that formats the document in such a way that landscape orientation is not required.

This falls into the same category of developers wanting to "disable" the user's Back button. That's a no-no. That's part of the USER interface. The proper way to handle the situation is to assume they MIGHT press BACK, and write code to handle that eventuality.

You cannot FIX a problem by BREAKING user functionality.

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There is no way to do this. Print orientation is something the USER specifies, via their print dialog box. You cannot and should not want to control this. The answer is to specify a print style sheet that formats the document in such a way that landscape orientation is not required.

This falls into the same category of developers wanting to "disable" the user's Back button. That's a no-no. That's part of the USER interface. The proper way to handle the situation is to assume they MIGHT press BACK, and write code to handle that eventuality.

You cannot FIX a problem by BREAKING user functionality.

I think you are assuming this is for a wrongly designed page. In my case I need landscape printing of a print version of a page. The client requires this.

So I have come to the conclusion that this works in firefox:

@page land {size: landscape;}

While this is suppose to work in IE:

.land{filter: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.BasicImage(rotation=1)}

HTML:

<BODY class="land">

My problem is IE. It looks great in the preview, but it just doesn't send it to the printer.

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You're posting in a thread that's over a year old... and I don't see a question in your post. Would you mind starting a new thread, and ask your question, if you have one, there?

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My question is:

What is wrong since it doesn't print, but shows the page the way I want in the browserpreview (IE)?

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hi, my name is Mikalush
i have the same problem,
and i'm looking for a resault for few days
if anyone know what to do, i'll be very happy!

:idea:

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Use the css on the http://home.tampabay.rr.com/bmerkey/examples/landscape-test.html

:)

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Use the css on the http://home.tampabay.rr.com/bmerkey/examples/landscape-test.html :)

thanks a lot!

you are the first to give me answer that it's possible,

i'll try it later..

have a good day:lol:

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