[Geomoose-users] GeoMoose Printing

[Basques, Bob (CI-StPaul)]

Chrome on MAC is stretching the same as Safari.  FF works fine on MAC too.

Bobb



>>  -----Original Message-----
>>  From: Jim Klassen [mailto:klassen.js at gmail.com]
>>  Sent: Thursday, September 27, 2012 2:21 PM
>>  To: Basques, Bob (CI-StPaul)
>>  Cc: geomoose-users at lists.osgeo.org List
>>  Subject: Re: [Geomoose-users] GeoMoose Printing
>>  
>>  Hmm... it looks like Safari prints differently with headers on
>>  vs. off.
>>  
>>  On Sep 27, 2012, at 2:19 PM, Basques, Bob (CI-StPaul) wrote:
>>  
>>  > Worked in FF, Chrome and IE (needed to make a setting change in
>>  IE to
>>  > have it NOT fit the image and print at a specified 100% scale)
>>  >
>>  > All came in at 10".
>>  >
>>  > Safari printed two pages.  The one with the line looks like
>>  it's being fit to the page (making a version that was twice as
>>  long would comfirm this) .  I can't find any sort of settings for
>>  Printing in Safari though, even tried going directly to the
>>  printers,  nada.
>>  >
>>  > Bobb
>>  >
>>  >
>>  >
>>  >>> -----Original Message-----
>>  >>> From: geomoose-users-bounces at lists.osgeo.org
>>  [mailto:geomoose-
>>  >>> users-bounces at lists.osgeo.org] On Behalf Of Jim Klassen
>>  >>> Sent: Thursday, September 27, 2012 1:57 PM
>>  >>> To: geomoose-users at lists.osgeo.org List
>>  >>> Subject: [Geomoose-users] GeoMoose Printing
>>  >>>
>>  >>> I've been playing around a bit with the idea of printing
>>  using
>>  >>> HTML5/CSS3 instead of needing a server side component.  My
>>  idea is a
>>  >>> print tool would create a new window with a new OpenLayers
>>  map in
>>  >>> some HTML/CSS template that would be simplified and scaled
>>  using
>>  >>> real units ("in", "cm", etc.) instead of relative units
>>  ("em",
>>  >>> "px").  I think this could forcing the map width and height
>>  in
>>  >>> pixels to be ~ 300 dpi on the printed page.
>>  >>>
>>  >>> Before spendignI made a simple example to see how the
>>  different
>>  >>> browsers react before spending a lot of time trying to
>>  implement
>>  >>> this.
>>  >>>
>>  >>> http://www.geomoose.org/10inprint/
>>  >>>
>>  >>> It seems not all browsers are quite up to spec though.
>>  >>>
>>  >>> Page Margins: Chrome works, Safari/Firefox ignore it.
>>  >>> Image DPI: Chrome, Safari, Firefox work (i.e. it will
>>  actually print
>>  >>> at 300dpi instead of scaling the 96dpi screen render)
>>  >>> Layout: All three seem to honor the
>>  >>> layout/stacking/positioning/transparency.
>>  >>> Media: All three honor selecting a stylesheet for printing.
>>  >>>
>>  >>> Firefox and Chrome print to scale (10" is actually 10")
>>  Safari is
>>  >>> printing large (which is funny because this is usually the
>>  one point
>>  >>> Apple is anal about).
>>  >>>
>>  >>> Thoughts? Ideas?
>>  >>>
>>  >>> Jim
>>  >>>
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