MeadCo's ScriptX :: MaxiPT :: Feature Set #1: All functions with inline page rules

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MeadCo's ScriptX :: MaxiPT :: Feature Set #1: All functions with inline page rules

This example demonstrates most of the Feature Set #1 printing capabilities provided by MeadCo's MaxiPT print template. These are significantly more rich and customizable than those provided with Internet Explorer 5.5+ and are in fact much closer to Office.

Invoke Print Preview here or from IE's native controls to see it in action.

this document using the template.

Page Media

This functionality allows you to set most of the Feature Set #1 printing capabilities provided by MeadCo's MaxiPT print template. The Page Media functionality can be set from CSS as follows:

Sample of Page Media for the First Page

<style>
    @page :first{

      header: "<div style='border: thin inset threedface;
        font: 15pt Comic Sans MS; background: lightskyblue; color: darkblue'>
        <center><i>--- Header for <b> first </b> page ---</i>
        </center></div>";
      footer: "<div style='border: thin inset threedface;
        font: 15pt Comic Sans MS; background: lightskyblue; color: darkblue'>
        <center><i>--- Footer for <b> first </b> page ---</i>
        </center></div>";
      extraFooter: "<div style='border: thin inset threedface;
        font: 15pt Comic Sans MS; background: lavender; color: orchid'><center>
        <b>Extra Footer</b> for the First Page </center></div>";
      headerHeight: 50;
      footerHeight: 50;
      extraFooterHeight: 50;

    }
    </style>

Sample of Page Media for All Pages

<style>
    @page :all{

      header: "<div style='border: thin inset threedface;
        font: 15pt Comic Sans MS; background: antiquewhite; color: darkgreen'>
        <center><i>--- Header for page <b> &p </b> ---</i>
        </center></div>";
      footer: "<div style='border: thin inset threedface;
        font: 15pt Comic Sans MS; background: antiquewhite; color: darkgreen'>
        <center><i>--- Footer for page <b> &p </b> ---</i>
        </center></div>";
      pageRange: "";
      printingPass: "all";
      mirrorMargins: true;
      headerHeight: 50;
      footerHeight: 50;
      leftMargin: 1in;
      rightMargin: .5in;
      topMargin: 20mm;
      bottomMargin: 20mm;

    }
    </style>

Scripting MaxiPT Feature Set #1 functions

The functions available in MaxiPT's Feature Set #1 will usually be set from document.printingRules in script. Please view the source of this example (choose the Source command on the View menu to see how they are scripted in response to the body.onload() event.

Prevent your users from making changes on the Preview pane

By default, MaxiPT Feature Set #1 provides an 'Extra...' toolbar button on the Preview pane. This button invokes a dialog on which your users can make changes to the template's attributes, as described below.

To disable this button (i.e. to prevent your users from making template attribute changes from the Preview pane), set this printingRule:

  setupExtraButton: "disabled"

MaxiPT Feature Set #1 also provides a 'Page Setup' toolbar button on the Preview pane. To remove this button (i.e. to prevent your users from making Page Setup changes from the Preview pane), set this printingRule:

  setupButton: "hidden"

Allow your users to make changes on the Preview pane

When you're in Print Preview, select the Extra... toolbar button. MaxiPT's Feature Set #1 incorporates the following properties, some of which can be changed on the Extra properties dialog: