[Zope] creating a print version document

[Bill Anderson]

Eron Lloyd wrote:
> 
> Can anyone recommend a good way to implement a print version/no frame
> document switching mechanism? This seems to be widely done, and was
> wondering how most Web developers would do this using Zope.


Take a trip to Zope.org.
notice the two links 'Printable Version' (or something like that :),
and 'view source'.

Therin lies an answer. :)


Basically, you want dtml to check for a variable, call it 'printme',
for example. If this variable is set, you use an alternate html
header. Then you can call you page  with '?printme=1' added on, and
you should get the alternative rendering.

you can do this by putting the code in your standard_html_header, and
get it on all pages.

For example:

<dtml-if printme>
	plain header, and/or printing specific css link (if used)
<dtml-else>
	Your standard html header stuff for your site
</dtml-if>

Now you can call, say index_html, as
http://www.yoursite.com/index_html?printme=1
and get a printable version.

As far as formatting goes, that's between you and your html :)

HTH, Bill