[thelist] Better Printing

[M. Seyon]

Message from Hershel Robinson (11/18/2004 11:54 AM)

>We are interested now to examine alternative solutions for printing, which
>would provide more 'desktop publishing' type of features, like customized
>headers and footers on each page and full control of placement of certain
>elements on the printed page.

1. Explain to your client that HTML is not a 'desktop publishing' solution, 
it is an Internet publishing solution.
2. Explain to your client that the Internet isn't a paper-based medium.
3. Educate your client on the fact that while standards-based solutions do 
exist in theory, their support for the browser brand that causes the most 
headaches in implementing these solutions (I'm talking about IE here) isn't 
helping technology evolve any faster to catch up to their needs.


>I suggested we could build a PDF on the server and deliver that, but my
>manager was not thrilled with that idea. He said it requires an extra trip
>to the server and it requires Acrobat to load (he is also not a great fan of
>Acrobat).

4. Give your client this analogy: No matter how suitable they may be for 
taking the temperature in your bum, doctors never use rectal thermometers 
in your mouth.
5. The PDF solution (or some related competing solution like Flashpaper?) 
really does sound like the most viable solution.

Good luck.
-marc

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