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rez
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Aug 18, 2011, 8:06 PM

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using print.css for pdf? Can't Post
I thought I read that the PDF plug follows print.css rules. I have my header, navigation etc hidden in a print.css file that looks fine printed but everything is still showing in my PDF file.

Is there a way to hide things in the PDF's?


Jason
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Aug 19, 2011, 9:41 AM

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Re: [rez] using print.css for pdf? [In reply to] Can't Post
Hi,

the createPDF plugin will render the page as a PDF exactly how it would look if viewed through a browser. If you need to load a different CSS file when creating the PDF you have a couple of options. You could create a separate template that is used for the PDF. Another option would be to pass a variable to in your URL showing that this would be a PDF. For example:

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www.mysite.com/detailPage.php?num=6&pdf=1

You can then use the presence of this pdf variable to determine which css file to load:

Code
<?php if (@$_REQUEST['pdf'] ==1): ?> 
  <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" media="screen" href="print.css" /> 
<?php else: ?> 
  <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" media="screen" href="screen.css" /> 
<?php endif?> 
 
Hope this helps
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