displaying page numbers on html

[Dustin D.]

If a user prints an html file, is there a way to display page numbers
on the document using cascading style sheets or something of that
sort? I have a document that is generated dynamically by form data
using Perl, and would like some sort of page numbering system on each
page. It seems like some browsers have the option to print page #'s,
but at least Netscape 7 doesn't (and most of my users are primarily
unix-based).

I realize printing a document is somewhat outside of the realm of
HTML's grasp, but I was hoping maybe someone had a clever solution.
Since the content of the html is dynamic, formatting it so I know
where the page breaks occur is not easy. Not to mention, each version
of Netscape prints using a different font apparently.

Thanks,
Dustin

[kaeli]

Re: displaying page numbers on html

In article <7259a2ce.04021 71429.566f22dc@ posting.google. com>,
blackened@austi n.rr.com enlightened us with...[color=blue]
>
> I realize printing a document is somewhat outside of the realm of
> HTML's grasp, but I was hoping maybe someone had a clever solution.
> Since the content of the html is dynamic, formatting it so I know
> where the page breaks occur is not easy. Not to mention, each version
> of Netscape prints using a different font apparently.
>[/color]

There is a way to control the font when printed (see stylesheet media
param). As to the page numbers, I don't think so.

http://www.meyerweb.com/eric/articles/webrev/200001.html

Asking this in comp.infosystem s.www.authoring.stylesheets might be
fruitful.

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[Stan Brown]

Re: displaying page numbers on html

It seems "Dustin D." wrote in comp.infosystem s.www.authoring.html:[color=blue]
>If a user prints an html file, is there a way to display page numbers
>on the document using cascading style sheets or something of that
>sort?[/color]

No.

Most browsers do this, usually with information like date and URL.
It is a browser setting by the user, not anything set by the
document author.

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