Request for addition board feature

[Ogre6br]

HI
Can we please have a "printer friendly" or similar button on the gun of the week page??
Would make printing the articles so I can read them away from the screen a lot easier.
Otherwise I have to cut and paste into word and it really makes a mess of the formatting and the pictures you guys work so hard to do.

Just asking??

thanks for taking the time to read this

later
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[Forum Boss]

Unfortunately, this is something that is not easily done. The entire site is built with templates provided by our third-party host. We've begged and begged, but they've never provided a "printable page" solution.

However there are three very simple fixes.

1. For any browser, just set your printer to landscape mode.

OR

2. If you use the the FireFox browser you can tell the printer to scale the page to fit. From the top of browser go to "FILE" > "Page Set-Up" then Click the box for "Shrink to Fit Page Width", or manually enter 85% scale.

3. With InterNet Explorer it's a little more complicated. From the top menu, select "PRINT" but don't hit "OK" immediately. Select Properties. Then, the printer command dialog should give you an option for "Layout". You can probably select "Shrink to Fit" or
"Fit to Page" or manually enter in a scale. 85% scale will normally print the whole page without cutouts on the right.

 

[Ogre6br]

Thanks for the firefox hint.

later
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[USAPatriot]

Additional request: Is it possible for your software to be set up to allow avitars? Note I shoved a substitute into my sig.

Not a big deal, beleive me. I run VBulletin and like the feature since it adds a bit of character to the characters posting :crazy: -Rod-

 

[Forum Boss]

The board software allows avatars. Currently I've disabled this feature, mainly because it increases page load time, requires some policing, and I really don't want to deal with the constant flow of questions about "how do I get one of those pictures next to my name." It is hard enough to keep up with the email as it is...