web to print - its usability extended
While we know web layout and print layout differ for many good reasons - such as the way users interact with the media. However, some web content is made for considered reading - and there are many instances when users will prefer, or even have to print content to use it as intended. I recently saw an application designed for collaborative enterprise reporting where the developers paid no mind to the requirement to print for use in team discussions, meetings or physical files. And let's face it, default web printing is usually ugly, un-paginated, and hyperlinked. Good technology starts with people and works back into data through systems. Do it the other way around and developers may have it easier but users won't - and which is more important?
Tony
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