[Solved]How does the CMSprinting module work?

[jasnick]

Using 1.10.1

I am not sure how to use the printing module. I have set up the Print stylesheet with what I want printed and what I don't want printed and attached it to my template.

What is the Link template and how is it used.

I see in the module help to add {cms_module module='CMSPrinting' params} to my template. My normal template I suppose this means? Do I actually use params or am I supposed to insert something else in there?

Also, what do I actually do with the print template supplied with the module.

Thanks

[mcDavid]

No, you're not supposed to litterally use the word "params"

If you look at the bottom of the module help page, you will see a list of parameters you can use to change some settings. For example if you want to change the text on the print button, you can add text="my_own_text".
This is all optional, so if you want to use the default settings you don't have to add any parameters.

The smarty tag will be replaced by a print button when your site is rendered. You can add this tag to your template if you want such a button on every page, but you can also add it to the content, if you only want the button on one specific page.

[jasnick]

Thanks mcDavid - so now I have tried

{cms_module module='printing' text="Print" showbutton="true"}

on the page that I need to be printable in the place I need the print button, but it doesn't show. Have I made a mistake with the params?

Do I do nothing with the printing templates?

Thanks

[mcDavid]

The module is called "CMSPrinting".

[jasnick]

The module is called "CMSPrinting".

Fantastic! It now works. I wonder why I have two modules for printing???? One called Printing and the other CMSPrinting.

Thank you very much!

Now, some of the text - the h1's - appear far too big on the printing page. Where can I change the font-size just for the printing version. I have added it to the Print stylesheet to no avail.

I am not sure if the Print.css stylesheet I adapted and which is attached to my template is working. It is certainly removing the stuff I want removed but I cannot change the text styling. As a test, I changed

body {
color: #000 !important; /* we want everything in black */
background-color:#fff !important; /* on white background */
font-family:arial; /* arial is nice to read */
border:0 !important; /* no borders thanks */
}
to make the color red but it didn't change it. I also added h1 {font-size: 12pt} as I read somewhere that only pt is recognised by a print stylesheet but it didn't work.

I must be missing something.

[Edited] I added the styles for the heading to the "override print stylesheet" in the Module and it now displays as needed. So why do I need to use the Print.css?

[mcDavid]

"Printing" is the old printing module, shipped with CMS 1.9.x and lower. "CMSPrinting" is the new one.

You can remove the old Printing module if you want to.

[jasnick]

Thanks, mcDavid