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hey,
i want to add custom page-header to print template. Right now the "print" link just creates the blank page, inserting just content. I want to add some custom page-header and page-footer for printout. I found "print code" - in function.print.php and CMS's content.functions.php, but that's not exactly "easy" way. Is there an easy way to change that template, and add some html block just to printing site?

thanks!

easiest is to use print media stylesheet and skip the {print} tag.

if you want to use {print} anyway, two lines need to be changed in ./lib/content.functions.php:

lines 402 & 418 (lines start with: $tpl_source = ) right after the tag (and before {content}) is where the "print header" would go. i would suggest inserting a call to a global content block {global_content name="printheader"} and stick your "print header" in the gcb instead of trying to get fancy with markup in the php code.

(note: line numbers referenced are correct for cmsms v1.04)

thanks,
that's exatcly how i did (created global content blocks for footer and header of the print template and inserted them into template in lib/content.functions.php)

i didn't want to use css for this, since it's a whole new graphic file for the print header and i didn't want to load this (and with css set visible to none) every time the "normal" page comes up...

so - thanks for the advice, now i'm sure i did the right thing!