Still printing blank pages

**steve.ledger** · 09 June 2010, 06:01 PM

Odd... Prints fine here using Google Chrome, Baba..
Prints to PDF just fine as well, no blank pages. (see attached)
Print preview in Opera is also fine
I do see blank pages in IE8 and FireFoxprint preview though.

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I'll investigate why IE8 and FF seem to mishandle the printing.

**jimhanus** · 10 June 2010, 02:14 AM

sledger,
I tore that site apart and couldn't find anything. But, when I tried to resize the page numerically in Options, Page Size, I would get the attached error in Grid and Ruler Origins. I don't know what it means, but I hope it helps!

Jim

**steve.ledger** · 10 June 2010, 02:40 AM

It just means that whatever you tried to resize to was greater than the allowed limit.
Make sure you enter 'px' after the value (not mm or cm).
Baba's page (ancient scroll

) is well within the limits

John (covoxer) is taking a look at why IE8 and FF are doing this.
As you say, there's nothing wrong with the .web file

**Scotty** · 10 June 2010, 03:28 AM

Hi,
Just a thought check your printer settings in control panel>Printers some printers print a blank page on there own.
JimM

**steve.ledger** · 10 June 2010, 03:40 AM

Good thought Jim, but in this case it's not a printer setting or printer type.
As mentioned earlier it's fine print previewed from Opera or physically printed from Chrome, but not IE or FF.

Interestingly if you remove the DOCTYPE from the exported .html this forces IE8 to use a legacy rendering engine and the problem goes away.
I'm sure John will have an answer soon.

**Scotty** · 10 June 2010, 05:10 AM

Well glad to hear that it is strightened out. I mentioned the printer part cause I had a printer that would print blank page where there was none till I found it had a setting for printing a blank page for something or other.
Jim