[Whatwg] Request for HTML-only print link

[Lachlan Hunt]

fantasai wrote:
> Sander wrote:
>> I'd like to see an extension of the hyperlink to give it an HTML-only 
>> print function.
> 
> Websites shouldn't need to have a print link, they should provide a print
> style sheet with <link rel="stylesheet" media="print" src="...">. UAs 
> should be automatically applying the print style sheet when printing.

Actually, the request seems to be for a declarative version of <a 
href="javascript:print();">, not a way to to provide an alternative 
printable format.

IMHO, I think the existing, widely used javascript solution is perfectly 
fine for those sites that want to use it, although I think that such 
links are completely redundant anyway.

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Lachlan Hunt
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