HTML pro wanted

[antipop]

I don't know a lot about writing web pages but i wanted to know if there was some kind of way to prevent people from printing a web page?

Please don't start to piss me off with your opinion, i'm coming from hardforum and people out there are real ass. All i want is a simple answer, it's not for me, i know there always is a way around and it doesn't matter to me!
Here (http://www.hardforum.com/showthread.php?threadid=531117) is my thread in hardforum for those of you who can still go there

[TheDude]

Hi antipop,

I followed your link to [H] above....I see what you mean. They didn't know the answer so they avoided the question!
It's true that someone can always get around it, but you can prevent the average surfer and more importantly bots from copying your web content. Since your instructor does not sound real web savy..I would reccomend an application, rather than doing it "by hand". Below is a link to such an app., there is a trial version so he can see if that is what he needs and if he likes it, the cost is only $19.95. Hope that helps..I also hope that you are never treated the way you were at [H] here. That helps no one.
Welcome to Xtreme! :D

PS There are other apps available...one is called Web Protector, but it is twice the price. I have not used either of these, but both offer free trials.

http://www.antssoft.com/htmlprotector/

You can take this a step further by also encrypting the page so that even if they print it, they can't read it..try here:

http://www.design.co.yu/webencrypt/features.html

[antipop]

10x so much,
OT this thread was on hard for like 4 days and i only got dumbass giving their opinion. The thread was here for like an hour and i already got the answer i wanted. Same think for another thread quite technical on cpu's. I was hesitating between both forum and now i've chosen

[TheDude]

Very Happy to have been of some help..that's what this place is all about.
Even more pleased to have you as a member!:D

PS That was me on the CPU thread also...I would be very interested in reading your paper when it's done...if you are willing? Thanks:D

[antipop]

That's not a problem, i didn't typed it yet but i'll do it soon. I'll send you a copy

It's great to have people who knows what they are talking about in a forum, hardforum banned all the good ones too bad for them

[JBELL]

Originally posted by antipop
I don't know a lot about writing web pages but i wanted to know if there was some kind of way to prevent people from printing a web page?

Please don't start to piss me off with your opinion, i'm coming from hardforum and people out there are real ass. All i want is a simple answer, it's not for me, i know there always is a way around and it doesn't matter to me!
Here (http://www.hardforum.com/showthread.php?threadid=531117) is my thread in hardforum for those of you who can still go there

you can disable right click and remove broiwser function bar features - but that will only limit joe-web browser .. anyone advanced enough will still be able to print any page.

if you want I have some HTML and java script code I can share with you to try and prevent printing for the most part...

[antipop]

Originally posted by JBELL
if you want I have some HTML and java script code I can share with you to try and prevent printing for the most part...
I'd love to, that's exactly what i was looking for

[wdd1040]

How about some of these?

Disables rightclick:
<SCRIPT language=javascript> document.write('<meta http-equiv="expires" content="0">'); document.write('<meta http-equiv="pragma" content="no-cache">');if (document.all) {document.body.onmousedown=new Function("if (event.button==2||event.button==3)alert('Sorry. Try again. These are my graphics, not YOURS.')")}</SCRIPT>

Loads new window fullscreen with only the titlebar:
http://javascriptkit.com/script/cut125.shtml

Disables selecting of text:
http://www.dynamicdrive.com/dynamicindex9/noselect.htm

This might have potential:
http://www.dynamicdrive.com/dynamicindex9/printstyle.htm

I dunno might help in conjunction with others:
http://www.dynamicdrive.com/dynamicindex9/encrypter.htm

That's what I came up with.
~wes

[antipop]

i'm gonna send this thread to my teacher and he will choose by himself

[klepto]

I feel I should stick up for the hard here:

We are not a bunch of people giving away answers. We are more than willing to give you a push in the right direction, help you look at a problem in a different light so you can solve it for yourself, but we won't spoon feed anyone. It's anti-[h].

As to this specific question: Do you know how many times this question has been asked? And nobody wants to admit the truth: You can't protect ANYTHING you put on the web. Each and every method that was mentioned above can be defeated, easiely, usually with little more than a telnet client. The fact is, you want something private, don't put it online. End of story.

[TheDude]

Klepto,

He knows that it can be defeated...he stated that over and over again. This was for his instructor...it's what he wanted. What's wrong with helping him find the answer to the question that he asked? There are many very good reasons to use this software..1 is to protect against spam bots that crawl the web looking for email addresses..this defeats that..I won't go into this any deeper..point is we don't know why he wanted it, I'm sure he had a good use for it. It doesn't matter what he wanted it for...he wanted it. Here we try to help people with the question that they ask. Bottom line is he is happy, he got his question answered, and because he got that kind of respect, he is sticking around. These methods do the same thing a padlock does...keeps honest people out. He knows that and is cool with it. If he was worried about people getting his info, he could just make it a private password protected site, that still would not keep anyone who knew how to get in...out. You guys missed his point entirely.

[antipop]

10x TheDude, i've been saying this since the beginning but they kept telling the same bs that's why i got mad at them.
BTW klepto if you're not there to answer question then what is the point to use the forum?

[klepto]

This question has been asked and answered so many times, we have become conditioned to answer in a certain way. Thus, when antipop asked it, we gave him the normal and correct answer. His situation was different, slightly. But instead of being nice about it, and explaining himself, he chose to cop an attitude. Now, I don't know about the rest of you, but when someone gets snotty towards me, their chances of me helping them go right out the window. Had he been nice, or at the very least remained neutral, I'm sure someone would have helped him out.

antipop: We are not there to give you answers on a silver platter. We are there to help. I refuse to take the joy of discover away from anybody, and I discourage anybody else from doing the same.

Side note: I have no interest in turning this into a forum-war, and if it appears to aim that way, I'm outta here. Just for the record. :)

[Tweaked!]

Klepto, This will not go anywhere's near a flame or forum war, I promise. Everyone approaches a situation differently, that's to be expected. He did ask for options available to try and prevent it, that's a reasonable request. I myself would not have known enough to honestly answer him effectively. So I wouldv'e just kept my mouth shut (or fingers in this case). The joys of discovery are certainly something that is best learned through experiences. I agree. But helping a person figure this out is part of the joys of being helpful and knowing that you just helped another human being better themselves with more knowledge. There are many different types of people that come to these sites in quest of more knowledge, and we plan to be a vital part in helping them find that knowledge. True there are some fine lines between sending someone on the right path and holding their hand and leading them down this path. But isn't that what teachers do when a student goes to school to better their education? So you see, Helping someone out can go as far as you're willing to let it go. If you're not willing to help that person find the right answers that he/she seeks, then replying to them in the first place would have been deceiving them in a way.
So anyways, off topic and off my :soap:, Welcome to Xtreme! Hope you stick around enough to see what we're talking about. This is truly a great site. :D

[antipop]

Klepto usually i'm nice but after hearing 20 times the same answer, i started to lose my nerves. Sorry it has fallen on you but in this case i didn't wanted to learn anything, i just wanted a quick answer (not a you-can't-do-it answer) for my teacher, he asked me to do something and i said i will.
I don't want to start a forum war it's just that i've tried here and i got an answer quickly, i just stated that

BTW what do you think of the guy who treated me of a :banana::banana::banana::banana: only because i was french? I then ask why i'm really starting to hate this forum :mad:

[TheDude]

I think that everyone has stated how they feel about this and nothing further will be gained by continued discussion. It boils down to different ways of looking at things between the two forums. I doubt that this will ever change ..at least I hope that is does not. I repect the views of Klepto, he has every right to have them and express them and has done so in a polite and civil way. Lets just agree that we disagree with respect for all involved.

Welcome to Klepto and antipop, I hope you both decide to stick around and contribute to the forum.:D