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I guess this could probably get filed under "99% useless for a site like Newgrounds", but it was something that was bothering me: NG finally has a print style.

There aren't a lot of people who come to Newgrounds to print things out -- maybe a Penicorn thread here, or a userpage post there -- but when they did it was butt ugly. The entire first printed page was nothing but header login boxes and useless links.

Now, however, we have a new style sheet that hides the useless junk like buttons and footer links, converts everything to black and white, and puts the breadcrumb trail back to what it should be instead of a bulleted list. Again, not exactly rocket science but definitely something that had been bugging me a bit.

For a *really* good time, print out a BBS thread. It's the only thing I could imagine myself printing in the future, so I gave it a little more attention than the rest of the site.

The only limitation to the css is where I didn't label giant sections of stuff properly from the get-go, like the stats column in the userpages. There's not a really good way for that to be deactivated while printing without bugging the programmers here, but if there's anything else that could use better styles for printing, note it in the comments.

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Mar. 31, 2008 | 6:27 PM SaltshakerClock says:

Hm...

Sounds interesting. Though I didn't understand where it was going, but it sounds like a good idea.

Mar. 31, 2008 | 6:40 PM JonBro says:

I thought the title of this post said "princess" at first.

It's cool that Newgrounds will now look awesome both on paper and a computer screen!

Mar. 31, 2008 | 7:23 PM Wiiporter says:

Pretty neat.

Mar. 31, 2008 | 7:27 PM Hylian-Mafia says:

Eh, if I wanted to print something out I would Copy and Paste it into Word edit it up to what I need then Print it much more organized. Sorry, I wish I could have been of some help!

Mar. 31, 2008 | 7:37 PM RockinPunk says:

So like, if I just hit print while I'm browsing the forums, it'll print the actual page as if it was a photo?

Apr. 1, 2008 | 11:33 AM bob responds:

Quite the opposite. There's screen grab for that sort of thing. The goal of print sheets are to remove as much useless junk as possible and keep only the key content.

Mar. 31, 2008 | 8:19 PM SoulMaster71 says:

Cool. I once tried printing out a BBS thread for an English project, and it wasn't all that good... But now if I try that again, you say it'll come out right? Thanks, man!

Apr. 1, 2008 | 11:33 AM bob responds:

Hopefully. Let me know if it doesn't.

Mar. 31, 2008 | 8:34 PM PiGPEN says:

And what if they actually want to print off the normal page.....such as in the case of preserving a redesign or their flash getting an award?

And with that i leave you pissed off! Hurrah!

Apr. 1, 2008 | 11:34 AM bob responds:

Screen grab or print screen.

Mar. 31, 2008 | 8:54 PM Cobalt says:

screenshots, PiGPEN

Apr. 1, 2008 | 11:34 AM bob responds:

Exactly.

Mar. 31, 2008 | 9:10 PM Nuttro says:

whats the storie behind your likeing for ducks?

Apr. 1, 2008 | 11:35 AM bob responds:

It's too long and sordid.

Mar. 31, 2008 | 9:17 PM MrKickyourbutt says:

Hey, it may be a small step, but it's one step closer to perfection.

Mar. 31, 2008 | 11:10 PM Darkside7000 says:

Good job. I'll never use this.

Apr. 1, 2008 | 11:35 AM bob responds:

Amen.

Mar. 31, 2008 | 11:19 PM karkynplague says:

i doubt I'll ever use that but, you never know lol

Mar. 31, 2008 | 11:56 PM 125Maniac says:

wahoo! we need this!

Apr. 1, 2008 | 1:53 AM DrBeach says:

awesome something we could really use.. congrats i have made NG a better place

Apr. 1, 2008 | 2:58 AM WolfBlitz2 says:

tell us the story of you liking ducks!

Apr. 1, 2008 | 4:48 AM platnum666 says:

can you tell us the storie about why you like ducks soo much?

Apr. 1, 2008 | 4:49 AM Nuttro says:

Comone, everyone wants to know why you like ducks so much :)

Apr. 1, 2008 | 11:36 AM bob responds:

Someday.

Apr. 1, 2008 | 2:50 PM CaptainBob says:

Pretty cool, but the admin links show up in the BBS threads :D

Apr. 2, 2008 | 6:01 PM bob responds:

Yeah, I noticed that too. It's such a small group that I don't think I'll get to it anytime soon. :/

Apr. 1, 2008 | 6:08 PM Adzy-2k6 says:

I can't help but feel that this is an April Fools joke ....

Apr. 1, 2008 | 6:09 PM Adzy-2k6 says:

Never Mind, i used flash paper to test it and it works :P

Apr. 1, 2008 | 6:39 PM PiGPEN says:

Your answer to me, while logical, will not include the 99% of people who would actually waste paper printing something from newgrounds.

Apr. 1, 2008 | 7:19 PM WolfBlitz2 says:

pretty please tell us the story why you like duck
Pwetty Pwease
*puppy dog eyes*

Apr. 1, 2008 | 7:20 PM WolfBlitz2 says:

oh wait
*duck look eyes*
much better

Apr. 1, 2008 | 11:02 PM ShortStackSutin says:

Yay Bob! Us paindrome names need to stick together.

Apr. 2, 2008 | 6:02 PM bob responds:

LOL indeed!

Apr. 2, 2008 | 1:53 AM Cyberdevil says:

Nifty feature indeed :P

Apr. 2, 2008 | 4:17 AM JimmyDallas says:

god knows everyone will scream in rejoyce that they can print out cock joke threads now.

Apr. 2, 2008 | 6:59 AM JohnnyUtah says:

BO-RING

lololol

Apr. 2, 2008 | 6:09 PM BMack24 says:

who cares if most people won't use it? it's all about peace of mind.

Apr. 4, 2008 | 5:16 AM DannyIsOnFire says:

It's sad how these are the type of updates i enjoy reading.
Ah well, good work Bob.

Apr. 5, 2008 | 9:15 PM puddinN64 says:

I'm gonna print this out for irony.

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