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FAQ Topic - Why does framename.print() not print the correct
frame in IE?
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IE prints the frame that has focus when you call the print
method `frameref.focus();frameref.print();`

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FAQ server wrote on 22 aug 2010 in comp.lang.javascript:

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> FAQ Topic - Why does framename.print() not print the correct
> frame in IE?

This is not about a framename, but about a framepointer.


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> 
> IE prints the frame that has focus when you call the print
> method `frameref.focus();frameref.print();`

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IE illogically prints the frame that has focus when you call the print
method `frameref.print();` 

To ensure the right frame do `frameref.focus();frameref.print();`
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Is this what is ment?





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Wouldn't it be beter to be more explicit? [only winsows tested]

====== in frame (1) ========
<button onclick = 'top.frames[0].print()'>
print frame 0 </button>
============================
.... will print frame (0) in Safari and Firefox,
but frame (1) in IE,
and do nothing in Chrome. 

====== in frame (1) ========
<button onclick = 'top.frames[0].focus();top.frames[0].print();'>
print frame 0 </button>
============================
.... will correct this for IE.


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btw, what's wrong with Chrome?



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