Alternate document for printing does not work in Firefox 1.04
Compatibility
* IE5+: IE 5 and above
* FF1+: Firefox 1.0+. NS6+ and FF beta are assumed as well.
* Opr7+: Opera 7 and above.
can you see why this might be the case? I would really like to find a piece of code that can do this cross-platform
Use a print style sheet instead. This style sheet should override settings from your screen style sheet (including hiding content like navigation items).
You include it normally, adding a media attribute to the link or style element: