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March 5th, 2011, 07:58 PM
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It's IE8 (the latest, because I just downloaded and reinstalled it) on Win XP SP3.
And yes, many pages still cut off the right side when printing even though "shrink to fit page" is set.
I suppose it boils down to that, having to fumble around with different browsers to get a page to print right.
It's also true that some print drivers handle it better than others giving you the ability to tweak pages and get them to come out right.
I can usually find a way to get it to come out right, but it is such a royal pain to fool with it. I wish there was a simpler and more elegant way.
It's a shame that this problem is still such a hassle. I think part of the problem is the multiple standards and page widths used on the Internet. That may mean that the problem will never be fixed to the extent that you can just print and forget it and it will come out right every time regardless of what print driver you use. (of course no print driver can get it right if IE doesn't send the driver the right data in the first place)
I suppose the advantage of not having one standard though is freedom to make Web pages look different and that kind of individuality is part of what the Internet is about. So there is a trade off between user friendliness and creativity. (it still sucks, but I feel a little better if I think about it that way) 
Thanks for the help!
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