Print Physics in Hand to Hand Combat: Help!

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The discussion centers around issues with printing the article "Physics in Hand to Hand Combat." Users report that the "Print Article" function does not work on Mac browsers, specifically Safari and Internet Explorer, while it functions correctly on Windows PCs. It is suggested that the print function is a JavaScript feature that may not be compatible with Mac OS X. Participants recommend using the browser's print option directly, although this may include unwanted elements like links. Overall, there is a consensus that the print feature needs to be addressed for better functionality across different operating systems.
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I can't seem to print the article:

Physics in Hand to Hand Combat.


I went to click "Print Article", then pop-up came up telling me what it'd look like. I pressed the "print article" button on that window, and nothing happened.

I tried it on Safari for Mac and IE for Mac.
 
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It's a javascript function that is ment for IE on windows. You can just print from your browser instead.
 
Yes, I was using my browser.

Of course, my browsers on Mac OS X.

So that print function is Windows only!?
 
I just tried at school on a PC, running Internet Explorer.

Didn't work.

You might want to check out that print link and get it fixed...
 
Works for me on my home PC and my school PC. Are you using the latest IE?

It's actually a function built into javascript, it's not thing I made up. print(); that is all :)

Anyway, just go file >> print. It's really not a big deal.
 
Well, it does print all the non-article stuff like the links to the left.
 
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