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HTML5 header not printing at top of every page

michaelmalak
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I've created an HTML file that uses the new HTML5 tag <header>. But when I go to print that file from within Firefox 12, it only prints on the top of the first page rather than the top of every page as I would expect from a word processor. Or am I misunderstanding the purpose of <header>?

I've created an HTML file that uses the new HTML5 tag <header>. But when I go to print that file from within Firefox 12, it only prints on the top of the first page rather than the top of every page as I would expect from a word processor. Or am I misunderstanding the purpose of <header>?

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cor-el
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See https://developer.mozilla.org/en/HTML/Element/header

michaelmalak
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The way Firefox (and, to be honest, all other browsers) currently implement the new HTML5 <header> tag there is no practical difference between <header> and <body>. Having the browser print the <header> at the top of every page of a printout would be immensely useful for report generation and would be the evident purpose behind the tag.

jscher2000 - Support Volunteer
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I've read you can use "position:fixed; top:0;" to get an element to print on each page, but you would need to accommodate this somehow so content is not overwritten...