Printing HTML from AIR app

What are the general rules to print an html content from an AIR application to make sure that the printout looks the same as printing it from the browser?
Thanks

Hi,
This link might help you:
http://dryicons.com/blog/2008/04/26/multiple-page-printing-from-a-html-adobe-air-applicati on/
Thanks and Regards,
Kanchan Ladwani | [email protected] | www.infocepts.com

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