Is there some way we could make a previewModo for react-to-print? about react-to-print HOT 5 CLOSED

@MatthewHerbst thanks for getting back to me and for the nice work on the malformed links ;)

I don't think it is possible to change the css of the stuff being printed once you're in the browser dialog. Say you're trying to size an svg to fit nicely on the print window, it would be nicer to do that in a fake preview mode where you can play with the css in the devtools as opposed to opening and closing the print preview dialog over and over as you tweak the css. Does that make sense?

Maybe there is already a way to get what I want but I couldn't find one.

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What's wrong with the preview dialog the browser gives you?

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Ah, got it. Hmm. Seems like this would be a good chance to investigate using React Portals, though that would require us forcing newer React 16 versions which I personally wouldn't love since my company is still on 15 😢 but maybe we could make it in a way where it just does a noop if you're still on a version that doesn't have portals?

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@MatthewHerbst or we could just continue using the iframe approach? I think my codesandbox illustrates how that approach could work. It definitely needs some work to make it nicer.

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That works too! Just been reading about all the shiny things in React 16, and, they are shiny! Once concern: assuming the iframe should work and not just be static content, will app JS continue to function normally in iframes in all scenarios? I think there are ways to set it up properly, just have to be careful. Here's an example on SO: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/34743264/how-to-set-iframe-content-of-a-react-component

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