web page printing problem

[mdbiker]

in developing a new site i noticed that some pages printed very narrow in IE (and perfectly of course in firefox) ... i simplified everything to see what i could isolate.
i get to the point where i have a single DIV with content. up to a certain point it prints perfectly ... then, adding more content (just plain paragraphs) makes the print page narrower when using IE ... it appears fine on the browser, it is just when printing that the problem occurs

(for example - http://karlammann.com/openletter2004-test2.php)

so clearly the length is determining the print width

the div has only this style { position:absolute; top:140; left:185; right:15; } and removing that removes the print problem.

so what about this style gives printing a longer div a narrow look in IE? is it that the absolute positioning dooms it?

if that is the case, how does one achieve a fluid layout that will print correctly in IE?

[Twey]

It would be much easier to diagnose the problem if you were to show images of what the page looked like when printed from IE and Firefox. Do you have a scanner or digital camera?

[djr33]

Even print screen from the print preview, assuming it's the same look there.