// Usage:  $('#foo').printArea();
// wrap the area to be printed with some identified container (eg. div) and then tell it to print

(function($)
{
var printAreaCount = 0;

  $.fn.printArea = function()
  {
  var ele = $(this);
  var idPrefix = "printArea_";
    removePrintArea( idPrefix + printAreaCount );
    printAreaCount++;

  var iframeId = idPrefix + printAreaCount;
  var iframe = document.createElement('IFRAME');
    // add a hidden iframe 
    $(iframe).attr('style','position:absolute;width:0px;height:0px;left:-500px;top:-500px;');
    $(iframe).attr('id', iframeId);
    document.body.appendChild(iframe);

  var doc = iframe.contentWindow.document;
  var links = window.document.getElementsByTagName('link');

    for( var i = 0; i < links.length; i++ )
      if( links[i].rel.toLowerCase() == 'stylesheet' )
        doc.write('<link type="text/css" rel="stylesheet" href="' + links[i].href + '"></link>');

    // write to hidden iframe
    doc.write('<div class="' + $(ele).attr("class") + '">' + $(ele).html() + '</div>');
    doc.close();

    // tellit to print
    iframe.contentWindow.focus();
    iframe.contentWindow.print();
  }

var removePrintArea = function(id)
  {
    $( "iframe#" + id ).remove();
  };
})(jQuery);