ubuntu/gnome printing system is not able to print on more than 1 page in some cases
Bug #54454 reported by
Sylvain BERTRAND
This bug affects 2 people
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mozilla Firefox |
Invalid
|
Medium
|
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OpenOffice |
Invalid
|
Undecided
|
Unassigned | ||
firefox (Ubuntu) |
Won't Fix
|
Medium
|
Unassigned | ||
firefox-3.0 (Ubuntu) |
Triaged
|
Medium
|
Unassigned |
Bug Description
Some websites using particular layout techniques do not print or print-preview correctly in gecko-based browsers (firefox, epiphany, etc), causing an incomplete print if the site cannot fit on a single page.
Typically, a header is printed on one page, and a single page of content on a second page, and nothing further.
The technique in question is the use of css's "overflow: none" + inline-frames (iframe).
Changed in firefox: | |
importance: | Undecided → Medium |
Changed in firefox-3.0: | |
status: | New → Confirmed |
description: | updated |
Changed in openoffice: | |
status: | New → Invalid |
Changed in firefox: | |
status: | Unknown → In Progress |
description: | updated |
Changed in firefox: | |
status: | In Progress → Confirmed |
Changed in firefox (Ubuntu): | |
assignee: | David Farning (dfarning) → nobody |
Changed in firefox: | |
importance: | Unknown → Medium |
Changed in firefox: | |
status: | Confirmed → Invalid |
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okay the problem here is that the user is trying to print a frame page
and chosing "As Laid out on the screen" . This results in just
one page coming out. This is by design.
The workaround is to select "Each frame separately" in the print
options. This will let you print out all the pages.
changing summary.
we do need to address this because in this case the user is using
a web based email service and expects to get all the pages printed
out when printing email.