Comment 84 for bug 29622

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Bruce Miller (brm0423) wrote :

I am running Kubuntu Intrepid Ibex beta with Firefox 3.0.3.

This bug is not only still valid, but Firefox 3.0 has introduced serious regression.

To the best of my knowledge, *_all_* HP LaserJet printers (and I have used many, going back to the original ~1986 model) have an unprintable area 0.5" (12.7mm) across the top and bottom of all paper sizes and 0.25" (~6.4mm) along each side of all paper sizes (top, bottom and sides as seen in "portrait" mode).

To get browser headers and footers to print reliably has always taken tweaking of the printable area and margins/headers/footers. The Firefox 3 page setup and printer dialogs have removed all ability to alter these settings.

This regression makes Firefox 3 on Linux close to useless for printing Web pages. I am trying to eliminate Windows from my life and considerably prefer Firefox to Konqueror. This regression therefore represents a considerable setback.