On Wednesday 01 October 2008 02:21:32 am Kevin Donnelly wrote:
On Wednesday 01 October 2008 06:57, Wolfgang Rosenauer wrote:
So probably he's using FF2 which never had a builtin function to create PDFs but only is capable to print to a postscript file or to any configured cups printer (or another print application using about:config) but anyway I don't see Firefox' fault here.
Please read the whole thread before commenting. The OP has FF3, and he is complaining that the option to select any other printer than lpr has disappeared. The option to select kprinter allowed printing to pdf. I have exactly the same problem here, so it is definitely an FF3 issue.
Basil sent me a file of the print dialog how it used to be for me and how it is for him: http://www.perfectreign.com/stuff/2008/firefox_PDF_basil.jpg Notice that the first item in the list - and it is a listbox - is the "Print to File." Now, here is my print dialog box: http://www.perfectreign.com/stuff/2008/firefox_print_kai.jpg The listbox has been replaced with a drop-down combo box. He's on firefox 3.0.3 from openSUSE, and I'm on... ..wait! I'm on 2.0.16?? WTF? I was on 3.0.x from openSUSE and apparently have been downgraded somehow. This is weird. In fact, YaST doesn't even show the 3.x version anymore. There's a "MozillaFirefox-branding-upstream" showing 7.3K and a version of 3.0.1-81, but that's it. Okay, this is weird. My windows version is at 3.0.2. Looking at SMART, there's a version 3.0.3-1.1. However, trying to upgrade it, gives me a conflict with the "branding upstream." Time to investigate.
I just can't understand why devs feel they need to "fix" something that isn't broke, but it seems to be fashionable at the minute - assume your users are brain-dead and concentrate on the eye-candy.
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