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In Firefox, if you select "Print..." from the hamburger-menu (not Ctrl+P), you get an interface similar to the one in Chrome. Not sure why it's not the default.

In Firefox, if you select "Print..." from the hamburger-menu (not Ctrl+P), you get an interface similar to the one in Chrome. Not sure why it's not the default. (Or File -> Print Preview)

ccozan 8y ago
Thank you! User of FF since ever, never used that menu item, looks very very good with the preview.
antsar 8y ago
Wtf! It never crossed my mind that that "Print" might be different from the "Print" in the File menu, or the "Print" triggered by "Ctrl-P". Why?!
- arwineap 8y ago
  I honestly think that UI was pulled from microsoft word/office. It's been about a decade since I've used microsoft products so I'm willing to be wrong, but my understanding was that the print button was a shortcut to print document now, and the file print would take you to a print dialog
  - olyjohn 8y ago
    That's exactly right. Ctrl+P or clicking the button in the toolbar has always been a "quick print" dialog, while going File->Print brings up all the options. I remember some applications skipping the dialog altogether on the second click and using the settings from your last print session.
    - antsar 8y ago
      But that's not what Firefox does! Ctrl-P: quick print File -> Print: Same quick print Hamburger -> Print: Print with preview!
      - Rebelgecko 8y ago
        Maybe it's OS dependent? On my Mac all 3 of those do the same thing
        antsar 8y ago
        Maybe. I'm using Firefox Developer Edition 65.0b12 (64-bit) on Debian.
chimprich 8y ago
The thing that drives me crazy about print in Firefox is that it is very difficult to turn off headers and footers. I don't want to leak information about my intranet or local filesystem structure (URL field) but the option for turning these off is to jump into dialog, a tab, and change six dropdowns. It doesn't even remember your selection. Are these ever even useful, or just a waste of ink and a security hole?

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In Firefox, if you select "Print..." from the hamburger-menu (not Ctrl+P), you get an interface similar to the one in Chrome. Not sure why it's not the default.

by maaaats 8y ago

In Firefox, if you select "Print..." from the hamburger-menu (not Ctrl+P), you get an interface similar to the one in Chrome. Not sure why it's not the default. (Or File -> Print Preview)

ccozan 8y ago
Thank you! User of FF since ever, never used that menu item, looks very very good with the preview.
antsar 8y ago
Wtf! It never crossed my mind that that "Print" might be different from the "Print" in the File menu, or the "Print" triggered by "Ctrl-P". Why?!
- arwineap 8y ago
  I honestly think that UI was pulled from microsoft word/office. It's been about a decade since I've used microsoft products so I'm willing to be wrong, but my understanding was that the print button was a shortcut to print document now, and the file print would take you to a print dialog
  - olyjohn 8y ago
    That's exactly right. Ctrl+P or clicking the button in the toolbar has always been a "quick print" dialog, while going File->Print brings up all the options. I remember some applications skipping the dialog altogether on the second click and using the settings from your last print session.
    - antsar 8y ago
      But that's not what Firefox does! Ctrl-P: quick print File -> Print: Same quick print Hamburger -> Print: Print with preview!
      - Rebelgecko 8y ago
        Maybe it's OS dependent? On my Mac all 3 of those do the same thing
        antsar 8y ago
        Maybe. I'm using Firefox Developer Edition 65.0b12 (64-bit) on Debian.
chimprich 8y ago
The thing that drives me crazy about print in Firefox is that it is very difficult to turn off headers and footers. I don't want to leak information about my intranet or local filesystem structure (URL field) but the option for turning these off is to jump into dialog, a tab, and change six dropdowns. It doesn't even remember your selection. Are these ever even useful, or just a waste of ink and a security hole?