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On Windows at least, using the built-in PDF printer with Firefox results in text in the PDF file being converted to paths (not text). Huge file and you can't co
by auxym 6y ago
On Windows at least, using the built-in PDF printer with Firefox results in text in the PDF file being converted to paths (not text). Huge file and you can't copy/paste. I've tried 3rd party PDF printers (PDFForge) and the result is the same, so I think it might a FF bug (or feature)?
Chrome's save-as PDF produces actual text. It's the main reason I still have chrome installed.
- RonanTheGrey 6y agoThat seems.... odd. I am on Firefox on Windows and I print to PDF all the time using the Windows built-in PDF printer ("Microsoft Print to PDF"), without issue. In fact sometimes that printer is the only one that can get things to format correctly! Something on your system might be interfering with the printing process.
- vel0city 6y agoThere must be something strange your particular set up, or maybe the behavior changes based on the page. Firefox 81, Windows 10 version 2004, multiple computers, printing this page with the "Microsoft Print to PDF" printer this page of comments all result in a PDF of ~470KB with selectable text.