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<tr><th colspan="2">General tasks</th></tr>
== General Tasks ==
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* Improve Print UI, Preview and Handling
* Improve Print UI, Preview and Handling
* Improve Page Setup
* Improve Page Setup
* Improve Unix/Linux Printing
* Improve Unix/Linux Printing
* Improve FLASH printing
* Improve FLASH printing
</td><td>
; References
[http://wiki.mozilla.org/Firefox:Printing_and_Page_Setup Firefox:Printing_and_Page_Setup]<br>
* [http://wiki.mozilla.org/Firefox:Printing_and_Page_Setup Firefox:Printing_and_Page_Setup]
[http://wiki.mozilla.org/Firefox:Printing_and_Page_Setup#Printing_UI Page Setup & Printing UI]<br>
* [http://wiki.mozilla.org/Firefox:Printing_and_Page_Setup#Printing_UI Page Setup & Printing UI]
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<tr><th>Specific features</th>
== Full page print preview/control ==
<th width="30%">References</th></tr>
<tr><td>
; Full page print preview/control
* Better print preview
* Better print preview
* Print cropping
* Print cropping
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* Add a print-preview toolbar icon.
* Add a print-preview toolbar icon.
* Add "Print" to context menu for page
* Add "Print" to context menu for page
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; References
[http://wiki.mozilla.org/Firefox:Printing_and_Page_Setup Firefox:Printing_and_Page_Setup]<br>
* [http://wiki.mozilla.org/Firefox:Printing_and_Page_Setup Firefox:Printing_and_Page_Setup]
[https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/282/ Print It! - MozAdd-ons]<br>
* [https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/282/ Print It! - MozAdd-ons]
[https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/162/ Print - MozAdd-ons]<br>
* [https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/162/ Print - MozAdd-ons]
[https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/951/ Nuke Anything Enh]<br>
* [https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/951/ Nuke Anything Enh]
[https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/10/ Adblock - MozAdd-ons]<br>
* [https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/10/ Adblock - MozAdd-ons]
[http://karmatics.com/aardvark/ Aardvark Firefox Extension]<br>
* [http://karmatics.com/aardvark/ Aardvark Firefox Extension]
[https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/748/ Greasemonkey - MozAdd-ons]<br>
* [https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/748/ Greasemonkey - MozAdd-ons]
[http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-CSS2/page.html W3 - Paged Media]<br>
* [http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-CSS2/page.html W3 - Paged Media]
[http://www.febooti.com/products/iezoom/online-help/print-web-pages.html]<br>
* [http://www.febooti.com/products/iezoom/online-help/print-web-pages.html]
[https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=154892 Bug 154892 - Splitting Absolutely positioned frames not implemented - Missing second page of content when printing or print previewing].<br>
* [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=154892 Bug 154892 - Splitting Absolutely positioned frames not implemented - Missing second page of content when printing or print previewing].
[https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=271298 Bug 271298 - Add a print preview toolbar icon].<br>
* [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=271298 Bug 271298 - Add a print preview toolbar icon].
[http://wiki.mozilla.org/User_talk:Thomas_Lendo Printing customization]<br>
* [http://wiki.mozilla.org/User_talk:Thomas_Lendo Printing customization]
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<tr><td>
== Settings management ==
; Settings management
* Ability to set printing options (portrait/landscape, zoom, &c) so that they always return to the same desired settings each time the browser is closed (or each time it's started), rather than staying on the last-used setting.
* Ability to set printing options (portrait/landscape, zoom, &c) so that they always return to the same desired settings each time the browser is closed (or each time it's started), rather than staying on the last-used setting.
*Multiple saved settings
*Multiple saved settings
* Option to overwrite CSS print styles with your own print-styles. Quick edit mode for headline, p, ul, li-Tags or choose from a list of preset skins.
* Option to overwrite CSS print styles with your own print-styles. Quick edit mode for headline, p, ul, li-Tags or choose from a list of preset skins.
</td><td>
; References
[http://wiki.mozilla.org/Firefox:Printing_and_Page_Setup Firefox:Printing_and_Page_Setup]<br>
* [http://wiki.mozilla.org/Firefox:Printing_and_Page_Setup Firefox:Printing_and_Page_Setup]
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<tr><td>
== Selective printing ==
; Selective printing
* Print selected without requiring add-ons
* Print selected without requiring add-ons
* "Print image" and "Print page" in context menu
* "Print image" and "Print page" in context menu
* Add Tab-related "Print Range" options to the Print Dialog, along the lines of "Print Active Tab" and "Print Selected Tabs". Requires ability to select multiple open tabs at once
* Add Tab-related "Print Range" options to the Print Dialog, along the lines of "Print Active Tab" and "Print Selected Tabs". Requires ability to select multiple open tabs at once
</td><td>
; References
[http://wiki.mozilla.org/Firefox:Printing_and_Page_Setup Firefox:Printing_and_Page_Setup]<br>
* [http://wiki.mozilla.org/Firefox:Printing_and_Page_Setup Firefox:Printing_and_Page_Setup]
[https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/531/ Print Image - MozAdd-ons]<br>
* [https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/531/ Print Image - MozAdd-ons]
[https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=140718 Bug 140718 - Add way to preview printing of selection].<br>
* [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=140718 Bug 140718 - Add way to preview printing of selection].
[https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=184152 Bug 184152 - Make it easier/faster to print selections (context menu -> Print Selection)]<br>
* [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=184152 Bug 184152 - Make it easier/faster to print selections (context menu -> Print Selection)]
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<tr><td>
== Unix/Linux ==
; Unix/Linux
* Duplex printing (printing on both sides of the paper)
* Duplex printing (printing on both sides of the paper)
* N-Up printing (multiple pages on the same sheet)
* N-Up printing (multiple pages on the same sheet)
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* Autodetect printers when printing through lpr and lp
* Autodetect printers when printing through lpr and lp
* Integrate printing with the desktop environment
* Integrate printing with the desktop environment
<p>Printing in KDE, for instance, does not integrate with the KDE print system. It would be nice to have some of KDE's virtual printers available in Firefox, such as the pdf and postscript file creation print drivers.</p>
** Printing in KDE, for instance, does not integrate with the KDE print system. It would be nice to have some of KDE's virtual printers available in Firefox, such as the pdf and postscript file creation print drivers.
</td><td>
; References
[http://wiki.mozilla.org/Firefox:Printing_and_Page_Setup Firefox:Printing_and_Page_Setup]<br>
* [http://wiki.mozilla.org/Firefox:Printing_and_Page_Setup Firefox:Printing_and_Page_Setup]<br>
[http://www.linuxprinting.org/ LinuxPrinting.org]<br>
* [http://www.linuxprinting.org/ LinuxPrinting.org]
[http://www.freestandards.org/en/OpenPrinting/PAPI OpenPrinting PAPI]<br>
* [http://www.freestandards.org/en/OpenPrinting/PAPI OpenPrinting PAPI]
[http://www.mozilla.org/projects/xprint/ Xprint in Mozilla]<br>
* [http://www.mozilla.org/projects/xprint/ Xprint in Mozilla]
[http://kb.mozillazine.org/PostScript_Module PostScript Module - MZKB]<br>
* [http://kb.mozillazine.org/PostScript_Module PostScript Module - MZKB]
[http://kb.mozillazine.org/Dev_:_Plugins_:_Printing_:_Unix Plugin Printing on Unix - MZKB]<br>
* [http://kb.mozillazine.org/Dev_:_Plugins_:_Printing_:_Unix Plugin Printing on Unix - MZKB]
{{bug|135695}} (lpr printer detection)<br>
* {{bug|135695}} (lpr printer detection)
{{bug|306122}} (lp printer detection)<br>
* {{bug|306122}} (lp printer detection)
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<tr><td>
== Summary Sheet ==
; Summary Sheet
* Ability to print a "summary sheet" before/after main printout showing things like number of pages printed, full url for page printed, nicely formatted list of full URL's contained within the doc being printed, date+time, version of FF etc. (Idea inspired by fact that url printing in FF is flaky at best, and can be truncated).
* Ability to print a "summary sheet" before/after main printout showing things like number of pages printed, *full* url for page printed, nicely formatted list of full URL's contained within the doc being printed, date+time, version of FF etc. (Idea inspired by fact that url printing in FF is flaky at best, and can be truncated).
</td><td>
n/a
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<tr><td>
== Improvement in printing wikipedian pages ==
; Backgrounds
* Add an HTML DOM attribute that specifies whether a div's background image should be printed or not (since div background images are used frequently as "foreground images")
* Add an option to include background images and/or background colors. Ultimately the print should look like a screenshot of the site.
</td><td>
You can print backgrounds now; see File->Page Setup->Print Background.
</td></tr>
 
<tr><td>
; Improvement in printing wikipedian pages
* Don't know if it's fixed in the 2.0 version but when you print an article in wikipedia that content a long url, FF don't cut it as in Ie or Opera. The result is non acurated.
* Don't know if it's fixed in the 2.0 version but when you print an article in wikipedia that content a long url, FF don't cut it as in Ie or Opera. The result is non acurated.
</td><td>
n/a
</td></tr>
</table>

Revision as of 19:29, 24 October 2006

« Firefox/Feature Brainstorming

General Tasks

  • Improve Print UI, Preview and Handling
  • Improve Page Setup
  • Improve Unix/Linux Printing
  • Improve FLASH printing
References

Full page print preview/control

  • Better print preview
  • Print cropping
  • Custom margins (ideally adjustable in print preview)
  • User-controllable print scaling
  • Fully editable document within print preview utilizing simple text editor
  • Print documents last-page to first-page for printers that stack face up
  • Printing-related web standards support, e.g., page-break-after
  • Automatic resize-to-fit-on-paper (like febooti ieZoom or IE7 can do) and/or resize to x * y sheets of paper (like MS Excel)
  • Print multiple pages (for sites that only print first page - see bug in references - requires reflow work to land).
  • Add a print-preview toolbar icon.
  • Add "Print" to context menu for page
References

Settings management

  • Ability to set printing options (portrait/landscape, zoom, &c) so that they always return to the same desired settings each time the browser is closed (or each time it's started), rather than staying on the last-used setting.
  • Multiple saved settings
  • Option to overwrite CSS print styles with your own print-styles. Quick edit mode for headline, p, ul, li-Tags or choose from a list of preset skins.
References

Selective printing

  • Print selected without requiring add-ons
  • "Print image" and "Print page" in context menu
  • Add Tab-related "Print Range" options to the Print Dialog, along the lines of "Print Active Tab" and "Print Selected Tabs". Requires ability to select multiple open tabs at once
References

Unix/Linux

  • Duplex printing (printing on both sides of the paper)
  • N-Up printing (multiple pages on the same sheet)
  • Get available paper sizes from the printing backend (e.g. CUPS)
  • Support PAPI
  • Autodetect printers when printing through lpr and lp
  • Integrate printing with the desktop environment
    • Printing in KDE, for instance, does not integrate with the KDE print system. It would be nice to have some of KDE's virtual printers available in Firefox, such as the pdf and postscript file creation print drivers.
References

Summary Sheet

  • Ability to print a "summary sheet" before/after main printout showing things like number of pages printed, full url for page printed, nicely formatted list of full URL's contained within the doc being printed, date+time, version of FF etc. (Idea inspired by fact that url printing in FF is flaky at best, and can be truncated).

Improvement in printing wikipedian pages

  • Don't know if it's fixed in the 2.0 version but when you print an article in wikipedia that content a long url, FF don't cut it as in Ie or Opera. The result is non acurated.
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