Comments on: Save web pages as PDF with Firefox 3 http://mozillalinks.org/wp/2007/10/save-web-pages-as-pdf-with-firefox-3/ Your source for Firefox, Thunderbird, Camino, SeaMonkey news, tips and more. Fri, 05 Dec 2008 11:27:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: I'm not Kate http://mozillalinks.org/wp/2007/10/save-web-pages-as-pdf-with-firefox-3/#comment-65352 I'm not Kate Fri, 08 Aug 2008 21:07:11 +0000 http://mozillalinks.org/wp/2007/10/save-web-pages-as-pdf-with-firefox-3/#comment-65352 Kate, there exists unMht, an extension for FF3 which manages MHT files quite well. Kate, there exists unMht, an extension for FF3 which manages MHT files quite well.

]]> By: Kate http://mozillalinks.org/wp/2007/10/save-web-pages-as-pdf-with-firefox-3/#comment-63360 Kate Sun, 22 Jun 2008 07:40:04 +0000 http://mozillalinks.org/wp/2007/10/save-web-pages-as-pdf-with-firefox-3/#comment-63360 This extension doesn't produce exact copies of the web page as a PDF, what's more it can take ages and the file sizes are huge. What's required is the Internet Explorer ability to save as an MHT file complete, which used to be available to Firefox as a MAF file. MAF is incompatible for FF after 1.5, but if a similar extension worked for FF3 it would solve a lot of problems. There is a "tweaked" version of MAF that's supposed to work up to FF3, but opening saved files just gives blank pages. MAF couldn't save the weird and wonderful web pages cooked up with CSS and other methods, anyway. So good riddance to MAF, and long live its replacement, whatever it is. This extension doesn’t produce exact copies of the web page as a PDF, what’s more it can take ages and the file sizes are huge. What’s required is the Internet Explorer ability to save as an MHT file complete, which used to be available to Firefox as a MAF file.

MAF is incompatible for FF after 1.5, but if a similar extension worked for FF3 it would solve a lot of problems. There is a “tweaked” version of MAF that’s supposed to work up to FF3, but opening saved files just gives blank pages. MAF couldn’t save the weird and wonderful web pages cooked up with CSS and other methods, anyway. So good riddance to MAF, and long live its replacement, whatever it is.

]]> By: Haudy Kazemi http://mozillalinks.org/wp/2007/10/save-web-pages-as-pdf-with-firefox-3/#comment-63059 Haudy Kazemi Thu, 19 Jun 2008 01:43:15 +0000 http://mozillalinks.org/wp/2007/10/save-web-pages-as-pdf-with-firefox-3/#comment-63059 "Great Idea. But what is most needed is the possibility to print/save a web page exactly as seen on screen. Many websites these days have very silly stylesheets and many other useless ideas that garble print output. Those are useless for refrerence purposes." An extension called Screengrab will let you save a screenshot of a whole webpage, even if part of it is off the bottom of the screen. Essentially Screengrab will scroll the page up and down to capture the whole thing, and then save it to a PNG file. While this is not as ideal because it is not a searchable, editable document, it could be used to meet the need you identified. Screengrab: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1146 “Great Idea. But what is most needed is the possibility to print/save a web page exactly as seen on screen. Many websites these days have very silly stylesheets and many other useless ideas that garble print output. Those are useless for refrerence purposes.”

An extension called Screengrab will let you save a screenshot of a whole webpage, even if part of it is off the bottom of the screen. Essentially Screengrab will scroll the page up and down to capture the whole thing, and then save it to a PNG file. While this is not as ideal because it is not a searchable, editable document, it could be used to meet the need you identified.
Screengrab: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1146

]]> By: Peer http://mozillalinks.org/wp/2007/10/save-web-pages-as-pdf-with-firefox-3/#comment-62324 Peer Thu, 29 May 2008 14:27:04 +0000 http://mozillalinks.org/wp/2007/10/save-web-pages-as-pdf-with-firefox-3/#comment-62324 Great Idea. But what is most needed is the possibility to print/save a web page exactly as seen on screen. Many websites these days have very silly stylesheets and many other useless ideas that garble print output. Those are useless for refrerence purposes. So best would be to have the choice between: save-to-pdf-exactly-as-seen-on-screen and simulate-print-and-save-to-pdf-whatever-garbage-comes-out. Great Idea. But what is most needed is the possibility to print/save a web page exactly as seen on screen. Many websites these days have very silly stylesheets and many other useless ideas that garble print output. Those are useless for refrerence purposes.

So best would be to have the choice between: save-to-pdf-exactly-as-seen-on-screen and simulate-print-and-save-to-pdf-whatever-garbage-comes-out.

]]> By: James Joseph http://mozillalinks.org/wp/2007/10/save-web-pages-as-pdf-with-firefox-3/#comment-61276 James Joseph Fri, 25 Apr 2008 15:02:17 +0000 http://mozillalinks.org/wp/2007/10/save-web-pages-as-pdf-with-firefox-3/#comment-61276 Is it need to have Adobe reader in the local workstation to save Is it need to have Adobe reader in the local workstation to save

]]> By: Berger http://mozillalinks.org/wp/2007/10/save-web-pages-as-pdf-with-firefox-3/#comment-61148 Berger Wed, 23 Apr 2008 21:01:53 +0000 http://mozillalinks.org/wp/2007/10/save-web-pages-as-pdf-with-firefox-3/#comment-61148 I agree with Ian. A save as pdf button would be great!! For every email marketing layout or landing page that I create, the only way it gets to my clients and/or proofed by our team is via PDF. I agree with Ian. A save as pdf button would be great!! For every email marketing layout or landing page that I create, the only way it gets to my clients and/or proofed by our team is via PDF.

]]> By: Ethan http://mozillalinks.org/wp/2007/10/save-web-pages-as-pdf-with-firefox-3/#comment-59127 Ethan Mon, 03 Mar 2008 09:51:18 +0000 http://mozillalinks.org/wp/2007/10/save-web-pages-as-pdf-with-firefox-3/#comment-59127 Seems like a needed feature. What's with the extension putting the menu item in the Tools menu? What was wrong with the File menu, where File operations are usually selected? Seems like a needed feature. What’s with the extension putting the menu item in the Tools menu? What was wrong with the File menu, where File operations are usually selected?

]]> By: A deep look to Firefox 3 Beta 3 : Mozilla Links http://mozillalinks.org/wp/2007/10/save-web-pages-as-pdf-with-firefox-3/#comment-57737 A deep look to Firefox 3 Beta 3 : Mozilla Links Mon, 11 Feb 2008 21:37:40 +0000 http://mozillalinks.org/wp/2007/10/save-web-pages-as-pdf-with-firefox-3/#comment-57737 [...] performance. The change also enables easy PDF printing capabilities but it is only possible through an extension right now [...] [...] performance. The change also enables easy PDF printing capabilities but it is only possible through an extension right now [...]

]]> By: Ian Leader http://mozillalinks.org/wp/2007/10/save-web-pages-as-pdf-with-firefox-3/#comment-55266 Ian Leader Wed, 31 Oct 2007 09:29:03 +0000 http://mozillalinks.org/wp/2007/10/save-web-pages-as-pdf-with-firefox-3/#comment-55266 Having the option to print on the menu (rather than changing printers to PDFCreator) is handy, but for me, it would be far more useful to be able to create and email that PDF in a single menu action - that cuts out quite a few more mouse clicks. Having the option to print on the menu (rather than changing printers to PDFCreator) is handy, but for me, it would be far more useful to be able to create and email that PDF in a single menu action - that cuts out quite a few more mouse clicks.

]]> By: antistress http://mozillalinks.org/wp/2007/10/save-web-pages-as-pdf-with-firefox-3/#comment-54910 antistress Thu, 18 Oct 2007 17:43:41 +0000 http://mozillalinks.org/wp/2007/10/save-web-pages-as-pdf-with-firefox-3/#comment-54910 great news for windows users, but ubuntu 7.10 has it for any application ! great news for windows users, but ubuntu 7.10 has it for any application !

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