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#294494 - 03/03/2007 15:38 Firefox, OS X and printing question [SOLVED!]
petteri addict Registered: 02/08/2004 Posts: 434 Loc: Helsinki, Finland	I've searched to the best of my ability but have yet to find an answer to this. Is there any way to NOT print the header and footer of a web page when printing from Firefox running under OS X? It could be that I'm using a printer that is not directly supported under OS X, a Canon MP730. I'm using a third party driver (PrintFab) to print using this printer. Thanks! Edited by petteri (03/03/2007 17:56)
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#294495 - 03/03/2007 16:32 Re: Firefox, OS X and printing question [Re: petteri]
mlord carpal tunnel Registered: 29/08/2000 Posts: 14493 Loc: Canada	Not verified on a Mac: Under the FireFox menus: File -> Page Setup -> Margins & Header/Footer ???
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#294496 - 03/03/2007 17:01 Re: Firefox, OS X and printing question [Re: mlord]
petteri addict Registered: 02/08/2004 Posts: 434 Loc: Helsinki, Finland	No such option exists, on my setup at least. Just orientation and page size. EDIT: Here is a screen cap for the setttings I have: Edited by petteri (03/03/2007 17:39)
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#294497 - 03/03/2007 17:45 Re: Firefox, OS X and printing question [Re: petteri]
mlord carpal tunnel Registered: 29/08/2000 Posts: 14493 Loc: Canada	Quote: No such option exists, on my setup at least. Just orientation and page size. Mmm.. and right you are. I dusted off my G3 and had a peek. The help for firefox printing says that "some options may not be available" on OS/X. Bummer
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#294498 - 03/03/2007 17:47 Re: Firefox, OS X and printing question [Re: mlord]
petteri addict Registered: 02/08/2004 Posts: 434 Loc: Helsinki, Finland	Thanks for helping out! Can you check one more thing if you still have the G3 around? I can't turn off the header or footer with Safari either.....
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#294499 - 03/03/2007 17:48 Re: Firefox, OS X and printing question [Re: mlord]
mlord carpal tunnel Registered: 29/08/2000 Posts: 14493 Loc: Canada	Oh.. I've shut down my G3 now, but you could try looking in about:config for header and footer options. They are string types.. just null them out (empty strings). -ml
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#294500 - 03/03/2007 17:48 Re: Firefox, OS X and printing question [Re: petteri]
mlord carpal tunnel Registered: 29/08/2000 Posts: 14493 Loc: Canada	Booting again now...
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#294501 - 03/03/2007 17:51 Re: Firefox, OS X and printing question [Re: mlord]
petteri addict Registered: 02/08/2004 Posts: 434 Loc: Helsinki, Finland	Quote: Oh.. I've shut down my G3 now, but you could try looking in about:config for header and footer options. They are string types.. just null them out (empty strings). -ml This is beyond my skill set...nope it wasn't! Testing now...
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#294502 - 03/03/2007 17:54 Re: Firefox, OS X and printing question [Re: mlord]
mlord carpal tunnel Registered: 29/08/2000 Posts: 14493 Loc: Canada	Okay, confirmed. In firefox, surf to about:config, and then type footer into the filter line. Edit the three print.print_footer* option values to be completely blank. No more footers. Do the same again with header as a filter line. Cheers
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#294503 - 03/03/2007 17:55 Re: Firefox, OS X and printing question [Re: petteri]
petteri addict Registered: 02/08/2004 Posts: 434 Loc: Helsinki, Finland	Worked like a charm(Firefox)! Thanks mlord! Empegbbs serves again, even on the weekend!
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#294504 - 04/03/2007 00:21 Re: Firefox, OS X and printing question [Re: petteri]
drakino carpal tunnel Registered: 08/06/1999 Posts: 7868	For Safari: File, Print. Click the pulldown that say "Copies & Pages" and select Safari. Uncheck header and footers. Firefox is similar. The options are on a "Firefox" option in the same dropdown. OS X doesn't put much in Page Setup, it's almost all in the Print option.
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#294505 - 04/03/2007 02:54 Re: Firefox, OS X and printing question [Re: drakino]
petteri addict Registered: 02/08/2004 Posts: 434 Loc: Helsinki, Finland	Quote: For Safari: File, Print. Click the pulldown that say "Copies & Pages" and select Safari. Uncheck header and footers. Firefox is similar. The options are on a "Firefox" option in the same dropdown. OS X doesn't put much in Page Setup, it's almost all in the Print option. This method works for me with Safari, but with Firefox I don't get the "Firefox" option: EDIT: Hmm very strange. Now the "Firefox" option has appeared! Perhaps tinkering with the "about:config" settings fixed this? Edited by petteri (04/03/2007 02:57)
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