RESOLVED: The problem is caused by a default selection which changed at some point in Firefox releases. In Firefox File==>Page Setup there is an option:
"Format For" The default is "Any Printer for Portable Documents". If this is changed to a specific printer, then the problem goes away. Apparently, the formatting for "Any Printer for Portable Documents" assumes that the printer can print from the very top of the page to the very bottom which is not true of Laser Printers. When the default is changed to the actual printer being used, then the headers/footers print as expected. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to firefox in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/997864 Title: Firefox 12 on Lucid - headers/footers don't print. Status in “firefox” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: Firefox: 12.0 Note: This problem has existed since Firefox 3. Ubuntu Lucid 10.04 2.6.32-41 When I print from Firefox, the headers/footers do not print. This happens on any printer. I checked the margins using about:config and it shows top and bottom margins of .5 inch. In Firefox, if I "print to file" and create a PDF, and view the PDF, sure enough, the header/footer are clear at the top/bottom so when I print, they don't print since the printer does not print clear to the edges. In Firefox 3 a few months ago (when margins were in the preferences, not just about.config), I messed with them, but while I could cause some things to move, I could not achieve the desired effect which is to print like I have been used to for years with the header/footer just below/above the top/bottom margin and the content inside that a bit. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox/+bug/997864/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
