130593 - Print button does not remember settings like File>Print does

Status: RESOLVED WORKSFORME

(Core :: Printing: Output, enhancement)

Description

[Doug Shy]

Maybe this should go under enhancements, or both here and there, but...

I am not sure if ie follows the/any standard or not but I like the print
function works.  Basically, if you goto file/print, the browser remembers
whatever settings you set for the rest of your session using the browser.  It
SHOULD work this way in my opinion, standard or no.

On the other hand if you press the print toolbar button and change a setting
(which you cannot do with the ie version I use) it only uses the new setting for
the current print job.  Again, it SHOULD work this way, standard or no...

The way it is now I have to go to the global printer settings, ala
start/settings/printers... to bbe able to say, print multiple copies or both
sides on a series of web documents, and this is not a good thing considering I
share my printer with other pc's...

        Thanks, 
        Doug Shy

Comment 1

[sujay]

this is not a valid bug report. please follow the bug writing guidelines.
Please indicate steps to reproduce the problem.

Comment 2

[rods (gone)]

Over to UI guys

Comment 3

[timeless]

sujay: we really don't have guidelines for stuff like this (it's an enhancement
request), the bug is about as clear as it can be. [i think]

reporter: please correct me if i'm wrong. [oh and the one thing you should have
included that actually matters is a buildid]
IE behavior, and what you want:
file>print gives a dialog, the info filled out is remembered the next time you
try to print.

print button gives a dialog, the info filled out here is not remembered.

Mozilla behavior: you can't persist settings.

Comment 4

[amutch]

When you use the print button in IE, you don't get a dialog at all. I "assume"
that it uses the same settings as specified under File - Print.

Comment 5

[Andrew Hagen]

Reporter, is it working for you with Mozilla 1.0?

Comment 6

[Jesse Ruderman]

The Print button should use the same settings as File>Print regardless of
whether clicking the Print button shows a dialog.

-> Printing

Comment 7

[Kai Lahmann (is there, where MNG is)]

no answer