1516358 - Take screenshots in vector format (e.g., SVG) in Firefox

Status: RESOLVED WONTFIX

(Firefox :: Screenshots, enhancement)

Description

[yvan.sraka]

Hello,

Since the awesome Firefox Screenshot (https://screenshots.firefox.com/) exists, I often dream that I could do the crazy thing of saving screenshots in vector format, by that I mean, that fonts and the shapes of the web page would only be rasterized if I ask for it.

I do not know how much the internal representation of a web page in gecko or servo is different from what an image processing software calls a "vector file"? And even if you think this feature is worth it for a standard user (non-developer).

Let me know what you think, Thanks, Yvan

Comment 1

[yvan.sraka]

Edit: I also published an issue on GitHub https://github.com/mozilla-services/screenshots/issues/5270 (I had a doubt about the right place to send this type of feature proposal)

Comment 2

[Mayeul C]

One of the major benefits is that the resulting text is selectable. The other benefits are that it often results in smaller files, without loss of details.

Comment 3

[YF (Yang)]

(In reply to Mayeul Cantan from comment #2)

One of the major benefits is that the resulting text is selectable. The other benefits are that it often results in smaller files, without loss of details.

But I think it might get a different rendering for text and even modify the layout.

In addition, convenient SVG viewer is not common, similar to print to a PDF file.

Comment 4

[Emma Malysz]

Thanks for requesting, we appreciate your suggestion! We've decided to close this issue out and will continue saving in the current file format.