Closed Bug 309793 Opened 19 years ago Closed 14 years ago

print command fails to print entire page

Categories

(Firefox :: General, defect)

1.5.0.x Branch
x86
Windows 2000
defect
Not set
major

Tracking

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RESOLVED INCOMPLETE

People

(Reporter: caffelatteo, Unassigned)

References

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Details

User-Agent:       Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.0; en-US; rv:1.8b4) Gecko/20050908 Firefox/1.4
Build Identifier: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.0; en-US; rv:1.8b4) Gecko/20050908 Firefox/1.4

when printing the page 
http://www.ilounge.com/index.php/articles/comments/instant-expert-a-brief-history-of-ipod/
, only the first of 3 pages printed contains main article text. the article is
cut off after ~5 paragraphs. the second page contains only ads and the 3rd page
contains the site's footer. 
note internet explorer 6.0.2800.1106 properly prints the article in 25 pages

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
0. Set page setup to letter, shrink page to fit
1. Go to 
http://www.ilounge.com/index.php/articles/comments/instant-expert-a-brief-history-of-ipod/
2. Select File->Print or File->Print Preview
3. Observe that only first ~5 paragraphs of article are captured

Actual Results:  
only the first of 3 pages printed contains main article text. the article is cut
off after ~5 paragraphs. the second page contains only ads and the 3rd page
contains the site's footer. 


Expected Results:  
should have printed entire article
note internet explorer 6.0.2800.1106 properly prints the article in 25 pages
This bug was reported on Firefox 2.x or older, which is no longer supported and will not be receiving any more updates. I strongly suggest that you update to Firefox 3.6.3 or later, update your plugins (flash, adobe, etc.), and retest in a new profile. If you still see the issue with the updated Firefox, please post here. Otherwise, please close as RESOLVED > WORKSFORME
http://www.mozilla.com
http://support.mozilla.com/kb/Managing+profiles
http://support.mozilla.com/kb/Safe+mode
Version: unspecified → 1.5.0.x Branch
No reply, INCOMPLETE. Please retest with Firefox 3.6.x or later and a new profile (http://support.mozilla.com/kb/Managing+profiles). If you continue to see this issue with the newest firefox and a new profile, then please comment on this bug.
Status: UNCONFIRMED → RESOLVED
Closed: 14 years ago
Resolution: --- → INCOMPLETE
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