574674 - Flash objects not showing in print preview and not printing

Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 134002

(Firefox :: General, defect)

Description

[Lew Ebstein]

User-Agent:       Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.9.2.4) Gecko/20100611 Firefox/3.6.4 ( .NET CLR 3.5.30729)
Build Identifier: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.9.2.4) Gecko/20100611 Firefox/3.6.4 ( .NET CLR 3.5.30729)

The most recent upgrade to FF (3.6.4) has caused our swf objects to be rendered as blank in print preview and when printing.

Reproducible: Always




We have a medical records application that displays a body with pain areas that is included in a doctor's notes. The object was created in flash. It no longer shows in print preview and doesn't print (leaves a blank space).  

I apologize if this is a duplicate bug report. Did my best to find similar reports.

Comment 1

[mariejulie.laine]

I've got the same bug.

All Flash content embedded using SWFObject or using other methods won't print anymore, since version 3.6.4. (tested with 3.6.4, 3.6.6, 3.6.7, 3.6.8 on windows XP)
(Exemple : http://www.bobbyvandersluis.com/swfobject/testsuite_2_2/test.html)

There is a blank square on the printed page instead of the object.

There was no trouble with previous firefox version.

I'm using Adobe flash player version 10,1,53,64 ; I've tried to downgrade to Adobe flash player version 9, I'd got the same issue.

I've tried from multiple computer and still had the same blank square.

Comment 2

[lvhjr]

I have not reported or researched fixed, because it is easier to just use IE, which is working properly.  You need to address these problems, which others have reported.

Here are two examples. Over the past month the Mozilla FireFox browser is crashing my ebay bids.  My wife experienced the same problem and we have switched to IE.  In addition, Mozilla FireFox is not allowing Adobe PDF Standard to convert and save images from a major vendor and other sites at both work and home, which worked in the past.  The first page from the vendor, which may be a flash image is not displaying or printing.  My contact with the vendor acknowledge that the problem was reported, but they have not received a reply from their report to your organization.  I prefer Mozilla FireFox over Internet Explorer, but my usage of IE is increasing.

Comment 3

[jlechevanton]

Same here (FF 3.6.12).

Comment 4

[Tim (fmdeveloper)]

Dupe of Bug 134002?

Comment 5

[mariejulie.laine]

Well, it's not a print-preview only problem.

With previous version, my flash object were not dispayed in the print preview, but they were printing on a paper sheet.

Now, they do not print at all.
I'm using FF 3.6.13 now, and still have the bug.

Please excuse my english, and thanks for your help.