On Tue, 2009-12-22 at 16:02 -0800, Mike Wright wrote: > Robert G. (Doc) Savage wrote: > > On Tue, 2009-12-22 at 13:42 -0800, Mike Wright wrote: > > > >> Rick Stevens wrote: > >>> On 12/22/2009 11:32 AM, Mike Wright wrote: > >>>> Hi all, > >>>> > >>>> I need help with the default printing options in Firefox. It has a very > >>>> annoying "feature" when trying to print: it insists on providing me with > >>>> preselected headers and footers. > >>>> > >>> I believe the things you're looking for are in about:config. Look > >>> for "print.printer_(printer_name).(attribute). The attributes are: > >>> > >>> print_footercenter > >>> print_footerleft > >>> print_footerright > >>> print_headercenter > >>> print_headerleft > >>> print_headerright > >>> > >> Thanks, Rick. > >> > >> Those are the ones I mucked with. No cigar though. Any changes made > >> there cause the status to change temporarily from default to > >> user_defined. After printing the current document they revert back to > >> default. > >>> > > > You've probably tried this, but just in case you haven't... :-) > > > > File -> Print... -> Options tab -> Header and Footer > > > > There are two rows of three pull-down option menu boxes that correspond > > to the six about:config options you already found. You can set any or > > all to --blank--. Any changes you make should be written to the > > ~/.mozilla/firefox/<random>.default/prefs.js file when you exit Firefox. > > It should be owned by <you>.<you> and its access permissions should be > > 755. > > Unfortunately, there are only two ways out of the print box: print and > cancel. > > Thanks, anyway Mike, Whether you make the changes in about:config or in the Print -> Options tab, they're effective immediately. You don't need to click on a Save/OK/Accept button. Any changes you make are retained in RAM and aren't written to prefs.js and made permanent until you exit Firefox. --Doc Savage Fairview Heights, IL -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines
