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Re: Save web pages as PDF in Firefox for Android

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Post by rchaud »

AdmiralAsshat wrote: post #75
izacus wrote: post #73

Earlier quoted context omitted.

What do you mean "have to"? Why not use one of the plenty ope source PDF viewers for Android?

Because for a dead simple read-only PDF viewer, I trust Google's security team over random Play Store app to properly sandbox the PDF and not let it do shady shit to my phone upon opening. I'd trust Firefox more if they provided one, but in their absence, Google has the talent and the resources to do it properly.

Samsung phones open PDFs in their Notes app. Besides that, I think most people just install Adobe Reader because it's what they know.

Re: Save web pages as PDF in Firefox for Android

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Post by rchaud »

yellow_lead wrote: post #63
cykros wrote: post #49

For those who couldn't be asked to learn how to "Print to File" I assume? In fairness, save as PDF is more intuitive, but let's not pretend this is anything other than a UI change for functionality that's always been there. A good one, sure, but nothing more.

I can't even find a print option on firefox android

It's in the list of options under thr "Share" button

Re: Save web pages as PDF in Firefox for Android

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Post by altairprime »

nazgulsenpai wrote: post #27
AdmiralAsshat wrote: post #22

Cool feature, although I note with some irony that once I have the PDF downloaded, I still have to then use Google's Drive PDF reader or some other tool to open it. Maybe work on a full stack PDF renderer like the desktop version has, Mozilla?

They already have a pdf reader they could add with ease https://github.com/mozilla/pdf.js

See also: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34139810

Re: Save web pages as PDF in Firefox for Android

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Post by antman »

My workflow has been share->print->pdf for many years. Then view through eboox reader synced over google drive across devices. I suggest kiwi browser that has kept chrome plugins.

Mozilla has managed to slip to irrelevancy with a series of Nokia like decisions. Have no idea why pdf export on Android is any kind of news in 2023 but I hope it is interpreted as a return to some sort of right direction.

Re: Save web pages as PDF in Firefox for Android

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Post by jannes »

antman wrote: post #84

My workflow has been share->print->pdf for many years. Then view through eboox reader synced over google drive across devices. I suggest kiwi browser that has kept chrome plugins. Mozilla has managed to slip to irrelevancy with a series of Nokia like decisions. Have no idea why pdf export on Android is any kind of news in 2023 but I hope it is interpreted as a return to some sort of right direction.

A few years ago I noticed that a few things would get rasterized when going through the print->pdf process and they would stay vectorized (i.e. higher quality) when using the browser's native PDF export feature.

Re: Save web pages as PDF in Firefox for Android

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antman wrote: post #84

My workflow has been share->print->pdf for many years. Then view through eboox reader synced over google drive across devices. I suggest kiwi browser that has kept chrome plugins. Mozilla has managed to slip to irrelevancy with a series of Nokia like decisions. Have no idea why pdf export on Android is any kind of news in 2023 but I hope it is interpreted as a return to some sort of right direction.

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Re: Save web pages as PDF in Firefox for Android

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Post by tmpburning »

antman wrote: post #84

My workflow has been share->print->pdf for many years. Then view through eboox reader synced over google drive across devices. I suggest kiwi browser that has kept chrome plugins. Mozilla has managed to slip to irrelevancy with a series of Nokia like decisions. Have no idea why pdf export on Android is any kind of news in 2023 but I hope it is interpreted as a return to some sort of right direction.

Yeah, and the "new" Firefox mobile engine (Fenix) that is now probably 2 years old never unblocked extensions officially... unless you go the painful collection route.

Re: Save web pages as PDF in Firefox for Android

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Post by jffry »

rsync wrote: post #58
ulfw wrote: post #54

Earlier quoted context omitted.

No idea what you mean. I'm on Ventura (13.1), just opened Preview and under File there's still 'Export as PDF' alive and well.

You're right - I am not sure what I was (mis)remembering ... However, I note that "export to pdf" is grayed out for a file that is already a PDF ... which I don't remember being the case ...

It's also grayed out when looking at a PDF on 12.6.2 Monterey but maybe it was how you remember it earlier on?

Re: Save web pages as PDF in Firefox for Android

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antman wrote: post #84

My workflow has been share->print->pdf for many years. Then view through eboox reader synced over google drive across devices. I suggest kiwi browser that has kept chrome plugins. Mozilla has managed to slip to irrelevancy with a series of Nokia like decisions. Have no idea why pdf export on Android is any kind of news in 2023 but I hope it is interpreted as a return to some sort of right direction.

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