[GNC] "Make PDF" button just prints
Chris Green
cl at isbd.net
Tue Jan 16 14:06:59 EST 2024
On Tue, Jan 16, 2024 at 12:55:00PM -0600, Adrien Monteleone wrote:
> On 1/16/24 8:05 AM, Chris Green wrote:
> > I'm running Gnucash 5.3 on xubuntu linux.
> >
> > The "Make PDF" button on the toolbar just does exactly the same as the
> > "Print" button, it calls up the standard printer dialogue.
> >
> > How can I get a report output as a PDF file?
> >
> I think that has something to do with the mess of Webkit versions
> between Mac, Win, & *nix. If I recall correctly, the button was left for
> a future fix, but set to bring up the printer dialog for now which can
> then use the system PDF 'printer'. Since all three operating systems now
> have this feature, I'd say the button should either invoke it directly,
> or the button should be removed. (those on older Windows systems can
> still use a 3rd party 'printer' like Bullzip)
>
Ah, I see, thanks. Yes, I would agree that removing the button would
make sense as it's somewhat confusing when it just brings up the print
dialogue.
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Chris Green
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