[GNC] "Make PDF" button just prints

[Geert Janssens]

Op dinsdag 16 januari 2024 20:06:59 CET schreef Chris Green:
> 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.

On Windows it still effectively creates a pdf as far as I know (as the version of WebKit used 
on Windows still allows for it).

Regards,

Geert