Printing threads for offline study?

[exmarine]

I don't see a suggestion box, so I suppose this should go here?

I often want to "print" a thread for offline study later. Every time I do that, I get a garbled mess. Could you maybe add a "print" button or something that would rectify that problem?

Thanks.

 

[Wrichik Basu]

This has been debated for a long time. Back in 2015, @Greg Bernhardt had some plans I believe for a thread print feature:

I may be able to put something together. Anyone else interested in a thread print function?

@exmarine how are you printing the threads? In your browser try "Save page as PDF" for each page of a thread. What result are you getting?

 

[Greg Bernhardt]

So this will work for only a page at a time, but it may help format a page to print a little better.
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/print-friendly-pdf/ohlencieiipommannpdfcmfdpjjmeolj?hl=en

 

[exmarine]

Ok, I just use Windows browser, java script enabled, etc., so the equations show, and hit print pdf. I'll see if I can attach what I got this morning. It is a mess!

 

[berkeman]

Testing...

v(t) = L \frac{di(t)}{dt}
i(t) = \frac{1}{L} \int{v(t) dt}

 

[berkeman]

Testing...

v(t) = L \frac{di(t)}{dt}
i(t) = \frac{1}{L} \int{v(t) dt}

Okay, nevermind. I tried Select-All, Copy, Paste into Word, but that didn't work very well, and the LaTeX wasn't preserved. Plus all of the other stuff in the side-bar was included in the Select-All...

 

[Tom.G]

• Highlight/select the posts by dragging the mouse cursor over the area you want to print
• Press Ctrl-C to copy to clipboard
• Open a text editor
• Paste to the text area using Ctrl-V

You get the text, no formatting and no graphics. Here are the above two posts.
=====================
(start paste)

Yesterday at 8:39 AM

Add bookmark
#4

exmarine

215

4

Ok, I just use Windows browser, java script enabled, etc., so the equations show, and hit print pdf. I'll see if I can attach what I got this morning. It is a mess!

Attachments

ThreadProof.pdf
642.5 KB Views: 4

Like Quote Reply
Report

Wow

Reactions: berkeman
Yesterday at 9:41 AM

Add bookmark
#5

berkeman
berkeman
Mentor

54,442

4,791

Testing...

v(t)=Ldi(t)dt
i(t)=1L∫v(t)dt

https://www.fema.gov/community-emergency-response-teamsMorse Code is no longer required for your HAM radio license in the USA! http://www.arrl.org/
Like Quote Reply
Report
Yesterday at 9:43 AM

Add bookmark
#6

berkeman
berkeman
Mentor

54,442

4,791

berkeman said:
Testing...

v(t)=Ldi(t)dt

i(t)=1L∫v(t)dt

Okay, nevermind. I tried Select-All, Copy, Paste into Word, but that didn't work very well, and the LaTeX wasn't preserved. Plus all of the other stuff in the side-bar was included in the Select-All...

https://www.fema.gov/community-emergency-response-teamsMorse Code is no longer required for your HAM radio license in the USA! http://www.arrl.org/
Like Quote Reply
Report

(end paste)
=================

Yeah, not ideal, just a little less cluttered.

Cheers,
Tom

 

[vela]

Ok, I just use Windows browser, java script enabled, etc., so the equations show, and hit print pdf. I'll see if I can attach what I got this morning. It is a mess!

Try a different browser. I tried printing this thread from Safari and from Chrome, and the results are not a garbled mess. (See the attached PDF.) It could be better, though. There's a lot of wasted space on the right because the sidebar is printed. The top navigation bar shows up on page 6. Elements like the report, like, quote, and reply buttons don't need to appear. Ads should also be suppressed. This could be probably be fixed pretty simply with some CSS for printing.