Reviews for Print Edit WE
Print Edit WE by DW-dev
449 reviews
- Rated 2 out of 5by Firefox user 13285613, 7 years agoSome objects / icons on the page are buggy, they don't show up on print preview. Some functions are missing / broken. Web Style function does not seem to work. I honestly don't understand why it has to reload the web page on a new tab to start editing, as some sites do not allow this (reloading a page conflicts with current active session).
It's pointless to write all the issues here, because this add-on used to work just fine, and i got my job done at some point. Compare to non-WE version, this add-on is simply useless, as in "no better than the browser's built-in print preview". All i want is to keep everything same from the non-WE version, but no. What happened? - Rated 5 out of 5by BrianA, 7 years agoMuch less intuitive than old version. I found left click on the icon seemed the easiest way to go. One problem I've not been able to solve is that the print preview and thus the printed version has the editing boxes across the top. (Select, Hide, Delete ....etc)
Edit: Tried it again and the boxes not there.
FF56.0 (64 bit) Rating 5* Thanks for rapid responseDeveloper response
posted 7 years agoIf you are using Firefox 55 or earlier, then the 'Preview' button on the Print Edit WE toolbar opens the 'Print' dialog, rather than switching to Firefox's print preview window. In this case, you will have to open Firefox's print preview window using 'File > Print Preview' on the Firefox main menu bar. Before doing that, click on the Print Edit WE button to suspend editing, and the Print Edit WE toolbar in the page will be hidden.
If you are using Firefox 56 or later, the the 'Preview' button on the Print Edit WE toolbar switches to Firefox's print preview window. - Rated 3 out of 5by Ricardo, 7 years agoWhen editing a page, only the option to save as HTML is available.
When suspending the editing of a page (SUP), the menu disappears, so the print preview can not be accessedDeveloper response
posted 7 years agoThe 'Save As PDF' menu command is only available with Firefox 56 or later versions.
The 'Preview' button on the Print Edit WE toolbar will switch to the Firefox print preview window, if you are using Firefox 56 or later version. Otherwise it will open the Firefox Print dialog.
When you click on the toolbar button to suspend editing, the Print Edit WE toolbar should be removed - that is the whole point of suspending editing!
Print Preview can be accessed by right-clicking on the toolbar button, or by using File > Print Preview on the Firefox main menu bar, or by putting the Firefox Print button on the toolbar. - Rated 3 out of 5by Yo Yo!, 7 years agoMy first experience with the WE version - trying to save its add-on page as a PDF - was very disappointing, to say the least. And that's why I've given it a very "ordinary" 3 star rating.
But before getting the timely warning that the old version of Print Edit ("PE") won't work with the upcoming Firefox version 57.0, and for more than a year since first discovering it, I've used PE every time I've wanted to save a web page, rather than just its URL - so maybe up to a dozen times a day. PE is far and away the best tool I've found for this purpose.
Just as well I haven't uninstalled the old version yet, so I had already used PE to create a "ready reference" PDF of the Print Edit WE add-on page. This page was the first time I've seen a clear explanation of what "Text Pieces" is for (but that might just be my bad, for not looking in the right place sooner).
Now, I can't wait for Firefox 57.0, which may at last fix the horrendous memory leaks we've been experiencing for at least nine months. But please tell us WHY can't Print Edit WE work to document the following special pages for Firefox:
. >>> about:, moz-extension:, addons.mozilla.org <<< .
(and similar pages for Chrome)?Developer response
posted 7 years agoPrint Edit WE uses the new Firefox WebExtensions API's, which are the same as the Chrome extension API's.
These API's do not allow extensions to perform certain types of operations on a few pages, which are either browser administration pages or web store pages, specifically:
- about:
- moz-extension:
- https://addons.mozilla.org
- chrome:
- chrome-extension:
- https://chrome.google.com/webstore - Rated 3 out of 5by dpdapper, 7 years agoStill great functionality, but have to agree with the earlier review that the multi-step process is a pain in the neck. I read the developer's response to the post but it adds unneeded (in my view) complexity to what was a seamless edit/preview/print process in the prior version of the add-on.
- Rated 2 out of 5by CookieRevised, 7 years agoAn addon everyone really needs.
This said, with this new WebExtensions version, the UI of this addons is REALLY confusing. I certainly do not like the two/three step method at all. I rather prefer the 'old' interface of the classic Add-on version instead of this strange and non-intuitive WebExtension version.
Uninstalled, and went back to the classic version.... :(
(going to disable updates on FF56 anyways)
EDIT, after reply from creator:
- I really do not see the need for a (forced) prep-stage... If I want something to prep before printing/editing I would have done that already on the page itself, before activating the print edit, because that is what I would like to print edit. It is a useless step and unfortunatly can't be 'disabled'.
- Duplicating the tab: I could live with that, but I rather want to go directly into the dedicated print preview window from the File menu, like before. Makes much more sense and has less steps to go thru.
- Also, I could Print Edit any previously saved page before with the classic version. So, no benefits there either.
- The only benefit I see with this new approach is that you're able to edit multiple pages at the same time. But that is something I never have the need for and thus never do.
Conclussion: compared to the classic addon, it has far more downsides than improvements for me. Still I appreciate the effort and skills though!
If you would re-introduce the File>Print Edit again, to go directly to the dedicated print preview window, I might reconsider. - Rated 3 out of 5by Bambus, 7 years agodas alte AddOn war auch in Deutsch (kommt vlt. noch in der neuen Version)
beim alten AddOn haben sich die Fenster dem Design angepaßt (kommt vlt. noch in der neuen Version) - Rated 4 out of 5by Firefox user 13330951, 7 years agoFirefox 56 Print Edit doesn't work (OK work.... my mistake)
- Rated 3 out of 5by BeBBo, 7 years agoPlease, can I know why these permissions are requested?
- Access browser tasks while browsing,
- Files download...
Why?
Thanks.Developer response
posted 7 years agoAccess browser tabs - to allow the page Title and URL to be accessed.
Access browser activity during navigation - to allow detection of navigation to a different page, so that the toolbar icon can be faded if it is a special page that cannot be edited.
Download files - to allow the Save As HTML and Save As PDF menu commands to work. - Rated 5 out of 5by Anup, 7 years agoI'm really counting down when mozilla share drops down from 6% to less than 1. They can shove v57 quantum up their aass.
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This addon worked perfectly earlier (v56 n prev. v). Now not only it is unbearably slow starting up, it saves the webpage as corrputed pdfs.
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REPLY TO DEV.:
I'm using Firefox 57.0b3 (32-bit) on Windows 10 Pro version 1703 build 15063. I've been a long-time user and fan of this addon and I'm doing exactly what you described but the saved page as pdf turns out to be a corrupted file such that Adobe Reader/Firefox/Chrome fails to open/read it.
Thank you for replying. You are a great dev and have been of great help all these years.Developer response
posted 7 years agoIf you use Print Edit WE 19.0 (or later version) with Firefox 56.0, then saving to PDF works correctly on Windows and Linux.
However, Mozilla have introduced a bug in Firefox 57 beta that prevents 'Save As PDF' working correctly.
There is now a fix in Nightly 58 that resolves this issue, and this fix should be uplifted to Firefox 57 beta before it is released. - Rated 1 out of 5by Firefox user 12074104, 7 years agoWith the previous Print Edit i could save data as HTML. Now i can only print what i also can do without this app.
Developer response
posted 7 years agoYou should still be able to save an edited web page by clicking the 'Save' button on the Print Edit WE toolbar, and then selecting one of the following menu commands:
- Save As HTML
- Save As PDF (not available on Mac OS X)
Which version of Firefox are you using?
Which operating system are you using?
If you are still having difficulties, please email to: dw-dev@gmx.com - Rated 4 out of 5by mjfa, 7 years agoThis app works great on windows, but not on ubuntu linux. It only saves a blank txt file on ubuntu linux. Any idea why? The windows version is fine. Will update to 5 stars if the linux version is fixed. However it may be a problem with the browser and not the app.
Update: I am using Firefox Beta on both windows and ubuntu. - Rated 4 out of 5by Nodrog, 7 years agoFollowing the update to v19.3 there is a problem with the toolbar button becoming unresponsive after the first click to enter the "preparing" stage, thereafter it is only possible to continue with "editing/suspend editing" by right-clicking on the button and using the context menu.
Developer response
posted 7 years agoThis bug was accidentally introduced in Version 19.3 and only affects Firefox 55 and earlier versions.
This bug is fixed in Version 19.4, which will be released in a couple of days time. - Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 13262784, 7 years agoI LOVE this extension. Still, here are two small bugs, which I noticed:
1) Before the bug: The webpage "begins" below the Print Edit Toolbar (when in edit mode) which is good so that the Print Edit Toolbar dos not cover the top part of the webpage. BUG: However, when I do a "delete except" then Print Edit Toolbar all of a sudden *does* cover the top of the page (the page kind of "slips" up under the toolbar at the top). All other editing actions (afai tried) did not make the toolbar cover the top of the resulting page.
2) When I do a print preview, I also get the print settings dialog, which is not needed at that point and only in the way of having a good look at the preview.Developer response
posted 7 years ago1) This bug is fixed in Print Edit WE 19.3.
2) The interfaces to allow switching directly into the Print Preview window are not available in Firefox 55.
There is an 'Important Notice' on the Print Edit WE homepage that describes how to display the Print Preview window when using Firefox 55 or earlier.
When Firefox 56 is released, the Print Preview window will be displayed when you click on the toolbar 'Preview' button. Also, when you click on the toolbar ‘Save’ button, there will be a ‘Save as PDF’ menu item.
So all of the functionality of the original Print Edit will then be available. - Rated 5 out of 5by hytron, 7 years agoAnd 'Print Edit WE' (e10 compatible) is a life saver!
User friendly, intiuitive addon. I use it to clear the cutter before saving web page as PDF (Adobe Acrobat)
Ability to use selectors, and even select multiple ones at once (using SHIFT) - is extraordinary! - Rated 5 out of 5by Mr. Curiosity, 7 years agoI like this add-on a lot as it helps me to collect and archive information from the web. It would be great if there is an option to have the title and the link of the original webpage as well as the timestamp of saving automatically inserted in the final saving html output. That will help a lot for the archiving purpose. Thank you.
- Rated 2 out of 5by klsgrtx, 7 years agoNice WE version, but lost the ability to save PDFs as in the original.
Developer response
posted 7 years agoUsing Print Edit WE 19.0 with Firefox 56 (or later) you can now:
- save edited web pages as PDF files by clicking on the 'Save' toolbar button and then seleting 'Save as PDF'.
- switch directly from the Edit window to the Print Preview window by clicking on the 'Preview' toolbar button. - Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 5509918, 7 years agoVery usefull addon! Thank You and keep going on!
- Rated 5 out of 5by Peter Thorpe, 7 years agoLong time use of the printedit functionality i'm glad there is a webextension version to keep using it, great work.
One thing as a user I found odd was the prep phase. So I pressed the printedit button that opened a new tab and it said PREP over the icon. I expected this to automatically change when printedit was done processing. You actually have to press the printedit button again to go to edit.
I would think if possible it would make sense to automatically change from prep to edit without user intervention.Developer response
posted 7 years agoThe preparing [PREP] stage is an intentional part of the design of Print Edit WE.
However, for those users that don't need to use the preparing [PREP] stage, there is a new "Skip prepare stage ..." option in Print Edit WE 20.0.
With the original Print Edit add-on, it was possible to create a perfect replica of the original web page in the editing window, including any adjustments made by the user, such as selecting an internal tab within the page.
With a WebExtensions add-on such as Print Edit WE, it is not possible to make a replica of the original web page (including any adjustments made by the user) in the new editing tab. Therefore, in the preparing [PREP] stage, the user has the opportunity to make any desired adjustments to the web page befores starting editing. - Rated 4 out of 5by JustSayin', 8 years agoNo matter what I do, margins are set very small...
Other than that I like the add-on
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edit 4/2/2017:
I have raised my star rating on my review after using this for a while now. I emailed the developer on a couple of issues and was surprised at how fast he emailed me back. He told me the fix for one of the issues, and I've just sent him back a link like he asked for regarding the other one.
RE: comment below: on some pages, the page setup margins are just not respected. Next time I come across one, I'll send it to you. I do know the correct way to print preview and I'm *not* complaining about an extra step, because it's not a big deal to me. I never print without previewing first.Developer response
posted 8 years agoAfter editing the page, it is best to preview the page before printing, as follows:
1. Click on the Print Edit WE toolbar button - the badge will change from EDIT to SUS (suspended).
2. On the Firefox main menu bar, select File > Print Preview.
3. In the print preview window, click on the Page Setup button and configure the required margins.
4. Click on the Print button to print the edited page.
5. Close print preview.
6. Click on the Print Edit WE toolbar button - the badge will change from SUS to EDIT (editing resumed). - Rated 5 out of 5by Orangutan, 8 years agoWebextension version of the original Print Edit add-on I had been using for long.
Thank you developer! - Rated 1 out of 5by Firefox user 12623088, 8 years agoWhen I edit, I like to preview a lot so this is a deal breaker for me. Going back to Print Edit. Good luck.
In response to the developer's comment:
Thank you for the suggestion, but since the regular "Print Edit" extension has a Preview button that actually works, I don't see the need for this extension.Developer response
posted 8 years agoUsing Print Edit WE 19.0 with Firefox 56 (or later) you can now:
- save edited web pages as PDF files by clicking on the 'Save' toolbar button and then seleting 'Save as PDF'.
- switch directly from the Edit window to the Print Preview window by clicking on the 'Preview' toolbar button.