What's new in Print Edit WE for Firefox 29.6

Jul 31, 2023
  • New: Option to prevent font ligatures inside text (enabled by default).

New in Print Edit WE for Firefox 29.5 (Feb 9, 2023)

  • Chg: Replaced 'applications' key with 'browser_specific_settings' key in manifest file.

New in Print Edit WE for Firefox 29.4 (Jan 3, 2023)

  • Fix: During 'Save > Save As HTML' operation, 'Skip' and 'Cancel' buttons in Save Page WE's 'Lazy Load' panel have no effect. Fixed.

New in Print Edit WE for Firefox 29.3 (Oct 3, 2022)

  • Chg: In 'Save As HTML' options tab, 'Action' option changed to 'Saved Items' option.

New in Print Edit WE for Firefox 29.2 (Sep 29, 2022)

  • Minor bug fixes

New in Print Edit WE for Firefox 29.1 (Aug 24, 2022)

  • Toolbar button badges changed to lower case ('Edit' & 'Sus').
  • Minor bug fix (now works correctly on example.com.

New in Print Edit WE for Firefox 29.0 (Dec 3, 2021)

  • New features, changes and fixes in Version 29.0:
  • Chg: User interface re-implemented to avoid conflicts with web page content security policies.
  • Chg: Uses SVG images to avoid conflicts with img-src directives that exclude data: URLs.
  • Chg: Uses tabs.insertCSS to avoid conflicts with style-src directives that exclude inline <style> elements.
  • Fix: On some web pages the Font Family was not displayed correctly in the Inspect panel. Fixed.

New in Print Edit WE for Firefox 28.6 (Nov 8, 2021)

  • New features, changes and fixes in Version 28.6:
  • Chg: Delete Except button - now applies 'position: static' to higher level elements.
  • Chg: Inspect panel - Margin and Padding direction indicators changed from ⇐/⇒/⇑/⇓ to L/R/T/B.
  • Chg: Format panel - Margin and Padding direction indicators changed from Chg: Format panel - properties can now be applied to only one element type (Only) or to all element types except one (Except).

New in Print Edit WE for Firefox 28.5 (Sep 20, 2021)

  • Chg: Added 'Georgia' and 'Verdana' to Font Family property values in Format panel.
  • Chg: Added '35px' up to '100px' to Font Size property values in Format panel.
  • Chg: Added '0.8' and '0.9' to Line Height property values in Format panel.
  • Chg: Increased granularity of Table Border property values in Format panel.
  • Chg: Added '12px' through '20px' to Border property values in Format panel.
  • Chg: Added '12px' through '20px' to Outline property values in Format panel.

New in Print Edit WE for Firefox 28.4 (Aug 5, 2021)

  • New features, changes and fixes in Version 28.4:
  • New: Select Page Breaks feature that selects all elements with 'Page Break' property set.
  • New: 'Select Page Breaks' menu item on 'Select' toolbar button menu.
  • New: 'B' keyboard shortcut for 'Select Page Breaks' menu item.
  • Chg: 'View More' toolbar button moved between 'Text Pieces' and 'Web Style' buttons.
  • Fix: Select boxes were not redrawn when enabling/disabling View More feature. Fixed.
  • Fix: Select boxes for text pieces were not removed when disabling Text Pieces feature. Fixed.

New in Print Edit WE for Firefox 28.3 (May 24, 2021)

  • New features, changes and fixes in Version 28.3:
  • Fix: Interoperability issue with Save Page WE sometimes prevented Save As HTML working. Fixed.

New in Print Edit WE for Firefox 28.2 (May 10, 2021)

  • New: 'Save As MHTML' menu item on toolbar button right-click menu to save unedited page in Chrome.
  • Fix: Saved filename had .pdf suffix twice when using Save As PDF in Firefox 74 or earlier versions. Fixed.

New in Print Edit WE for Firefox 28.1 (May 4, 2021)

  • Fix: Calls to chrome.tabs.get(tabId) did not check that tab still existed. Fixed.

New in Print Edit WE for Firefox 28.0 (Apr 5, 2021)

  • New: 'View More' button on Print Edit WE toolbar to view invisible elements in page.
  • New: Option to enable 'View More' button on Print Edit WE toolbar at start of editing.
  • New: 'M' keyboard shortcut for 'View More' button on Print Edit WE toolbar.
  • Chg: Changed how non-selectable elements are hidden (now uses opacity instead of visibility).
  • Fix: Text Pieces did not work correctly on some pages because <style> elements were not excluded. Fixed.

New in Print Edit WE for Firefox 27.8 (Jan 22, 2021)

  • New: Home, End, PageUp and PageDown keys can now be used to scroll pages in edit mode.
  • New: %PATHW% predefined field in saved file names replaced by path without '.extension' suffix.
  • New: %FILEW% predefined field in saved file names replaced by filename without '.extension' suffix.
  • Fix: Page scrolling fix applied in version 27.7 did not work with some pages. Fixed.

New in Print Edit WE for Firefox 27.7 (Dec 28, 2020)

  • Minor bug fix

New in Print Edit WE for Firefox 27.6 (Dec 2, 2020)

  • Fix: Print Edit WE hung in suspended mode when trying to start editing. Fixed.

New in Print Edit WE for Firefox 27.5 (Nov 27, 2020)

  • Fix Page Breaks' menu item replaced by 'Fix Page Breaks - All' which applies all fix types.
  • hree new 'Fix Page Breaks' menu items to apply individual fix types (Display, Position, Float).

New in Print Edit WE for Firefox 27.4 (Nov 19, 2020)

  • New: Eight new Margin and Padding properties in Format and Inspect panels.
  • New: Predefined fields %QUERY(p)% and %FRAGMENT% can be used in Saved File Name options.
  • Chg: Replaced Margin Horizontal/Vertical properties with Left/Right/Top/Bottom properties.
  • Chg: Replaced Padding Horizontal/Vertical properties with Left/Right/Top/Bottom properties.
  • Chg: Repositioned Border/Outline/Overflow/Page-Break properties in Format and Inspect panels.
  • Chg: Predefined fields can now be used multiples times in Saved File Name options.

New in Print Edit WE for Firefox 27.3 (Nov 10, 2020)

  • New features, changes and fixes in Version 27.3:
  • Fix: Selected tab title changed to 'undefined' when saving as HTML or MHTML in Chrome. Fixed.

New in Print Edit WE for Firefox 27.2 (Nov 3, 2020)

  • New: Double-click on toolbar button to close editing session.
  • New: Option to enable/disable double-click on toolbar button to close editing session.
  • Chg: 'Print Edit' menu item replaced by 'Start/Close Editing' and 'Suspend/Resume Editing' menu items.

New in Print Edit WE for Firefox 27.1 (Oct 30, 2020)

  • Chg: Option to allow hiding of link URLs enhanced to allow hiding or showing of link URLs.
  • Fix: Some edge cases were not correctly handled when generating saved file names. Fixed.
  • Fix: Leading and trailing spaces were not trimmed from saved file name options. Fixed.

New in Print Edit WE for Firefox 27.0 (Oct 6, 2020)

  • New: Long or wide web pages can be saved as a single PDF page using custom paper sizes.
  • New: 'Custom' item in paper size drop-down menu in options dialog and in 'Save As PDF' popup panel.
  • New: Custom 'Paper Width' and 'Paper Height' settings in options dialog and in 'Save As PDF' popup panel.
  • Chg: 'PDF Setup' menu item removed from 'Save' button menu.
  • Fix: Highlight box was not disabled when Format panel was open and Inspect panel was closed. Fixed.

New in Print Edit WE for Firefox 26.6 (Aug 31, 2020)

  • New: 'Save As PDF' menu item on toolbar button right-click menu when using Firefox 81 or later on Mac OS X.
  • New: 'Save As PDF' menu item on 'Save' button menu when using Firefox 81 or later on Mac OS X.
  • New: 'PDF Setup' menu item on 'Save' button menu when using Firefox 81 or later on Mac OS X.
  • New: 'Save As PDF' tab in Print Edit WE Options dialog when using Firefox 81 or later on Mac OS X.
  • Chg: Compatible with experimental redesigned print preview panel when using Firefox 81 or later.

New in Print Edit WE for Firefox 26.5 (Aug 14, 2020)

  • Fix: When using 'Save as MHTML' the default file extension was '.txt' instead of '.mhtml' (Chrome). Fixed.

New in Print Edit WE for Firefox 26.4 (Aug 3, 2020)

  • New: 'Save As PDF' menu item on toolbar button right-click menu to save unedited page (also works in Reader Mode) (Firefox 75+).
  • New: %HOSTW% predefined field in saved file names which is replaced by hostname without 'www.' prefix.
  • Chg: Minor redesign to allow loading of fonts and images when saving as PDF (necessitated by changes in Firefox 80).
  • Fix: Restore zoom factor was not remembered separately for each tab. Fixed.

New in Print Edit WE for Firefox 26.3 (Jun 22, 2020)

  • Chg: Simplified handling of extension identifiers for messages sent to or received from other extensions.
  • Chg: Removed notice about purge settings having been moved to Save Page WE.
  • Chg: Removed unnecessary downloads permission from Firefox manifest.

New in Print Edit WE for Firefox 26.2 (May 15, 2020)

  • Chg: Added 'Inspect Buttons' tab to 'Help' panel to document the buttons in the Inspect Panel.
  • Chg: Added Left/Right and updated Up/Down keyboard shortcuts in 'Keyboard Shortcuts' tab of 'Help' panel.
  • Fix: When saving page as PDF the '.pdf' extension was not appended to the filename (Firefox 75+ on Linux). Fixed.
  • Fix: Options dialog width and height were calculated before environment settings had been loaded. Fixed.

New in Print Edit WE for Firefox 26.1 (Mar 16, 2020)

  • Chg: Updated to work with new 'toFileName' property in saveAsPDF() API (Firefox 75+).
  • Chg: Updated to handle left-click on Save Page WE message panel button while in editing mode (Save Page WE 17.0+).
  • Fix: Handled any click (not just left-click) on Save Page WE message panel button while in suspended mode. Fixed.

New in Print Edit WE for Firefox 25.1 (Feb 18, 2020)

  • New: Two new buttons (Backwards and Forwards) in Inspect panel to step through page elements.
  • New: Two new keyboard shortcuts, Left-Arrow (Backwards) and Right-Arrow (Forwards) to step through page elements.

New in Print Edit WE for Firefox 25.0 (Feb 12, 2020)

  • New: Option to automatically delete all graphic elements on entry into Print Edit WE.
  • Chg: In Edit mode page body is now shifted down below toolbar using 'transform: translateY' instead of 'margin-top'.
  • Fix: Fixed position elements (such as header bars) were sometimes wholly or partially obscured by toolbar. Fixed.

New in Print Edit WE for Firefox 24.4 (Dec 11, 2019)

  • Fix: Auxiliary click event was not disabled while editing the web page. Fixed.

New in Print Edit WE for Firefox 6.2 (Jan 10, 2012)

  • New: Localization for Ukranian language.
  • Fix: Wrong web page displayed due to incompatibility with NewTabURL add-on. Fixed.

New in Print Edit WE for Firefox 6.1 (Jan 10, 2012)

  • Chg: Capture box background changed to horizontal stripes when de-selecting elements.
  • Fix: Selecting graphics using Select button did not work on first entry. Fixed.
  • Fix: Entering edit mode before web page fully loaded caused blank window (FF4+). Fixed.

New in Print Edit WE for Firefox 6.0 (Jan 10, 2012)

  • New: Ability to edit elements in nested documents () within web pages.
  • New: Web page is now copied instead of being reloaded when entering edit mode (FF4+).
  • New: Web page settings (e.g. tab in contents) retained when entering edit mode (FF4+).
  • New: Option to configure the default action for the Print Edit toolbar button.
  • New: Localization for Turkish language.
  • Chg: Disabled "active" elements are now shown as grey vertically striped blocks.
  • Chg: Capture box scrolls as mouse nears edge of contents instead of when going outside.
  • Chg: Hide Except command now hides decoration on remaining higher level elements.
  • Chg: Colour highlighting of Quick Style buttons now visible when clicking buttons.
  • Chg: Updated to be compatible with Firefox 10.*.
  • Fix: Capture box did not select elements extending outside web page boundaries. Fixed.
  • Fix: Capture box duplicated selection of elements that were already selected. Fixed.
  • Fix: Edit buttons enabled after capturing graphics even if no elements selected. Fixed.
  • Fix: Some formatting could not be undone after formatting nested selections. Fixed.
  • Fix: BBC website (and possibly other) pages could not be loaded for editing. Fixed.

New in Print Edit WE for Firefox 5.6 (Nov 21, 2011)

  • New: Quick Styles added to Format command to speed up formatting.
  • New: Quick Styles have color coded buttons to indicate which styles are applied.
  • New: Four more properties added to Format command.
  • New: Variable values allowed in nine properties in Format command.
  • New: Chevron button to show or hide detailed properties in Format command.
  • New: Select menu with Select All and Select Graphics menu items.
  • New: Select button replaces Deselect button when no elements are selected.
  • New: Localizations for seven more languages.
  • Chg: Minor improvement to operation of Quick Style buttons.
  • Chg: Updated to be compatible with Firefox 8.*.

New in Print Edit WE for Firefox 3.3 (Feb 4, 2011)

  • New: Web Style button on toolbar to quickly remove/apply CSS Print Stylesheets.
  • New: Compact toolbar layout option (now default) in Add-ons Options dialog box.
  • Chg: Removed Options button from toolbar. Instead use Add-ons Options dialog box.
  • Chg: Repositioned Loading... message earlier on toolbar to reduce length of toolbar.
  • Chg: Removed Use Print Stylesheets in: option from Add-ons Options dialog box.
  • Chg: Renamed Hide & Undo section as Commands in Add-ons Options dialog box.
  • Fix: If web page cannot be loaded in print edit mode, then Load Failed message displayed.

New in Print Edit WE for Firefox 3.2 (Dec 14, 2010)

  • Fix: With other add-ons installed, occasionally the close button stops working. Fixed.
  • Fix: Using Firefox 3.6, sometimes wrong tab was selected on exit from print editing. Fixed.
  • Fix: Using Firefox 3.6, with All-in-One Sidebar installed, print editing sometimes locked up. Fixed.
  • Fix: Using Firefox 4.0b7, with Tab Mix Plus 0.3.8.5pre installed, print editing locked up. Fixed.

New in Print Edit WE for Firefox 3.0 (Dec 14, 2010)

  • Chg: Internal re-design to avoid reloading edited web page on final exit from Print Edit.
  • Chg: CSS Print Stylesheet options are only applied after first entry into Print Edit mode.
  • Chg: Updated to be compatible with Firefox 4 Beta 7.
  • Fix: Sometimes input, textarea and other form elements could not be selected. Fixed.
  • Fix: Rarely Undo All could undo delete/hide/format commands in the wrong order. Fixed.

New in Print Edit WE for Firefox 2.2 (Oct 20, 2010)

  • New: Inspect popup panel dislays current format properties for highlighted element.
  • New: Two checkboxes in Format drop-down panel to set/reset all format properties.
  • New: Localisation supported with first translation into Polish.
  • Chg: Format and Options panels re-styled to flex with longer translations.

New in Print Edit WE for Firefox 2.1 (Oct 13, 2010)

  • New: Selection of format properties has been integrated into Format command.
  • New: Format command can be used multiple times on the same element(s).
  • New: Checkbox to apply format properties to nested sub-elements as well selected elements.
  • New: Checkbox to apply format properties with high priority (important).
  • New: Four new format properies (float, overflow, font-size, table border-collapse).
  • Chg: Format button relocated on print edit toolbar.
  • Chg: Format properties moved to Format button drop-down panel.
  • Chg: Format properties removed from Options drop-down panel and dialog box.
  • Chg: By default format properties are not applied to nested sub-elements.

New in Print Edit WE for Firefox 2.0 (Sep 24, 2010)

  • New: Print Edit button on main toolbar with menu for print, preview, edit and page setup.
  • New: Print... item on context menu with sub-menu for print, preview, edit and page setup.
  • New: Options button with drop-down panel to allow quick changes to all options.
  • New: Use Print Styles option now takes effect immediately in Edit Mode.
  • Chg: Drop-down button next to Format command has been removed.
  • Chg: Updated to be compatible with Firefox 4 Beta 6.
  • Fix: Error Console messages when clicking OK button on Options panel. Fixed.
  • Fix: Occasional Error Console message due to uncaught HTTP request exception. Fixed.
  • Fix: Sometimes first switch from Edit to Preview failed with toolbar missing. Fixed.

New in Print Edit WE for Firefox 1.6 (Sep 24, 2010)

  • New: Print stylesheets can be applied to web page displayed in edit mode.
  • New: Print stylesheets can be removed from web page displayed in preview mode.
  • New: Options to apply/remove print stylesheets in preview and edit modes.

New in Print Edit WE for Firefox 1.5 (Sep 24, 2010)

  • New: Drop-down button next to Format command button on print edit toolbar,
  • allowing quick changes to the properties applied by the Format command.
  • Chg: Minor changes to layout of options in Options dialog box.
  • Chg: Options take effect immediately in print edit mode.
  • Chg: Print Edit add-on not available for MAC OS X.
  • Fix: Find Bar was always displayed on exit from print edit mode. Fixed
  • Fix: Occasionally web page iframes didn't work on exit from print edit mode. Fixed.

New in Print Edit WE for Firefox 1.4 (Sep 24, 2010)

  • New: Format command which applies format changes to the content elements.
  • New: Options to choose the format changes applied by the Format command.

New in Print Edit WE for Firefox 1.3 (Sep 24, 2010)

  • Chg: Updated to be compatible with Firefox 4 Beta 3.
  • Fix: Input and Form elements were enabled in print edit mode. Fixed.

New in Print Edit WE for Firefox 1.2 (Sep 24, 2010)

  • Fix: Web page links did not work after exiting print preview mode. Fixed.
  • Fix: Embedded objects disappeared after exiting print edit mode. Fixed.
  • Fix: Undo did not work after using buttons on print preview toolbar. Fixed

New in Print Edit WE for Firefox 1.1 (Sep 24, 2010)

  • New: Previous selection is maintained when re-entering Print Edit mode.
  • New: Option to reinstate select boxes after undo.
  • New: Option so that hidden elements can still be selected.
  • Chg: Changes to options only take effect on initial entry to Print Preview mode.
  • Fix: Undo after delete or hide quite often failed. Fixed.
  • Fix: Resizing window left select boxes in wrong position. Fixed
  • Fix: Scroll bar sliders did not work in Print Edit mode. Fixed.
  • Fix: Moving mouse over scroll bar displayed corrupt highlight box. Fixed.
  • Fix: Quick Find toolbar was not disabled in Print Edit mode. Fixed.
  • Fix: Ctrl-F Find did not work after exiting Print Edit mode. Fixed.
  • Fix: Auto refresh of web page was not disabled in Print Edit mode. Fixed.
  • Fix: Function key shortcuts (F1,F5,F11) not disabled. Fixed
  • Fix: Alt navigation shortcuts (Alt+Home,Alt+Left,Alt+Right) not disabled. Fixed
  • Fix: Mouse navigation shortcuts (Shift+ScrollUp,Shift+ScrollDown) not disabled. Fixed