rNeomy / reader-view

Access Firefox's built in reader view from right click context menu
https://webextension.org/listing/chrome-reader-view.html
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Is it currently possible to print to PDF in Firefox while conserving hyperlinks? #119

Open motreo opened 2 years ago

motreo commented 2 years ago

Is it possible to print to PDF in Firefox while conserving hyperlinks? It seems that hyperlinks break when printing to PDF while in reader mode (trying to convert via file > print doesn't work because the side toolbar is included in the resulting PDF and only part of the page is captured).

Also - is it possible to export web pages as one long scrollable page using this addon? Are there any limitations that would make this feature impractical?

Of all the reader mode extensions I've tried, this one is the best by far. The only thing stopping me from switching completely is the hyperlink issue.

rNeomy commented 2 years ago

Is it possible to print to PDF in Firefox

Use the print button on the toolbar. Make sure to select the "Save as PDF" option instead of printing. It generates a PDF file while conserving hyperlinks.

is it possible to export web pages as one long scrollable page using this addon

Yes, there is a save button for this purpose on the toolbar area. It generates a single HTML file for you.

motreo commented 2 years ago

@rNeomy I see now - the problem was with my desktop PDF reader when I opened converted pages to view them, not this extension. Everything is working great now :)

Do you think at any point in the future, a web version of this extension will be created so it can be used on iOS? It's the best reader view/PDF conversion tool I've found - many other tools that claim to de-clutter web pages so they can be saved as PDFs either don't preserve hyperlinks, leave in extraneous text, or both.