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When I print a stackoverflow question from Firefox that has a long title, the title is truncated. The rest of the layout looks fine.

Here is a sample SO question.

On my printer, the title is truncated at the 'a' in the second 'Visual Studio'. I'm using Firefox 3.0.13 on 32-bit Vista.

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  • I also lose a lot of the pretty-formatted code in questions where the code would go beyond the edge of the page -- I know it's not easy to wrap things in such a way as to make intentional versus word-wrap-caused line breaks visually distinct, but I think it's important that it work
    – Coderer
    Commented Mar 1, 2010 at 23:50

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You can now use StackPrinter to better format questions for printing; it was built using the API:

StackApps - StackPrinter: The Stack Exchange Printer Suite

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  • So that's why StackPrinter got so many upvotes... nothing wrong with that, of course - it's awesome.
    – uɐɯsO uɐɥʇɐN
    Commented May 22, 2010 at 21:46
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Go to Page Setup, and check "Shrink to fit Page Width". Should take care of it...

Edit: Reproduced in IE8 as well, if you change the default scaling from "Shrink to fit" to 100%.

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  • But for a long title, wouldn't that make the main text really small? I think a better solution is for the title to wrap.
    – Dana Robinson
    Commented Sep 1, 2009 at 17:12
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    I think a better solution is to not print the internet.
    – GEOCHET
    Commented Sep 1, 2009 at 17:17
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    Web browsers can print and so you might think that someone would want to print out a stackoverflow question. Instead of saying "don't click that button" it's usually a better design decision to make things work as intended.
    – Dana Robinson
    Commented Sep 1, 2009 at 17:21
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    Shrink to fit does not solve it. I tested it. For what reason soever... (But manually adjusting the size works.)
    – Ladybug Killer
    Commented Sep 1, 2009 at 17:24
  • It'll wrap. You can test with this page. Prints great on FF 3.5... If it's still not working for you, then I suggest you upgrade your browser!
    – Shog9
    Commented Sep 1, 2009 at 17:26
  • I tested it with 3.5.2 ;)
    – Ladybug Killer
    Commented Sep 1, 2009 at 17:28
  • As did I. Ok, here's a full list of my settings: Portrait, Shrink to fit, all margins set to .2", no headers or footers, 8.5" x 11" paper.
    – Shog9
    Commented Sep 1, 2009 at 17:30
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    I think you are missing the point. Printing should fundamentally work right out of the box without messing with any settings.
    – Dana Robinson
    Commented Sep 1, 2009 at 17:33
  • Ok, it's an issue with the margins. Below 15mm it fits, above not.
    – Ladybug Killer
    Commented Sep 1, 2009 at 18:01
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    @John: Verified. This ("shrink to fit" not working) would appear to be a bug in Firefox. @Dana: I'm not suggesting this couldn't or shouldn't be fixed in SO's stylesheet, but if you actually need to print then I don't know why you're arguing against a work-around built into the browser for just this situation.
    – Shog9
    Commented Sep 1, 2009 at 18:29
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    @Dana Robinson: Remember that printing is buggy/inconsistent across almost all browsers.
    – perbert
    Commented Sep 1, 2009 at 18:41
  • Oh, I don't care about it for me, personally. I just had to print a question out for a meeting where there was no network access so I don't care about the truncation for my own purposes. I just wanted to point it out since it should be able to work fine with modern browsers with a CSS tweak.
    – Dana Robinson
    Commented Sep 1, 2009 at 20:31
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The real question here is:

Why on earth would you print a StackOverflow question to begin with?

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    Do you mean to say that you read SO questions on your screen?
    – Shog9
    Commented Sep 1, 2009 at 16:49
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    @Shog9: No way! I have a machine that reads my screen with a camera and then chistles it in stone where I can then read it comfortably.
    – GEOCHET
    Commented Sep 1, 2009 at 16:50
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    I hate trees and plants in general. This is also why I'm a vegetarian.
    – Dana Robinson
    Commented Sep 1, 2009 at 16:54
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    Ahhh, a vegetarian. This makes sense now.
    – GEOCHET
    Commented Sep 1, 2009 at 17:00
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    He runs a paperless office - because he eats all the paper!
    – Shog9
    Commented Sep 1, 2009 at 17:05

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