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From: Kabuki Armadillo on 16 Sep 2009 11:52
Okay, anyone else here tired of web pages cluttered border to border with
multiple columns, ads, endless lists of links to who-knows-where, pointless
comment threads, etc.

What I'm looking for is a program -- possibly a Firefox extension -- that
automatically detects and "presses" any print buttons that it finds on a
page.

Most often these are associated with articles that are broken up over
multiple pages -- the better to force you to wade through pages of ads. The
print page is usually just the article with just the necessary images.

I'd prefer if it opened in the current tab but I can live with a new tab or
window.

Such a beast exist AFAYK?

M

From: LouB on 16 Sep 2009 12:13
Kabuki Armadillo wrote:
> Okay, anyone else here tired of web pages cluttered border to border
> with multiple columns, ads, endless lists of links to who-knows-where,
> pointless comment threads, etc.
>
> What I'm looking for is a program -- possibly a Firefox extension --
> that automatically detects and "presses" any print buttons that it finds
> on a page.
>
> Most often these are associated with articles that are broken up over
> multiple pages -- the better to force you to wade through pages of ads.
> The print page is usually just the article with just the necessary images.
>
> I'd prefer if it opened in the current tab but I can live with a new tab
> or window.
>
> Such a beast exist AFAYK?
>
> M
Better to ask in mozilla.support.firefox on news.mozilla.com
From: Kabuki Armadillo on 16 Sep 2009 13:04
"LouB" <LouB(a)invalid.org> wrote in message
news:4AB10EA6.60407(a)invalid.org...
> Kabuki Armadillo wrote:
>> What I'm looking for is a program -- possibly a Firefox extension --
>> that automatically detects and "presses" any print buttons that it finds
>> on a page.
>> Such a beast exist AFAYK?
>>
>> M
> Better to ask in mozilla.support.firefox on news.mozilla.com

Yeah, I'll do that thx. Thought there might be a freeware browser, or
cross-browser solution...

M

From: charles on 16 Sep 2009 16:02
On Wed, 16 Sep 2009 08:52:21 -0700, "Kabuki Armadillo"
<kabuki.armadillo(a)geemail.com> wrote:

>Okay, anyone else here tired of web pages cluttered border to border with
>multiple columns, ads, endless lists of links to who-knows-where, pointless
>comment threads, etc.
>
>What I'm looking for is a program -- possibly a Firefox extension -- that
>automatically detects and "presses" any print buttons that it finds on a
>page.
>
>Most often these are associated with articles that are broken up over
>multiple pages -- the better to force you to wade through pages of ads. The
>print page is usually just the article with just the necessary images.
>
>I'd prefer if it opened in the current tab but I can live with a new tab or
>window.
>
>Such a beast exist AFAYK?
>
>M

You'll probably need a bookmarklet to do that. There's "printer
friendly" at https://www.squarefree.com/bookmarklets/zap.html

I've used it - sometimes works;sometimes not.

From: Johnw on 16 Sep 2009 18:06
on 16/09/2009, Kabuki Armadillo supposed :
> Okay, anyone else here tired of web pages cluttered border to border with
> multiple columns, ads, endless lists of links to who-knows-where, pointless
> comment threads, etc.
> What I'm looking for is a program -- possibly a Firefox extension -- that
> automatically detects and "presses" any print buttons that it finds on a
> page.
> Most often these are associated with articles that are broken up over
> multiple pages -- the better to force you to wade through pages of ads. The
> print page is usually just the article with just the necessary images.
> I'd prefer if it opened in the current tab but I can live with a new tab or
> window.
> Such a beast exist AFAYK?

Here are some possibles that may suit.

Aardvark
https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/4111/

Gogo Explorer
http://www.softpedia.com/get/Internet/Browsers/Gogo-Explorer.shtml
http://www.softpedia.com/progScreenshots/Gogo-Explorer-Screenshot-16391.html
http://www.gogosoft.net/en/gexplorer/index.htm
� Design web page before print.

Quero Toolbar
http://www.softpedia.com/get/Internet/Popup-Ad-Spyware-Blockers/Quero-Toolbar.shtml
http://www.softpedia.com/progScreenshots/Quero-Toolbar-Screenshot-43171.html
http://www.quero.at/
The Best Free Software
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2270809,00.asp
Make text on Web pages easier legible and scale them for printing.

CleanPage
http://www.softpedia.com/get/Tweak/Browser-Tweak/CleanPage.shtml
http://www.softpedia.com/progScreenshots/CleanPage-Screenshot-127451.html
http://www.readonweb.com/cleanpage.htm


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