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Reviews for PrintingTools NG
43 reviews for this add-on
Rated 2 out of 5 stars
Tried this extension on a TB 128.3.3esr, KDE with dark theme (including entirely white-on-black TB), read+write e-mails as plaintext only. E-mails would previously print(-preview) black-on-white (i.e., OK for printing and readable).
After installation, print preview shows white fonts on white (body) / selected color (headers) background, regardless of whether TB's override-with-manually-configured-colors was set to "always" or "never".
Deactivated extension, no change. Uninstalled it, still no change. I had to manually delete settings out of prefs.js, *including non-extension-specific ones*, to get the original behavior back.
BACKUP YOUR TB CONFIG before trying this extension.
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Chris, thank you for your reply.
I tried all the settings you replied to, but the result remained the same.
All images in the email body are recognized in the Attachments section of the print preview header.
For example: image01.png,image02.png,logo.png,attached.docx,attached.xlsx
There was no problem with TB115.
Is there anything that you think might be the cause?
rosasprint
I misunderstood your initial comments. I now understand that you were referring to inline images appearing in the header attachments list.
I have reproduced the problem and created an issue in the PrintingTools github repository to work on this.
If you can go to the issue and post a comment with your username you will be able to track, comment and ultimately get a beta fix when I have it.
https://github.com/cleidigh/printing-tools-ng/issues/275
Christopher
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
I used this to make 75 PDF files from emails that I needed to consolidate into a single PDF. I checked the box in Settings to include the Receipt Date, and added the Date to the front of the name of the PDFs created using the code/operator provided in the help file. The app arrives where it will automatically name the files successively, you don't have to mess too much with that. So that combination put the PDFs in my separate folder in order of date and time of arrival (I had sorted them to newest first within TB).
Then, I used my PDF program, PDF-XChange, to consolidate the individual files into a single file. Using Open/New Document/Combine files.../Add Files produced a single PDF with the emails in exact order of date and time of arrival, which gave me an archive of emails over a couple of months time from beginning to end, all very nicely formatted and readable.
I deleted the original 75 individual PDFs and was left with the single file.
I found when I tried to use "Add Folder" instead of "Add Files" that the emails didn't stay in time order. I found when I tried to use the resident PDF program on Windows that it would not generate the files in order by time of receipt at all. Hope this helps.
Rated 1 out of 5 stars
Das ist bestmmt eine tolle, Sache, wenn man erst mal erraten hat, wie das funktioniert. Ich komme nicht drauf und daher macht diese Erweiterung bei mir genau gar nichts. Das heißt, wenn ich den entsprechenden Knopf drpcke, geht gnau dasselbe Fenster auf wie bei der normalen Druckfunktion, und es sind genu dieselben Einstellungen möglich. Von der langen Liste total cooler Features kann überhaupt keine Rede sein. (Ich kann nicht sagen, dass mich das überrascht. Ich verstehe es zwar nicht, aber ich weiß ja, dass es üblich ist, den Anwender im Regen stehen zu lassen.)
Did you look at the help? Did you look at the fairly clear options? Can you ask questions instead of giving such a negative review?
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
PTG is very good. Unfortunately, I can't set the distance of header and footer line from top or bottom. They are always near the page margins (I print A4).
Strange enough when I print to letter format and afterwards let PDF Expert convert the pages to A4 I get a reasonable whiteroom form the margins.
But this is a cumbersome process.
Do I miss something? Thank you very much in advance for your support!
b300
Thanks for the review!
This has come up before, unfortunately it seems to be something that just doesn't propagate to the printer drivers.
I am working on the next release and could try some experiments. I will only do this if you post an issue in Github so we can discuss it.
https://github.com/cleidigh/printing-tools-ng/issues
Cheers
Christopher
Rated 3 out of 5 stars
die option schrift vergrößern für den Nachrichtenteil funktioniert nicht bei allen emails.
This review is for a previous version of the add-on (3.0.1).Orange
Thanks for the review.
Unfortunately not all emails can be manipulated by PTNG. Some text is not changeable.
Christopher
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Feature request: Would be great to add an option that prints just the latest email on the thread, instead of the entire thread. I personally would find this option extremely useful.
This review is for a previous version of the add-on (3.0.1). This user has a previous review of this add-on.Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Still a problem with file not found with html help pages even at version 3.0.0. (en-GB locale) Will check in your GitHub for updates. ;)
This review is for a previous version of the add-on (3.0.0).Chris
Thanks for the review!
I already have a beta with this fix. There are a few other patches as well.
You can grab it here:
https://github.com/cleidigh/printing-tools-ng/issues/237
Cheers
Christopher
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Nella versione 3.0 (con TB 115) non stampa la tabella degli allegati
This review is for a previous version of the add-on (3.0.0).udineag
Thank you for the review!
There is an option to hide the inline attachment table.
It sounds like this may be set?
In the options go to the Body (Corpo) tab.
Under the attachments (Allgati) section there is
a checkbox for Hide the inline attachment table
(nascondi l'elenco degli allegati in linea)
This should be unchecked to show the table.
If you still have a problem PLEASE either post
another review or post an issue in the Github
repository :
https://github.com/cleidigh/printing-tools-ng/issues
I would really like to know that this solves your problem
or not.
Grazie
Christopher
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Up until v2.2.1, I was able to open eml files and use PrintingTools NG to fine tune my printing. In v2.2.2, the PrintingTools NG option is not available for eml files.
This review is for a previous version of the add-on (2.2.2).Thanks for the review, sorry for the issue.
I have beta I am working on. You can track it in the code issues / repository .
Should be able to get into the next beta.
https://github.com/cleidigh/printing-tools-ng/issues
Christopher
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Excellent extension that keeps improving from version to version.
A must to improve email printing or PDF output.
Thank you very much Mister Leidigh ;-)
Rated 2 out of 5 stars
Constantly having issues over the last year with pages not loading completely or format issues with only printing partial page.
PLEEEASE give me an alternative Addon to this clunky one.
I am sorry you have been having issues with PTNG. I have not been made aware of the problems you describe. Could you please post an issue in the github repository where I can identify and solve problems.
There are many users using PTNG successfully so I am sure we can figure out how to help.
Thanks
Christopher
Issues link:
https://github.com/cleidigh/printing-tools-ng/issues
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
in 2.2.0 the printing stops working after one print, restart thunderbird and the same. It's the same as we give mail filtering. with version 2.1.5 it is ok
This review is for a previous version of the add-on (2.2.0).Kowal
Thank you for your review, sorry for the issue with the new code. Could you post this issue in the Github repository where I can debug the problem :
https://github.com/cleidigh/printing-tools-ng/issues
There we can communicate. If you can give me some more details like the OS and Thunderbird versions as well as the method that failed. I think this was printing through FiltaQuila? Just want to be clear.
Thanks
Christopher
Update
I have a beta fix that has also been verified by another user. The release should be out shortly.
https://github.com/cleidigh/printing-tools-ng/blob/v2.2.1/xpi/printing-tools-ng-2.2.1-b1-tb.xpi
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Outstanding plug-in that helps take Thunderbird to the next level. With the enhanced integration with the FiltaQuilla plug-in, having the ability to have filters save email messages as PDF files saves a tremendous amount of time. The developer, Christopher, is responsive to questions and suggestions for the plug-ins. A must have plugin-in.
This review is for a previous version of the add-on (2.1.5).Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Is there a reliable way to print ONLY the 1-st page of the mails without opening the dialog window?
This review is for a previous version of the add-on (2.1.5).holoprox
I am working on a new Page Options feature right now.
Setting the page ranges is part of this.
I just posted the first test version. It is very raw, but I want to get community input before I go further.
You can get it, comment and track here :
https://github.com/cleidigh/printing-tools-ng/issues/152
Christopher
Update
I have a stable and 99% localized beta. It would be great if you tested. Link is at the top of the release issue :
https://github.com/cleidigh/printing-tools-ng/issues/157
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Works great for me because it allows me to hide the headers completely. This means I can print the email in a larger size. Great job!
This review is for a previous version of the add-on (2.1.5).John
Thanks for the review.
Feedback is always great!
Christopher
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Could you insert a function to print "Current Page Only" or "Print First Page Only" to avoid printing all pages in long emails without having to change the settings manually each time in the printing dialogue? That would be great!
This review is for a previous version of the add-on (2.1.4).I am working on a new Page Options feature right now.
Setting the page ranges is part of this.
I just posted the first test version. It is very raw, but I want to get community input before I go further.
You can get it, comment and track here :
https://github.com/cleidigh/printing-tools-ng/issues/152
Christopher
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Are you still working on the compatibility with 9X.X ?
It was really useful to my daily job.
Thanks for the review!
Yes I am working on it now
you can try the beta :
https://github.com/cleidigh/printing-tools-ng/blob/v2.0.7/xpi/printing-tools-ng-2.0.7-b7-tb.xpi
It is released, hopefully you can re-review!
Christopher
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Hoping we can see support for TB 90 and forward. This tool is necessary to have a good experience of printing in Thunderbird.
This review is for a previous version of the add-on (2.0.61).Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Super application, but does not work with version 9.xx We are waiting for the update
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