How best to print out a topic

(Mike) #1

I am one of those people that enjoy reading the printed page. And since I love this forum, I find that I enjoy printing topics (and all replies) and taking the pages to a nearby coffee shop for an enjoyable time of reading.

Having “said” this, I would like to know the best way to get a topic into print. I have tried the copy/paste method, placing the copied text/images into MS Word but with longer posts I never get all of the text pasted even though I get all of it copied… for some reason it just partial copies. Also, at times the images are huge and I have to reduce them each individually. It takes quite a bit of work.

Does anyone know a better way to get an entire topic printed? You may ask … why not just use the print option in my browser. I have tried that … and oftentimes get lots and lots of blank pages …

I use Firefox or Chrome … maybe there is a plugin that will help but I have not found one yet.

Thanks!
Mike

(Allie) #2

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Right mouse click, select print.

(Michael - When reality fails to meet expectations, the problem is not reality.) #3

I use a Mac OS and I must first select all the posts I want to print. Correct, if I want to print the entire topic I must first select the entire topic. This creates a file that downloads to my computer where I can then print said file to my physical printer.

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Why on earth would I do this? I have an iPod - not even a phone! - which is the size of an index card that can connect to the Internet wherever there is an Internet connection. I can carry my iPod in a pants pocket. Not only can I connect to Ketogeneic Forums - and every topic therein! - but every other site on the Internet I want to.

Meanwhile, you’re shuffling your paper sheets at the coffee shop and totally unaware that another post or 2 or 3 or more have been made that makes the topic even more - or less - relevant to your interests in it. I just don’t get it…

(Mike) #4

That is not working for me at all… right click doesn’t even give the option to print, and printing through my browser leaves tons of blank pages.

(Mike) #5

I like to highlight and make notes on paper, that’s why.

#6

The blank pages might be because the pages lazy load (so posts appear as you scroll down). Topics with lots of images might also sit on pages non-optimally, leaving lots of whitespace.

If you append a topic link with /print in the URL bar, it should force the print stylesheet to appear if it’s not working through your browser.

Try it with a long topic like: Ferocious Fix February - Carnivore Challenge (Fit it In - Fit in It! ) Feb 2022 - does that work for you?

(KCKO, KCFO) #7

I tried this got the message Opps the page does not exist.

I did not put a space before the /print, should you do that? I’d love to be able to print out whole topics as well but I would do it to a pdf file.

#8

Ah, I can see what’s happened. To explain, the URL is formed of:

domain = ketogenicforums.com
thread = /t
thread title = /how-best-to-print-out-a-topic
thread number = /113396
post number = /NUMBER

Post number only shows if you’ve read part of the thread - it’s the software logging which post you’re up to.

It’s important to remove the /NUMBER at the end (or you can just scroll back up to the top of the thread and wait a couple of seconds - you’ll see it disappear from the URL bar).

So for example:

This will work: /t/how-best-to-print-out-a-topic/113396/print

But if I leave the post number of ‘/3’ in, it will not: t/how-best-to-print-out-a-topic/113396/3/print

(Allie) #9

Strange as it works easily for me in Chrome.

(Karen) #10

I would enjoy doing exactly what you like to do as I hate reading off the phone or computer. My eyes always end up aching and then when I take my specs off I can’t see a thing because my eyes have just got so tired. I can imagine sitting in a nice coffee shop reading the printouts just like other people read a newspaper… very relaxing. Some posts are so long on this forum that even with specs on my eyes are blurring before I have got to the end of the post. Bit of an age thing going on no doubt :wink:

(Mike) #11

Fabulous info! This explains why my copy-paste kept grabbing only a very small number of thread replies …

This worked like a charm! Thanks much!!

Mike

(KCKO, KCFO) #12

I tried your method and did get it to print. The trick is to make sure you are next to the topic, not right clicking on any characters. I use Chrome so felt it should work and it did.

This is going to be very handy in the recipe section, all the chaffle recipes at once. :waffle::waffle::waffle:

#13

You’re very welcome; I’m pleased it worked for you.

Happy reading!