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Is it possible to have a print option that bypasses the print dialog?
I am working on a closed system and would like to be able to pre-define the print dialog settings; and process the print as soon as I click the button.
From what I am reading, the way to do this varies for each browser. For example, IE would use ActiveX. Chrome / Firefox would require extensions. Based on this, it appears I'll have to write an application in C++ that can handle parameters passed by the browser to auto print with proper formatting (for labels). Then i'll have to rewrite it as an extension for Chrome / Firefox. End result being that users on our closed system will have to download / install these features depending on which browser they use.
I'm hoping there is another way to go about this, but this task most likely violates browser security issues.
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How to Print in JavaScript Without Displaying the Print Dialog Box Simply assign the desired printer as the default printer in Windows and make sure you’re using the Chrome Engine under the browser settings (the default setting). Then call window.print (); and that’s it! No code modifications to your website are required.
I found a awesome plugin by Firefox which solve this issue. try seamless printing plugin of firefox which will print something from a web application without showing a print dialog. After successful installation the printing window will get bypassed when user wants to print anything. This addon is no longer supported.
Run your website and test it. Click on Print Now... to print the HTML/CSS Card without print dialog. You can print it to the Default client printer or you can get a list of the installed printers available at the client machine. Try JSPrintManager Online Demo!
There are a number of ways to allow only one-click in Javascript: Disable the button after clicking on it. Use a boolean flag to indicate “clicked”, don’t process again if this flag is true. Remove the on-click attribute from the button after clicking once. Attach an on-click event listener, and detach it after clicking once.
I am writing this answer for firefox browser.
Open File > Page Setup
Make all the headers and footers blank
Set the margins to 0 (zero)
In the address bar of Firefox, type about:config
Search for print.always_print_silent and double click it
Change it from false to true
If print.always_print_silent does not come up
Right click on a blank area of the preference window
Select new > Boolean
Enter "print.always_print_silent" as the name (without quotes)
Click OK
Select true for the value
You may also want to check what is listed for print.print_printer
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