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gtk+3.0 package

  1. Bug #164298
  2. Comment #19

Comment 19 for bug 164298

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Vish (vish) wrote : Re: Print to file should say "Export to PDF" instead of "Print to PDF"

As far as an end user is concerned , the export option has nothing to do with print.
So , it is wrongly placed in the "Print..." dialogue , and , less chances of discovering this option.

Ideally , These options should not be hidden away inside "Print..." menu item.
The best solution is to move all the Export options available via the Print dialogue , to Export's own dialogue window.

So we'd end up with:
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 Export as...
 Print Setup...
 Print Preview
 Print...
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The "Export as..." should lead to a dialogue window which has options to choose the format of the export and the location [options available at present when user selects Print to file]

Can this split be done in gtk print/CUPS? or which ever package controls the print dialogue... That would fix this in most of the Apps , rather than patching apps individually.

But,there are certain apps which already have the "Export as..." option [OOo.org], so for these apps the above option should not be displayed , and rather let the app display its own