User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.7.3) Gecko/20041001 Firefox/0.10 Build Identifier: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.7.3) Gecko/20041001 Firefox/0.10 Print preview isn't opened in a new window anymore but uses the browser window itself. Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. Open an page 2. Use File -> Print Preview Actual Results: The current browser window is reused for displaying the print preview Expected Results: A new window besides the browser window with print preview.

It's no different from other main browsers like IE or Opera.

(In reply to comment #1) > It's no different from other main browsers like IE or Opera. Internet Explorer opens a new print preview window besides the browser window, overlapping the browser window.

I think this is a low priority bug or even en WONTFIX. In my opinion a new print preview window besides the browser window will enable users to still use (other) tabs on the browser window while using the print preview window.

Hey folks, is there a way to put this one on a higher priority list ;) I find it really annoying that the print preview opens a new window. I am a developer and sometimes want to check print layout versus screen side by side. And opening an extra window with the same URL seems not to be a good option ... Also, peter, I don't know how you could so easily say "all others do so" while 1st this is not true and 2nd thinking about that it might be useful to _some_ to have it in an extra window ... <offtopic> Greetings to all devs by the way and thanks for the great job on FF and such ;) </offtopic>

It makes more sense for it to open in a new window - what's the point of tabbed browsing if you have to stop using all the other tabs in order the preview one?

(In reply to comment #5) > It makes more sense for it to open in a new window - what's the point of tabbed > browsing if you have to stop using all the other tabs in order the preview one? If you're getting ready to print something and previewing it, then immediately after print preview it seems the only next logical thing to do is print, in which case you're right back to your tabs. I don't see this as a high priority, perhaps at some point an option "open print-preview in new window" under tools-options would be nice but not a high priority.

I would prefer a new TAB for preview (as an option at least)

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This isn't fixed yet. When print preview is enabled the rest of the tabs in the browser aren't useable. Opera opens the print preview _in_ the corresponding tab (other tabs still usable). Internet explorer opens new preview window on top of the browser window (exactly on top, you will have to drag it to see the real browser window). Firefox currently reuses the complete window, disabeling all usage of further tabs.

this is an enhancement, not a bug

This looks like a legitimate request to me - I'm not sure of the compontent (prefs?) so I'll leave in general. As it's an RFE, I've altered the summary accordingly. I'm also going to confirm the bug. BTW, bug 177491 is in a sense related. That is about the fact that opening a link from an external app while in print preview really screws things up. I guess with a new window for print preview, this type of problem would be avoided.

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 133787 ***

Damn. Didn't think to search for "separate"!