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Arthur T Knackerbracket has found the following story:
Microsoft's Edge browser is the subject of an amusing new bug report, alleging it somehow manages to screw up printing strings of numbers.
The report on Microsoft's developer portal describes the issue where PDF files printed through Edge will display numbers and text incorrectly when exported.
"Edge displays PDF correctly but printed content differs notably," the bug notice reads. "Printed content depends on selected printer, on printer settings, and on used computer (please try a different setup if first result looks correct)."
[...] In the meantime, it might be a good idea to use another application to export your PDFs, especially if you're filling out an expense report or making math assignment.
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(Score: 2) by art guerrilla on Monday May 08 2017, @12:29PM (1 child)
i generally use firefox with adblock, noscript, ghostery, and something else i forget, BUT, when i need to go to 'official' sites to download shit, or go to gummint sites to fill in forms, etc, i fire up a plain vanilla version of Inertnet Exploder/Edge i use expressly and only for those purposes...
went to do so y'day on a mainstream site (autodesk.com), and the damn thing froze up like a mofo... locked up so tight, task mgr wouldn't start... thought it was a random glitch, but after re-starting twice and doing the same thing, i have to suspect Edge was the reason... (firefox loaded site fine, and got done what i needed without noscript getting in the way...)
dog damn, i hates me some bill gates... i blame him personally every time windoze fucks up...
(Score: 1) by anubi on Wednesday May 10 2017, @08:10AM
You hit the nail on the head about how poorly coded websites lock up browsers.
I run NoScript on Firefox. People say I am blocking ads. No. I am blocking scripts.
If a business started putting "people stoppers" in their parking lot, but some caused me problems with my suspension and hung up my van, are they in any position to blame ME for trying any way I can to avoid their parking lot?
These invasive ads are the result of a business mentality that says its OK to code whatever the scripts allow them to do and horse around in one's machine.
However, these same business types would probably be one of the first to complain if I visited their store with a vanfull of invisible kids, who ignored all their "employees only" signs, tried every door they could find, messed with the sales displays, while I took full advantage of the law I got Congress to implement for me that made it a felony to touch a kid, or even disassemble my methods of hiding the kid behind the invisibility cloak of obfuscated code.
Would I blame the businessman for trying any way he could to keep my troublesome flock of scripts out of his shop?
"Prove all things; hold fast that which is good." [KJV: I Thessalonians 5:21]