Printer prints fine from internet explorer but when i print from firefox it its grainy and unreadable

Question

Everytime i print from firefox my text looks grainy i can print from other internet web browsers such as internet explorer google chrome. I have tried resetting the printer defaults and settings through walkthroughs on here and i have tried the settings in the print menu what else can be done to fix this?

Answer 1

Do you get the same issue if you try printing to a PDF printer driver -- is the output grainy in the PDF? If you do not have the Adobe Acrobat PDF software, here are some free PDF printer programs to consider:
* PrimoPDF: http://www.primopdf.com/
* PDF Creator: http://www.pdfforge.org/download
(If you are viewing the information you want to capture inside Firefox, this add-on can capture it to PDF, although despite the name, this does not use Firefox printing so doesn't really address the question at hand: [https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/print-pages-to-pdf/ Print pages to PDF].)
Although it doesn't seem obvious, Firefox's option to use hardware graphics acceleration can affect fonts. Usually the problem is manifested on screen, but it might help to disable this feature and see whether it affects the printouts as well.
(1) In a new tab, type or paste '''about:config''' in the address bar and press Enter. Click the button promising to be careful.
(2) In the filter box, type or paste '''gfx''' and pause while the list is filtered
(3) Double-click '''gfx.direct2d.disabled''' to toggle its value from false to true (it should turn bold). ''This is the one for which there is a checkbox in the options dialog.''
(4) Double-click '''gfx.content.azure.enabled''' to toggle its value from true to false (it should turn bold).
You usually need to restart Firefox before this takes effect.