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firefox ignores @media print in css file when printing

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tom001
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I have firefox 24.0, firebug 1.12.3, and web developer 1.2.5

I have noticed that the @media print css is being ignored when printing.

Go to http://www.usabledevelopment.com/examples/media-css.html. (This is an example that I found to verify what I was seeing. It is not my web site)

You will notice that there is a @media print in the style within the head.

If you select the body in firebug, it shows references to the @media screen in the style pane.

If you go and check the menu item "Display Print Styles", nothing is shown in the style pane for the body element.

I would like to know what is going on.

I have firefox 24.0, firebug 1.12.3, and web developer 1.2.5 I have noticed that the @media print css is being ignored when printing. Go to http://www.usabledevelopment.com/examples/media-css.html. (This is an example that I found to verify what I was seeing. It is not my web site) You will notice that there is a @media print in the style within the head. If you select the body in firebug, it shows references to the @media screen in the style pane. If you go and check the menu item "Display Print Styles", nothing is shown in the style pane for the body element. I would like to know what is going on.

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the-edmeister
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I don't know about Firebug, but that print css works in both Print Preview and when printing.

tom001
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Thanks.

It appears to be related to either firebug or web developer. When you check the Display Print Styles, it stops working