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[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 month ago (1 children)

When I print something, I certainly don't want AI messing with it. I often use a printed copy to make sure something will fit before I 3D print it or have a PCB made. I need it to print exactly at 100% scale.

I would love to have the page cleanup feature built into my web browser though. Hardly any sites include a print layout anymore.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I would definitely use it for the examples like recipes and spreadsheeets to improve the formatting if it worked as shown.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

can't we just print the reader mode page of Firefox?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I mean you can but it won't look like the examples shown. Reader modes tend to focus on the text to the detriment of the pictures and formatting.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

Also they don't include comments, which are a huge part of my reading. I save pages to read on a e-ink tablet for comfort, html where pictures are irrelevant but pdf in case of any graphics.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Wow. Now we use AI to fix formatting issues.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

Fair enough. But I don't think not using it for this use case will change much.