Open Bug 1615602 Opened 4 years ago Updated 1 year ago

Visual artifacts present in popular image formats printed from macOS and Ubuntu while printing in black and white

Categories

(Core :: Printing: Output, defect, P3)

Desktop
All
defect

Tracking

()

Tracking Status
firefox73 --- wontfix
firefox74 --- wontfix
firefox75 --- fix-optional

People

(Reporter: vlucaci, Unassigned)

References

(Blocks 1 open bug)

Details

Attachments

(1 file)

Attached image 1581687475215.JPEG

Affected versions

  • 75.0a1(20200213214257)
  • 74.0b2(20200211200559)
  • 73.0(20200207195153)

Affected platforms

  • Ubuntu 18.04
  • macOS 10.15

Steps to reproduce

  1. Launch FF.
  2. Go to https://tinyurl.com/ycvugnr4 and https://tinyurl.com/yphxw2.
  3. Go to Burger Menu and Click on "Print..." or use CTRL+P print shortcut.
  4. Print the page(using black and white).

Expected result

  • Images are printed without any visual artifacts, and the image prints the same way for all Operating Systems.

Actual result

  • Images are printed with different visual artifacts, and the behavior is different across all operating systems.

Regression range

  • Went as far back as 2016-01-03 and manged to reproduce the issue across the affected platforms with the same repro steps . This issue is not a regression

Additional notes

  • macOS: JPG and PNG images are printed very coarse and pixelated.
  • Ubuntu: JPG and PNG images are printed very brightly.
  • Windows : Nothing is changed, nothing affected.
  • Images were printed using only black and white.
  • Model Model and Type: Kyocera ECOSys P2040dn
Type: task → defect
OS: Unspecified → All
Hardware: Unspecified → Desktop
Version: unspecified → Trunk
Priority: -- → P3
Severity: normal → S3
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