So I have a project where users can filter a set of swatches until they get the configurations they like, then print the resulting set along with explanatory text on the first page. I am using the Flash PrintJob to make this happen. Sometimes the explanatory text is long enough that it fills the entire first page, but in most cases, there is at least one column of thumbnails on that page. In all cases except the following, it works beautifully:

Printing from Safari or Firefox on OSX, and selecting "Save as PDF" instead of sending the file to the printer, and having enough text that the first page is ONLY text - Pages [2 - n] are grids of images with brief text descriptions attached to each.

In this ONE SPECIFIC CASE, the first page (which contains only text) is not added to the PDF. - when the print tool creates the PDF it indicates that the correct number of pages are being created. - once the PDF is on the destop, the auto-generated thumbnail shows the second page; e.g. the first page full of images. - when opened, the PDF, which ostensibly was created with EIGHT pages, now only has SEVEN...including the LAST page, which is a disclaimer, and once again, is ONLY TEXT.

I am confuse.

Anyone else had to deal with Flash PrintJob()/OSX PDF issues?

thanks, y'all.

eS?

nope, 'fraid not. But if all else fails you might try alivepdf -http://www.alivepdf.org/ to have your Flash output to PDF then they can choose to print from there. Of course, that solution is not without its own little issues, but I've used it successfully.

Sorry I couldn't answer your actual question though.

Cheat by always adding an image to the page, eg a white 1x1 pixel gif/jpg?

Sounds like a weird bug that will be easier to beat with a work-around.

DBM - I started looking at AlivePDF a few weeks ago. That there is some impressive sheeyit! I actually got it to create a PDF without crashing my browser last week.

Scudsucker - That's not a bad idea...I will have to perform a couple of tests to see what happens.

Namaste, y'all