Printing API for Desktop apps hosting Edge's WebView

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Hi, does Edge team have plans to provide/expose an API to control printing functionality, something similar to https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/aa753279(v=vs.90) and https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/aa769937(v%3Dvs.85) etc commands?

elliot kirk · Answer

noseratio, I have sent an email asking the team that own this what their plans are.&nbsp; I will respond back when I hear something.&nbsp; Thanks - Elliot

noseratio · Answer

Elliot Kirk&nbsp;Thanks! That'd be a very useful feature for corporate applications that IE always has had, unlike Chrome.

liminzhu · Answer

noseratio&nbsp;thanks for bringing this up! Today we support printing in WebView2 (I assume you're asking about this - https://aka.ms/webview) through calling the web API `window.print()`. See similar issue and code sample on GitHub - https://github.com/MicrosoftEdge/WebViewFeedback/issues/7#issuecomment-505971520, and let me know if this works for you.&nbsp;

noseratio · Answer

liminzhu&nbsp;thanks for replying. Unfortunately, window.print() is so much less than Internet Explorer's WebBrowser&nbsp; hosting has to offer for printing. With IE, we had full control over pagination etc with https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/aa753280(v=vs.90). There's nothing like that in Edge. I suppose we'll have to pursue other options like PDF.&nbsp;

liminzhu · Answer

noseratio&nbsp;if there is something you need that window.open() cannot provide, we're definitely open to take that feedback and look into supporting it. Specifically about templates,&nbsp;@media (https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/@media) is a potential way to programmatically style your printing.&nbsp;

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