I cannot print the note. When I press “File” -> “Print”, nothing happens at all

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Operating system

macOS

Joplin version

3.3.12

Desktop version info

Joplin 3.3.12 (prod, darwin)

Device: darwin, Apple M2
Client ID:
Sync Version: 3
Profile Version: 47
Keychain Supported: Yes
Alternative instance ID: -

Revision: 4d790b6

Freehand Drawing: 3.0.1

Sync target

File system

Editor

Rich Text Editor

What issue do you have?

I cannot print the note. When I press “File” -> “Print”, nothing happens at all. Please help. Thank you.

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Export as *.pdf does also not work:

No file there.

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If you right click on the note and select Export => PDF, does it work?

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No, there is no export.

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I have the same issue on two different Macs.

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Hi,

Try starting Joplin in safe mode. In a terminal window.

open -a Joplin --args --safe-mode

This is for Windows in case anyone else needs it.
joplin --safe-mode

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Sometimes it's about delay:

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I have the exact same two problems: no printing and no PDF file. I tried the safe-mode approach but it didn't help either of the problems.

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Thanks for investigation.

The PDF export worked (raw markdown). But printing still not working.

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I tried 3.3.12 on Linux. There the printing works for the same note I tried to print on Mac.

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And PDF ?

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Thank you for reporting this (and for trying PDF export directly from safe mode)!

I'm linking to the relevant GitHub issue:

PDF export with formatting may currently work if:

  1. Safe mode is disabled
  2. The PDF export is done just after starting Joplin (before any attempts to print).
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I tried that, and it did work! That's good to know.