Solved Printing Mail with Header-Information

[Njoki]

There is a workaround I found out by chance ... to print Vivaldi eMails WITH headers:
On a Win environment there is usually a kind of M$ Office pre-installed.
Store the eMail as (*.eml) and open this file using the Outlook part.
It does not has to be installed - just cancel all the popups displayed when it has started.
Use the print function - for a hardcopy or to a PDF - and you are done.
It is possible even to take advantage of ample print options and adjust page margins, fonts etc..
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This works pretty much (for me) better than the Java EMAIL-to-PDF-Converter, which seems not to allow any Adjustments.
(Word or Wordpad/Notepad do not decode it properly).
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Of course, clients like Thunderbird or registered Winmail accounts can do it as well.

[edwardp]

@Njoki

This is the same as right-clicking anywhere in the message body, selecting Show Raw Message, then right-click again and select Print. No need to save as an .EML file.

[Njoki]

@edwardp Hi edwarp,
I know of this possibility to see the raw content but this is not the same.

In case someone wants really to see ALL the header ++ Information this is the way to do.

On the other hand It will practically just work with simple text-only emails as otherwise there will be tons of email-coded text representing Pictures and/or Attachments.
Of course, this is good to go for analysis purposes.

With the raw option even HTML parts are tricky to read with some inherent scripting parts.

As for me I just want the usual (business) header information (From, To,.., Sent, Subject, Attachment,..) plus the email body PROPERLY formatted as intended by the sender.

Unfortunately, for years Vivaldi seems not able or willing to provide this feature.

My suggestion comes with proper page formatting, logos etc. (and a customizable print option).

Not your fault, but by the way, the very tiny email informing me about your post by Vivaldi needs SIX pages of paper using this raw format and the inbuild print facility (zoom=100%).
Then, finally, on page 3 there is your text:

edwardp mentioned you in Printing Mail with Header-Information....
@Njoki This is the same as right-clicking anywhere in the message body, selecting Show Raw Message, then right-click again and select Print. No need to save as an .EML file.

I tried many of the recommendations found on the internet either they simply do not work or being costly...

If someone is willing to install Thunderbird additionally it's free and open source and does a very good job as well.
As a fully fledged eMail client it could replace the Vivaldi inbuild client completely by far more features...

[edwardp]

@Njoki In Linux with the KDE desktop, it gives me the option to use KMail (not used or configured) or Kate (a text editor) to open and subsequently print the .eml file. The amount of headers will determine how many pages of paper will be used in printing.

[Njoki]

Hi edwardp,
I am sorry, you missed again the point.
KMail is a separate eMail-Client that I used long time ago - no idea if it does the job described above right now..
E. g. Thunderbird and others do.

I thought I made it very clear, it is NOT about displaying ALL the normally hidden parts of an eMail header PLUS all the encoded Pictures / Attachments as PLAIN text AND having to "decipher" (a messed up) formatting by using any type of a text editor!!

I don't think it's that hard to understand how the printout should look like ;))
If in doubt, please re-read my posts above.

[edwardp]

@Njoki I'm not missing the point at all.

From, To, Date, Subject, at a minimum.

[yojimbo274064400]

@edwardp,

From, To, Date, Subject it may contain but which output is more useful, the raw message:

or its typeset output:

[edwardp]

This is now implemented with today's Snapshot (6.10.3483.4). E-mails now print Subject, From, Date and To.

Look for VB-44458 in a future Stable changelog.

[gmg]

@Njoki Yes, was just about to post here about the printing being in the snapshot, but @edwardp beat me to it. Just going to comment here if there's an update about some issues with it.

Fix was actually ready and pushed two weeks ago, but getting Snapshot out took longer than expected.

[ghpy]

Finally... Thanks!