Re: [gentoo-user] local file containing a web site

[Dale]

allan gottlieb wrote:
> On Sat, Jun 10 2017, Dale wrote:
>
>> allan gottlieb wrote:
>>> I was interviewed and the material was put on a website
>>> (news.mit.edu/2017/reflections-puzzle-keeper-allan-gottlieb-0608).
>>>
>>> For someone to view this they need that
>>> 1.  They are on the net.
>>> 2.  MIT has not removed it.
>>>
>>> I would like to produce a file containing what is seen when viewing that
>>> web page (it brings in other pages).  A pdf would be good, but others
>>> would be OK.
>>>
>>> The goal is to be able to put this on a flash drive and be able to view
>>> in without net access.
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>> allan
>>>
>>>
>> I run up on things I want to save that way too.  Sometimes I run up on a
>> garden, electronics or other site that I want to save a few pages from.
>> After all, some things do disappear sometimes for unknown reasons.  I
>> use Seamonkey but I'm pretty sure Firefox has this, Palemoon likely does
>> too.  I use the print function but instead of printing to a printer, I
>> select file and PDF.  Sometimes it doesn't work right but quite often,
>> it works without any problems.
>>
>> Another thing I do, if the above doesn't work, copy what I want, open
>> Libreoffice, OOo or whatever and paste it in there.  Sometimes I have to
>> select to do it as html code.  Generally, it just pastes right in,
>> images and all.  After that, I save it as a PDF file after doing any
>> tweaking I want to do, making letters larger etc etc.  I like larger
>> print since I'm getting older.  :/
>>
>> I did the first step above here.  I'll send it off list.  It's small but
>> some may not want attachments sent to the list.  Hope that helps.
>>
>> Dale
>>
>> :-)  :-)
> Thank.  You are right of course the print-to-file is the correct
> command.  Sorry I was so dense.
>
> allan
>
>

There are times when that doesn't work well.  Either a page is full of
ads, images or worthless text and what could be done in two pages takes
4 or 5.  Sometimes one can highlight the good parts and then print the
selection to file but sometimes, even that doesn't work.  On those
occasions, I highlight, copy and then paste it in OOo or similar.  Then
edit out what I don't want, copy and paste anything extra and print/save
that as a PDF file.  Always check the file before closing anything too. 
Some pages may look OK on the screen but when saved/printed, they don't
turn out right.  Sort of rare but a pain when it happens.

Sometimes what sounds so simple when read, isn't so simple to figure
out.  I've been known to sit here a while trying to figure out a way
around a problem like this.  Some sites try to make it hard to do
anything like this since they want you to come back dozens of times and
they get ad revenues each time.   Just like the past few months. 
There's a bug that eats my squash and cucumbers.  I searched for years
to find out what it was and how to control/kill it.  I found the thing
last year.  Now, I can't recall what it was to save my life.  It's in my
head but its lost in there somewhere.  May be mixed in with one of the
encrypted emerge errors we get from time to time.  lol 

Glad to help and if the first way doesn't work, you can always refer
back and try another method.  ;-)

Dale

:-)  :-) 

P. S.  It's interesting to find out a tidbit about people on this
mailing list.  Sometimes, real interesting.