Why does loading a html page opens automaically the printer dialog?

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Published on 2013-10-24T09:05:51Z Indexed on 2013/10/24 10:00 UTC
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I have the problem that loading a certain webpage in firefox automatically opens the printer dialog. How is that?

Additional information:

  • This only happens on firefox 24.0 on Windows 7. It neither happens on Windows Explorer in Windows 7 nor on Firefox 24 on a Linux system.
  • This also happens when using the firefox safemode, with all add-ons disabled.
  • I cannot post the webpage, since it is not public and restricted.
  • Multiple javascript files are used, but none contains the expression print().
  • The page content does not contain the phrase 'printer'. It has nothing to do with printing something.
  • This happens sometimes, but not always. I cannot say for sure the URL and/or the content is always identical.
  • I can answer any other questions, like 'Does the page contain this and that...', 'does the URL contain this and that...'

Basic question: What could be the reason for the annoying printer pop up?

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