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Printing Indent Guide

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Description

Description of the Issue

I am trying to print a txt document through Notepad++ and am able to get the Indent Guide to appear on the screen but have not been successful in getting it to appear when printing.

Steps to Reproduce the Issue
  1. Enable Indent Guide
  2. File > Print
  3. Indent Guide not visible on printed version
  4. Check Settings > Preferences for an option to make guide lines visible when printing, none found
  5. Tried toggling Indent Guide on/off and print again, still not visible
Expected Behavior

I had expected that when Indent Guide is enabled that the Indent Guide would appear when printing as well, or at the least have an option under settings to enable/disable printing with the guide visible.

Actual Behavior

No matter what options I have tried I was unable to make the Indent Guide visible when printing.

Debug Information

Notepad++ v7.5.8 (32-bit)
Build time : Jul 23 2018 - 02:03:53
Path : C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\notepad++.exe
Admin mode : ON
Local Conf mode : OFF
OS : Windows 7 (64-bit)
Plugins : DSpellCheck.dll HexEditor.dll NppFTP.dll PluginManager.dll mimeTools.dll NppConverter.dll NppExport.dll

Am I missing a setting somewhere or is there currently no option for this feature?

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Research direction

Start by reproducing the issue in Notepad++ v7.5.8 on Windows with Indent Guide enabled, then inspect the printing path and the existing Indent Guide behavior. Done means establishing whether guides should print and, if supported, adding or documenting a setting that controls their visibility in printed output.

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Assessment

Tech stack
cpp
Domain
desktop
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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