Problem Description:

In Oracle APEX, printing content from Modal Dialog pages presents several limitations. When a page is displayed as a modal, its content is typically constrained within a scrollable container (dialog body). As a result:

• Only the visible portion of the modal is printed in many cases.
• Scrollable regions do not expand automatically during print.
• Content that exceeds the modal height is often truncated instead of flowing across multiple printed pages.
• Standard CSS workarounds (e.g., overriding overflow and height in @media print) are not always reliable across browsers.

Additionally, while Oracle APEX provides PDF printing capabilities, those features are designed for generating structured documents (e.g., reports) and usually require additional configuration, templates, or external services.

However, there is currently no simple, native way to print page content or multiple regions directly (WYSIWYG-style) — especially from modal dialogs — without extra setup.

Proposed Solution:

Introduce a native, lightweight printing feature in Oracle APEX with the following capabilities:

1. Region-Based Print Selection:
   Allow developers (or optionally end users) to select specific regions on a page to include in the print output.
2. Custom Region Ordering:
   Enable defining the order in which selected regions appear in the printed document, independent of their on-screen placement.
3. Modal-Aware Printing Engine:
   Automatically handle modal dialog constraints during printing by:
   • Expanding all scrollable areas
   • Removing height and overflow restrictions
   • Rendering full content instead of only visible sections
4. Automatic Multi-Page Flow:
   Ensure that large content naturally flows across multiple printed pages instead of being clipped.
5. No Additional Configuration (WYSIWYG Printing):
   This feature should work as a direct "Print Page / Print Regions" capability, without requiring:
   • PDF templates
   • External printing services
   • Complex configurations

Clarification:

This enhancement is not intended to replace PDF Printing. Instead, it addresses a different use case:

• PDF Printing: Structured, template-based document generation
• Proposed Feature: Simple, direct printing of page content and regions (similar to browser print), especially for modal dialogs, with minimal setup

This would significantly improve developer productivity and user experience, especially in applications that rely heavily on modal dialogs for displaying data.