Efficient printing of frames pages

A computer program for forming a printable representation of a document having framed content, said program comprising:

• code for recording the position, height and width of each frame of said document in a display widow in which said document is presented,
• code for identifying dimensions of a printing medium associated with said printable representation;
• code for determining a height of content of each said frame;
• code for determining, for each said frame, a record of any corresponding dependency frames, each said dependency frame being above said frame in said display window;
• code for interpreting the records to establish a display order of said frames;
• code operable for each said frame, and in said display order, for:
• (a) checking a start position of said frame against an end position of a created display region of a frame upon which said frame is dependent, and setting said start position to be said end position;
• (b) creating a display region upon a page in said printable representation at said start position according to said corresponding content height;
• (c) placing the content of said frame into said display region;
• and
• (d) where said display region exceeds a page limit in said printable representation, terminating the display region at the page limit and creating a further display region upon a following page of the printable representation.

A computer readable medium having a computer program recorded thereon and arranged to make a computer execute a procedure to form a printable representation of a document having framed content, said program comprising:

• code means for recording the position, height and width of each frame of said document in a display widow in which said document is presented,
• code means for identifying dimensions of a printing medium associated with said printable representation;
• code means for determining a height of content of each said frame;
• code means for determining, for each said frame, a record of any corresponding dependency frames, each said dependency frame being above said frame in said display window;
• code means for interpreting the records to establish a display order of said frames;
• code means, operable for each said frame, and in said display order, to:
• (a) check a start position of said frame against an end position of a created display region of a frame upon which said frame is dependent, and setting said start position to be said end position;
• (b) create a display region upon a page in said printable representation at said start position according to said corresponding content height;
• (c) place the content of said frame into said display region;
• and
• (d) where said display region exceeds a page limit in said printable representation, terminate the display region at the page limit and creating a further display region upon a following page of the printable representation.

A computer system operable to form a printable representation of a document having framed content, said system comprising:

• means for recording the position, height and width of each frame of said document in a display widow in which said document is presented,
• means for identifying dimensions of a printing medium associated with said printable representation;
• means for determining a height of content of each said frame;
• means for determining, for each said frame, a record of any corresponding dependency frames, each said dependency frame being above said frame in said display window;
• means for interpreting the records to establish a display order of said frames;
• means, operable for each said frame, and in said display order, to:
• (a) check a start position of said frame against an end position of a created display region of a frame upon which said frame is dependent, and setting said start position to be said end position;
• (b) create a display region upon a page in said printable representation at said start position according to said corresponding content height;
• (c) place the content of said frame into said display region;
• and
• (d) where said display region exceeds a page limit in said printable representation, terminate the display region at the page limit and creating a further display region upon a following page of the printable representation.