Program and displaying method for printer driver
AssigneesKabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsMasateru Mitani, Shinji Ohira, Takeaki Kato
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Abstract
In a printer driver of the invention, a setting confirmation screen of “Graphical Preview” and a setting confirmation screen of “Text Preview” can easily be switched by clicking a Graphics key or a Text key, which are provided at a lower part of the screen. Only by clicking a setting item to be changed on the setting confirmation screen, can a jump be executed to a location for actual setting. In addition, a common Graphical Preview is displayed at the same location in all tabs. A menu of the printer driver is displayed such that menu items are arranged from upper left to lower right in an order according to a frequency of use and a frequency of change of settings.
Claims16
A program for a printer driver that operates a printing apparatus in a system in which a personal computer and the printing apparatus are connected, the program comprising:
- displaying, when the printing apparatus is operated, one of a Graphical Preview and a Text Preview as a setting confirmation screen with which various settings that are input are confirmed.
A displaying method for a printer driver that operates a printing apparatus in a system in which a personal computer and the printing apparatus are connected, the method comprising:
- displaying, when the printing apparatus is operated, one of a Graphical Preview and a Text Preview as a setting confirmation screen with which various settings that are input are confirmed.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.