Print data editing apparatus and print data editing program stored in a computer readable medium
AssigneeBrother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsMotonori Tanaka, Chitoshi Ito
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Abstract
The relationship between an object and a database item, such as a title item, family name item, address item, city name item, and birth day item are displayed with a link line which connects the object with a database item such that the relationship can be readily observed. The display color of each displayed link line is normally the same color as the background color of a connected database item or the object. Because a link relationship between an object and a database item is displayed with a display color and a link line, the linking of the image to be printed print image with the database can be readily observed.
Claims32
A print data editing apparatus for creating and editing print data to be printed on a print unit, comprising:
- a display that displays inputted data composed of characters, graphics, images, tables or drawing data as an object that is a print object to be printed on the print unit;
- a work area provided in the display for editing the object;
- a database storage device that stores a database as an assembly of a plurality of the inputted data having information of each item;
- a database display area provided in the display that displays at least items of the database;
- a linking element that links an item of the database displayed in the database display area with the object displayed in the work area;
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- a link display controller that controls displaying a link relationship between the database item and the object linked by the linking element on the display so that the linkage is capable of being recognized.
A print data editing program stored in a computer-readable medium, for making a computer execute creation and editing of print data to be printed on a print unit, comprising:
- an object display step of displaying inputted data, composed of characters, graphics, images, tables or drawing data as an object on a work area provided on a display, that is a print object to be printed by the print unit;
- a database display step of displaying an item of a database that is an assembly of a plurality of the inputted data having information of each of at least one item, stored in a database storage device, in at least a database display area provided on the display;
- a link step of linking a database item to be displayed in the database display area with the object to be displayed in the work area;
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- a link display control step controlling display of a link relationship between the database item and the object linked in the link step on the display so that the link relationship is capable of being recognized.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.