Economic printing mode

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium that includes a set of instructions which, in response to execution by a processor of a computer system, cause the processor to perform a method to implement an economic printing mode, wherein the method comprises:

• providing a user interface specifying multiple selectable levels associated with the economic printing mode, wherein the multiple selectable levels include one or more of:
• (a) a first level associated with print quality, (b) a second level associated with image information, and (c) a third level associated with textual information;
• transforming source printing content to generate target printing content that is printable using a lower ink consumption compared to the source printing content, wherein the transformation includes one or more of:
• (a) in response to detecting a selection of the first level via the user interface, generating the target printing content by reducing print quality;
• (b) in response to detecting a selection of the second level via the user interface, generating the target printing content by modifying image information in the source printing content;
• and
• (c) in response to detecting a selection of the third level via the user interface, generating the target printing content by modifying textual information in the source printing content;
• and
• providing the target printing content to a printer connected to the computer system for printing or generating a preview of the target printing content prior to printing, or both.

A computer system, comprising:

• a display device;
• a processor;
• and
• a non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon instructions which, in response to execution by the processor, cause the processor to:
• provide, on the display device, a user interface specifying multiple selectable levels associated with the economic printing mode, wherein the multiple selectable levels include one or more of:
• (a) a first level associated with print quality, (b) a second level associated with image information, and (c) a third level associated with textual information;
• transform source printing content to generate target printing content that is printable using a lower ink consumption compared to the source printing content, wherein the transformation includes one or more of:
• (a) in response to detecting a selection of the first level via the user interface, generate the target printing content by reducing print quality;
• (b) in response to detecting a selection of the second level via the user interface, generate the target printing content by modifying image information in the source printing content;
• and
• (c) in response to detecting a selection of the third level via the user interface, generate the target printing content by modifying textual information in the source printing content;
• and
• provide the target printing content to a printer connected to the computer system for printing or generate a preview of the target printing content prior to printing, or both.