Print control apparatus and print control method

An information processing method of adding added information to a print document formed by an application, comprising:

• a discriminating step of discriminating whether the added information is drawn on the foreground or background of the print document;
• a spooling order control step of, in case of printing said added information onto the background of said print document, spooling a draw command of said added information earlier than a draw command of said print document;
• a character setting changing step of, in the case where the draw command of said print document is spooled and the case where the setting of a character draw command in the draw command of said print document is set to a mode in which a periphery of a character is painted white, changing said setting to a mode in which the periphery of said character is not painted white;
• and
• a mask forming step of, in the case where the draw command of said added information is spooled after the draw command of said print document and the case where said added information is bit map data, forming data for masking so that drawing contents which have already been spooled in a white area of said bit map remain in an area corresponding to said bit map,
• wherein in said spooling order control step, when said added information is printed on the foreground of said print document, the draw command of said print document is spooled earlier than the draw command of said added information.

An information processing method carried out in an information processing apparatus which functions as a host computer to add added information to a print document formed by an application and to generate print data to be printed by a printer, comprising:

• an inputting step of inputting, via a print setting window of a printer driver, settings of adding added information to a print document formed by the application;
• a discriminating step of discriminating whether the added information is drawn on the foreground or background of the print document, if the settings have been input in said inputting step;
• a spooling order control step of, in case of printing said added information onto the foreground of said print document, spooling a draw command of said print document earlier than a draw command of said added information;
• and
• a character setting changing step of, if, in spooling the draw command of said added information after the draw command of said print document, the setting of a character draw command in the draw command of said added information is set to a mode in which a periphery of a character is painted white, changing said setting to a mode in which the periphery of said character is not painted white.

An information processing method of adding added information to a print document formed by an application, comprising:

• a discriminating step of discriminating whether the added information is drawn on the foreground or background of the print document;
• a spooling order control step of, in case of printing said added information onto the foreground of said print document, spooling a draw command of said print document earlier than a draw command of said added information;
• a character setting changing step of, in the case where the draw command of said added information is spooled after the draw command of said print document and the case where the setting of a character draw command in the draw command of said added information is set to a mode in which a periphery of a character is painted white, changing said setting to a mode in which the periphery of said character is not painted white;
• and
• a mask forming step of, in the case where the draw command of said added information is spooled after the draw command of said print document and the case where said added information is bit map data, forming data for masking so that drawing contents which have already been spooled in a white area of said bit map remain in an area corresponding to said bit map,
• wherein in said spooling order control step, when said added information is printed on the background of said print document, the draw command of said added information is spooled earlier than the draw command of said print document.

A computer-readable memory medium which stores a computer program carried out in an information processing apparatus which functions as a host computer to add added information to a print document formed by an application and to generate print data to be printed by a printer, the program comprising:

• an inputting step of inputting, via a print setting window of a printer driver, settings of adding added information to a print document formed by the application;
• a discriminating step of discriminating whether the added information is drawn on the foreground or background of the print document, if the settings have been input in said inputting step;
• a spooling order control step of, in case of printing said added information onto the background of said print document, spooling a draw command of said added information earlier than a draw command of said print document;
• and
• a character setting changing step of, if, in spooling the draw command of said print document, the setting of a character draw command in the draw command of said print document is set to a mode in which a periphery of a character is painted white, changing said setting to a mode in which the periphery of said character is not painted white.

A computer-readable memory medium which stores a computer program for adding added information to a print document formed by an application, the program comprising:

• a discriminating step of discriminating whether the added information is drawn on the foreground or background of the print document;
• a spooling order control step of, in case of printing said added information onto the background of said print document, spooling a draw command of said added information earlier than a draw command of said print document;
• a character setting changing step of, in the case where the draw command of said print document is spooled and the case where the setting of a character draw command in the draw command of said print document is set to a mode in which a periphery of a character is painted white, changing said setting to a mode in which the periphery of said character is not painted white, and
• a mask forming step of, in the case where the draw command of said added information is spooled after the draw command of said print document and the case where said added information is bit map data, forming data for masking so that drawing contents which have already been spooled in a white area of said bit map remain in an area corresponding to said bit map,
• wherein in said spooling order control step, when said added information is printed on the foreground of said print document, the draw command of said print document is spooled earlier than the draw command of said added information.

A computer-readable memory medium which stores a computer program carried out in an information processing apparatus which functions as a host computer to add added information to a print document formed by an application and to generate print data to be printed by a printer, the program comprising:

• an inputting step of inputting, via a print setting window of a printer driver, settings of adding added information to a print document formed by the application;
• a discriminating step of discriminating whether the added information is drawn on the foreground or background of the print document, if the settings have been input in said inputting step;
• a spooling order control step of, in case of printing said added information onto the foreground of said print document, spooling a draw command of said print document earlier than a draw command of said added information;
• and
• a character setting changing step of, if, in spooling the draw command of said added information after the draw command of said print document, the setting of a character draw command in the draw command of said added information is set to a mode in which a periphery of a character is painted white, changing said setting to a mode in which the periphery of said character is not painted white.

A computer-readable memory medium which stores a computer program for adding added information to a print document formed by an application, the program comprising:

• a discriminating step of discriminating whether the added information is drawn on the foreground or background of the print document;
• a spooling order control step of, in case of printing said added information onto the foreground of said print document, spooling a draw command of said print document earlier than a draw command of said added information;
• a character setting changing step of, in the case where the draw command of said added information is spooled after the draw command of said print document and the case where the setting of a character draw command in the draw command of said added information is set to a mode in which a periphery of a character is painted white, changing said setting to a mode in which the periphery of said character is not painted white;
• and
• a mask forming step of, in the case where the draw command of said added information is spooled after the draw command of said print document and the case where said added information is bit map data, forming data for masking so that drawing contents which have already been spooled in a white area of said bit map remain in an area corresponding to said bit map,
• wherein in said spooling order control step, when said added information is printed on the background of said print document, the draw command of said added information is spooled earlier than the draw command of said print document.

A computer program carried out in an information processing apparatus which functions as a host computer to add added information to a print document formed by an application and to generate print data to be printed by a printer, comprising:

• an inputting step of inputting, via a print setting window of a printer driver, settings of adding added information to a print document formed by the application;
• a discriminating step of discriminating whether the added information is drawn on the foreground or background of the print document, if the settings have been input in said inputting step;
• a spooling order control step of, in case of printing said added information onto the background of said print document, spooling a draw command of said added information earlier than a draw command of said print document;
• and
• a character setting changing step of, if, in spooling the draw command of said print document, the setting of a character draw command in the draw command of said print document is set to a mode in which a periphery of a character is painted white, changing said setting to a mode in which the periphery of said character is not painted white.

A computer program for adding added information to a print document formed by an application, comprising:

• a discriminating step of discriminating whether the added information is drawn on the foreground or background of the print document;
• a spooling order control step of, in case of printing said added information onto the background of said print document, spooling a draw command of said added information earlier than a draw command of said print document;
• a character setting changing step of, in the case where the draw command of said print document is spooled and the case where the setting of a character draw command in the draw command of said print document is set to a mode in which a periphery of a character is painted white, changing said setting to a mode in which the periphery of said character is not painted white;
• and
• a mask forming step of, in the case where the draw command of said added information is spooled after the draw command of said print document and the case where said added information is bit map data, forming data for masking so that drawing contents which have already been spooled in a white area of said bit map remain in an area corresponding to said bit map,
• wherein in said spooling order control step, when said added information is printed on the foreground of said print document, the draw command of said print document is spooled earlier than the draw command of said added information.

A computer program carried out in an information processing apparatus which functions as a host computer to add added information to a print document formed by an application and to generate print data to be printed by a printer, comprising:

• an inputting step of inputting, via a print setting window of a printer driver, settings of adding added information to a print document formed by the application;
• a discriminating step of discriminating whether the added information is drawn on the foreground or background of the print document, if the settings have been input in said inputting step;
• a spooling order control step of, in case of printing said added information onto the foreground of said print document, spooling a draw command of said print document earlier than a draw command of said added information;
• and
• a character setting changing step of, if, in spooling the draw command of said added information after the draw command of said print document, the setting of a character draw command in the draw command of said added information is set to a mode in which a periphery of a character is painted white, changing said setting to a mode in which the periphery of said character is not painted white.

A computer program for adding added information to a print document formed by an application, comprising:

• a discriminating step of discriminating whether the added information is drawn on the foreground or background of the print document;
• a spooling order control step of, in case of printing said added information onto the foreground of said print document, spooling a draw command of said print document earlier than a draw command of said added information;
• a character setting changing step of, in the case where the draw command of said added information is spooled after the draw command of said print document and the case where the setting of a character draw command in the draw command of said added information is set to a mode in which a periphery of a character is painted white, changing said setting to a mode in which the periphery of said character is not painted white;
• and
• a mask forming step of, in the case where the draw command of said added information is spooled after the draw command of said print document and the case where said added information is bit map data, forming data for masking so that drawing contents which have already been spooled in a white area of said bit map remain in an area corresponding to said bit map,
• wherein in said spooling order control step, when said added information is printed on the background of said print document, the draw command of said added information is spooled earlier than the draw command of said print document.