SUPPORT PROGRAM, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND PRINTING METHOD

Abstract

To provide an appropriate function according to a driver to be used.SOLUTION: A program of a GUI application for providing a GUI causes a computer to execute the steps of: acquiring drawing data generated by a drawing application; acquiring at least one of data including information indicating settings for predetermined processing executed by a predetermined device based on the drawing data, and data including information indicating the capability of the driver; determining whether first information is included in at least one of the data including information indicating the settings and the data including information indicating the capability of the driver; and providing a first display item. Whether to provide the first display item depends on whether the first information is included or not.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 6

Claims

1. A support program that supports a standard driver pre-installed in an operating system of an information processing device, the support program being executable by a computer of the information processing device, and the support program corresponding to a printer connected to the information processing device, The computer includes: A support program characterized in that, after a print instruction is given to cause the printer to print via the standard driver that is pre-integrated into the operating system of the information processing device and that is capable of generating print data to be sent to the printer, an instruction section is displayed for canceling printing based on the print instruction.

2. 2. The support program according to claim 1, further comprising: causing the computer to display the instruction portion before the operating system completes generation of print data by the standard driver.

3. The computer includes:

3. The support program according to claim 1, further comprising the instruction unit, and configured to display a screen on which print settings can be accepted.

4. 4. The support program according to claim 3, wherein the print settings include a layout printing setting for printing a plurality of pages on one sheet of paper.

5. 4. The support program according to claim 3, wherein the print settings include settings for a stamp function for adding a designated stamp to the print result.

6. The computer includes: displaying the instruction section for canceling printing based on the print instruction and another instruction section for executing printing based on the print instruction; 6. The support program according to claim 1, further comprising: a step of executing a process for canceling the printing in response to a user's operation on the instruction unit for canceling the printing based on the print instruction.

7. The computer includes:

7. The support program according to claim 1, further comprising: a screen for displaying a print preview corresponding to a print result based on the instruction unit and the print data.

8. 8. The support program according to claim 1, wherein the instruction unit is a button.

9. The button is 9. The support program according to claim 8, wherein the button is a cancel button.

10. The computer includes:

10. The support program according to claim 1, further comprising: a screen for accepting a color mode setting before the print instruction is given.

11. 11. The support program according to claim 1, wherein the standard driver is capable of receiving XPS data and generating the print data based on the XPS data.

12. 12. The support program according to claim 1, wherein the standard driver is a class driver provided by a provider of the operating system.

13. 13. The support program according to claim 1, wherein the standard driver is a standard driver that can be commonly used for printing devices provided by a plurality of different vendors.

14. An information processing device including a computer, a support program corresponding to a printer connected to the information processing device is installed; the operating system of the information processing device has a standard driver preinstalled therein, the standard driver being capable of generating print data to be transmitted to the printer; The computer includes: an information processing apparatus, wherein after a print instruction is given to cause the printer to print via the standard driver, the support program displays an instruction section for canceling printing based on the print instruction.

15. A printer is connected to the information processing device, a support program corresponding to the printer is installed in the information processing device; the operating system of the information processing device has a standard driver which is a pre-installed program and is capable of generating print data to be transmitted to the printer; A printing method for causing the printer to execute print data generated by the information processing device, comprising: A printing method characterized by including a step of, after a print instruction is given to the printer via the standard driver, causing the support program to display an instruction section on the information processing device for canceling printing based on the print instruction.

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