Computer program for control device, control device, and method executed by control device

Abstract

To provide a technique which can increase the convenience for a user of a printer which can execute an additional function.SOLUTION: A controller acquires the type of a print medium set in a printer. The controller causes an output unit to output relation information related to an additional function in a specific case where it is determined that the printer does not execute the additional function and that a first type of a print medium on which the printer can execute the additional function is acquired as the type of the print medium set in the printer in an additional function selection region.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4

Claims

1. A computer program for a control device that causes a printing device to perform printing, The control device described above, A display control unit that displays a selection screen on a display unit, wherein the selection screen includes an additional function selection area for selecting whether or not to have the printing device perform an additional function different from printing, and the additional function is a cutting-related function related to cutting a printing medium, and the display control unit, A first print control unit that, when a predetermined operation is accepted, causes the printing device to perform processing according to the selection in the additional function selection area, An acquisition unit that acquires the type of printing medium set in the printing device, In the additional function selection area, when it is selected not to allow the printing device to execute the additional function, and in a specific case where a first type of printing medium capable of allowing the printing device to execute the additional function is acquired as the type of printing medium set in the printing device, the output control unit outputs related information related to the additional function to the output unit, wherein the related information includes a first message indicating that the disconnection-related function will be executed when it is selected in the additional function selection area to allow the printing device to execute the additional function, A computer program that functions as such.

2. The computer program according to claim 1, wherein, as the type of printing medium set in the printing device, a second type of printing medium is acquired in which the printing device is unable to perform the additional function, and the related information is not output.

3. The computer program according to claim 1, wherein the cutting-related function is a function related to cutting the first type of printing medium in half.

4. The computer program according to claim 3, wherein the related information further includes a second message indicating that consumables used by the printing device can be saved.

5. The selection screen further includes a layout selection area for selecting the layout of the image on the print medium, The output control unit, in the specific case described above, and when 2-in-1 printing, which prints two pages of images onto a single print medium, is selected in the layout selection area, causes the output unit to output the relevant information. The aforementioned related information includes a third message indicating that when the additional function selection area is selected to have the printing device perform the additional function, the 2-in-1 printing is performed and the cutting-related function is performed. The computer program according to claim 3, wherein in the specific case described above, and when the 2-in-1 print option is not selected in the layout selection area, the relevant information is not output.

6. The selection screen further includes a size selection area for selecting the size of the printing medium on which the image should be printed. The output control unit causes the output unit to output the relevant information when the specific case occurs and a third type of printing medium, which is half the size of the first type of printing medium, is selected in the size selection area. The computer program according to claim 3, wherein in the specific case described above, and when the third type of printing medium is not selected in the size selection area, the relevant information is not output.

7. The aforementioned cutting-related function is a function related to cutting a fourth type of printing medium, which is twice the size of the first type of printing medium, in half. The computer program according to claim 1, wherein the related information includes a fourth message indicating that the cutting-related function is executed when the fourth type of printing medium is set in the printing device and the additional function selection area is selected to have the printing device execute the additional function.

8. The aforementioned computer program further controls the control device, It functions as a first storage control unit that stores in memory a first flag information indicating whether or not the printing device has ever been made to perform the aforementioned additional function. The output control unit, in the specific case described above, and when the first flag information in the memory indicates that the additional function has never been performed by the printing device, causes the output unit to output the relevant information. In the aforementioned specific case, and when the first flag information in the memory indicates that the additional function has been performed on the printing device, the related information is not output. The computer program according to claim 1.

9. The aforementioned computer program further controls the control device, It functions as a second memory control unit that stores in memory a second flag information indicating whether or not the aforementioned related information has already been output. The output control unit causes the output unit to output the related information when the specific case is met and the second flag information in the memory indicates that the related information has not already been output. In the aforementioned specific case, and when the second flag information in the memory indicates that the related information has already been output, the related information is not output. The computer program according to claim 1.

10. The aforementioned related information further includes a fifth message to ask the user whether or not they wish to see a demonstration of the additional function. The aforementioned computer program further controls the control device, The computer program according to claim 1, which functions as a second print control unit that causes the printing device to print a predetermined image and perform the additional function when it is selected to perform the demonstration of the additional function.

11. A control device that causes a printing device to perform printing, A display control unit that displays a selection screen on a display unit, wherein the selection screen includes an additional function selection area for selecting whether or not to have the printing device perform an additional function different from printing, and the additional function is a cutting-related function related to cutting a printing medium, and the display control unit, A first print control unit that, when a predetermined operation is accepted, causes the printing device to perform processing according to the selection in the additional function selection area, An acquisition unit that acquires the type of printing medium set in the printing device, In the additional function selection area, when it is selected not to allow the printing device to execute the additional function, and in a specific case where a first type of printing medium capable of allowing the printing device to execute the additional function is acquired as the type of printing medium set in the printing device, the output control unit outputs related information related to the additional function to the output unit, wherein the related information includes a first message indicating that the disconnection-related function will be executed when it is selected in the additional function selection area to allow the printing device to execute the additional function, A control device equipped with the following features.

12. A method performed by a control device that causes a printing device to perform printing, A display control step in which a selection screen is displayed on a display unit, wherein the selection screen includes an additional function selection area for selecting whether or not to have the printing device perform an additional function different from printing, and the additional function is a cutting-related function related to cutting a printing medium, and the display control step, A first printing control step, in which, when a predetermined operation is accepted, causes the printing device to perform processing according to the selection in the additional function selection area, An acquisition step to acquire the type of printing medium set in the printing device, An output control step in which, in the additional function selection area, it is selected not to allow the printing device to execute the additional function, and in a specific case where a first type of printing medium capable of allowing the printing device to execute the additional function is acquired as the type of printing medium set in the printing device, the output control step causes related information related to the additional function to be output to the output unit, wherein the related information includes a first message indicating that the cutting-related function will be executed when it is selected in the additional function selection area to allow the printing device to execute the additional function; A method that includes [a certain feature].

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