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 displays a selection screen in a display unit. The selection screen includes a medium selection region for selecting the type of a print medium on which an image is to be printed and an additional function selection region for determining whether a printer is to execute an additional function which is not printing. The controller outputs related information related to the additional function in a case where it is determined that the printer is not to execute the additional function in the additional function selection region and a first type of print medium on which the printer can execute the additional function is selected in the medium 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 a medium selection area for selecting the type of printing medium on which the image should be printed, and an additional function selection area for selecting whether or not to have the printing device perform an additional function different from printing, wherein the additional function is a cutting-related function related to cutting the printing medium, A print control unit that, when a predetermined operation is accepted, causes the printing device to perform processing according to the selections in the media selection area and the additional function selection area, An output control unit that outputs related information relating to the additional function to an output unit in a specific case where, in the additional function selection area, it is selected not to allow the printing device to execute the additional function, and in the medium selection area, a first type of printing medium capable of allowing the printing device to execute the additional function is selected, wherein the related information includes a first message indicating that the disconnection-related function will be executed when, in the additional function selection area, it is selected 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 if a second type of printing medium is selected in the media selection area in which the printing device is unable to perform the additional function, 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 computer program according to claim 3, wherein the related information includes a third message indicating that when it is selected in the additional function selection area to have the printing device perform the additional function, the 2-in-1 printing is performed and the cutting-related function is performed.

6. The aforementioned cutting-related function is a function related to cutting a third 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 third 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.

7. The aforementioned cutting-related function is a function related to cutting a third type of printing medium, which is twice the size of the first type of printing medium, in half. The aforementioned computer program further controls the control device, It functions as a first storage control unit that stores in memory history information indicating the history of the type of print medium selected in the media selection area. The output control unit causes the output unit to output the relevant information when the specific case is met and the history information in the memory indicates that the third type of printing medium was selected last time. In the aforementioned specific case, and when the history information in the memory indicates that the third type of printing medium was not selected last time, the relevant information is not output. The computer program according to claim 1.

8. The aforementioned cutting-related function is a function related to cutting the first type of printing medium in half. The aforementioned computer program further controls the control device, It functions as a first storage control unit that stores in memory history information indicating the history of the type of print medium selected in the media selection area. The output control unit, in the case of the specific circumstances and when the history information in the memory indicates that a fourth type of printing medium, which is half the size of the first type of printing medium, was selected last time, causes the output unit to output the relevant information. In the aforementioned specific case, and when the history information in the memory indicates that the fourth type of printing medium was not selected last time, the related information is not output to the output unit. 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 count information indicating the number of times the first type of printing medium has been selected in the medium selection area. The output control unit causes the output unit to output the relevant information when the specific case is met and the count information in the memory is equal to or greater than a predetermined value. The computer program according to claim 1, wherein in the specified case, and the count information in the memory is less than the predetermined value, the related information is not output.

10. The aforementioned computer program further controls the control device, It functions as a third memory 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.

11. The aforementioned computer program further controls the control device, It functions as a fourth 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.

12. The computer program according to claim 1, wherein the output control unit causes the output unit to output the relevant information after the predetermined operation has been received in the specific case.

13. 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 a medium selection area for selecting the type of printing medium on which the image should be printed, and an additional function selection area for selecting whether or not to have the printing device perform an additional function different from printing, wherein the additional function is a cutting-related function related to cutting the printing medium, A print control unit that, when a predetermined operation is accepted, causes the printing device to perform processing according to the selections in the media selection area and the additional function selection area, An output control unit that outputs related information relating to the additional function to an output unit in a specific case where, in the additional function selection area, it is selected not to allow the printing device to execute the additional function, and in the medium selection area, a first type of printing medium capable of allowing the printing device to execute the additional function is selected, wherein the related information includes a first message indicating that the disconnection-related function will be executed when, in the additional function selection area, it is selected to allow the printing device to execute the additional function; A control device equipped with the following features.

14. 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 a medium selection area for selecting the type of printing medium on which an image should be printed, and an additional function selection area for selecting whether or not to have the printing device perform an additional function different from printing, wherein the additional function is a cutting-related function related to cutting the printing medium, and the display control step is as described above. A print control step that, when a predetermined operation is accepted, causes the printing device to perform processing according to the selections in the media selection area and the additional function selection area, An output control step in which, in a specific case where it is selected in the additional function selection area not to allow the printing device to execute the additional function, and in the medium selection area a first type of printing medium capable of allowing the printing device to execute the additional function is selected, 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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