Virtual Image Expansion for Text Arrangement in Printing Software
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional printers lack an efficient method for confirming the arrangement of text objects on a printed matter during editing, requiring significant operational effort due to the inability to visually verify the arrangement of text objects within the print area without a drop operation.
Innovation Solution
A recording medium storing a printing processing program that includes an editing screen display, drag operation determination, and virtual image expansion steps, allowing operators to easily arrange and visualize text objects on a virtual representation of the printed matter by expanding the virtual image along the print direction when a text object is dragged onto its extended line.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the image of the print object is displayed on the display screen for drag and drop operations, then the text object can be arranged on the print area, but the arrangement cannot be confirmed without performing a drop operation, requiring large operation effort
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary action by automatically expanding the appearance virtual image when a text object is dragged onto its extended line, before the final drop operation is completed. This allows the user to confirm the arrangement in advance without needing to perform the complete drop operation, thereby reducing operation effort and time loss.
2Loss of information
If the appearance virtual image is expanded to include the text object arranged on the extended line, then the arrangement can be confirmed visually, but the virtual image structure becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The appearance virtual image is designed with dynamic properties, automatically expanding along the first direction when a text object is dragged onto its extended line. This dynamic expansion allows the virtual image to adapt its size based on the text object's position, providing arrangement confirmation capability without requiring a complex static structure. The image expands only when needed, maintaining simplicity while enabling functional complexity.
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AI summary
The disclosure discloses a non-transitory computer-readable recording medium storing a printing processing program for executing steps on a CPU. In an editing screen display step, a display device displays an editing screen that includes an appearance virtual image of a printed matter. In a drag operation determination step, it is determined whether or not a text object or a text editing area frame is moved and arranged on an extended line of the appearance virtual image. In a first virtual image expansion step, the display device expands the appearance virtual image to include at least a portion of the text object or the text editing area frame arranged on the extended line, in the case that it is determined that the text object or the text editing area frame is arranged on the extended line.