JPH02297213A - Document preparation device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To facilitate the confirmation of the type name of a printer and to improve the operability of a document producer by storing the type name of the printer into a memory when it is designated and displaying the type name of the printer connected externally in an input/output setting mode. CONSTITUTION:A type setting mode of printers is instructed via a printer type setting part 11 of a document producer based on the input information. Then a printer is selected and this selection data is sent to a memory 12. At the same time, a screen switching instruction is sent to a display control part 13. The part 13 reads the printer selection data out of the memory 12 based on the screen switching instruction and displays an input/output setting mode screen or a printer type setting mode screen for change of the printer type at a display part 14. Then the display screen is temporarily switched to an input/output setting mode via a mode switching operation even in a document production state. Thus the type name of a printer connected externally is displayed.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Object of the Invention] (Industrial Application Field) The present invention relates to a document creation device that is equipped with a plurality of externally connectable printers.

(Prior Art) Conventionally, some document creation devices do not have a printer of their own, but are equipped with multiple types of externally connectable printers. With this type of document creation device, when checking the model name of the printer that is connected, first specify the print mode, specify whether or not to change the printer, and then instruct the external device to change the printer name. The model names of a plurality of connectable printer models are displayed, and the currently connected model is displayed separately from other models.

(Problem to be Solved by the Invention) Therefore, in the above-mentioned document creation device, complicated key operations are required to confirm the model name of the printer that is currently connected. The drawback was that it could not be done.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances,
The purpose is to provide a document creation device that allows easy confirmation of the model name of the printer that is currently connected.

[Structure of the Invention] (Means for Solving the Problems) In other words, the present invention provides a document creation device in which a plurality of externally connectable printers are set, and when specifying the model name of the externally connectable printer, the model name is is stored in the memory, and the model name of the externally connected printer is displayed in the input/output setting mode.

(Function) In this way, even if you are creating a document, for example, you can easily switch the display screen to the human output setting mode by operating the mode switch and display the model name of the externally connected printer. can be done.

(Example) An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the circuit configuration, and manual information from a keyboard (not shown) by the user's key operations is sent to the printer type setting section 11. As shown in FIG. The printer type setting section 11 instructs the printer type setting mode and selects a printer based on manually entered information, and stores printer selection data in the memory 12 and sends screen switching instructions to the display control section 13. Send. The display control unit 13
Following the screen switching instructions from the printer type setting section 11,
The printer selection data is read from the memory I2, and an input/output setting mode screen for making input/output settings or a printer type setting mode screen for changing the printer model is displayed on the display section 14.

With the above configuration, the process for confirming and changing the printer model is as shown in FIG. 2. That is, FIG. 2 shows the operation process when mode switching is instructed, for example, when creating a document, and at the beginning of the operation, the screen for the human output setting mode is displayed as shown in step S1. This is done by instructing mode switching on the keyboard, and the printer type setting unit 11 identifies the key and sends an instruction to the display control unit 13 to display the screen in the human output setting mode. In response to this instruction, the display control unit 13 reads out the data indicating the printer model stored in the memory 12, displays the input/output setting mode screen on the display unit 14, and displays the connection settings on the screen. Display the printer model name.

FIG. 3 shows an example of the display screen in this human output setting mode. In the figure, the display screen 14a is, for example, 40 digits x 20
The display area of a row is H, and the range from the 2nd line to the 11th line displays various settings for input mode, display mode, and print mode, and the 13th line displays multiple settings as the printer type. It is displayed that "1", "Kanji Serial Printer Model I, Manufactured by Company A," is currently selected and set from among the printer models listed. The cursor 14b indicated by the symbol "◆" is currently located in this "Printer Type" column, and the text "°Change" is selected and highlighted, instead of the text "Current" indicating the model mentioned above. There is.

In the following step S2, to confirm or change the printer type, use the cursor keys to move the cursor to the "Printer Type" column on the display screen, and select whether to change the printer model that is currently connected or not. After selecting "Current" or "Change" depending on what you want to do, press the "Select/Execute" key. The printer type setting unit 11 that has received this key operation as manual information determines whether or not to change the printer model in the next step S3.
Determine whether or not "Change" has been selected.

If "Change" is selected, the process proceeds to step S4, where the printer type setting section 11 sends an instruction to the display control section 13 to display a printer type setting mode screen. In response to this instruction, the display control unit 13 reads out the data indicating the printer model stored in the memory 12, displays the printer type setting mode screen on the display unit 14, and displays the connection settings on the screen. Display the cursor on the printer model name.

FIG. 4 shows an example of the display screen in this printer type setting mode. In the figure, the model names of seven types of externally connectable printers are listed in the third to ninth lines with numbers "1" to "
7" and the currently connected printer is "1", "Kanji Serial Printer I manufactured by Company A".
The number "1" is displayed in reverse video to indicate that "type" has been selected and set.

In the following step S5, the user operates the cursor keys to move the highlighted portion up and down in order to newly change and set the desired printer. By this key operation, the printer type setting unit 11 rewrites the data stored in the memory 12 indicating the printer model name. This causes the display control unit 13 to
This means that the data read from 2 has also been changed, and the data read from display 1
The highlighted display position on the printer type setting mode screen displayed on the display screen 14a of No. 4 is, for example, from number "1" to "3".
It is moved to the position showing the number "Kanji page printer made by company A."

If the "select/execute" key is operated to instruct execution of the change, the change is confirmed and the input/output setting mode screen shown in FIG. 3 is displayed again as shown in step S6. At this time, since the data indicating the printer model stored in the memory 12 has already been rewritten, the printer type column on the display screen displays the model name of the printer currently connected, for example, kanji made by rBA. The changed printer name will be displayed, such as "Page Printer".

When the setting for changing the printer model is completed as described above, this process ends, and the screen returns to the original screen before displaying the human output setting mode screen in step S1.

If it is determined in step S3 that the printer model is not to be changed, the process is immediately terminated and the screen returns to the original screen before displaying the input/output setting mode screen.

[Effects of the Invention] As detailed above, according to the present invention, in a document creation device in which a plurality of externally connectable printers are set, when the model name of the externally connected printer is specified, this model name is stored in the memory. The model name of the externally connected printer is now displayed in the input/output setting mode, so even if you are creating a document, you can easily change the mode to temporarily change the display screen for input/output. You can switch to the setting mode and display the model name of the externally connected printer, making it easy to check, and also easily switching to the mode where you can change the printer model that is connected. , it is possible to provide a document creation device with extremely high operability.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The drawings show one embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the circuit configuration, FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the processing contents of the operation, and FIGS. 3 and 4 are diagrams illustrating display screens. It is. 11...Printer type setting section, 12...Memory, 1
3...Display control section, 14...Display section, 14a...
Display screen, 14b... cursor. Figure 1

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] In a document creation device in which a plurality of externally connectable printers are set, a specification means for specifying the model name of the externally connected printer, and a storage means for storing the model name of the printer according to the specification means. . A document creation device comprising: display control means for displaying the model name of an externally connected printer on a screen in an input/output setting mode according to the stored contents of the storage means.