JPS61233829A - Print control system for printer - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To relieve remarkably the load of th editing processing of a print request task by providing newly a mechanism converting two dimension print information into one-dimension information in a print control task. CONSTITUTION:When a print request task 2 issues a request printing repetitively a symbol '*' to a print control task 3 from m1 row, n1 column to m2 row, n2 column, the print control task 3 expands the said symbol '*' to a designated area of the two-dimension storage area 4 and stores temporarily it. Further, when the print request task 2 issues a print request of a character 'ABC' to the m3 row, n3 column of the print control task 3, the said character 'ABC' is expanded similarly as above and stores additionally it to a designated area of a two-dimension storage area 4. When the print request task 2 issues the print start designation, the print control task 3 controls a printer 6 and prints information for one page's content from the 1st line of the two-dimension storage area 4.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to print editing of a system that prints to a printing device using a computer, and in the editing output processing of a print request task in which print editing is to be performed. This invention relates to a printing control method that uses direct editing on dimensional coordinates. Here, a task means the minimum unit of basic work of an electronic computer.

[Prior Art] Conventionally, as a print control method for a system that uses a computer to print to a printing device, there is only a print control method that uses one line as a unit of printing, and there is a print request task that uses a printing device. was editing and printing character strings one line at a time.

[Problems to be Solved] In the conventional print control method described above, when a print request task performs print processing, two-dimensional print information must be converted into one-dimensional information on a line-by-line basis. Furthermore, since the above-mentioned conversion from two-dimensional print information to one-dimensional information is performed for each print request task, there is a drawback that duplication of processing occurs. Furthermore, since the print line of the printing device cannot be retracted, the print request task needs to issue a print request taking the print order into consideration, which has the drawback of requiring a lot of effort for print editing.

[Means for Solving the Problems] The present invention solves the above problems in a system in which forms, figures, etc. are edited using an electronic computer and printed by a printing device. This is a print control method that enables printing to the printing device in response to a print request.

[Example] Hereinafter, a print control method of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to drawings showing an example. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating a print control method of the embodiment.

In FIG. 1, l is a computer, 2 is a print request task, 3 is a print control task, 4 is a two-dimensional data storage area, 5 is an I10 device, and 6 is a printing device. A printing device 6 is connected to the computer l via an I10 device 5. The print request task 3 has a two-dimensional data storage area 4 corresponding to one page of printing paper. Further, the print request task 2 is a task that uses the printing device 6, and performs printing processing via the print control task 3.

Next, the operation will be explained using a specific example and following a flowchart.

Print request task 2 is from row m1, column n1 to row m2, n2
When a request is issued to the print control task 3 to repeatedly print the character tree'' up to the column (ml, nl, m2.n2 is a positive integer), the print control task 3 prints the above characters in the specified area of the two-dimensional storage area 4. Expand the book and store it temporarily.

Furthermore, print request task 2 is in row m3 and column n3 (m3.n3
is a positive integer) and issues a print request for the characters "A B C" to the print control task 3, the print control task 3 expands and adds the characters "ABC" to the specified area of the two-dimensional storage area 4. Remember. At this time, print request task 2
When the print control task 3 issues a print start instruction, the print control task 3 uses the printing device 6 to print one page from the first line of the two-dimensional storage area 4.

Through the print control described above, the print control task 3 is equipped with a mechanism for converting 2D print information into 1D print information, so the print request task 2 can print by requesting only 2D print information and pattern information. In addition, since it is possible to print as two-dimensional information, there is no need to issue a print request in consideration of the printing order. Therefore, the labor required for print editing can be significantly reduced.

[Effects of the Invention] As explained above, the present invention has the effect of significantly reducing the burden of editing processing of the print request task by providing the print control task with a mechanism for converting two-dimensional print information into one-dimensional print information. This has the effect of unifying print processing and enabling two-dimensional printing that does not depend on a printing device.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing one embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a flowchart of a print control method according to an embodiment of the present invention. l Computer 2 Print request task 3 Print control task 42-dimensional data storage area 5 I10 device 6 Printing device

Claims (1)

[Claims] A system in which forms, figures, etc. are edited using an electronic computer and printed by a printing device, characterized in that printing to the printing device is enabled by requesting printing only two-dimensional coordinate information and a pattern on printing paper. A printing control method characterized by: