Print data editing apparatus and print data editing program stored in a computer readable medium
First Claim
1. A print data editing apparatus for creating and editing print data to be printed on a print unit, comprising:
- a display that displays inputted data composed of characters, graphics, images, tables or drawing data as an object that is a print object to be printed on the print unit;
a work area provided in the display for editing the object;
a database storage device that stores a database as an assembly of a plurality of the inputted data having information of each item;
a database display area provided in the display that displays at least items of the database;
a linking element that links an item of the database displayed in the database display area with the object displayed in the work area; and
a link display controller that controls displaying a link relationship between the database item and the object linked by the linking element on the display so that the linkage is capable of being recognized.
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Abstract
The relationship between an object and a database item, such as a title item, family name item, address item, city name item, and birth day item are displayed with a link line which connects the object with a database item such that the relationship can be readily observed. The display color of each displayed link line is normally the same color as the background color of a connected database item or the object. Because a link relationship between an object and a database item is displayed with a display color and a link line, the linking of the image to be printed print image with the database can be readily observed.
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32 Claims
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1. A print data editing apparatus for creating and editing print data to be printed on a print unit, comprising:
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a display that displays inputted data composed of characters, graphics, images, tables or drawing data as an object that is a print object to be printed on the print unit;
a work area provided in the display for editing the object;
a database storage device that stores a database as an assembly of a plurality of the inputted data having information of each item;
a database display area provided in the display that displays at least items of the database;
a linking element that links an item of the database displayed in the database display area with the object displayed in the work area; and
a link display controller that controls displaying a link relationship between the database item and the object linked by the linking element on the display so that the linkage is capable of being recognized. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A print data editing program stored in a computer-readable medium, for making a computer execute creation and editing of print data to be printed on a print unit, comprising:
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an object display step of displaying inputted data, composed of characters, graphics, images, tables or drawing data as an object on a work area provided on a display, that is a print object to be printed by the print unit;
a database display step of displaying an item of a database that is an assembly of a plurality of the inputted data having information of each of at least one item, stored in a database storage device, in at least a database display area provided on the display;
a link step of linking a database item to be displayed in the database display area with the object to be displayed in the work area; and
a link display control step controlling display of a link relationship between the database item and the object linked in the link step on the display so that the link relationship is capable of being recognized. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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