JP4437705B2 - Postscript writing system, program, and recording medium - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a postscript writing system that outputs a document generated by layout software to a postscript file.

In recent years, when publications such as advertisements and catalogs are produced, the publication has been made more efficient by desktop publishing (DTP), etc., in which the design and layout of publications are performed on a personal computer with the spread of computers. It has been illustrated. For example, when creating publications such as advertisements, pamphlets, product catalogs, newspapers, books, etc., layout software that creates documents with publishing tools such as character processing, layout, illustration processing, image handling, etc. (for example, Quark XP Press (trademark of Quark) Name)) exists.
When outputting printed matter from a created document, a page description language file (for example, Adobe Postscript (PS)) written in a typical page description language generally used in print processing that requires high resolution, in particular. Write to the described PostScript (PS) file), and the Postscript (PS) file is processed simultaneously by the raster image processor (RIP) or the like with the code information such as characters and graphics and the image scanning line information such as a photograph. For this purpose, each information is developed into a bitmap and the imaged information is supplied to the printing apparatus. (For example, Patent Document 1)

JP 2001-117980 A

  In a conventional system, when a document of layout software (for example, QuarkXPress (trade name)) is output to a PostScript (PS) file, print settings, paper settings, and the like at the time of print output must be performed for each page. The operation work was time consuming and laborious, resulting in manual errors and was not efficient.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and an object thereof is to provide a postscript writing system and the like that collectively output a document generated by layout software as a postscript file.

In order to achieve the above-described object, a first invention is a postscript writing system that outputs a document generated by layout software to a postscript file, which includes a plurality of terminal devices connected via a network . The terminal device creates or edits a setting file including a document setting file having setting information for the paper setting and print setting of the document, and a print setting file having setting information specific to a printer driver used at the time of print output. A setting file creating means; a setting file storing means for saving the setting file; a writing means for outputting the document in a postscript file or a printer in page units or spread units based on the setting file ; folder Monitoring, when the file is created in the specified folder, anda folder monitoring unit for performing a predetermined control, the folder monitoring unit, said a specific folder, stored on another terminal device When a document setting file is created, a list screen of print setting files stored in the terminal device is displayed. When one print setting file is selected from the list screen, the file is created in the specific folder. A postscript that creates a setting file composed of the selected document setting file and the selected print setting file in a folder different from the specific folder, and deletes the document setting file created in the specific folder Export system.

  Further, it is desirable to further comprise page number information adding means for embedding an additional page number used when designating a page by the writing means based on the page number in the document.

The “postscript (PS) file” is a page description language file described in a typical page description language generally used in print processing that requires high resolution.
The “layout software” creates a document with a publishing tool such as character processing, layout, illustration processing, and image handling when creating a publication.
The “setting file” includes setting information such as a printer driver at the time of writing, paper settings, and print settings. The setting file includes a document setting file having setting information such as document paper setting and print setting, and a print setting file having setting information specific to a printer driver used at the time of printer output.
“Additional page number” is a page number used when designating a page range when writing a Postscript file, and is page number information added to a page number and embedded in the document. This is page number information that is effective at the time of writing when creating a single printed matter composed of a plurality of documents.
The “ specific folder” (hot folder) is monitored by the control unit on the network, and when a setting file is created in the “ specific folder”, a predetermined process is performed.

A second invention is a program for causing a computer to function as a terminal device according to the postscript writing system of the first invention or the second invention.
A third invention is a recording medium on which a program for causing a computer to function as a terminal device according to the postscript writing system of the first invention or the second invention is recorded.

  The above-mentioned program may be held and distributed on a recording medium such as a CD-ROM, or the program can be transmitted and received via a communication line.

  The present invention can provide a postscript writing system and the like that collectively output a document generated by layout software as a postscript file.

  Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of a Postscript (PS) writing system and the like according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following description and the accompanying drawings, the same reference numerals are given to components having substantially the same functional configuration, and redundant description is omitted.

  FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of a postscript (PS) writing system 100 according to this embodiment of the present invention.

  As shown in FIG. 1, a postscript (PS) writing system 100 includes a computer 101, and the computer 101 includes a postscript (PS) writing tool 110, layout software 111, a layout document 130, and a postscript (PS) file 131. , A configuration file 132, a log file 133, and the like. The computer 101 is a personal computer which is a terminal device, a personal digital assistant (Personal Digital Assistant), or the like.

  The postscript (PS) writing tool 110 is an executable program, reads the layout document 130 generated by the layout software 111, and outputs the postscript (PS) file 131 or prints out based on the created setting file 132. .

The layout software 111 is an executable program of layout software that creates a layout document 130 with publication tools such as character processing, layout, illustration processing, and image handling when creating publications such as product catalogs and books. In the form, for example, Quark XP Press (trade name) of Quark is used.
For example, in the present embodiment, the PostScript (PS) writing tool 110 is incorporated as an extension function of the QuarkXPress (trade name), and the PostScript (PS) writing tool 110 is activated by starting the QuarkXPress (trade name). Although the process transition is made, the present invention is not limited to this embodiment.

  The layout document 130 is a layout-completed document generated by the layout software 111, and is, for example, a Quar document generated by QuarkXPress (trade name). In this embodiment, a Quark document is used.

The postscript (PS) file 131 is a page description language file described in a typical page description language postscript (PS) that is generally used in print processing that requires high resolution.
The setting file 132 includes setting information such as a printer driver, paper settings, and print settings when the postscript (PS) file 131 is written.
The log file 133 records the processing result of the postscript (PS) writing tool 110.

  Next, the hardware configuration of the computer 101 will be described. FIG. 2 is a hardware configuration diagram of the computer 101.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the computer 101 includes a control unit 201, a storage device 202 (hard disk), a media input / output unit 203 (CD-ROM), a communication control unit 204 (communication control device, communication port, etc.), an input unit 205. (Keyboard, mouse, etc.), printing unit 206 (printer), display unit 207 (display) and the like are connected via a bus 209.

  The control unit 201 includes a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, and the like, and drives and controls each device connected via the bus 209 in accordance with a program stored in the storage device 202 as a large-capacity storage medium.

  The storage device 202 stores a control program 310 for driving and controlling each component, an application program 311, a layout document 130, a postscript (PS) file 131, a setting file 132, a log file 133, and the like.

  Each of these program codes is read by the control unit 201 as necessary, transferred to the RAM, read by the CPU, and executed as various means.

  The media input / output unit 203 (CD-ROM drive device) is used to upgrade the program and information stored in the ROM of the control unit 201 and the storage device 202, and make settings such as device settings.

  The communication control unit 204 is a communication control device, a communication port, and the like, and performs communication control between the computers 101 via the network 109.

The input unit 205 is a keyboard, a mouse, and the like, and performs operation guidance, various processes, and operations displayed on the display unit 207 (display).
A printing unit 206 is a printer and performs print output processing.

  Next, a file layout related to the PostScript (PS) writing system in the storage device 202 will be described. FIG. 3 shows a file layout related to the PostScript (PS) writing system in the storage device 202. As shown in FIG. 3, the storage device 202 stores a layout document 130, a postscript (PS) file 131, a setting file 132, a log file 133, a control program 310, an application program 311, and the like.

  The layout document 130 is a layout-completed document that is stored in the QXP folder 140 and generated by the layout software 111, for example, a Quark document.

  The postscript (PS) file 131 is a page description language file described in a typical page description language postscript (PS) that is stored in the storage folder 141 and is generally used in print processing that requires high resolution, for example. is there. The output PostScript (PS) file uses, for example, a raster image processor (RIP) to simultaneously process code information such as characters and graphics and image scanning line information such as photographs in order to process each piece of information. The information developed on the map and imaged is supplied to the printing apparatus and printed.

  The setting file 132 is stored, for example, in a setting folder 143 under the PS export folder 142, and includes setting information such as a printer driver, paper settings, and print settings when the Postscript (PS) file 131 is written. The setting file 132 includes a document setting file 132Q having setting information such as paper setting and print setting of the layout document 130, and a print setting file 132P having setting information specific to the printer driver used at the time of print output.

  The log file 133 is stored in, for example, the log folder 144 under the PS export folder 142, and information on the write processing result of the postscript (PS) export tool 110 (normal end / error end status, PS file name, layout document name) , Setting file name, end time, error contents, etc.).

The control program 310 is a program that drives and controls each component of the computer 101.
The application program 311 is an executable program, and corresponds to the postscript (PS) writing tool 110, the layout software (for example, QuarkXPress (trade name)) 111, and the like.

  Next, a processing flow of the entire postscript (PS) writing system 100 will be described. FIG. 4 shows a processing flow 400 of the entire Postscript (PS) writing system 100.

  The postscript (PS) writing tool 110 includes a setting file creation function 121, a page number information addition function 122, a postscript (PS) writing function 123, and the like.

The setting file creation function 121 sets paper settings, print settings, a printer driver, and the like, and saves them in the setting file 132.
The page number information addition function 122 embeds an order number 91 as page specification document information used when writing a PS file and an additional page number 93 used when specifying a page range when writing a PS file in the layout document 130, (Page number information addition) 130 'is created. The additional page number can be specified as page number information for associating a plurality of documents when, for example, a printed material including a plurality of layout documents 130 is created.
The postscript (PS) export function 123 writes out or prints out the designated layout document 130 or layout document (adding page number information) 130 ′ based on the designated setting file 132. I do.

  Next, the processing procedure of the setting file creation function 121 will be described in detail with reference to FIG. FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the processing procedure of the setting file creation function 121.

  The control unit 201 of the computer 101 displays the PS writing menu screen 10, and the user selects the “setting file creation” 11 menu (step 501).

  For example, in a state where the PS export tool 110 is incorporated as an extension function of the Quark XP Press (trade name) 111, the Quark XP Press (trade name) 111 is activated, and “PS automatic export” is selected, whereby the PS export tool 110 is activated. The PS writing menu screen 10 is displayed. Note that the activation method of the PS writing tool 110 is not limited to the method described in the present embodiment.

  When the “setting file creation” 11 menu is selected, the control unit 201 displays the setting file list screen 20 (step 502). FIG. 6 shows the setting file list screen 20.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the setting file list screen 20 includes a setting file list 25, a new creation button 21, an edit button 22, a copy button 23, a delete button 24, and the like. In the setting file list 25, a list of setting files 132 (unlocked setting file 132, locked setting file 132L) in the setting folder 143 under the PS export folder 142 is displayed. For the unlocked setting file 132, the edit button 22, the copy button 23, the delete button 24, etc. can be used. The locked setting file 132L is displayed with a key mark, and the edit button 22 and the copy button 23 can be used, but the delete button 24 cannot be used.

  When the new creation button 21 is pressed, the control unit 201 displays a setting file creation screen (new creation) 30a. When the edit button 22 is pressed, the control unit 201 displays a setting file creation screen (edit / copy) 30b. When the copy button 23 is pressed, the control unit 201 displays a setting file creation screen (editing / duplicating) 30b on which the contents of the selected setting file 132 to be copied are displayed. When the delete button 24 is pressed, the control unit 201 deletes the selected setting file 132. The locked setting file 132L cannot be deleted. The print setting file created at the same time when the setting file 132 is created is also deleted.

  When the control unit 201 selects the new creation button 21 or the setting file 132 and presses the edit button 22 / duplicate button 23, a setting file creation screen (new creation) 30a and a setting file creation screen (edit / copy) 30b are respectively displayed. It is displayed (step 503). FIG. 7 shows a setting file creation screen (new creation) 30a and a setting file creation screen (edit / copy) 30b.

As shown in FIG. 7, the setting file creation screen (new creation) 30a includes a setting file name 31, a printer driver selection button 32, an output destination 33, a “spread” radio button 34, a “single page” radio button 35, and a “file” It includes a “lock” check box 36, a paper setting button 37, a print setting button 38, a save button 39, a cancel button 40, and the like.
A setting file creation screen (edit / copy) 30b includes a setting file name 31, a printer driver 41, a postscript printer 42, an output destination 33, a "spread" radio button 34, a "single page" radio button 35, and a "file lock" check. A box 36, a paper setting button 37, a print setting button 38, a save button 39, a cancel button 40, and the like.

In the setting file name 31, a setting file name is set. The setting file name 31 at the time of duplication is, for example, “copy of setting file 1” when “setting file 1” is duplicated.
In the output destination 33, print output / postscript (PS) file output is set.
The “double spread” radio button 34 and the “single page” radio button 35 set “double spread” / “single page” as a PS export unit.
The “file lock” check box 36 sets whether or not the setting file 132 is locked. The locked setting file 132L cannot be deleted.
The control unit 201 sets the specified setting file name 31, the PS writing unit (“spread” / “single page”), the presence / absence of file lock, and the like (step 504).

The control unit 201 displays the printer driver selection screen 50 when the printer driver selection button 32 is pressed during new creation (step 505). FIG. 8 shows a printer driver selection screen 50.
The printer driver selection screen 50 includes a printer driver list 51 indicating a list of printer drivers 41, a postscript printer list 52 indicating a list of postscript printers 42, a zone name list 53 indicating a list of printer locations, an OK button 55, and a cancel button. 56 etc.

  When the user selects the printer driver 41, the Postscript printer 42, etc., and presses the OK button 55 (step 506), the control unit 201 stores the settings of the selected printer driver 41, Postscript printer 42, etc. The driver selection screen 50 is closed (step 507), the process proceeds to step 503, and the setting file creation screen 30 is displayed.

  When the paper setting button 37 is pressed, the control unit 201 displays a paper setting screen (not shown) (step 508). The user performs paper setting, and the control unit 201 saves the designated paper setting, closes the printer driver selection screen 50 (step 509), moves to step 503, and displays the setting file creation screen 30.

  When the print setting button 38 is pressed, the control unit 201 displays a print setting screen (not shown) (step 510). The user makes print settings, and the control unit 201 saves the designated print settings, closes the printer driver selection screen 50 (step 511), moves to step 503, and displays the setting file creation screen 30.

  When the save button 39 is pressed, the control unit 201 saves the setting information of all items in the setting file 132 and closes the setting file creation screen 20 (step 512). When the cancel button 40 is pressed, the setting file creation screen 20 is closed without saving the settings of all items.

  Next, the processing procedure of the postscript (PS) writing function 123 will be described in detail with reference to FIG. FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of the postscript (PS) writing function 123.

  The control unit 201 of the computer 101 displays the PS export menu screen 10 and the user selects the “export” 12 menu (step 901).

  When the “export” 12 menu is selected, the control unit 201 displays the export tool screen 60 (step 902). FIG. 10 shows the writing tool screen 60.

  As shown in FIG. 10, the writing tool screen 60 includes a layout document list 61, a setting file list 62, a save folder list 63, a writing page designation 64, a new folder creation button 72, a writing button 68, a cancel button 69, and the like.

  The layout document list 61 is a list of layout documents 130 and folders in the selected folder. The setting file list 62 is a list of setting files 132 in the setting folder 143. The save folder list 63 is a list of save folders 141 in the selected folder. When the new folder creation button 72 is pressed, the control unit 201 displays a new folder creation screen 70 with the designated new folder name 71 and creates a new folder for the storage folder.

The write page designation 64 enables the write page designation when the partial write check box 65 is checked. The “page number” radio button 66 designates the page to be written by the page number. The “additional page number” radio button 67 designates the writing page with the addition page number.
The additional page number can be specified as page number information for associating a plurality of documents when, for example, a printed material including a plurality of layout documents 130 is created. For example, when the pages 5 to 10 of the layout document 130-1 and the pages 20 to 30 of the layout document 130-2 are created as one printed matter, the pages 5 to 5 of the layout document 130-1 are created by the page information addition function 122 described later. The additional page numbers 1 to 6 are set to 10 and the additional page numbers 7 to 17 are set to the pages 20 to 30 of the layout document 130-2. When the number is specified and written, the page contents to be written in the layout documents 130-1 and 130-2 are output to the Postscript file 131 or to the printer together with new page number information of a plurality of document serial numbers.

  The user sets the layout document 130 or the folder including the layout document 130, the setting file 132, the storage folder 141, the export page designation 64, and the like, and presses the export button 68 (step 903).

  Based on the specified file, the control unit 201 converts the layout document 130 into a postscript (PS) file 131 of the specified storage folder 141 that is the output destination in units of single pages / page spread based on the setting file 132. Alternatively, the data is output to the printer 206 (step 904).

The file name of the postscript (PS) file 131 is set according to the single page unit / spread unit from the order number 91 (omitted if not specified), the additional page number 93, and the like. Note that the specification of the order number 91 will be described in the later-described page number information addition function 122.
(1) When the additional page number 93 is a number,
Single page unit:
<Order number> P <Additional page number (4-byte alignment)>. ps
For example, “Order 1P0001.ps”
When spread unit:
<Order number> P <Additional page number (4 byte alignment)> @ P <Additional page number (4 byte alignment)>. ps
For example, “Order 2P0001@P0002.ps”
(2) If the additional page number 93 includes anything other than a number,
Single page unit:
<Order number><Additional page number (4-byte alignment)>. ps
For example, “Order 1H1.ps”
When spread unit:
<Order number><Additional page number (4 byte alignment)> @ <Additional page number (4 byte alignment)>. ps
For example, “Order 2H1@H2.ps”
(3) If the additional page number 93 is not set (page number setting),
Single page unit:
<Order number> P <Layout document page number (4-byte alignment)>. ps
For example, “Order 1P0001.ps”
When spread unit:
<Order number> P <Layout document page number (4-byte alignment)> @ P <Additional page number (4-byte alignment)>. ps
For example, “Order 2P0001@P0002.ps”

After writing, the control unit 201 stores log information when writing the PS file (step 905).
Until all the specified pages are completed (No in Step 906), the writing process from Step 904 to Step 906 is repeated.

  When all the designated pages are completed (Yes in step 906), the control unit 201 generates a log file 133 (.txt file) from the log information when writing the PS file (step 907). The control unit 201 outputs one log file 133 in one process. The log file name is “processing date / time.txt” at the normal end and “processing date / time E.txt” at the time of error occurrence, so that the occurrence of the error can be grasped by the file name. FIG. 11 shows the contents of the log file 133.

As shown in FIG. 11, the log file 133 is composed of a header record 87 and a group of log records 88 in which the processing result of one PS file is one record.
The header record 87 represents a header such as “ERROR PS file name QXP file name (layout document file name), setting file name, time, error content”.
The log record 88 is a log of an error flag 81 indicating normal end / error end, a PS file name 82, a layout document file name 83, a setting file name 84, a time 85 indicating creation end time / error occurrence time, an error content 86, and the like. Has information etc.

  Next, a specific example of writing the postscript (PS) file 131 from the layout document 130 will be described. FIG. 12 shows a specific example of writing a postscript (PS) file 131 from the layout document 130.

As shown in FIG. 12, for example, “partial export” is specified by the export page designation 64, page number 92 “pages 3 to 8”, and the order number 91 “22589” is designated by the page number information addition function 122, and the export is performed. If you do
(1) In the case of a single page: the contents of the third page of the layout document 130 → the PS file 131 of the PS file name “22589P0003.ps” and the contents of the four pages of the layout document 130 → the PS of the PS file name “22589P0004.ps” In the file 131, the contents of the eight pages of the layout document 130 → the PS file 131 with the PS file name “22589P0008.ps” and the contents of the three to eight pages of the layout document 130 into six PS files 131 in units of pages. Write out.
(2) In case of facing pages: contents of page 3 of layout document 130 → PS file 131 of PS file name “22589P0003.ps”, contents of page 4 and page 5 of layout document 130 → PS file name “22589P0004 @ P0005 .Ps ”PS file 131, contents of 8 pages of layout document 130 → PS file 131 of PS file name“ 22589P0008.ps ”and the like, contents of 3 to 8 pages of layout document 130 are spread in page units. Write to four PS files 131.

  Next, the processing procedure of the page number information adding function 122 will be described in detail with reference to FIG. FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing the processing procedure of the page number information adding function 122.

  The control unit 201 of the computer 101 displays the PS writing menu screen 10, and the user selects the “page number information palette display” 13 menu (step 1301).

  When the “page number information palette display” 13 menu is selected, the control unit 201 displays the page number information palette display screen 90 (step 1302). FIG. 14 shows a page number information palette display screen 90.

As shown in FIG. 14, the page number information palette display screen 90 includes an input field of an order number 91, a setting tab 94, a serial number setting tab 95, a slide tab 96, and the like.
The order number 91 is a character string used for the PS file name when the PS file 131 is written. After entering the order number 91 input field, the user sets the additional page number 93 using the setting tab 94, serial number setting tab 95, slide tab 96, etc. (step 1303).

  In the setting tab 94, the additional page number 93 is set page by page. The setting tab 94 includes an input field for page number 92, an input field for additional page number 93, a save button 97, a cancel button 98, a delete button 99, and the like. The control unit 201 embeds the number specified in the additional page number 93 in the page specified in the page number 92. With the save button 97, the control unit 201 saves the setting of the additional page number 93. With the cancel button 98, the control unit 201 cancels the previous setting. With the delete button 99, the control unit 201 deletes the additional page number 93 of the page indicated by the page number.

  FIG. 15 shows the serial number setting of the additional page number by the serial number setting tab 95. As shown in FIG. 15, the serial number setting tab 95 includes an input field for a page number 92, an input field for an additional page number start value 73, an execution button 74, a cancel button 98, and the like. With the execution button 74, the control unit 201 assigns a sequential number starting with the additional page number start value 73 to the additional page number 93 for pages in the range specified by the page number 92. For example, with respect to the pages “4 to 8 pages” in the range specified by the page number 92 of the layout document 130, sequential page numbers “123, 124,... 127” starting with the additional page number start value 73 “123” are added page numbers. Assign as 93.

  FIG. 16 shows the slide setting of the additional page number 93 by the slide tab 96. As shown in FIG. 16, the slide tab 96 includes a “slide all” radio button 76, a “slide partially” radio button 77, a “page number” radio button 66, an “additional page number” radio button 67, and a page number. / Additional page number input field, 78 slide page number input field, execute button 74, cancel button 98, and the like.

  The “slide all” radio button 76 slides all pages of the layout document 130, and the “partially slide” radio button 77 slides pages within the range indicated by the page number / additional page number in the document. . The “page number” radio button 66 or the “additional page number” radio button 67 is used to select the page number / additional page number to be entered in the input field. With the execution button 74, the control unit 201 shifts the additional page number 93 currently set in the layout document 130 by the designated number of pages. For example, the additional page number “123, 124, 125” of the page “4 to 6 pages” in the range specified by the page number 92 of the layout document 130 ′ before the slide is shifted by the slide page number “100” and the additional page number “223”. 224, 225 ".

  The control unit 201 embeds the order number 91 input as the document information in the layout document 130 and the additional page number 93 set on the setting tab 94, serial number setting tab 95, slide tab 96, etc. as the page number information. And save (step 1304).

  As described above, according to the embodiment of the present invention, in the postscript writing system 100, the control unit 201 of the computer 101 uses the setting file creation function 121 to set printer driver settings, paper settings, and print settings at the time of writing. The setting file 132 having setting information such as the above is created or edited, and the page number information adding function 122 sets the additional page number for each page based on the page number in the layout document 130 generated by the layout software 111. The layout document 130 is written into the PostScript (PS) file 131 in units of pages based on the setting file 132 or output to the printer by the embedding 130 and the writing function 123.

As a result, it is possible to write out the PostScript (PS) file from the layout software in a batch based on the setting file, eliminate manual mistakes, reduce the operation work time, and make efficient PostScript (PS) ) Export operations can be performed.
Further, by embedding the additional page number in the document, one printed matter composed of a plurality of layout documents can be easily created.

  Next, another embodiment will be described. A postscript (PS) writing system 170 according to the present embodiment uses a postscript (PS) writing tool 110 to copy a setting file 132 on another computer 101 connected via the network 109. 124. FIG. 17 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of a postscript (PS) writing system 170 according to this embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 17, the postscript (PS) writing system 170 includes a plurality of computers 101-1, 101-2, a network 109, and the like.
The network 109 is a network such as the Internet, a local area network (LAN), or an in-house LAN, and may be wired or wireless.

  The computer 101 includes a postscript (PS) writing tool 110, layout software 111, a setting file 132 including a document setting file 132Q and a print setting file 1352P. The postscript (PS) writing tool 110 has a setting file copy function 124, copies the document setting file 132Q on another computer 101-2 connected via the network 109, and couples it to the document setting file 132Q. A print setting file 132P is created.

Next, a characteristic file arrangement related to the setting file copy function in the storage device 202 will be described. FIG. 18 shows a file arrangement related to the setting file copy function in the storage device 202.
As illustrated in FIG. 18, the storage device 202 includes a setting folder 143, a combination folder 145, a print setting folder 146, and the like in a Postscript (PS) writing folder 142.

  The setting folder 143 stores a setting file 132 including a document setting file 132Q (layout document format) that is a first setting file and a print setting file 132P (.ppi file) that is a second setting file corresponding thereto. . The document setting file 132Q stores settings for a layout document in the print settings and paper settings, and the print setting file 132P stores settings that the printer driver has. The combined folder 145 stores a print setting folder 146. When the PS file 131 is output, it is not necessary to set the setting contents of the printer driver, and the setting is completed only with the settings in the document setting file 132Q.

The combined folder 145 becomes a “hot folder” when the postscript (PS) writing tool 110 is activated. The “hot folder” allows the control unit 201 to monitor the folder on the network and perform predetermined processing control when a file is created in the hot folder. In the present embodiment, the control unit 201 monitors the combined folder 145 that is a hot folder, drops the document setting file 132Q into the combined folder, and creates the document setting file 132Q in the combined folder 145. When copying 132Q, the ppi selection screen 180 is displayed and the copy process is performed.
The print setting folder 146 stores a print setting file 132P related to the printer driver of the computer 101.

  Next, the processing procedure of the setting file copy function 124 of the postscript (PS) writing tool 110 in the postscript (PS) writing system 170 will be described in detail. FIG. 19 is a flowchart showing the processing procedure of the setting file copy function 124. FIG. 20 shows the flow of the ppi selection screen 180 and the setting file copy process.

As illustrated in FIG. 19, the control unit 201 of the computer 101-1 starts a postscript (PS) writing tool 110 in advance. For example, the QuarkXPress is activated in a state where the PostScript (PS) writing tool 110 is incorporated as an extension function of the QuarkXPress.
The control unit 201 monitors a combined folder that is a hot folder (step 1901).

The user accesses the computer 101-2 via the network 109, and copies the document setting file 132Q to be copied in the storage device 202 of the computer 101-2 to the combined folder in the storage device 202 of the computer 101-1. When dropping to 145 (step 1902), the control unit 201 of the computer 101-1 receives the document setting file 132Q to be copied, and generates the document setting file 132Q to be copied in the combined folder 145 that is a hot folder (step 1902). 1903).
For example, as shown in FIG. 20, the document setting file 132Q “250 × 315 ad-ps” to be copied in the storage device 202 of the computer 101-2 is dropped into the combined folder 145.

When the control unit 201 of the computer 101-1 creates the document setting file 132Q in the combined folder 145, the control unit 201 displays a ppi selection screen 180 showing a list of print setting files (.ppi files) 181 in the print setting folder 146 (step 1904). ).
The user selects the print setting file (.ppi file) 132P on the ppi selection screen 180 and presses the creation button 182 (step 1905). For example, the print setting file 132P “235 × 300 ad-ps.ppi” on the ppi selection screen 180 is selected.

The control unit 201 generates the document setting file 132Q to be copied in the combined folder 145 and the combined print setting file (.ppi file) 132P in the setting folder 143, and creates a new setting file 132 (step 1906). . The file name of the print setting file (.ppi file) 132P combined with the document setting file 132Q is set to “file name of the document setting file 132Q.ppi”. The control unit 201 deletes the document setting file 132Q in the combined folder 145 (step 1907).
For example, the document setting file 132Q “250 × 315 ad-ps” to be copied and the selected print setting file 132P “235 × 300 ad-ps.ppi” are combined and created in the setting folder 143 of the PS export folder 142. The created print setting file name is set as a print setting file 132P “235 × 315 ad-ps.ppi” that matches the setting file name “250 × 315 ad-ps”.

  As described above, according to the embodiment of the present invention, in the postscript writing system 100, the control unit 201 of the computer 101-1 is stored in the storage device of another computer 101-2 by the setting file copy function 124. When the stored document setting file 132Q is dropped into the combined folder (hot folder) in the storage device 202 of the computer 101-1, the ppi selection screen 180 is displayed, and the selected print setting file 132P and the copy target file 132P are displayed. The document setting file 132Q is copied to the setting folder 143 to create the setting file 132.

  As a result, when a setting file necessary for writing a PostScript (PS) file is used on another computer 101, the setting of the document paper, the print setting, etc. are taken into consideration while taking into account the setting information specific to each computer. A setting file having setting information can be copied, and the setting file can be easily used in another computer.

  In this embodiment, the QuarkXPress (trade name) is used as the layout software and the Quark document is used as a document generated by the layout software. However, the present invention is not limited to this.

  Note that the program for performing the processing shown in FIGS. 5, 9, 13, 19 and the like may be distributed on a recording medium such as a CD-ROM, or the program may be transmitted and received via a communication line. You can also.

  The preferred embodiments of the postscript (PS) writing system and the like according to the present invention have been described above with reference to the accompanying drawings, but the present invention is not limited to such examples. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various changes or modifications can be conceived within the scope of the technical idea disclosed in the present application, and these are naturally within the technical scope of the present invention. Understood.

The figure which shows schematic structure of the postscript (PS) writing-out system 100 which concerns on this Embodiment of this invention. Hardware configuration diagram of the computer 101 The figure which shows the file arrangement | positioning relevant to the Postscript (PS) writing system in the memory | storage device 202 The figure which shows the flow of a process of the postscript (PS) writing system 100 whole. The flowchart which shows the process sequence of the setting file creation function 121 The figure which shows the setting file list screen 20 The figure which shows the setting file creation screen (new creation) 30a and the setting file creation screen (editing / duplication) 30b The figure which shows the printer driver selection screen 50 The flowchart which shows the process sequence of the postscript (PS) writing function 123 The figure which shows the writing tool screen 60 The figure which shows the contents of log file 133 The figure which shows the specific example of writing out Postscript (PS) file 131 from the layout document 130 The flowchart which shows the process sequence of the page number information addition function 122 The figure which shows the page number information palette display screen 90 The figure which shows the serial number setting of the additional page number by the serial number setting tab 95 The figure which shows the slide setting of the additional page number by the slide tab 96 The figure which shows schematic structure of the postscript (PS) writing-out system 170 which concerns on this Embodiment of this invention. The figure which shows the process setting screen 903 The flowchart which shows the process sequence of the setting file copy function 124 The figure which shows the flow of a ppi selection screen 180 and a setting file copy process

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100 ......... Postscript (PS) export system 101 ......... Computer 109 ......... Network 110 ......... Postscript (PS) export tool 111 ......... Layout software 121 ......... Setting file creation function 122 ......... Page number information adding function 123... PS writing function 124... Setting file copy function 130... Layout document 131... Postscript (PS) file 132 ... Setting file 132Q ... Document setting file 132P ......... Print setting file 133 ......... Log file 201 ......... Control unit 202 ......... Storage device

Claims (9)

A postscript writing system for outputting a document generated by layout software to a postscript file, comprising a plurality of terminal devices connected via a network ,
The terminal device
A setting file creating means for creating or editing a setting file comprising: a document setting file having setting information for the paper setting and print setting of the document; and a print setting file having setting information specific to a printer driver used at the time of printing. ,
Setting file storage means for storing the setting file;
Based on the setting file, the document is output to a postscript file or printer output in page units or spread units;
Folder monitoring means for monitoring a specific folder and performing a predetermined control when a file is created in the specific folder;
Equipped with,
The folder monitoring means displays a list screen of print setting files stored in the terminal device when a document setting file stored in another terminal device is created in the specific folder, and When one print setting file is selected from the list screen, a setting file composed of the document setting file created in the specific folder and the selected print setting file is created in a folder different from the specific folder, A postscript writing system, wherein a document setting file created in the specific folder is deleted . Page number information adding means for embedding an additional page number used when designating a page by the writing means based on the page number in the document;
The postscript writing system according to claim 1, further comprising: 3. The postscript writing system according to claim 2 , wherein the page number information adding means sets the additional page number for a page specified by a page number. 3. The postscript according to claim 2 , wherein the page number information adding means assigns and sets a sequential number starting with an additional page number start value to the page range specified by a page number. Export system. 3. The postscript writing system according to claim 2 , wherein the page number information adding means sets the additional page number by shifting the currently set additional page number by a specified number of pages. The postscript writing system according to claim 1, wherein the writing unit writes out a specified document or all documents included in a specified folder. The postscript writing system according to claim 1, wherein the writing unit performs writing of all pages or partial writing of the document. A program that causes a computer to function as the terminal device according to any one of claims 1 to 7 . A recording medium on which a program for causing a computer to function as the terminal device according to any one of claims 1 to 7 is recorded.

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