Abstract: A print control apparatus controls at least one printer including a first printing mechanism to perform a first printing process with a first paint and a second printing mechanism to perform a second printing process with a second paint. The print control apparatus includes circuitry configured to set, based on an operation performed by a user, a print order in which the first printing process and the second printing process are executed, generate a print job based on the print order, acquire device information representing relative positions of the first printing mechanism and the second printing mechanism, determine whether the print job is executable in one pass printing based on the print order and the device information, and notify the user of information indicating whether the one pass printing is executable.

Abstract: A print control apparatus controls at least one printer including a first printing mechanism to perform a first printing process with a first paint and a second printing mechanism to perform a second printing process with a second paint. The print control apparatus includes circuitry configured to set, based on an operation performed by a user, a print order in which the first printing process and the second printing process are executed, generate a print job based on the print order, acquire device information representing relative positions of the first printing mechanism and the second printing mechanism, determine whether the print job is executable in one pass printing based on the print order and the device information, and notify the user of information indicating whether the one pass printing is executable.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes circuitry. The circuitry is configured to provide a print setting interface for setting print setting values for various print setting items, acquire, as specific print setting data, a specific print setting item having many print setting values to be set, among the print setting items, and a specific print setting value set for the specific print setting item, acquire a relevant print setting value set for a relevant print setting item associated with the specific print setting item, acquire the specific print setting value associated with the relevant print setting value among print setting values registered in both the specific print setting data and history print setting data that is the print setting values set for the print setting items, and present the acquired specific print setting value in the print setting interface as a candidate for the specific print setting value.

Abstract: A print control method in an information processing apparatus includes a registration step of accepting via a setting screen a registration of a print setting for one or more specific pages of a print target including one or more pages, a storage step of storing in a storage device the print setting accepted by the registration step with corresponding identification information identifying the specific pages, a first displaying step of displaying on the setting screen the identification information of the specific pages stored by the storage step, a selection step of accepting via the setting screen a selection of identification information displayed in the first displaying step, and a second displaying step of displaying on the setting screen the print setting corresponding to the identification information whose selection is accepted in the selection step.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes circuitry. The circuitry is configured to provide a print setting interface for setting print setting values for various print setting items, acquire, as specific print setting data, a specific print setting item having many print setting values to be set, among the print setting items, and a specific print setting value set for the specific print setting item, acquire a relevant print setting value set for a relevant print setting item associated with the specific print setting item, acquire the specific print setting value associated with the relevant print setting value among print setting values registered in both the specific print setting data and history print setting data that is the print setting values set for the print setting items, and present the acquired specific print setting value in the print setting interface as a candidate for the specific print setting value.

Abstract: A information processing unit includes: a control unit configured to control operation processing of individual units through a user interface; a print set value storage unit configured to store a print set value that is set by operation of an operation unit on a basic setting screen displayed on a display unit on which setting relating to the color printing is performed at a basic level and a print detail set value that is set by operation of the operation unit on a detail setting screen as another dialog on which the setting is performed at a detail level under operation control of the control unit; and a print data creating unit configured to create print data of the color printing based on the print set value and the print detail set value under operation control of the control unit.

Abstract: Disclosed is a non-transitory computer-readable recording medium storing a print control program, which when executed by a processor, causes an information processing apparatus connected to a printer via a network to perform a process. The process includes causing a screen generator to generate a plurality of screens via which respective instructions for a plurality of print settings are received from a user, causing a display controller to display setting items corresponding to the screens in a predetermined order, and control switching between the screens based on the respective instructions corresponding to the setting items received from the user, and causing a print setting limiter to limit the respective print settings, for which the respective instructions are received from the user via the respective screens, based on the predetermined order of the setting items.

Abstract: Disclosed is a non-transitory recording medium storing a function setting program for utilizing an image forming apparatus. The function setting program, when processed by a processor, executes a process including receiving a page range to which page process functions settable by page unit are applied, by each of the page process functions, receiving a page range to which post process functions executable after forming an image are applied, by each of the post process functions, and displaying a list of the functions applied to each of the page ranges on a display part by associating the page range to which the post process functions are applied, among the page ranges to which the post process functions are applied, the page range to which image process functions are applied so as to identify types of the functions applied to a corresponding one of the page ranges.

Abstract: A print control method in an information processing apparatus includes a registration step of accepting via a setting screen a registration of a print setting for one or more specific pages of a print target including one or more pages, a storage step of storing in a storage device the print setting accepted by the registration step with corresponding identification information identifying the specific pages, a first displaying step of displaying on the setting screen the identification information of the specific pages stored by the storage step, a selection step of accepting via the setting screen a selection of identification information displayed in the first displaying step, and a second displaying step of displaying on the setting screen the print setting corresponding to the identification information whose selection is accepted in the selection step.

Abstract: A information processing unit includes: a control unit configured to control operation processing of individual units through a user interface; a print set value storage unit configured to store a print set value that is set by operation of an operation unit on a basic setting screen displayed on a display unit on which setting relating to the color printing is performed at a basic level and a print detail set value that is set by operation of the operation unit on a detail setting screen as another dialog on which the setting is performed at a detail level under operation control of the control unit; and a print data creating unit configured to create print data of the color printing based on the print set value and the print detail set value under operation control of the control unit.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus having print architecture based on Common UNIX (registered trademark) Printing System includes a print setting information generator to generate print setting information; a print job generator to generate a print job based on the print setting information; an identification information issuing unit to generate identification information; a print setting detector to determine whether a given print setting having data size exceeding maximum data size that the print job generator can receive exists in the print setting input; a data file generator to generate a data file including the identification information and given print setting information; a file storing unit to store the given print setting information in the data file in a memory; and an identification information transmitter to transmit the identification information to the print job generator.