Abstract: An apparatus is operable to cause a print unit to generate first printed matter based on a first setting designated by a first designator. The apparatus includes an identifier adapted to identify a second setting that can be utilized in substitution for the first setting, a notifier adapted to notify an operator of information about the second setting identified by the identifier, and a producer adapted to cause the print unit to generate second printed matter based on the second setting designated by a second designator, after notifying the operator of the information.

Abstract: An apparatus is operable to cause a print unit to generate first printed matter based on a first setting designated by a first designator. The apparatus includes an identifier adapted to identify a second setting that can be utilized in substitution for the first setting, a notifier adapted to notify an operator of information about the second setting identified by the identifier, and a producer adapted to cause the print unit to generate second printed matter based on the second setting designated by a second designator, after notifying the operator of the information.

Abstract: A system, apparatus, and method for reducing overhead in processing due to increased memory occupation and compression procedures when registering a character image in a printer is disclosed. When transferring the character image to the printer, the character image is compressed in accordance with a characteristic of the character image. For example, the size, the frequency of use, or appearance of the character image, as well as the number of characters appearing in each page may be used as the characteristic. After being registered in the printer, a registered character can be printed only by transferring an identifier corresponding to the character to the printer.

Abstract: It is an object of the invention to reduce an amount of data which is supplied to a character outputting process and to execute the character outputting process at a high speed. On the basis of extra-character registration information, whether bit map data is compressed or not is judged. When the bit map data is not compressed, an extra character is registered into a predetermined area of a storage. When compressing, in accordance with a compression method which is designated by extra-character registration information, the relevant compression method is selected and the bit map data is compressed. Data of the compressed extra character is registered into a predetermined area of the storage. By performing a character output by using optimum font data and scaler every character unit or character set, the data amount can be reduced, the process can be executed at a high speed, and a high-quality output can be performed.

Abstract: In an information processing apparatus for causing a printer to execute a printing operation by registering a font therein, there is disclosed a configuration allowing the information processing apparatus to manage the font to be registered in the printer thereby preventing the failure in the printing operation. The information processing apparatus issues a command for reserving a memory for font registration in the printer, then calculates the available capacity based on the reserved memory capacity at the transfer of the font to the printer, and executes transfer or deletion of the font based on thus calculated available capacity.