Abstract: An information processing apparatus for customizing a printer driver includes a receiving unit, a detection unit, and a notification unit. The receiving unit receives a fixing instruction to fix a specific setting item on the printer driver at a specific setting through operation input from an operator. The detection unit detects a setting that is a setting of a different setting item from the specific setting item and that is in a prohibited relationship with the specific setting as a corresponding prohibited setting resulting from the fixing instruction. The notification unit notifies the operator of the corresponding prohibited setting detected by the detection unit.

Abstract: A driver generating apparatus includes a selecting portion to select one or more pieces of partial definition data from among a plurality of pieces of partial definition data determined by a first driver program for controlling an image processing apparatus, each piece of the partial definition data associating a control command determining a prescribed process with a display command for displaying a partial screen for accepting an operation by a user in relation to the prescribed process, and a generating portion to generate a second driver program including the selected one or more pieces of partial definition data.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus for customizing a printer driver includes a receiving unit, a detection unit, and a notification unit. The receiving unit receives a fixing instruction to fix a specific setting item on the printer driver at a specific setting through operation input from an operator. The detection unit detects a setting that is a setting of a different setting item from the specific setting item and that is in a prohibited relationship with the specific setting as a corresponding prohibited setting resulting from the fixing instruction. The notification unit notifies the operator of the corresponding prohibited setting detected by the detection unit.

Abstract: Upon printing on a tab, a printer driver presents a screen for setting index information of a tab sheet, and receives designation of a position where an index is to be added and an item to be added to the index. Further, it receives designation of the number of letters, letter size, or the number of lines as a threshold value for determining whether the title information input to be printed on the tab should be converted into an index or not. When the input title information exceeds the threshold value, the printer driver controls such that one or more alphanumeric characters are printed on a tab, instead of the title information, and such that the input title information is printed on an index sheet together with the alphanumeric character(s) of the corresponding tab sheet.

Abstract: Upon printing on a tab, a printer driver presents a screen for setting index information of a tab sheet, and receives designation of a position where an index is to be added and an item to be added to the index. Further, it receives designation of the number of letters, letter size, or the number of lines as a threshold value for determining whether the title information input to be printed on the tab should be converted into an index or not. When the input title information exceeds the threshold value, the printer driver controls such that one or more alphanumeric characters are printed on a tab, instead of the title information, and such that the input title information is printed on an index sheet together with the alphanumeric character(s) of the corresponding tab sheet.