Canon Kabushiki Kaisha

Canon Information Systems Research Australia Pty. Ltd.

Lachlan James Patrick

Andrew James Lo

Alan Valev Tonisson

Julie Rae Kowald

John Charles Brook

James Robert Metcalfe

Michael Jan Lawther

Laurence Crew

Timothy Mark Morris-Yates

Christopher Mark Paola

Kevin Mun Choong Tham

Colin Eric Druitt

John Anthony Brett

Andrew John Whitfield King

A method of providing a print representation of a document which, when printed, has at least one region the appearance of which is dependent on viewing conditions. The method comprises generating a representation of the document and then modifying the appearance of the at least one region to thereby simulate the appearance of the document when printed. This is achieved by animating the representation of the at least one region or at least partially combining the at least one region with an image.

Print presentation

Methods and apparatus for variable document printing are disclosed in which a graphical user interface is configured to allow user manipulation of layout rules associated with content containers within a template for variable document generation. One method involves creating a layout for a variable data document based upon a template. The method firstly sets at least one container in the template to form the layout, and then establishes at least one constraint associated with each selected one of at least one feature of the container, the establishing including, for each feature, detecting a user instigated selection of the corresponding feature. The layout is then modified to thereby generate the document by placing content into the containers, wherein at least one dimension of the least one container and/or a position of the at least one container in the layout are varied based on a property of the placed content on a condition that each constraint in the layout is satisfied.

User interface for creation and editing of variable data documents

Methods and apparatus for proofing () a variable document intended for printing are disclosed in which a GUI () is configured to allow user manipulation of layout rules associated with content containers within a template for variable document generation. Selective proofing () involves proofing a plurality of variable data documents each formed from a common layout in which variable data content is placed into containers having locations and sizes within the layout and defined by layout rules. Measures of variation () and measures of deviation () are calculated. The measures of deviation are processed () to give a deviation value. Once completed for each document, the deviation values of the documents are compared () to identify at least one group of the documents for presentation for further assessment. Live proofing includes creating a layout () for a variable data document based upon a template established in the GUI. A container () is set in the template to form the layout, which is then modified to thereby generate an exemplary document by placing exemplary content into the container, wherein a dimension of the container and/or a position of the container are varied based upon a property of the placed content. The exemplary document is displayed in the layout via the GUI to enable visual proofing by the user.

Selective preview and proofing of documents or layouts containing variable data

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