Patent ID: 7038794
Filing Date: 2006-05-02
Classification: B41J,G06F

Abstract:
1. An image forming device comprising: predetermined line count-defining means for defining a reference line count and one or more n-th predetermined line counts each corresponding to a number which is n times as large as said reference line count (n represents a natural, number), with reference to which text data of part or all of basic character strings forming a plurality of lines each including at least one character is converted based on a predetermined font to image data of said part or all of said basic character strings and said image data is arranged in an edit image-forming memory area; storage means for storing text data of said basic character strings; determining means for determining whether or not the number of lines of said basic character strings to be formed when said text data of said basic character strings is converted to image data thereof and said image data of said basic character strings is arranged in said edit image-forming memory area exceeds in number any of said one or more n-th predetermined line counts; edit information character string-forming means for forming edit information character strings, with reference to an n-th post-omission line count calculated by subtracting the number of lines of an n-th predetermined line omission-notifying character string for notifying omission of lines from each n-th predetermined line count which the number of lines of said basic character strings is determined to exceed, by inserting an n-th predetermined line overflow-notifying character string indicative of an excess in line count over said each n-th predetermined line count between an end of a line of said basic character strings immediately before the count of lines of said basic character strings exceeds said n-th post-omission line count and a head of the following line; and edit information image data-forming means for forming data of an edit information image by converting text data of said edit information character strings to image data thereof and arranging said image data of said edit information character strings in an edit information image-forming memory area.