Method and apparatus for viewing on a client data representing a document to be printed

摘要

A method for viewing on a client document data representing at least a part of a document to be printed, comprising the steps of transferring the document to be printed from the client to a print server, converting at the print server the document to be printed into document data and transferring said document data from the print server to the client. Said document data are at least part of a raster image file obtained by a raster conversion function, said raster conversion function being used to print the document. In an apparatus comprising a print server with a controller for converting the document to be printed into document data and a client computer connected through a network, the controller comprises a raster conversion function generating for said document data a raster image file to be sent to the client, said raster conversion function being used to print the document. <IMAGE>