IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMATION CONTROL METHOD

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To quickly obtain print output in a device which prints a page in which content data acquired from a reference destination are incorporated.

SOLUTION: A document analysis part 33 analyzes a document to be printed and tentatively performs page division by performing layout of a document element of which the content data are acquired from the reference destination with tentative size and performing layout of a document element of which drawing size of the contents data is known with its size. A document management part 45 monitors acquisition state of the content data and when it is detected that acquisition of all pieces of the content data to be laid out on the initial page is completed, instructs drawing output of the page to a drawing part 34.

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