| 摘要 |
A device driver is provided in which the user interface is arranged so as to appear in a similar fashion to that of an internet browser. From within the device driver, products relating to the driven device may be ordered preferably via a message sent over the internet. The internal structure of the driver contains two sets of data. The first set defines elements 220 which contain the control information for the printer driver engine. Each element, eg colour/black ink element (40 Figure 3), has one or more states, each state having an associated image (eg 40a Figure 5) indicating the current state of the element for display to a user. The second set 215 defines pages, each page being associated with a state of an element, and listing one or more of the associated elements. The pages and elements provide for versatility in the design of the driver, particularly in the field of printer drivers. |
