Inkjet recording method, inkjet recording apparatus, program and storage medium storing program code readable by computer

An ink jet recording apparatus for effecting recording on a recording material by ejecting ink comprising coloring material and reaction liquid reactable with the ink from an ink ejection portion for ejecting the ink and a reaction liquid ejection portion for ejecting the reaction liquid, said apparatus comprising:

• recording means for effecting the recording selectively in a first recording mode in which no blank is provided at least one end portion on a surface of the recording material and a second recording mode in which no blank is provided at any of end portions of the surface of the recording material;
• wherein a recording condition in said first recording mode and a recording condition in said second recording mode is different.

An apparatus according to claim 30, wherein the recording condition is at least one of a condition relating to an amount of application of at least one of the ink and the reaction liquid, a condition relating to a number of scans of said ink ejection portion and said reaction liquid ejection portion, and a condition relating to an application area of the ink and the reaction liquid onto the recording material.

A control program for computer control of an ink jet recording method for effecting recording on a recording material by ejecting ink comprising coloring material and reaction liquid reactable with the ink from an ink ejection portion for ejecting the ink and a reaction liquid ejection portion for ejecting the reaction liquid, said program comprising:

• a discrimination step of discriminating a selected mode of a first recording mode in which no blank is provided at least one end portion on a surface of the recording material and a second recording mode in which no blank is provided at any of end portions of the surface of the recording material and in which the recording is effected in a recording condition which is different from a recording condition in the first mode;
• and
• a preparation step of preparing data for recording ink ejection and ejection data for the reaction liquid in the first recording mode when said discrimination step discriminates that first recording mode is selected, and preparing data for recording ink ejection and ejection data for the reaction liquid in the second recording mode when said discrimination step discriminates that second recording mode is selected.