Printing apparatus and printing method

A printing method comprising:

• a leading end detecting step of detecting a leading end of a print medium;
• a trailing end detecting step of detecting a trailing end of the print medium;
• a selectively specifying step of selectively specifying print data to be printed on an image print area of the print medium on the basis of the leading end of the print medium or printed on an image print area of the print medium on the basis of the trailing end of the print medium;
• a first printing step of performing printing of first print data of which print position is specified at a first position on the print medium, the first position being determined on the basis of the leading end of the print medium detected in the leading end detecting step;
• and
• a second printing step of performing printing of second print data of which print position is specified at a second position on the print medium such that (a) printing of all of the second print data, which is data input into the printing apparatus, is performed or (b) a start position of printing of the second print data is changed, the second position being determined on the basis of the trailing end of the print medium detected in the trailing end detecting step independently of the first position.

A printing apparatus comprising:

• a leading end detecting unit configured to detect a leading end of a print medium;
• a trailing end detecting unit configured to detect a trailing end of a print medium;
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• a print controller configured (i) to allow print data to be selectively specified as printed on an image print area on the print medium on the basis of the leading end of the print medium or printed on an image print area of the print medium on the basis of the trailing end of the print medium, (ii) to perform printing of first print data of which print position is specified on the basis of the leading end on the print medium, the leading end being detected by the leading end detecting unit, and (iii) to perform printing of second print data of which print position is specified on the basis of the trailing end on the print medium, the trailing end being detected by the trailing end detecting unit.

A printing method comprising:

• a leading end detecting step of detecting a leading end of a print medium;
• a trailing end detecting step of detecting a trailing end of the print medium;
• a selectively specifying step of selectively specifying print data to be printed on an image print area of the print medium on the basis of the leading end of the print medium or printed on the image print area of the print medium on the basis of the trailing end of the print medium;
• a first printing step of performing printing of first print data of which print position is specified on the basis of the leading end on the print medium, the leading end being detected in the leading end detecting step;
• and
• a second printing step of performing printing of second print data of which print position is specified on the basis of a trailing end of print medium, the trailing end being detected in the trailing end detecting step.