Patent ID: 7011383

Claim:
A method for printing an image on a print medium having an edge comprising the steps of: a) obtaining an inkjet printer having a printhead movable along a print swath axis and including a plurality of inkjet nozzles disposed to print the image by printing columns of dots as the printhead moves along the print swath axis, wherein each column of dots is substantially perpendicular to the print swath axis; b) disposing the print medium with the edge substantially perpendicular or parallel to the print swath axis; c) using the printhead to print on the print medium, beyond a preselected distance from the edge, columns of dots representing a portion of the image at a first percent of print swath density; and d) using the printhead to print on the print medium, at and within the preselected distance from the edge, columns of dots representing a portion of the image at a varying percent of print swath density, wherein the varying percent is the first percent at the preselected distance from the edge, and wherein the varying percent steps down and not up a plurality of times as the distance from the edge to the dots to be printed decreases.