Class

GeneralPreference

General application preferences. Base Class: Preference

QuickLinks

addEventListener, getElements, removeEventListener, toSource, toSpecifier

Hierarchy

Application

Preference

GeneralPreference

Event | EventListener | MutationEvent

Properties

Property	Type	Access	Description
applicationBarShown	bool	r/w	If true, application bar is shown.
autoCollapseIconPanels	bool	r/w	If true, panel drawers close automatically.
autoShowHiddenPanels	bool	r/w	If true, vertical reveal strips appear when palette UI is hidden.
completeFontDownloadGlyphLimit	number	r/w	The threshold at which to trigger font subsetting based on the number of glyphs the font contains.
createLinksOnContentPlace	bool	r/w	Enable the creation of links on content place
customMonitorPpi	number	r/w	When using a custom monitor resolution, what is the value of that resolution in pixels per inch
enableFloatingWindowDocking	bool	r/w	If true, floating windows can be docked by user as tabs.
enableMultiTouchGestures	bool	r/w	Controls whether or not multi-touch gestures are enabled.
eventListeners	EventListeners EventListener	readonly	A collection of event listeners.
events	Events Event	readonly	A collection of events.
greekVectorGraphicsOnDrag	bool	r/w	Controls whether or not to greek vector graphics when dragging at high quality.
highlightObjectUnderSelectionTool	bool	r/w	Controls whether or not to highlight object under selection tool.
includePreview	bool	r/w	If true, includes a preview in saved documents.
isValid	bool	readonly	Returns true if the object specifier resolves to valid objects.
mainMonitorPpi	number	readonly	The value of the system reported main monitor resolution
mapStylesOnContentPlace	bool	r/w	Enable the mapping of styles on content place
objectsMoveWithPage	bool	r/w	Controls whether page items move when a page is repositioned from the UI. The option/alt key temporarily reverses this property
openDocumentsAsTabs	bool	r/w	If true, documents open as tabs.
openRecentLength	number (range: 0 - 30)	r/w	Number of items to show in the Open Recent menu list. Range: 0 to 30
pageNumbering	PageNumberingOptions: PageNumberingOptions.SECTION PageNumberingOptions.ABSOLUTE	r/w	The page numbering method.
parent	Application	readonly	The parent of the GeneralPreference (a Application).
placeCursorUsesThumbnails	bool	r/w	Controls whether or not to show thumbnails of imported files in the Place icon.
preventSelectingLockedItems	bool	r/w	Controls whether or not you can select and interact with a locked item. When this is off, only position is locked.
previewPages	PreviewPagesOptions: PreviewPagesOptions.FIRST_PAGE PreviewPagesOptions.FIRST_2_PAGES PreviewPagesOptions.FIRST_5_PAGES PreviewPagesOptions.FIRST_10_PAGES PreviewPagesOptions.ALL_PAGES	r/w	The pages to create preview images for. Note: Valid when include preview is true.
previewSize	PreviewSizeOptions: PreviewSizeOptions.SMALL PreviewSizeOptions.MEDIUM PreviewSizeOptions.LARGE PreviewSizeOptions.EXTRA_LARGE	r/w	The preview size. Note: Valid when include preview is true.
properties	Object	r/w	A property that allows setting of several properties at the same time.
showAnchorObjectAdornment	bool	r/w	Controls whether or not the anchor object adornment is shown.
showContentGrabber	bool	r/w	Controls whether or not the content grabber adornment is shown.
showConveyor	bool	r/w	Show the conveyor on content collector or content placer tool activation
showLiveCorners	bool	r/w	Controls whether or not the live corners grabber adornment is shown.
showMasterPageOverlay	bool	r/w	Controls whether or not to show the master page overlay when a page is selected using the Page Tool.
showTransformationValues	bool	r/w	Controls whether or not to dynamically display transformation information as part of the cursor while manipulating page items.
temporaryFolder	File	r/w	The location in which to store temporary files.
toolTips	ToolTipOptions: ToolTipOptions.NORMAL ToolTipOptions.NONE ToolTipOptions.FAST	r/w	Tool tip behavior.
toolsPanel	ToolsPanelOptions: ToolsPanelOptions.SINGLE_COLUMN ToolsPanelOptions.DOUBLE_COLUMN ToolsPanelOptions.SINGLE_ROW	r/w	Controls the appearance of the Tools panel.
useApplicationFrame	bool	r/w	If true, application lives in a frame.
useCustomMonitorResolution	bool	r/w	Enable the use of a custom monitor resolution in pixels per inch as opposed to querying the system settings

Methods

Instances

EventListener addEventListener (eventType: string, handler: varies[, captures: bool=false])
Adds an event listener.

Parameter	Type	Description
eventType	string	The event type.
handler	File JavaScript Function	The event handler. Can accept: File or JavaScript Function.
captures	bool	This parameter is obsolete. (Optional) (default: false)

Array of GeneralPreference getElements ()
Resolves the object specifier, creating an array of object references.

bool removeEventListener (eventType: string, handler: varies[, captures: bool=false])
Removes the event listener.

Parameter	Type	Description
eventType	string	The registered event type.
handler	File JavaScript Function	The registered event handler. Can accept: File or JavaScript Function.
captures	bool	This parameter is obsolete. (Optional) (default: false)

string toSource ()
Generates a string which, if executed, will return the GeneralPreference.

string toSpecifier ()
Retrieves the object specifier.

Element of

Application.generalPreferences

Return

Array of GeneralPreference GeneralPreference.getElements ()

Jongware, 28-Apr-2012 v3.0.3i

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