InDesign2026
API 21.5.1.73
Object

FontLockingPreference

Font locking preferences.

Preference FontLockingPreference
Hierarchy

Application

FontLockingPreference

Properties

NameType AccessDescription
EventListeners<EventListener> readonly A collection of event listeners.
Events<Event> readonly A collection of events.
Boolean read/write If true, turns on missing glyph protection during font change.
Boolean read/write If true, turns on missing glyph protection during typing.
Boolean readonly Returns true if the object specifier resolves to valid objects.
Application readonly The parent of the FontLockingPreference (a Application).
Object read/write A property that allows setting of several properties at the same time.

Methods

EventListener

Adds an event listener.

eventType String The event type.
handler File | JavaScriptFunction The event handler. Can accept: File or JavaScript Function.
captures? Boolean This parameter is obsolete.
FontLockingPreference[]

Resolves the object specifier, creating an array of object references.

Boolean

Removes the event listener.

eventType String The registered event type.
handler File | JavaScriptFunction The registered event handler. Can accept: File or JavaScript Function.
captures? Boolean This parameter is obsolete.
String

Generates a string which, if executed, will return the FontLockingPreference.

String

Retrieves the object specifier.

Object of 4

Properties elsewhere that hold a FontLockingPreference.

Return 1

Methods that return a FontLockingPreference.