GeneralPreference

General application preferences.

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Methods:

toSource, getElements, toSpecifier, addEventListener, removeEventListener

Objects:

Application, Boolean, EventListeners, Events, File, Number, Object, PageNumberingOptions, PreviewPagesOptions, PreviewSizeOptions, ToolTipOptions, ToolsPanelOptions,

Superclass:

Preference

Property Listing

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

Method Listing

EventListener addEventListener (eventType:String, handler:Varies, [captures:Boolean=Boolean])

Adds an event listener.

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

Parameter

Type

Description

eventType

String

The event type.

handler

Varies

The event handler. Can accept: File or JavaScript Function.

captures

Boolean

This parameter is obsolete. (Optional)

(default: false)

GeneralPreference getElements ()

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

Boolean removeEventListener (eventType:String, handler:Varies, [captures:Boolean=Boolean])

Removes the event listener.

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