GeneralPreference
General application preferences.
Instance
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Number mainMonitorPpi
The value of the system reported main monitor resolution
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Boolean applicationBarShown
If true, application bar is shown.
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Boolean useApplicationFrame
If true, application lives in a frame.
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Boolean isValid
Returns true if the object specifier resolves to valid objects.
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Application parent
The parent of the GeneralPreference (a Application).
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Events events
A collection of events.
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EventListeners eventListeners
A collection of event listeners.
ToolTipOptions toolTips
Tool tip behavior.
Boolean greekVectorGraphicsOnDrag
Controls whether or not to greek vector graphics when dragging at high quality.
Boolean showConveyor
Show the conveyor on content collector or content placer tool activation
Boolean createLinksOnContentPlace
Enable the creation of links on content place
Boolean mapStylesOnContentPlace
Enable the mapping of styles on content place
Boolean useCustomMonitorResolution
Enable the use of a custom monitor resolution in pixels per inch as opposed to querying the system settings
Number customMonitorPpi
When using a custom monitor resolution, what is the value of that resolution in pixels per inch
Number uiBrightnessPreference
Specify the Application User Interface brightness preference (from 0.0 to 1.0). To use color theme brightness preset values, specify 0.0 for Dark, 0.50 for Medium Dark, 0.51 for Medium Bright, and 1.0 for Bright. Any value between 0.0 and 1.0 will automatically be mapped to closest preset.
Number pasteboardColorPreference
Specify the Pasteboard color preference (0 or 1). Specify 0 to set preference to Default White, and 1 to set preference to Match with Theme Color.
Boolean showWhatsNewOnStartup
If true, show What's New dialog on startup.
Boolean autoAddSwatchToCCLibraries
If true, on creating new swatch through the new swatch dialog, it will be exported to CC Libraries as well
Boolean autoAddCharStyleToCCLibraries
If true, on creating new char style through the new char style dialog, it will be exported to CC Libraries as well
Boolean autoAddParaStyleToCCLibraries
If true, on creating new para style through the new para style dialog, it will be exported to CC Libraries as well
Boolean showStartWorkspace
If true, show start workspace when no documents are open
Boolean showStockPurchaseAdornment
If true, show stock cart adornment on unlicensed stock images
Boolean showContentGrabber
Controls whether or not the content grabber adornment is shown.
Boolean showLiveCorners
Controls whether or not the live corners grabber adornment is shown.
Boolean showMasterPageOverlay
Controls whether or not to show the master page overlay when a page is selected using the Page Tool.
Boolean objectsMoveWithPage
Controls whether page items move when a page is repositioned from the UI. The option/alt key temporarily reverses this property
Boolean preventSelectingLockedItems
Controls whether or not you can select and interact with a locked item. When this is off, only position is locked.
Boolean enableMultiTouchGestures
Controls whether or not multi-touch gestures are enabled.
ToolsPanelOptions toolsPanel
Controls the appearance of the Tools panel.
Boolean autoCollapseIconPanels
If true, panel drawers close automatically.
Boolean placeCursorUsesThumbnails
Controls whether or not to show thumbnails of imported files in the Place icon.
Boolean panelTabHeightPreference
If true, Large Tabs are shown for panels else Smaller tabs are shown
Boolean showLegacyNewDocumentDialog
If true, legacy new document dialog will be shown when Ctrl/Cmd + N are pressed.
Boolean autoShowHiddenPanels
If true, vertical reveal strips appear when palette UI is hidden.
Boolean openDocumentsAsTabs
If true, documents open as tabs.
Boolean enableFloatingWindowDocking
If true, floating windows can be docked by user as tabs.
Number openRecentLength
Number of items to show in the Open Recent menu list. Range: 0 to 30
Boolean showTransformationValues
Controls whether or not to dynamically display transformation information as part of the cursor while manipulating page items.
Boolean showAnchorObjectAdornment
Controls whether or not the anchor object adornment is shown.
Boolean highlightObjectUnderSelectionTool
Controls whether or not to highlight object under selection tool.
Boolean enableContentAwareFit
If true, enable content-aware fit as default while placing items
PreviewPagesOptions previewPages
The pages to create preview images for. Note: Valid when include preview is true.
File temporaryFolder
The location in which to store temporary files.
PageNumberingOptions pageNumbering
The page numbering method.
Number completeFontDownloadGlyphLimit
The threshold at which to trigger font subsetting based on the number of glyphs the font contains.
Boolean includePreview
If true, includes a preview in saved documents.
Boolean useIncomingSpotUponConflict
If true, use incoming spot color definition in case of conflict, when placing or pasting content
Boolean ungroupRemembersLayers
If true, objects after ungrouping go back to their original layers.
PreviewSizeOptions previewSize
The preview size. Note: Valid when include preview is true.
Object properties
A property that allows setting of several properties at the same time.
Methods
String toSource()
Generates a string which, if executed, will return the GeneralPreference.
GeneralPreference getElements()
Resolves the object specifier, creating an array of object references.
String toSpecifier()
Retrieves the object specifier.
EventListener addEventListener( String eventType, Mixed handler, Boolean captures )
Adds an event listener.
Parameters
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Boolean removeEventListener( String eventType, Mixed handler, Boolean captures )
Removes the event listener.
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