PrintPreference
Print preferences.
Instance
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Boolean pdfPassthrough
If true, doing pdf passthrough.
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String printerList
Available printers.
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String ppdList
Available PPDs.
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String paperSizeList
A list of the available paper sizes.
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String screeningList
Lists the ink screenings available in the PPD. Note: Valid only when color output is separations or in rip separations.
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Boolean isValid
Returns true if the object specifier resolves to valid objects.
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Mixed parent
The parent of the PrintPreference (a Book or Document).
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Events events
A collection of events.
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EventListeners eventListeners
A collection of event listeners.
Mixed activePrinterPreset
The current printer preset type. Can return: PrinterPresetTypes enumerator or PrinterPreset.
Mixed printer
The current printer. Can return: Printer enumerator or String.
Mixed ppd
The PPD, specified as a PPD name or an enumeration. Can return: PPDValues enumerator or String.
File printFile
The PostScript file to print to. Note: Valid only when the current printer is defined as postscript file.
Number copies
The number of copies to print. Note: Not valid when printer is PostScript File.
Boolean collating
If true, collate printed copies.
Boolean reverseOrder
If true, prints pages in reverse order.
Sequences sequence
The sequence of pages to print.
Boolean printSpreads
If true, prints each spread with all spread pages on a single sheet. If false, prints spread pages as separate pages.
Boolean printMasterPages
If true, prints master pages.
Boolean printNonprinting
If true, prints non-printing objects. Note: Valid only when trapping is off.
Boolean printBlankPages
If true, prints blank pages. Note: Valid only when trapping is off.
Boolean printGuidesGrids
If true, prints visible guides and baseline grids. Note: Valid only when trapping is off.
Mixed paperSize
The paper size, specified as either a string or an enumeration. For information on paper size names, see paper size list. Can return: PaperSizes enumerator or String.
Mixed paperHeight
The paper height. Note: Valid only when paper size is custom or scale mode is scale width height. Can return: PaperSize enumerator or Unit.
Mixed paperWidth
The paper width. Note: Valid only when paper size is custom or scale mode is scale width height. Can return: PaperSize enumerator or Unit.
Measurement Unit (Number or String)=any paperOffset
The amount of space to offset the page from the left edge of the imageable area.
Measurement Unit (Number or String)=any paperGap
The space between document pages on the printing medium.
Boolean paperTransverse
If true, uses transverse orientation.
PrintPageOrientation printPageOrientation
The orientation of the printed page.
PagePositions pagePosition
The position of the page on the printing medium. Note: Valid only when tile is false.
ScaleModes scaleMode
The policy for scaling the page. Note: Valid only when printing from Layout view.
Number scaleWidth
The amount (as a percentage) that the page width is scaled during printing. (Range: 0 to 1000) Note: Valid only when scale mode is scale width height.
Number scaleHeight
The amount (as a percentage) that the page height is scaled during printing. (Range: 0 to 1000) Note: Valid only when scale mode is scale width height.
Boolean scaleProportional
If true, constrains the proportions of the scaling; uses the most recent value for either scale width or scale height to define both values. Note: Valid only when scale mode is scale width height.
Boolean thumbnails
If true, prints thumbnails. Note: Valid only when trapping is off and tile is false.
ThumbsPerPage thumbnailsPerPage
The number of thumbnails per page.
Boolean tile
If true, tiles pages.
TilingTypes tilingType
The tiling type. Note: Valid only when tiling is true.
Number tilingOverlap
The amount of tiling overlap. Note: Valid only when tiling is true and tiling type is not manual.
Boolean allPrinterMarks
If true, prints all printer marks. If false, prints specified printer marks.
Boolean cropMarks
Prints crop marks that define where the page should be trimmed.
Boolean bleedMarks
If true, print bleed marks.
Boolean registrationMarks
If true, prints small targets outside the page area for aligning color separations.
Boolean colorBars
If true, add small squares of color representing the CMYK inks and tints of gray in 10% increments.
Boolean pageInformationMarks
If true, prints the filename, page number, current date and time, and color separation name.
Mixed markType
The type of printer marks, either an enum value or the name of a custom marks file. Can return: MarkTypes enumerator or String.
MarkLineWeight markLineWeight
The stroke weight (in points) for printer marks.
Measurement Unit (Number or String)=any markOffset
The distance to offset the page marks from the edge of the page.
Boolean useDocumentBleedToPrint
If true, uses the bleed area set for the document.
Measurement Unit (Number or String)=any bleedTop
The height of the bleed area at the top of the page. Note: Valid only when use document bleed to print is true.
Measurement Unit (Number or String)=any bleedBottom
The height of the bleed area at the bottom of the page. Note: Valid only when use document bleed to print is true.
Measurement Unit (Number or String)=any bleedInside
The width of the bleed area at the inside of the page. Note: Valid only when use document bleed to print is true.
Measurement Unit (Number or String)=any bleedOutside
The width of the bleed area at the outside of the page. Note: Valid only when use document bleed to print is true.
Boolean includeSlugToPrint
If true, includes the slug area in the printed document.
ColorOutputModes colorOutput
The color output mode for composites. Note: Not valid when a device-independent PPD is specified.
Boolean textAsBlack
If true, prints all text as black unless text has the color None or Paper or a color value that equals white. If false, prints colored text, such as blue hyperlinks, in halftone patterns. Note: Valid only when trapping is off.
Trapping trapping
The type of trapping.
Flip flip
The direction in which to flip the printed image.
Boolean negative
If true, prints the document as a negative.
Mixed screening
The ink screening settings for composite gray output in PostScript or PDF format. . Can return: Screeening enumerator or String.
Number compositeAngle
The screen angle to use when printing composites. (Range: 0 to 360) Note: Valid only for PostScript or PDF files that use custom screening.
Number compositeFrequency
The screen frequency to use when printing composites. (Range: 1 to 500) Note: Valid only for PostScript or PDF files that use custom screening.
Boolean simulateOverprint
If true, simulates the effects of overprinting spot inks with different neutral density values by converting spot colors to process colors for printing. Note: Not valid when the color output mode is defined to leave color profiles unchanged.
Boolean printCyan
If true, prints the cyan ink. Note: Valid only when trapping is off.
Number cyanAngle
The angle override for cyan ink. (Range: 0 to 360)
Number cyanFrequency
The frequency override for cyan ink. (Range: 1 to 500)
Boolean printMagenta
If true, prints the magenta ink. Note: Valid only when trapping is off.
Number magentaAngle
The angle override for magenta ink. (Range: 0 to 360)
Number magentaFrequency
The frequency override for magenta ink. (Range: 1 to 500)
Boolean printYellow
If true, prints the yellow ink. Note: Valid only when trapping is off.
Number yellowAngle
The angle override for yellow ink. (Range: 0 to 360)
Number yellowFrequency
The frequency override for yellow ink. (Range: 1 to 500)
Boolean printBlack
If true, prints the black ink. Note: Valid only when trapping is off.
Number blackAngle
The angle override for black ink. (Range: 0 to 360)
Number blackFrequency
The frequency override for black ink. (Range: 1 to 500)
ImageDataTypes sendImageData
The image data sent to the printer or file.
FontDownloading fontDownloading
Controls how fonts are downloaded to the printer.
Boolean downloadPPDFonts
If true, downloads all fonts listed in the selected PPD. Valid only when font downloading is complete or subset.
PostScriptLevels postscriptLevel
The PostScript level of the printer.
DataFormat dataFormat
The format in which to send image data to the printer.
SourceSpaces sourceSpace
The source of the color management system. Note: Valid only when use color management is true.
Mixed profile
The color profile. Can return: Profile enumerator or String.
Mixed crd
The color-rendering dictionary (CRD), specified as a CRD name or an enumeration value. Note: Valid only when use color management is true. Can return: ColorRenderingDictionary enumerator or String.
RenderingIntent intent
The rendering intent. Note: Valid only when use color management is true.
Boolean opiImageReplacement
If true, prints graphics that are either OPI comments stored in imported EPS files or linked using OPI comments. For information on linking files using OPI comments, see omit EPS, omit PDF, or omit bitmaps.
Boolean omitEPS
If true, replaces EPS images with OPI links.
Boolean omitPDF
If true, replaces PDF images with OPI links.
Boolean omitBitmaps
If true, replaces bitmap images with OPI links.
String flattenerPresetName
The name of the transparency flattener preset.
Boolean ignoreSpreadOverrides
If true, ignores flattener spread overrides.
Mixed pageRange
The pages to print, specified either as an enumeration or a string. To specify a range, separate page numbers in the string with a hyphen (-). To specify separate pages, separate page numbers in the string with a comma (,). Can return: PageRange enumerator or String.
Boolean bleedChain
If true, forces all bleed area settings to be the same, using the most recent bleed measurement setting. If false, allows bleed top, bleed bottom, bleed inside, and bleed outside to have different measurements.
Boolean preserveColorNumbers
If true, preserves uncalibrated color numbers.
Boolean bitmapPrinting
If true, uses bitmap printing.
Number bitmapResolution
The resolution for bitmap printing. (Range: 72 to 1200) Note: Valid when bitmap printing is true.
PrintLayerOptions printLayers
The layers to print.
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 PrintPreference.
PrintPreference 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.
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Boolean removeEventListener( String eventType, Mixed handler, Boolean captures )
Removes the event listener.
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