TextEditingPreference

Text editing preferences.

Methods:

getElements, toSource, toSpecifier

Objects:

Boolean, Object

Property Listing

Property

Type

Access

Description

allowDragAndDropTextInStory

Boolean

read/write

If true, allows text to be dragged and dropped in the story editor or galley view.

dragAndDropTextInLayout

Boolean

read/write

If true, allows text to be dragged and dropped on a layout page.

parent

Application

readonly

The parent of the TextEditingPreference (a Application).

properties

Object

read/write

A property that allows setting of several properties at the same time.

singleClickConvertsFramesToTextFrames

Boolean

read/write

If true, a single click (with the Type tool) converts non-text frames to text frames.

smartCutAndPaste

Boolean

read/write

If true, automatically adjusts spacing among words and between words and punctuation marks when cutting and pasting text.

tripleClickSelectsLine

Boolean

read/write

If true, a triple click selects a line of text. If false, a triple click selects a paragraph.

Method Listing

TextEditingPreference getElements ()

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

String toSource ()

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

String toSpecifier ()

Retrieves the object specifier.

Object of

Application.textEditingPreferences

Return

TextEditingPreference.getElements()