Preference

A preferences object.

Methods:

getElements, toSource, toSpecifier

Objects:

Boolean, Object

Hierarchy:

Class: Preference

Subclasses: ScriptArg | IndexOptions | PDFAttribute | FrameFittingOption | TextWrapPreference | ContourOption | LinkMetadata | StoryPreference | TextFramePreference | TextPreference | TextDefault | DocumentPreference | GridPreference | GuidePreference | MarginPreference | PasteboardPreference | ViewPreference | PrintPreference | PrintBookletOption | PrintBookletPrintPreference | EPSExportPreference | ImagePreference | ImageIOPreference | ClippingPathSettings | GraphicLayerOption | IMEPreference | PDFExportPreference | PDFPlacePreference | PageItemDefault | TextEditingPreference | DictionaryPreference | PolygonPreference | SpellPreference | AutoCorrectPreference | SmartGuidePreference | EPSImportPreference | ImportedPageAttribute | StrokeFillProxySetting | LayoutAdjustmentPreference | ScriptPreference | ColorSetting | FindChangeTextOption | FindChangeGrepOption | FindChangeGlyphOption | FindChangeObjectOption | FindTextPreference | FindGrepPreference | FindGlyphPreference | FindObjectPreference | ChangeTextPreference | ChangeGrepPreference | ChangeGlyphPreference | ChangeObjectPreference | LinkingPreference | InCopyExportOption | XMLImportPreference | XMLExportPreference | XMLPreference | ExportForWebPreference | AnchoredObjectDefault | AnchoredObjectSetting | BaselineFrameGridOption | FootnoteOption | PageNumberVariablePreference | ChapterNumberVariablePreference | DateVariablePreference | FileNameVariablePreference | MatchCharacterStylePreference | MatchParagraphStylePreference | CustomTextVariablePreference | GalleyPreference | FlattenerPreference | TransparencyPreference | TransparencySetting | StrokeTransparencySetting | FillTransparencySetting | BlendingSetting | DropShadowSetting | FeatherSetting | InnerShadowSetting | OuterGlowSetting | InnerGlowSetting | BevelAndEmbossSetting | SatinSetting | ContentTransparencySetting | DirectionalFeatherSetting | GradientFeatherSetting | FindChangeTransparencySetting | FindChangeStrokeTransparencySetting | FindChangeFillTransparencySetting | FindChangeContentTransparencySetting | TextImportPreference | TextExportPreference | WordRTFImportPreference | TaggedTextExportPreference | TaggedTextImportPreference | ExcelImportPreference | MetadataPreference | DisplayPerformancePreference | XMLViewPreference | PreflightOption | PreflightBookOption | ButtonPreference | GeneralPreference | ClipboardPreference | TransformPreference | NotePreference | JPEGExportPreference | DataMergePreference | DataMergeOption | DataMerge | ChapterNumberPreference | ObjectStyleObjectEffectsCategorySettings | ObjectStyleStrokeEffectsCategorySettings | ObjectStyleFillEffectsCategorySettings | ObjectStyleContentEffectsCategorySettings | GrabberPreference | AlignDistributePreference | ConditionalTextPreference | Bullet | NumberingRestartPolicy

Property Listing

Property

Type

Access

Description

isValid

Boolean

readonly

Returns true if the object specifier resolves to valid objects.

parent

Application

Document

readonly

The parent of the Preference (a Application or Document).

properties

Object

read/write

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

Method Listing

Preference getElements ()

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

String toSource ()

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

String toSpecifier ()

Retrieves the object specifier.

Return

Preference.getElements()

Preferences.anyItem()

Preferences.everyItem()

Preferences.nextItem()

Preferences.previousItem()

Preferences.item()

Preferences.[]()

Preferences.itemByName()

Preferences.itemByRange()

Preferences.firstItem()

Preferences.lastItem()

Preferences.middleItem()