GeneralPreference

Methods:

addEventListener, getElements, removeEventListener, toSource, toSpecifier

Objects:

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

Hierarchy:

Superclass: Preference

Class: GeneralPreference

Property Listing

Property	Type	Access	Description
applicationBarShown	Boolean	read/write	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.
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.
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.
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.ABSOLUTE PageNumberingOptions.SECTION	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.
previewSize	PreviewSizeOptions PreviewSizeOptions.EXTRA_LARGE PreviewSizeOptions.LARGE PreviewSizeOptions.MEDIUM PreviewSizeOptions.SMALL	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.
showContentGrabber	Boolean	read/write	Controls whether or not the content grabber adornment is shown.
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.FAST ToolTipOptions.NONE ToolTipOptions.NORMAL	read/write	Tool tip behavior.
toolsPanel	ToolsPanelOptions ToolsPanelOptions.DOUBLE_COLUMN ToolsPanelOptions.SINGLE_COLUMN ToolsPanelOptions.SINGLE_ROW	read/write	Controls the appearance of the Tools panel.
useApplicationFrame	Boolean	read/write	If true, application lives in a frame.

Method Listing

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

Adds an event listener.

Parameter	Type	Description
eventType	String	The event type.
handler	File JavaScriptFunction	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

File

JavaScriptFunction

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 File JavaScriptFunction, [captures:Boolean=Boolean])

Removes the event listener.

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captures	Boolean	This parameter is obsolete.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