A printer preset.
printer preset properties
| Property | Type | Access | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| all printer marks | boolean | r/w | If true, print all types of printer’s marks. |
| black angle | fixed | r/w | The angle of the black ink. This property is only applicable when you are using In-Rip Separations; to control the ink screen angle when printing separations, use the angle property of the ink. |
| black frequency | fixed | r/w | The screen frequency of the black ink. This property is only applicable when you are using In-Rip Separations; to control the ink screen frequency when printing separations, use the frequency property of the ink. |
| bleed bottom | number or string (0 – 432 points) | r/w | Height of the bottom bleed. |
| bleed chain | boolean | r/w | If true, apply a uniform bleed area. |
| bleed inside | number or string (0 – 432 points) | r/w | Width of the inside bleed. |
| bleed marks | boolean | r/w | Adds fine rules that define the amount of extra area to image outside the defined page size. |
| bleed outside | number or string (0 – 432 points) | r/w | Width of the outside bleed. |
| bleed top | number or string (0 – 432 points) | r/w | Height of the top bleed. |
| class | integer | read | The class descriptor type. |
| collating | boolean | r/w | If true, collate printed pages. |
| color bars | boolean | r/w | Adds small squares of color representing the CMYK inks and tints of gray in 10% increments. |
| color output | color output modes enumeration | r/w | The color output mode used to print. |
| composite angle | fixed | r/w | The screen angle used to print composite gray. |
| composite frequency | fixed | r/w | The screen frequency used to print composite gray. |
| copies | integer | r/w | The number of copies to print. |
| CRD | color rendering dictionary enumeration, string | r/w | The color-rendering dictionary to use. |
| crop marks | boolean | r/w | Adds fine horizontal and vertical rules that define where the page should be trimmed. |
| cyan angle | fixed | r/w | The screen angle of the cyan ink. This property is only applicable when you are using In-Rip Separations; to control the ink screen angle when printing separations, use the angle property of the ink. |
| cyan frequency | fixed | r/w | The screen frequency of the cyan ink. This property is only applicable when you are using In-Rip Separations; to control the ink screen frequency when printing separations, use the frequency property of the ink. |
| data format | data format enumeration | r/w | The format of data sent to the printer. |
| download PPD fonts | boolean | r/w | If true, download PPD fonts. |
| flattener preset name | string | r/w | The transparency flattener preset name. |
| flip | flip enumeration | r/w | The type of flip. |
| font downloading | font downloading enumeration | r/w | The method used to download fonts to the printer. |
| ignore spread overrides | boolean | r/w | If true, ignore flattener spread overrides. |
| include slug to print | boolean | r/w | If true, print the slug area. |
| index | integer | read | Index of the object within its parent object. |
| intent | rendering intent enumeration | r/w | The rendering intent. |
| magenta angle | fixed | r/w | The screen angle of the magenta ink. This property is only applicable when you are using In-Rip Separations; to control the ink screen angle when printing separations, use the angle property of the ink. |
| magenta frequency | fixed | r/w | The screen frequency of the magenta ink. This property is only applicable when you are using In-Rip Separations; to control the ink screen frequency when printing separations, use the frequency property of the ink. |
| mark line weight | mark line weight enumeration | r/w | Line weight of the printer’s mark. |
| mark offset | number or string | r/w | Amount to offset the page marks from the edge of the defined page size. |
| mark type | mark types enumeration | r/w | The type of printer’s mark to use. |
| name | string | r/w | The name of the object. |
| negative | boolean | r/w | If true, print as negative. |
| object reference | object | read | An object reference for this object. |
| omit bitmaps | boolean | r/w | If true, do not include bitmap images (but include OPI image links). |
| omit EPS | boolean | r/w | If true, do not include EPS graphics (but include OPI image links). |
| omit PDF | boolean | r/w | If true, do not include PDF graphics (but include OPI image links). |
| OPI image replacement | boolean | r/w | If true, perform OPI image replacement. |
| page information marks | boolean | r/w | Includes the filename, page number, current date and time, and color separation name outside the page area. |
| page position | page positions enumeration | r/w | Where to position the page. |
| paper gap | number or string | r/w | The amount of custom paper gap. |
| paper height | paper size enumeration, number or string | r/w | The custom paper height. |
| paper offset | number or string | r/w | The custom paper offset. |
| paper size | paper sizes enumeration, string | r/w | The paper size. |
| paper size list | list of strings | read | A list of the available paper sizes. |
| paper transverse | boolean | r/w | If true, print using the transverse paper orientation. |
| paper width | paper size enumeration, number or string | r/w | The custom paper width. |
| parent | object | read | The parent of the object. |
| PostScript level | PostScript levels enumeration | r/w | The level of PostScript to send to the printer. |
| PPD | PPD values enumeration, string | r/w | Current PPD. |
| PPD list | list of strings | read | A list of the available PPDs. |
| print black | boolean | r/w | If true, print the black ink. This property is only applicable when you are using In-Rip Separations; to control ink printing when printing separations, use the print ink property of the ink. |
| print blank pages | boolean | r/w | If true, print blank pages. |
| print cyan | boolean | r/w | If true, print the cyan ink. This property is only applicable when you are using In-Rip Separations; to control ink printing when printing separations, use the print ink property of the ink. |
| print file | alias or string | r/w | The path to the file used when printing to disk. |
| print guides grids | boolean | r/w | If true, print visible guides and baseline grids. |
| print magenta | boolean | r/w | If true, print the magenta ink. This property is only applicable when you are using In-Rip Separations; to control ink printing when printing separations, use the print ink property of the ink. |
| print master pages | boolean | r/w | If true, print master pages. |
| print nonprinting | boolean | r/w | If true, print nonprinting objects. |
| print page orientation | print page orientation enumeration | r/w | The orientation of the printed page. |
| print spreads | boolean | r/w | If true, print spreads. |
| print yellow | boolean | r/w | If true, print the yellow ink. This property is only applicable when you are using In-Rip Separations; to control ink printing when printing separations, use the print ink property of the ink. |
| printer | printer enumeration, string | r/w | Current printer. |
| printer list | list of strings | read | All available printers. |
| profile | profile enumeration, string | r/w | The color profile to use. |
| properties | record | r/w | Property that allows setting of several properties at the same time. |
| registration marks | boolean | r/w | Adds small ‘targets’ outside the page area for aligning the different separations. |
| reverse order | boolean | r/w | If true, print in reverse order. |
| scale height | fixed | r/w | The vertical scaling percentage to apply. |
| scale mode | scale modes enumeration | r/w | How to scale the page. |
| scale proportional | boolean | r/w | If true, scale the width and height proportionally. |
| scale width | fixed | r/w | The horizontal scaling percentage to apply. |
| screening | screeening enumeration, string | r/w | The ink screening to use. |
| screening list | list of strings | read | All available ink screenings in the PPD. |
| send image data | image data types enumeration | r/w | Controls how much image data to send to the printer. |
| sequence | sequences enumeration | r/w | Whether to print odd pages, even pages or both. |
| simulate overprint | boolean | r/w | If true, simulate overprinting. |
| source space | source spaces enumeration | r/w | The CMS source. |
| text as black | boolean | r/w | If true, print text in black. |
| thumbnails | boolean | r/w | If true, print thumbnails. |
| thumbnails per page | thumbs per page enumeration | r/w | The number of thumbnails to print per page. |
| tile | boolean | r/w | If true, tile pages. |
| tiling overlap | fixed | r/w | The amount of tiling overlap. |
| tiling type | tiling types enumeration | r/w | The type of tiling to use. |
| trapping | trapping enumeration | r/w | The type of trapping to use. |
| use document bleed to print | boolean | r/w | If true, print the bleed area. |
| yellow angle | fixed | r/w | The screen angle of the yellow ink. This property is only applicable when you are using In-Rip Separations; to control the ink screen angle when printing separations, use the angle property of the ink. |
| yellow frequency | fixed | r/w | The screen frequency of the yellow ink. This property is only applicable when you are using In-Rip Separations; to control the ink screen frequency when printing separations, use the frequency property of the ink. |
printer preset methods
| Method | Returns | Description |
|---|---|---|
| delete | Nothing | Delete the object. |
| duplicate | object | Duplicates the object. |