Text preferences.
text preference properties
| Property | Type | Access | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| abut text to text wrap | boolean | r/w | Whether text will abut the bottom of a text wrap object. |
| baseline shift key increment | number or string (0.001 – 200 points) | r/w | The amount of baseline shift each press of the shift-option/alt-up arrow or shift-option/alt-down arrow increases or decreases as Unit (Double or String) (0.001 – 200 points). |
| class | integer | read | The class descriptor type. |
| highlight custom spacing | boolean | r/w | Whether to use on-screen highlighting to identify custom spacing. |
| highlight hj violations | boolean | r/w | Whether to use on-screen highlighting to identify hyphenation and justification violations. |
| highlight keeps | boolean | r/w | Whether to use on-screen highlighting to identify paragraphs that violate keep options. |
| highlight substituted fonts | boolean | r/w | Whether to highlight fonts that are missing. |
| highlight substituted glyphs | boolean | r/w | Whether to use on-screen highlighting to identify substituted glyphs. |
| justify text wraps | boolean | r/w | Whether to justify text where it wraps around other objects. |
| kerning key increment | fixed (1 – 100) | r/w | The amount of kerning each press of the option/alt-right arrow or option/alt-left arrow increases or decreases. |
| leading key increment | number or string (0.001 – 200 points) | r/w | The amount of leading each press of the option/alt-up arrow or option/alt-down arrow increases or decreases as Unit (Double or String) (0.001 – 200 points). |
| link text files when importing | boolean | r/w | Whether text files should be linked when importing. |
| object reference | object | read | An object reference for this object. |
| parent | object | read | The parent of the object. |
| properties | record | r/w | Property that allows setting of several properties at the same time. |
| scaling adjusts text | boolean | r/w | Whether scaling adjusts text attributes or magnifies the text frame. |
| show invisibles | boolean | r/w | Whether to display hidden characters. |
| small cap | fixed (1 – 200) | r/w | The percentage of the font size for text formatted as small caps. |
| subscript position | fixed (-500 – 500) | r/w | The percentage of the leading that the subscripted text will move. |
| subscript size | fixed (1 – 200) | r/w | The percentage of the font size for subscripted text. |
| superscript position | fixed (-500 – 500) | r/w | The percentage of the leading that the superscripted text will move. |
| superscript size | fixed (1 – 200) | r/w | The percentage of the font size for superscripted text. |
| typographers quotes | boolean | r/w | Whether straight quotes should be automatically converted to typographic quotes. |
| use optical size | boolean | r/w | Whether to use a multiple master’s optical size axis. |
| use paragraph leading | boolean | r/w | Whether to apply leading changes to entire paragraphs. |
| z order text wrap | boolean | r/w | Whether text wrap only affects text beneath it in the z order. |