Text preferences.
TextPreference Properties
| Property | Type | Access | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| AbutTextToTextWrap | Boolean | r/w | Whether text will abut the bottom of a text wrap object. |
| BaselineShiftKeyIncrement | Unit (Double 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). |
| HighlightCustomSpacing | Boolean | r/w | Whether to use on-screen highlighting to identify custom spacing. |
| HighlightHjViolations | Boolean | r/w | Whether to use on-screen highlighting to identify hyphenation and justification violations. |
| HighlightKeeps | Boolean | r/w | Whether to use on-screen highlighting to identify paragraphs that violate keep options. |
| HighlightSubstitutedFonts | Boolean | r/w | Whether to highlight fonts that are missing. |
| HighlightSubstitutedGlyphs | Boolean | r/w | Whether to use on-screen highlighting to identify substituted glyphs. |
| JustifyTextWraps | Boolean | r/w | Whether to justify text where it wraps around other objects. |
| KerningKeyIncrement | Double (1 – 100) | r/w | The amount of kerning each press of the option/alt-right arrow or option/alt-left arrow increases or decreases. |
| LeadingKeyIncrement | Unit (Double 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). |
| LinkTextFilesWhenImporting | Boolean | r/w | Whether text files should be linked when importing. |
| Parent | Object | read | The parent of the object. |
| ScalingAdjustsText | Boolean | r/w | Whether scaling adjusts text attributes or magnifies the text frame. |
| ShowInvisibles | Boolean | r/w | Whether to display hidden characters. |
| SmallCap | Double (1 – 200) | r/w | The percentage of the font size for text formatted as small caps. |
| SubscriptPosition | Double (-500 – 500) | r/w | The percentage of the leading that the subscripted text will move. |
| SubscriptSize | Double (1 – 200) | r/w | The percentage of the font size for subscripted text. |
| SuperscriptPosition | Double (-500 – 500) | r/w | The percentage of the leading that the superscripted text will move. |
| SuperscriptSize | Double (1 – 200) | r/w | The percentage of the font size for superscripted text. |
| TypographersQuotes | Boolean | r/w | Whether straight quotes should be automatically converted to typographic quotes. |
| UseOpticalSize | Boolean | r/w | Whether to use a multiple master’s optical size axis. |
| UseParagraphLeading | Boolean | r/w | Whether to apply leading changes to entire paragraphs. |
| ZOrderTextWrap | Boolean | r/w | Whether text wrap only affects text beneath it in the z order. |