View preferences.
Properties
| Property | Type | Access | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| cursorKeyIncrement | number | r/w | The distance to move a specified object when an arrow key is pressed. (Range depends on the measurement unit. For points: 0.001 to 100; picas: 0p0.001 to 8p4; mm: 0 to 35.278; cm: 0 to 3.5278; inches: 0 to 1.3889; ciceros: 0c0.001 to 7c9.839) |
| guideSnaptoZone | number | r/w | The range (in points) within which an object snaps to guides. (Range: 1 to 36) Note: Snapping occurs only when guides are shown. |
| horizontalCustomPoints | number | r/w | The distance (in points) between major tick marks on the horizontal ruler. (Range: 4 to 256) Valid only when horizontal measurement units is custom. |
| horizontalMeasurementUnits | MeasurementUnits : POINTS PICAS INCHES INCHES_DECIMAL MILLIMETERS CENTIMETERS CICEROS CUSTOM AGATES |
r/w | The measurement unit for the horizontal ruler and other horizontally-measured spaces such as grid columns, horizontal offsets, column gutters, or others. |
| parent | any | readonly | The parent of the ViewPreference (a Application or Document). |
| pointsPerInch | number | r/w | The number of points per inch, typically 72. (Range: 60 to 80) |
| properties | Object | r/w | A property that allows setting of several properties at the same time. |
| rulerOrigin | RulerOrigin : SPREAD_ORIGIN PAGE_ORIGIN SPINE_ORIGIN |
r/w | The default zero point at the intersection of the vertical and horizontal rulers and the scope of the horizontal ruler. |
| showFrameEdges | bool | r/w | If true, displays borders of unselected frames and the diagonal lines in empty unselected frames. |
| showNotes | bool | r/w | If true, notes are displayed. |
| showRulers | bool | r/w | If true, displays the horizontal and vertical rulers. |
| verticalCustomPoints | number | r/w | The distance (in points) between major tick marks on the vertical ruler. (Range: 4 to 256) Valid only when vertical measurement units is custom. |
| verticalMeasurementUnits | MeasurementUnits : POINTS PICAS INCHES INCHES_DECIMAL MILLIMETERS CENTIMETERS CICEROS CUSTOM AGATES |
r/w | The measurement unit for the vertical ruler and other vertically-measured spaces such as grid rows, vertical offsets, row heights, or others. |
Methods
Array of ViewPreferencegetElements ()
Resolves the object specifier, creating an array of object references.
string toSource ()
Generates a string which, if executed, will return the ViewPreference.
string toSpecifier ()
Retrieves the object specifier.
Element of:
Application.viewPreferences
Document.viewPreferences
Returned by:
Array of ViewPreference ViewPreference .getElements (
)