application

The application.

Element

auto correct table
book
cell style
cell style group
character style
character style group
color
condition
condition set
dashed stroke style
dialog
display setting
document
document preset
dotted stroke style
event
event listener
flattener preset
font
gradient
indexing sort option
ink
language with vendors
layout window
library
menu
menu action
mixed ink
mixed ink group
numbering list
object style
object style group
panel
paragraph style
paragraph style group
PDF export preset
preference
preflight process
preflight profile
preflight rule
printer preset
script menu action
story window
striped stroke style
stroke style
swatch
table style
table style group
text variable
tint
transformation matrix
trap preset
user dictionary
window
XML export map
XML import map
XML rule processor
XML tag

application Properties

Property Type Access Description
active book book r/w The active book.
active document document r/w The front-most document.
active script alias read The current script running from the Scripts panel.
active script undo mode script request,
entire script,
auto undo,
fast entire script, 		read The undo mode for the current script execution.
active window specifier r/w The front-most window. Can return: window, layout window or story window.
align distribute preferences align distribute preference read Preferences for alignment and distribution.
all cell styles List of cell style read All Cell styles
all character styles List of character style read Lists all character styles (regardless of their group).
all object styles List of object style read All object styles contained by the application.
all paragraph styles List of paragraph style read Lists all paragraph styles (regardless of their group).
all preflight object types List of text read The list of all object types (strings) a preflight rule can operate on.
all preflight rule categories List of text read The list of all categories that have been declared by rules.
all preflight rule IDs List of text read The list of all known (declared) rule IDs.
all table styles List of table style read All Table styles
anchored object defaults anchored object default read Anchored object default settings.
anchored object settings anchored object setting read Anchored object settings.
auto correct preferences auto correct preference read Auto-correct preferences.
baseline frame grid options baseline frame grid option read Baseline frame grid option settings.
button preferences button preference read Button preference settings.
change glyph preferences change glyph preference r/w Change glyph preferences. Can also accept: nothing.
change grep preferences change grep preference r/w Change grep preferences. Can also accept: nothing.
change object preferences change object preference r/w Change object preferences. Can also accept: nothing.
change text preferences change text preference r/w Change text preferences. Can also accept: nothing.
class type read The class descriptor type.
clear overrides when applying style boolean r/w Clear overrides first before applying object style
clipboard preferences clipboard preference read Clipboard preference properties that define the way that the application interacts with the system clipboard.
color settings color setting read Color setting properties that define color management defaults.
conditional text preferences conditional text preference read Conditional text preferences.
data merge options data merge option read The data merge option properties that define the data merge.
dictionary preferences dictionary preference read User dictionary preference settings.
display performance preferences display performance preference read Display performance settings.
document preferences document preference read Document preference settings.
EPS export preferences EPS export preference read EPS export preferences.
EPS import preferences EPS import preference read EPS import preferences.
excel import preferences excel import preference read Excel import preferences.
export for web preferences export for web preference read The default export for web preferences.
feature set roman,
japanese, 		read The feature set.
file path alias read The full path to the file.
find change glyph options find change glyph option r/w Find/change glyph options. Can also accept: nothing.
find change grep options find change grep option r/w Find/change grep options. Can also accept: nothing.
find change object options find change object option r/w Find/change object options. Can also accept: nothing.
find change text options find change text option r/w Find/change text options. Can also accept: nothing.
find glyph preferences find glyph preference r/w Find glyph preferences. Can also accept: nothing.
find grep preferences find grep preference r/w Find grep preferences. Can also accept: nothing.
find object preferences find object preference r/w Find object preferences. Can also accept: nothing.
find text preferences find text preference r/w Find text preferences. Can also accept: nothing.
footnote options footnote option read Footnote option settings.
frame fitting options frame fitting option read The frame fitting option to apply to placed or pasted content. Can be applied to a frame, object style, or document or to the application.
full name alias read The full path to the application, including the name of the application.
galley preferences galley preference read Galley preference settings.
general preferences general preference read General preference settings.
grabber preferences grabber preference read Grabber preference properties that define display performance quality during scrolling.
grid preferences grid preference read Grid preference settings.
guide preferences guide preference read Guide preference settings.
image IO preferences image IO preference read The image I/O preference properties that define preferences for importing images.
image preferences image preference read Image preferences.
IME preferences IME preference read IME preference settings.
imported page attributes imported page attribute read Placed InDesign page attributes.
InCopy export options InCopy export option read Export options for InCopy INCX document format.
index generation options index options read The index options properties that define how an index is formatted.
JPEG export preferences JPEG export preference read JPEG export preferences.
label text r/w A property that can be set to any string.
layout adjustment preferences layout adjustment preference read Layout sdjustment preference settings.
linking preferences linking preference read The links preference properties that define preferences for links.
locale danish locale,
english locale,
international english locale,
finnish locale,
french locale,
german locale,
italian locale,
portuguese locale,
spanish locale,
swedish locale,
japanese locale,
arabic locale,
czech locale,
greek locale,
hebrew locale,
hungarian locale,
polish locale,
romanian locale,
russian locale,
turkish locale,
ukrainian locale,
korean locale,
simplified chinese locale,
traditional chinese locale, 		read The locale of the application.
margin preferences margin preference read Margin preference settings.
modal state boolean read If true, a modal dialog or alert is active.
name text read The name of the application.
note preferences note preference read Note preference settings.
object reference specifier read An object reference for the object.
page item defaults page item default read The default page item formatting for the application.
parent specifier read The parent of the application (a application).
pasteboard preferences pasteboard preference read Pasteboard preference settings.
PDF export preferences PDF export preference read A collection of PDF export preferences.
PDF place preferences PDF place preference read The PDF place preference properties that define how PDF files are placed in the current document.
performance metrics List of integer read The available performance metrics.
placeable file extensions List of text read Lists the extensions of file types that can be placed.
placeable file types List of text read Lists the types of files that can be placed.
polygon preferences polygon preference read Polygon preference properties to use to define default settings for creating a polygon.
preflight book options preflight book option read Preflight book option settings.
preflight options preflight option read Preflight option settings.
properties record r/w A property that allows setting of several properties at the same time.
redo history List of text read The names of the items in the redo stack.
redo name text read The name of the action on the top of the redo stack.
script args script arg read Arguments to pass to a script.
script preferences script preference read Script preferences.
selection List of specifier r/w The selected object(s). Can also accept: object or nothing.
smart guide preferences smart guide preference read Smart Guide preference properties.
snippet export format inx traditional format,
inx expanded format, 		r/w Controls the snippet export format.
spell preferences spell preference read Spell-check preferences.
story preferences story preference read Story preference settings.
stroke fill proxy settings stroke fill proxy setting read Stroke/fill proxy settings.
SWF export preferences SWF export preference read SWF export preferences.
tagged text export preferences tagged text export preference read Tagged text export preferences.
tagged text import preferences tagged text import preference read Tagged text import preferences.
text defaults text default read Text default settings.
text editing preferences text editing preference read Text editing preference settings.
text export preferences text export preference read Text export preferences.
text frame preferences text frame preference read Text frame preference settings.
text import preferences text import preference read Text import preferences.
text preferences text preference read Text preference settings.
text wrap preferences text wrap preference read The text wrap preference properties that define the default formatting for wrapping text around objects.
transform preferences transform preference read Transform preference properties that define default behaviors when transforming objects. Note: Transforming includes rotation, scaling, flipping, and shearing.
transparency preferences transparency preference read Transparency preference settings.
undo history List of text read The names of the items in the undo stack.
undo name text read The name of the action on the top of the undo stack.
unused swatches List of swatch read The swatches that are not being used.
user color any r/w The color assigned to the tracked changes and notes created by the user, specified either as an array of three doubles, each in the range 0 to 255 and representing R, G, and B values, or as an InCopy UI color. Can return: list of 3 fixed (0 – 255) or c…
user name text r/w The user associated with the tracked changes and notes.
version text read The application version.
view preferences view preference read View preference settings.
visible boolean read If true, the application is visible.
word RTF import preferences word RTF import preference read Word and RTF import preferences.
XFL export preferences XFL export preference read XFL export preferences.
XML export preferences XML export preference read XML export preference settings.
XML import preferences XML import preference read XML import preference settings.
XML preferences XML preference read The XML preference settings.
XML view preferences XML view preference read XML view preference settings.

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