Class
Text defaults. Base Class: Preference
getElements, toSource, toSpecifier
TextDefault
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Property | Type | Access | Description |
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alignToBaseline | bool | r/w | If true, aligns the baseline of the text to the baseline grid. |
appliedCharacterStyle | CharacterStyleString | r/w | The character style applied to the text. Can also accept: String. |
appliedFont | Font String |
r/w | The font applied to the text, specified as either a font object or the name of font family. Can return: Font or String. |
appliedLanguage | Language LanguageWithVendors String |
r/w | The language of the text. Can return: LanguageWithVendors or Language. Can also accept: String. |
appliedNumberingList | NumberingList String |
r/w | The list to be part of. Can return: NumberingList or String. |
appliedParagraphStyle | ParagraphStyle String |
r/w | The paragraph style applied to the text. Can also accept: String. |
autoLeading | number | r/w | The percent of the type size to use for auto leading. (Range: 0 to 500). |
balanceRaggedLines | BalanceLinesStyle Boolean |
r/w | If true or set to an enumeration value, balances ragged lines. Note: Not valid with a single-line text composer. Can return: Boolean or BalanceLinesStyle enumerator. |
baselineShift | Measurement Unit (Number or String) | r/w | The baseline shift applied to the text. |
bulletChar | Bullet | readonly | Bullet character. |
bulletsAlignment | ListAlignment: ListAlignment.LEFT_ALIGN ListAlignment.CENTER_ALIGN ListAlignment.RIGHT_ALIGN |
r/w | The alignment of the bullet character. |
bulletsAndNumberingListType | ListType: ListType.NO_LIST ListType.BULLET_LIST ListType.NUMBERED_LIST |
r/w | List type for bullets and numbering. |
bulletsCharacterStyle | CharacterStyle String |
r/w | The character style to be used for the text after string. Can return: CharacterStyle or String. |
bulletsTextAfter | string | r/w | The text after string expression for bullets. |
capitalization | Capitalization: Capitalization.NORMAL Capitalization.SMALL_CAPS Capitalization.ALL_CAPS Capitalization.CAP_TO_SMALL_CAP |
r/w | The capitalization scheme. |
characterDirection | CharacterDirectionOptions: CharacterDirectionOptions.DEFAULT_DIRECTION CharacterDirectionOptions.LEFT_TO_RIGHT_DIRECTION CharacterDirectionOptions.RIGHT_TO_LEFT_DIRECTION |
r/w | The direction of the character. |
composer | string | r/w | The text composer to use to compose the text. |
desiredGlyphScaling | number | r/w | The desired width (as a percentage) of individual characters. (Range: 50 to 200) |
desiredLetterSpacing | number | r/w | The desired letter spacing, specified as a percentge of the built-in space between letters in the font. (Range: -100 to 500) |
desiredWordSpacing | number | r/w | The desired word spacing, specified as a percentage of the font word space value. (Range: 0 to 1000) |
diacriticPosition | DiacriticPositionOptions: DiacriticPositionOptions.DEFAULT_POSITION DiacriticPositionOptions.LOOSE_POSITION DiacriticPositionOptions.MEDIUM_POSITION DiacriticPositionOptions.TIGHT_POSITION DiacriticPositionOptions.OPENTYPE_POSITION |
r/w | Position of diacriticical characters. |
digitsType | DigitsTypeOptions: DigitsTypeOptions.DEFAULT_DIGITS DigitsTypeOptions.ARABIC_DIGITS DigitsTypeOptions.HINDI_DIGITS DigitsTypeOptions.FARSI_DIGITS DigitsTypeOptions.NATIVE_DIGITS DigitsTypeOptions.FULL_FARSI_DIGITS DigitsTypeOptions.THAI_DIGITS DigitsTypeOptions.LAO_DIGITS DigitsTypeOptions.DEVANAGARI_DIGITS DigitsTypeOptions.BENGALI_DIGITS DigitsTypeOptions.GURMUKHI_DIGITS DigitsTypeOptions.GUJARATI_DIGITS DigitsTypeOptions.ORIYA_DIGITS DigitsTypeOptions.TAMIL_DIGITS DigitsTypeOptions.TELUGU_DIGITS DigitsTypeOptions.KANNADA_DIGITS DigitsTypeOptions.MALAYALAM_DIGITS DigitsTypeOptions.TIBETAN_DIGITS DigitsTypeOptions.KHMER_DIGITS DigitsTypeOptions.BURMESE_DIGITS |
r/w | The digits type. |
dropCapCharacters | number (range: 0 - 150) | r/w | The number of characters to drop cap. |
dropCapLines | number (range: 0 - 25) | r/w | The number of lines to drop cap. |
dropCapStyle | CharacterStyle String |
r/w | The character style to apply to the drop cap. Can also accept: String. |
dropcapDetail | number | r/w | Details about the drop cap based on the glyph outlines. 1 = left side bearing. 2 = descenders. 0x100,0x200,0x400 are used for Japanese frame grid. |
endJoin | OutlineJoin: OutlineJoin.MITER_END_JOIN OutlineJoin.ROUND_END_JOIN OutlineJoin.BEVEL_END_JOIN |
r/w | The stroke join type applied to the characters of the text. |
fillColor | String Swatch |
r/w | The swatch (color, gradient, tint, or mixed ink) applied to the fill of the text. . Can also accept: String. |
fillTint | number | r/w | The tint (as a percentage) of the fill color of the text. (To specify a tint percentage, use a number in the range of 0 to 100; to use the inherited or overridden value, use -1.) |
firstLineIndent | Measurement Unit (Number or String) | r/w | The amount to indent the first line. |
fontStyle | string | r/w | The name of the font style. |
gradientFillAngle | number | r/w | The angle of a linear gradient applied to the fill of the text. (Range: -180 to 180) |
gradientFillLength | number | r/w | The length (for a linear gradient) or radius (for a radial gradient) applied to the fill of the text. |
gradientFillStart | Array of Measurement Unit (Number or String) | r/w | The starting point (in page coordinates) of a gradient applied to the fill of the text, in the format [x, y]. |
gradientStrokeAngle | number | r/w | The angle of a linear gradient applied to the stroke of the text. (Range: -180 to 180) |
gradientStrokeLength | number | r/w | The length (for a linear gradient) or radius (for a radial gradient) applied to the stroke of the text. |
gradientStrokeStart | Array of Measurement Unit (Number or String) | r/w | The starting point (in page coordinates) of a gradient applied to the stroke of the text, in the format [x, y]. |
gridAlignFirstLineOnly | bool | r/w | If true, aligns only the first line to the frame grid or baseline grid. If false, aligns all lines to the grid. |
horizontalScale | number | r/w | The horizontal scaling applied to the text as a percentage of its current size. (Range: 1 to 1000) |
hyphenWeight | number (range: 0 - 10) | r/w | The relative desirability of better spacing vs. fewer hyphens. A lower value results in greater use of hyphens. (Range: 0 to 100) |
hyphenateAcrossColumns | bool | r/w | If true, allows the last word in a text column to be hyphenated. |
hyphenateAfterFirst | number (range: 1 - 15) | r/w | The mininum number of letters at the beginning of a word that can be broken by a hyphen. |
hyphenateBeforeLast | number (range: 1 - 15) | r/w | The minimum number of letters at the end of a word that can be broken by a hyphen. |
hyphenateCapitalizedWords | bool | r/w | If true, allows hyphenation of capitalized words. |
hyphenateLadderLimit | number (range: 0 - 25) | r/w | The maximum number of hyphens that can appear on consecutive lines. To specify unlimited consecutive lines, use zero. |
hyphenateLastWord | bool | r/w | If true, allows hyphenation in the last word in a paragraph. Note: Valid only when hyphenation is true. |
hyphenateWordsLongerThan | number (range: 3 - 25) | r/w | The minimum number of letters a word must have in order to qualify for hyphenation. |
hyphenation | bool | r/w | If true, allows hyphenation. |
hyphenationZone | Measurement Unit (Number or String) | r/w | The amount of white space allowed at the end of a line of non-justified text before hypenation begins. Note: Valid when composer is single-line composer. |
ignoreEdgeAlignment | bool | r/w | If true, ignores optical edge alignment for the paragraph. |
isValid | bool | readonly | Returns true if the object specifier resolves to valid objects. |
justification | Justification: Justification.LEFT_ALIGN Justification.CENTER_ALIGN Justification.RIGHT_ALIGN Justification.LEFT_JUSTIFIED Justification.RIGHT_JUSTIFIED Justification.CENTER_JUSTIFIED Justification.FULLY_JUSTIFIED Justification.TO_BINDING_SIDE Justification.AWAY_FROM_BINDING_SIDE |
r/w | The paragraph alignment. |
kashidas | KashidasOptions: KashidasOptions.DEFAULT_KASHIDAS KashidasOptions.KASHIDAS_OFF |
r/w | Use of Kashidas for justification |
keepAllLinesTogether | bool | r/w | If true, keeps all lines of the paragraph together. If false, allows paragraphs to break across pages or columns. |
keepFirstLines | number (range: 1 - 50) | r/w | The minimum number of lines to keep together in a paragraph before allowing a page break. |
keepLastLines | number (range: 1 - 50) | r/w | The minimum number of lines to keep together in a paragraph after a page break. |
keepLinesTogether | bool | r/w | If true, keeps a specified number of lines together when the paragraph breaks across columns or text frames. |
keepRuleAboveInFrame | bool | r/w | If true, forces the rule above the paragraph to remain in the frame bounds. Note: Valid only when rule above is true. |
keepWithNext | number (range: 0 - 5) | r/w | The minimum number of lines to keep with the next paragraph. |
kerningMethod | string | r/w | The type of pair kerning. |
keyboardDirection | CharacterDirectionOptions: CharacterDirectionOptions.DEFAULT_DIRECTION CharacterDirectionOptions.LEFT_TO_RIGHT_DIRECTION CharacterDirectionOptions.RIGHT_TO_LEFT_DIRECTION |
r/w | The keyboard direction of the character. |
lastLineIndent | Measurement Unit (Number or String) | r/w | The amount to indent the last line in the paragraph. |
leading | Leading Unit |
r/w | The leading applied to the text. Can return: Unit or Leading enumerator. |
leftIndent | Measurement Unit (Number or String) | r/w | The width of the left indent. |
ligatures | bool | r/w | If true, replaces specific character combinations (e.g., fl, fi) with ligature characters. |
maximumGlyphScaling | number | r/w | The maximum width (as a percentage) of individual characters. (Range: 50 to 200) |
maximumLetterSpacing | number | r/w | The maximum letter spacing, specified as a percentge of the built-in space between letters in the font. (Range: -100 to 500) Note: Valid only when text is justified. |
maximumWordSpacing | number | r/w | The maximum word spacing, specified as a percentage of the font word space value. Note: Valid only when text is justified. (Range: 0 to 1000) |
minimumGlyphScaling | number | r/w | The minimum width (as a percentage) of individual characters. (Range: 50 to 200) |
minimumLetterSpacing | number | r/w | The minimum letter spacing, specified as a percentge of the built-in space between letters in the font. (Range: -100 to 500) Note: Valid only when text is justified. |
minimumWordSpacing | number | r/w | The minimum word spacing, specified as a percentage of the font word space value. Note: Valid only when text is justified. (Range: 0 to 1000) |
miterLimit | number (range: 0 - 1000) | r/w | The limit of the ratio of stroke width to miter length before a miter (pointed) join becomes a bevel (squared-off) join. (default: 4) |
nestedGrepStyles | NestedGrepStyles | readonly | A collection of nested GREP styles. |
nestedLineStyles | NestedLineStyles | readonly | A collection of nested line styles. |
nestedStyles | NestedStyles | readonly | A collection of nested styles. |
noBreak | bool | r/w | If true, keeps the text on the same line. |
numberingAlignment | ListAlignment: ListAlignment.LEFT_ALIGN ListAlignment.CENTER_ALIGN ListAlignment.RIGHT_ALIGN |
r/w | The alignment of the number. |
numberingApplyRestartPolicy | bool | r/w | If true, apply the numbering restart policy. |
numberingCharacterStyle | CharacterStyle String |
r/w | The character style to be used for the number string. Can return: CharacterStyle or String. |
numberingContinue | bool | r/w | Continue the numbering at this level. |
numberingExpression | string | r/w | The number string expression for numbering. |
numberingFormat | NumberingStyle String |
r/w | Numbering format options. Can return: NumberingStyle enumerator or String. |
numberingLevel | number | r/w | The level of the paragraph. |
numberingRestartPolicies | NumberingRestartPolicy | readonly | Numbering restart policies. |
numberingStartAt | number | r/w | Determines starting number in a numbered list. |
otfContextualAlternate | bool | r/w | If true, uses contextual alternate forms in OpenType fonts. |
otfDiscretionaryLigature | bool | r/w | If true, uses discretionary ligatures in OpenType fonts. |
otfFigureStyle | OTFFigureStyle: OTFFigureStyle.TABULAR_LINING OTFFigureStyle.PROPORTIONAL_OLDSTYLE OTFFigureStyle.PROPORTIONAL_LINING OTFFigureStyle.TABULAR_OLDSTYLE OTFFigureStyle.DEFAULT_VALUE |
r/w | The figure style in OpenType fonts. |
otfFraction | bool | r/w | If true, uses fractions in OpenType fonts. |
otfHistorical | bool | r/w | If true, use historical forms in OpenType fonts. |
otfJustificationAlternate | bool | r/w | If true, use alternate justification forms in OpenType fonts |
otfLocale | bool | r/w | If true, uses localized forms in OpenType fonts. |
otfMark | bool | r/w | If true, uses mark positioning in OpenType fonts. |
otfOrdinal | bool | r/w | If true, uses ordinals in OpenType fonts. |
otfOverlapSwash | bool | r/w | If true, use overlapping swash forms in OpenType fonts |
otfSlashedZero | bool | r/w | If true, use a slashed zeroes in OpenType fonts. |
otfStretchedAlternate | bool | r/w | If true, use stretched alternate forms in OpenType fonts |
otfStylisticAlternate | bool | r/w | If true, use stylistic alternate forms in OpenType fonts |
otfStylisticSets | number | r/w | The stylistic sets to use in OpenType fonts. |
otfSwash | bool | r/w | If true, uses swash forms in OpenType fonts. |
otfTitling | bool | r/w | If true, uses titling forms in OpenType fonts. |
overprintFill | bool | r/w | If true, the fill color of the characters will overprint. |
overprintStroke | bool | r/w | If true, the stroke of the characters will overprint. |
paragraphDirection | ParagraphDirectionOptions: ParagraphDirectionOptions.LEFT_TO_RIGHT_DIRECTION ParagraphDirectionOptions.RIGHT_TO_LEFT_DIRECTION |
r/w | Paragraph direction. |
paragraphJustification | ParagraphJustificationOptions: ParagraphJustificationOptions.DEFAULT_JUSTIFICATION ParagraphJustificationOptions.ARABIC_JUSTIFICATION ParagraphJustificationOptions.NASKH_JUSTIFICATION |
r/w | Paragraph justification. |
parent | Application Document |
readonly | The parent of the TextDefault (a Application or Document). |
pointSize | Measurement Unit (Number or String) | r/w | The text size. |
position | Position: Position.NORMAL Position.SUPERSCRIPT Position.SUBSCRIPT Position.OT_SUPERSCRIPT Position.OT_SUBSCRIPT Position.OT_NUMERATOR Position.OT_DENOMINATOR |
r/w | The text position relative to the baseline. |
positionalForm | PositionalForms: PositionalForms.NONE PositionalForms.CALCULATE PositionalForms.INITIAL PositionalForms.MEDIAL PositionalForms.FINAL PositionalForms.ISOLATED |
r/w | The OpenType positional form. |
properties | Object | r/w | A property that allows setting of several properties at the same time. |
rightIndent | Measurement Unit (Number or String) | r/w | The width of the right indent. |
ruleAbove | bool | r/w | If true, places a rule above the paragraph. |
ruleAboveColor | String Swatch |
r/w | The swatch (color, gradient, tint, or mixed ink) applied to the paragraph rule above. Can return: Swatch or String. |
ruleAboveGapColor | String Swatch |
r/w | The swatch (color, gradient, tint, or mixed ink) applied to the stroke gap of the paragraph rule above. Note: Valid only when the paragraph rule above type is not solid. Can return: Swatch or String. |
ruleAboveGapOverprint | bool | r/w | If true, the stroke gap of the paragraph rule above will overprint. Note: Valid only the rule above type is not solid. |
ruleAboveGapTint | number | r/w | The tint (as a percentage) of the stroke gap color of the paragraph rule. (Range: 0 to 100) Note: Valid only when the rule above type is not solid. |
ruleAboveLeftIndent | Measurement Unit (Number or String) | r/w | The distance to indent the left edge of the paragraph rule above (based on either the text width or the column width of the first line in the paragraph. |
ruleAboveLineWeight | Measurement Unit (Number or String) | r/w | The line weight of the rule above. |
ruleAboveOffset | Measurement Unit (Number or String) | r/w | The amount to offset the paragraph rule above from the baseline of the first line the paragraph. |
ruleAboveOverprint | bool | r/w | If true, the paragraph rule above will overprint. |
ruleAboveRightIndent | Measurement Unit (Number or String) | r/w | The distance to indent the right edge of the paragraph rule above (based on either the text width or the column width of the first line in the paragraph. |
ruleAboveTint | number | r/w | The tint (as a percentage) of the paragraph rule above. (Range: 0 to 100) |
ruleAboveType | String StrokeStyle |
r/w | The stroke type of the rule above the paragraph. Can return: StrokeStyle or String. |
ruleAboveWidth | RuleWidth: RuleWidth.TEXT_WIDTH RuleWidth.COLUMN_WIDTH |
r/w | The basis (text width or column width) used to calculate the width of the paragraph rule above. |
ruleBelow | bool | r/w | If true, applies a paragraph rule below. |
ruleBelowColor | String Swatch |
r/w | The swatch (color, gradient, tint, or mixed ink) applied to the paragraph rule below. Can return: Swatch or String. |
ruleBelowGapColor | String Swatch |
r/w | The swatch (color, gradient, tint, or mixed ink) applied to the stroke gap of the paragraph rule below. Note: Valid only when the paragraph rule below type is not solid. Can return: Swatch or String. |
ruleBelowGapOverprint | bool | r/w | If true, the gap color of the rule below will overprint. |
ruleBelowGapTint | number | r/w | The tint (as a percentage) of the stroke gap color of the paragraph rule below. (Range: 0 to 100) Note: Valid only when the paragraph rule below type is not solid. |
ruleBelowLeftIndent | Measurement Unit (Number or String) | r/w | The distance to indent the left edge of the paragraph rule below (based on either the text width or the column width of the last line in the paragraph. |
ruleBelowLineWeight | Measurement Unit (Number or String) | r/w | The line weight of the rule below. |
ruleBelowOffset | Measurement Unit (Number or String) | r/w | The amount to offset the the paragraph rule below from the baseline of the last line of the paragraph. |
ruleBelowOverprint | bool | r/w | If true, the rule below will overprint. |
ruleBelowRightIndent | Measurement Unit (Number or String) | r/w | The distance to indent the right edge of the paragraph rule below (based on either the text width or the column width of the last line in the paragraph. |
ruleBelowTint | number | r/w | The tint (as a percentage) of the paragraph rule below. (Range: 0 to 100) |
ruleBelowType | String StrokeStyle |
r/w | The stroke type of the rule below the paragraph. Can return: StrokeStyle or String. |
ruleBelowWidth | RuleWidth: RuleWidth.TEXT_WIDTH RuleWidth.COLUMN_WIDTH |
r/w | The basis (text width or column width) used to calculate the width of the paragraph rule below. |
singleWordJustification | SingleWordJustification: SingleWordJustification.LEFT_ALIGN SingleWordJustification.CENTER_ALIGN SingleWordJustification.RIGHT_ALIGN SingleWordJustification.FULLY_JUSTIFIED |
r/w | The alignment to use for lines that contain a single word. |
skew | number | r/w | The skew angle of the text. (Range: -85 to 85) |
spaceAfter | Measurement Unit (Number or String) | r/w | The height of the paragraph space below. |
spaceBefore | Measurement Unit (Number or String) | r/w | The height of the paragraph space above. |
startParagraph | StartParagraph: StartParagraph.ANYWHERE StartParagraph.NEXT_COLUMN StartParagraph.NEXT_FRAME StartParagraph.NEXT_PAGE StartParagraph.NEXT_ODD_PAGE StartParagraph.NEXT_EVEN_PAGE |
r/w | The location at which to start the paragraph. |
strikeThroughColor | String Swatch |
r/w | The swatch (color, gradient, tint, or mixed ink) applied to the strikethrough stroke. Can return: Swatch or String. |
strikeThroughGapColor | String Swatch |
r/w | The swatch (color, gradient, tint, or mixed ink) applied to the gap of the strikethrough stroke. Can return: Swatch or String. |
strikeThroughGapOverprint | bool | r/w | If true, the gap color of the strikethrough stroke will overprint. Note: Valid when strike through type is not solid. |
strikeThroughGapTint | number | r/w | The tint (as a percentage) of the strikethrough stroke gap color. (Range: 0 to 100) Note: Valid when strike through type is not solid. |
strikeThroughOffset | Measurement Unit (Number or String) | r/w | The amount by which to offset the strikethrough stroke from the text baseline. |
strikeThroughOverprint | bool | r/w | If true, the strikethrough stroke will overprint. |
strikeThroughTint | number | r/w | The tint (as a percentage) of the strikethrough stroke. (Range: 0 to 100) |
strikeThroughType | String StrokeStyle |
r/w | The stroke type of the strikethrough stroke. Can return: StrokeStyle or String. |
strikeThroughWeight | Measurement Unit (Number or String) | r/w | The stroke weight of the strikethrough stroke. |
strikeThru | bool | r/w | If true, draws a strikethrough line through the text. |
strokeAlignment | TextStrokeAlign: TextStrokeAlign.CENTER_ALIGNMENT TextStrokeAlign.OUTSIDE_ALIGNMENT |
r/w | The stroke alignment applied to the text. |
strokeColor | String Swatch |
r/w | The swatch (color, gradient, tint, or mixed ink) applied to the stroke of the text. Can also accept: String. |
strokeTint | number | r/w | The tint (as a percentage) of the stroke color of the text. (To specify a tint percentage, use a number in the range of 0 to 100; to use the inherited or overridden value, use -1.) |
strokeWeight | Measurement Unit (Number or String) | r/w | The stroke weight applied to the characters of the text. |
tabList | Array of Arrays of Property Name/Value Pairs |
r/w | A list of the tab stops in the paragraph. Can return: Array of Arrays of Property Name/Value Pairs. |
tabStops | TabStops | readonly | A collection of tab stops. |
tracking | number | r/w | The amount by which to loosen or tighten a block of text, specified in thousands of an em. |
underline | bool | r/w | If true, underlines the text. |
underlineColor | String Swatch |
r/w | The swatch (color, gradient, tint, or mixed ink) applied to the underline stroke. . Can return: Swatch or String. |
underlineGapColor | String Swatch |
r/w | The swatch (color, gradient, tint, or mixed ink) applied to the gap of the underline stroke. Note: Valid when underline type is not solid. Can return: Swatch or String. |
underlineGapOverprint | bool | r/w | If true, the gap color of the underline stroke will overprint. |
underlineGapTint | number | r/w | The tint (as a percentage) of the gap color of the underline stroke. (Range: 0 to 100) Note: Valid when underline type is not solid. |
underlineOffset | Measurement Unit (Number or String) | r/w | The amount by which to offset the underline from the text baseline. |
underlineOverprint | bool | r/w | If true, the underline stroke color will overprint. |
underlineTint | number | r/w | The underline stroke tint (as a percentage). (Range: 0 to 100) |
underlineType | String StrokeStyle |
r/w | The stroke type of the underline stroke. Can return: StrokeStyle or String. |
underlineWeight | Measurement Unit (Number or String) | r/w | The stroke weight of the underline stroke. |
verticalScale | number | r/w | The vertical scaling applied to the text as a percentage of its current size. (Range: 1 to 1000) |
xOffsetDiacritic | number | r/w | The x (horizontal) offset for diacritic adjustment. |
yOffsetDiacritic | number | r/w | The y (vertical) offset for diacritic adjustment. |
Methods
Instances
Array of TextDefault getElements ()
Resolves the object specifier, creating an array of object references.
string toSource ()
Generates a string which, if executed, will return the TextDefault.
string toSpecifier ()
Retrieves the object specifier.
Element of
Application.textDefaults
Document.textDefaults
Return
Array of TextDefault TextDefault.getElements ()
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