Preferences¶
Description¶
Options to define for the preferences property of the application object, basically equivalent to selecting Edit > Preferences (Windows) or Photoshop > Preferences in the Adobe Photoshop application.
Properties¶
| additionalPluginFolder readonly | The path to the additional plug-in folder. Valid only when ‘use additional plugin folder’ = true. |
| appendExtension readonly | Save files with extensions on Windows. |
| askBeforeSavingLayeredTIFF readonly | If true, asks the user to verify layer preservation options when saving a file in TIFF format. |
| autoUpdateOpenDocuments readonly | If true, automatically updates open documents. |
| beepWhenDone readonly | If true, alerts the user when a process finishes. |
| colorChannelsInColor readonly | If true, displays component channels in the Channels palette in color. |
| colorPicker readonly | The color picker to use. |
| columnGutter readonly | The gutter of columns (in points) |
| columnWidth readonly | The width of columns (in points) |
| createFirstSnapshot readonly | If true, automatically makes the first snapshot when a new document is created. |
| dynamicColorSliders readonly | If true, dynamic color sliders appear in the Color palette. |
| editLogItems readonly | Options for edit log items. |
| exportClipboard readonly | If true, retains Adobe Photoshop contents on the clipboard after you exit the application. |
| fontPreviewSize readonly | Show font previews in the type tool font menus. |
| fullSizePreview readonly | If true, shows the image preview as a full size image. |
| gamutWarningOpacity readonly | The opacity (as a percentage) of the warning color for out-of-gamut colors. Range: 0 to 100. |
| gridSize readonly | The size of grid squares. |
| gridStyle readonly | The formatting style for non-printing grid lines. |
| gridSubDivisions readonly | The value by which to subdivide the grid. |
| guideStyle readonly | The formatting style for non-printing guide lines. |
| iconPreview readonly | If true, shows the image preview as a thumbnail. |
| imageCacheForHistograms readonly | If true, shows the current image cache used to create the histogram. |
| imageCacheLevels readonly | The number of images to hold in the cache. Range: 1 to 8. |
| imagePreviews readonly | The behavior mode to use when saving files. |
| interpolation readonly | The method to use to assign color values to any new pixels created when an image is resampled or resized. |
| keyboardZoomResizesWindows readonly | If true, automatically resizes the window when zooming in or out using keyboard shortcuts. |
| macOSThumbnail readonly | If true, creates a thumbnail when saving the image in Mac OS. |
| maxRAMuse readonly | Maximum percentage of available RAM used by Photoshop. |
| maximizeCompatibility readonly | The behavior to use to check whether to maximize compatibility when opening Adobe Photoshop (PSD) files. |
| nonLinearHistory readonly | If true, allows non-linear history. |
| numberOfHistoryStates readonly | The number of history states to preserve. Range: 1 to 100. |
| otherCursors readonly | The type of pointer to use. |
| paintingCursors readonly | The type of pointer to use. |
| parent readonly | The object’s container. |
| pixelDoubling readonly | If true, halves the resolution or (doubles the size of pixels) to make previews display more quickly. |
| pointSize readonly | The point/pica size. |
| recentFileListLength readonly | The number of items in the recent file list. Range: 0 to 30. |
| rulerUnits readonly | The unit that the scripting system uses when receiving and returning values. |
| saveLogItems readonly | Options for saving the history items. |
| saveLogItemsFile readonly | File to save the history log. |
| savePaletteLocations readonly | If true, makes new palette locations the default location. |
| showAsianTextOptions readonly | If true, Asian text options are displayed in the Paragraph palette. |
| showEnglishFontNames readonly | If true, Asian font names are listed in English. |
| showSliceNumber readonly | If true, displays slice numbers in the document window when using the Slice tool. |
| showToolTips readonly | If true, pop-up definitions are displayed on mouseover. |
| smartQuotes readonly | If true, curly quote marks are used. |
| textFontSize readonly | Size of the small font used in panels and dialogs. |
| typeUnits readonly | The unit type-size that the numeric inputs are assumed to represent. |
| typename readonly | The class name of the object. |
| useAdditionalPluginFolder readonly | If true, uses an additional folder for compatible plug-ins stored with a different application. |
| useDiffusionDither readonly | If true, uses diffusion dither. |
| useHistoryLog readonly | Turn on and off the history logging. |
| useLowerCaseExtension readonly | If true, the file extension is lowercase. |
| useShiftKeyForToolSwitch readonly | If true, enables cycling through a set of hidden tools. |
| useVideoAlpha readonly | If true, enables Adobe Photoshop to send transparency information to your computer?s video board. (Requires hardware support.) |
| windowsThumbnail readonly | If true, creates a thumbnail when saving the image in Windows. (Requires hardware support.) |