Force persistent layout / initial view

Hello @all,
I can set the layout of a pdf document by the doc properties methods, f.e.:
this.layout = "TwoColumnLeft";
But after saving the active pdf document these settings are lost. :-/
I need a way to make these settings persistent.
Manuelly this works with the menu "File > Properties > ..."
I think I have to use the app (and not doc) properties. But what is the correct way to define this persistent inital view of the pdf document by JavaScript?
Best wishes
Jessica

Hi Jessica,
I had a similar problem recently. I wanted to make every document open to full page view, and save that setting into the file.
The way I solved it was to create a script that inserts a document Javascript into the PDF.
So, to solve your problem, try:
this.addScript("TwoColumnLeft", "this.layout = "TwoColumnLeft";);
You could incorporate this into a batch sequence.
I do not like batch sequences, so the way I did it was to create a button in the toolbar that does the following to a PDF when clicked:
1. Inserts some metadata into the PDF (title, copyright, author, etc)
2. Inserts the document Javascript
this.addScript("Page", "this.zoomType = zoomtype.fitP;");
3. Locks the document
I hope this helps
Michael

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