Js, zero point in facing pages indd

Hi,
When I create my facing pages indd file, it only gives me one zero point for 2-page block. How can I change it to have two zero points - one for each page.
I already have this, but it's not helping:
myDoc.zeroPoint = [0,0];
Thank you.

I found it:
myDoc.viewPreferences.rulerOrigin = RulerOrigin.PAGE_ORIGIN;

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