DEBUGGING DOCUMENT FORMATTING SYSTEM

摘要

A computer receives a document and identifies one or more target elements and/or properties associated with the document, hereafter referred to as targets. The computer detects alterations associated with the targets prior to the computer executing those alterations. If the computer detects an alteration associated with a target, the computer creates a breakpoint and pauses execution of the document prior to executing the alteration. The computer displays the output of the portion of the document executed prior to the alteration, then at the users command executes the portion of the document containing the alteration. The computer displays the output of the portion of the document executed including the portion containing the alteration, providing the user a before and after display of the effect of the alteration. The computer repeats this process for any other detected alterations and allows a user to cycle through the before and after of the alterations.

主权项

1. A method for a debugging document formatting, the method comprising:
receiving, by a computer, a document; identifying, by the computer, at least one target associated with the document; executing, by the computer, a first portion of the document; detecting, by the computer, that execution of a second portion of the document results in alteration of one or more elements of the document associated with the at least one target; based on detecting that execution of a second portion of the document results in alteration of one or more elements of the document associated with the at least one target, creating, by the computer, a breakpoint; displaying, by the computer, a first display comprising of the one or more elements of the document based on the executed first portion of the document; executing, by the computer, the second portion of the document; and displaying, by the computer, a second display comprising of the one or more elements of the document based on the executed first and second portion of the document.