Method and system for indicating a status of a circuit design

摘要

A method and data processing system for graphically indicating a status of a circuit unit displayed within a circuit design on a display within a data processing system. The circuit unit displayed within the circuit design is selected, wherein the circuit unit is located at a location and has a first status. A movement of the selected circuit unit is detected. Whether the movement of the selected circuit unit changes the status of the selected circuit unit is determined. A status change of the selected circuit unit is automatically indicating by graphically indicating the status change in response to the change of status of the selected circuit unit, wherein the status of the selected circuit unit is dynamically indicated to a user in response to a movement of the selected circuit unit.