Patent ID: 9280323
Filing Date: 2016-03-08
CPC Classification: G06F

Claim Text:
1. A method of displaying semantic layers of source code, the method comprising: receiving a user selection of a first portion of the source code, the first portion displayed in a first display area, the first portion corresponding to a first semantic layer of the source code; receiving a user command referring to a second portion of the source code related to the first portion, the second portion corresponding to a second semantic layer of the source code; and displaying, using at least one processor of a machine, in response to the user command, a second display area for the second portion of the source code, the second display area surrounding the first display area and at least partially covering the first display area, in a graphical arrangement that allows the user to view and edit the first and second portions of the source code simultaneously, to indicate a difference in semantic layers between the first portion and the second portion, the second display area possessing a translucent quality to allow at least a portion of the first display area covered by the second display area to be visible.