Patent ID: 7685570
Filing Date: 2010-03-23
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A computer implemented method of providing tailored help when an execution error is encountered, the method comprising: in response to detection of an execution error in an instruction in a program during execution of the program, receiving, via a computer, a notification that the execution error has been detected, the notification comprising execution-specific information comprising a type of execution error, an error message associated with the execution error and a line of code associated with the execution error; initiating a source code editor and a help bubble, the help bubble displaying a message overlaying a source code editor interface displaying source code associated with the execution error, the message comprising information associated with the execution error and a software tool to rewrite the instruction in the program comprising the detected execution error; in response to a determination that the software tool has been selected, correcting the execution error by editing the source code associated with the execution error without any action by a user; and in response to a determination that execution has been reinitiated, dismissing the source code editor and help bubble.