The Action List Visualizer allows you to see what each Action in an Action List is doing as it
processes. This means that each of the Actions is executed, one after the other, while the
impact of each Action is shown in the document on the page that is currently open. A pointer
moves from the top to the bottom, to show you where the focus is.
The Action List must be started explicitly. See Starting the Action List Visualizer.
There are two ways to go through an Action List:
- Run mode: The Action List is
executed at a set speed, from the beginning to the end, and it will not stop, unless you click
the Pause button or set breakpoints where the Action List should be paused.
- Step mode: The Action List is
executed step by step, one Action at a time. You must click to continue to the next
Action.
You can combine both methods, for example check the first x Actions of the Action List step by
step and then the last part in Run mode, or vice versa.
You can also make changes to the attributes of the Action List with the Action List Visualizer
active, and immediately check the effect of your changes. See Changing the Action List during visualization.
Tips:
- In case of complex Action Lists, it is handy to group your Action Lists and debug the
Actions group by group. Once a group of Actions is OK, you can collapse the group and the
Action List Visualizer will show the impact of the group as one step/change.
- The Enfocus Inspector can be used in combination with the Action List Visualizer. For
example, if you're interested to see what your Action List does to a particular object, you can
select this object using the PitStop selection tool and open the Enfocus Inspector to see the
changing properties.