Trace

since version 2.7.4

Set debugging switches

Child elements

(none)

Parent elements

Case, ForAll, Layout, Loop, Otherwise, Until, While

Attributes

assignments (optional)

Write assignments (SetVariable) to the log file.

yes

Verbose output in the protocol file.

no

Regular run (default).

grid (optional)

Draw the grid on the page.

yes

Show the grid.

no

Don’t show the grid (default).

gridallocation (optional)

Draw allocated cells with yellow and conflicts with red markers.

yes

Show grid allocation.

no

Don’t show the grid allocation (default).

gridlocation (optional, since version 4.15.0)

Location of the grid.

foreground

Draw the grid on top of all other objects.

background

Draw the grid below all other objects (default).

hyphenation (optional)

Draw little marks to show all hyphenation points.

yes

Show hyphenation points.

no

Don’t show any hyphenation points (default).

kerning (optional)

Draw little marks to show all kerning.

yes

Show kerning.

no

Don’t show any kerning (default).

objects (optional)

Draw rectangles around objects.

yes

Draw rectangles

no

No rectangles drawn around objects (default).

textformat (optional)

Show textformt as a tooltip in the PDF

yes

Show textformat

no

Don’t show textformat (default)

verbose (optional)

Verbose output in the protocol file.

yes

Verbose output in the protocol file.

no

Regular run (default).

Example

<Trace textformat="yes"/>

See also

The section Troubleshooting / Debugging.