Abstract: A visual debugger provides a three-dimensional view of a user interface of an application. The application's user interface is built from a hierarchy of view objects. The hierarchy of view objects can be displayed as a three-dimensional representation of the view. A set of layers is created, with each layer corresponding to a level in the hierarchy of view objects. The display device on which the application runs has a view area in which the user interface (“UI”) of the application can be displayed. The visual debugger presents a visual representation of the view area for the UI to the application developer. The view bounds are shown as an outline on one or more layers of the three-dimensional representation of the view. Objects outside of the view bounds are highlighted. The visual debugger allows the application developer to select the layer or layers on which the outline appears.

Abstract: Systems, apparatus, and methods to control the visibility of objects to be presented in a three-dimensional space on a display. Embodiments include a slider having a pair of controls that may be independently manipulated and positioned. The slider oriented in a plane perpendicular to a plurality of parallel planes that include a plurality of individual layers, each layer including one or more objects. The individual layers may be hidden or displayed on a graphical user interface in response to the manipulation of either or both of the controls. The plurality of parallel planes may be reoriented in response to the positioning of either or both of the controls. The slider may include a plurality of equidistantly spaced divisions; each division may correspond to an individual layer in the plurality of parallel planes. The spacing between the divisions may be manipulated to change the spacing between the plurality of parallel planes.

Abstract: A visual debugger provides a three-dimensional view of a user interface of an application. The application's user interface is built from a hierarchy of view objects. The hierarchy of view objects can be displayed as a three-dimensional representation of the view. A set of layers is created, with each layer corresponding to a level in the hierarchy of view objects. The display device on which the application runs has a view area in which the user interface (“UI”) of the application can be displayed. The visual debugger presents a visual representation of the view area for the UI to the application developer. The view bounds are shown as an outline on one or more layers of the three-dimensional representation of the view. Objects outside of the view bounds are highlighted. The visual debugger allows the application developer to select the layer or layers on which the outline appears.