36. A method for identifying a plurality of critical textual passages and test methods that influence the pagination of electronic documents such that the modification of text in said plurality of critical passages by said test methods have the effect of decreasing or increasing the page count of the document, said method comprising: determining a first plurality of existent page break locations in the document; selection of a sub-portion of the document's text; performing a test method on said sub-portion of the document's text; recalculating changes in page break positions resulting from performing said test method; determining a second plurality of updated page break locations in the document; detecting and recording a change in page break positions between said first plurality of page break locations and said second plurality of page break locations; recursively performing the steps until a desired result or a maximum number of recursions is achieved.
36. A method for identifying a plurality of critical textual passages and test methods that influence the pagination of electronic documents such that the modification of text in said plurality of critical passages by said test methods have the effect of decreasing or increasing the page count of the document, said method comprising: determining a first plurality of existent page break locations in the document; selection of a sub-portion of the document's text; performing a test method on said sub-portion of the document's text; recalculating changes in page break positions resulting from performing said test method; determining a second plurality of updated page break locations in the document; detecting and recording a change in page break positions between said first plurality of page break locations and said second plurality of page break locations; recursively performing the steps until a desired result or a maximum number of recursions is achieved. 57. The method of claim 36 , wherein said test method includes adding or deleting an entire word.