1. A method of using text from a design tool to display an output to a user, said method comprising: graphically displaying said output from said text of said design tool; graphically listing design rule violations; displaying said output as part of a software layer of said design tool such that no permanent changes are made to any original design file; requesting that particular violations be saved in a subset output file; generating and annotating said subset output file for use by other users such that said subset output file contains only said particular violations said user requested to be saved; generating said subset output file in a form that allows said subset output file to be applied against the design file; generating software help functions allowing said user to gain information about design rule violations; and iterating this process using said subset output file through a rule checking process as many times as necessary to remove said particular violations.
1. A method of using text from a design tool to display an output to a user, said method comprising: graphically displaying said output from said text of said design tool; graphically listing design rule violations; displaying said output as part of a software layer of said design tool such that no permanent changes are made to any original design file; requesting that particular violations be saved in a subset output file; generating and annotating said subset output file for use by other users such that said subset output file contains only said particular violations said user requested to be saved; generating said subset output file in a form that allows said subset output file to be applied against the design file; generating software help functions allowing said user to gain information about design rule violations; and iterating this process using said subset output file through a rule checking process as many times as necessary to remove said particular violations. 5. The method of claim 1 including representing said output as part of said software layer of said design tool, and deleting said output when no longer required.