33. The data processing system of claim 32, wherein the means for applying property specifications includes: means for retrieving the property specification of each ancestor element of the starting point element in the digital document; and means for combining the property specifications of the ancestor elements with the property specification of the starting point element.
33. The data processing system of claim 32, wherein the means for applying property specifications includes: means for retrieving the property specification of each ancestor element of the starting point element in the digital document; and means for combining the property specifications of the ancestor elements with the property specification of the starting point element. 36. The data processing system of claim 33, further comprising a storage component that temporarily stores in a stack the property specification of any ancestor element.