# 2 The Menu Bar

## 2.1 The `Panel` Menu

This menu contains operations to clear and close the panel and to stop the Oz system.

About...

  Displays a window containing short information on the Panel.

Reset | C-r

  Clears all monitoring information of the Panel.

Save Parameters...

  Save the current system parameters settings to a file. Feeding that file resets the system parameters to their saved values.

Shutdown System...

  After confirmation with a dialog the entire Oz system is halted.

Close | C-x

  Closes the Panel window.

## 2.2 The `Options` Menu

Configure

  Toggles whether the Panel provides for monitoring only, or for both monitoring and configuring.

Update...

  Creates a dialog to set options when the Panel updates its display. `Update Time` gives the time period after which the display is updated. `Update Requirement` allows to toggle whether the display is updated, only if the mouse pointer is over the Panel's window.

History...

  Creates a dialog to set the history range for the thread and memory graphs.