The Frontend Menu

The menu bar of the MERLIC Frontend allows you to access various functionality you might need while the MERLIC Frontend is used.

Drop-Down Menu

File

Menu entry	Description	Shortcut
Save	Save the current application as MERLIC Vision App.	`F2`
Revert to Last Saved	Discard the unsaved changes and reload the MVApp and recipe to revert to the last saved state. This option is only available if you previously acquired write access for a Frontend that is connected to a running MERLIC RTE instance. If the option is not available, it is grayed out.
Exit	Close the Frontend Menu.	`Ctrl+F4`

Access

Menu entry	Description	Shortcut
Release Write Access	Release write access manually. Using this option also triggers the release action that is configured for the respective "Write Access" widget. This menu entry is only available if you previously acquired write access for a MERLIC Frontend that is connected to a running MERLIC RTE instance. If the option is not available, it is grayed out.	`F2`
Connect to instance...	Opens the connection dialog to connect the MERLIC Frontend to a different MERLIC instance on the local system or on a remote system. For more information, see Connecting the MERLIC Frontend to a Remote Server.

Menu entry

Description

Shortcut

Release Write Access

Release write access manually. Using this option also triggers the release action that is configured for the respective "Write Access" widget.

This menu entry is only available if you previously acquired write access for a MERLIC Frontend that is connected to a running MERLIC RTE instance. If the option is not available, it is grayed out.

F2

Connect to instance...

Opens the connection dialog to connect the MERLIC Frontend to a different MERLIC instance on the local system or on a remote system. For more information, see Connecting the MERLIC Frontend to a Remote Server.

Settings

Menu entry	Description
Language	Change the language of the MERLIC Frontend. This option is only available if you have configured the language settings for your MERLIC Vision App in the MERLIC Designer. If the option is not available, it is grayed out.

View

Menu entry	Description	Shortcut
Full Screen	Open the MERLIC Frontend in full screen mode. To end full screen mode, use the same menu entry or shortcut.	`F11`

Help

Menu entry	Description	Shortcut
Context Help	Open the help page for the currently focused interface component.	`Shift+F1`
Documentation	Open the start page of the MERLIC manual.	`F1`

Menu Button

: Opens the connection dialog to connect the MERLIC Frontend to a different MERLIC instance on the local system or on a remote system. For more information, see Connecting the MERLIC RTE Setup.