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IDE Perspective Menus

What follows is a comprehension list of the menu options available within the Systemtap GUI Graphing Perspective.

File

• Open Script Output - This option opens the specified file and reads the contents into the DataTable for use in the Graphing Perspective.
  <img src="images/menu/openbox1.png">
  
  
• Save Graph Image - This option saves the graph in the specified file extension format.
  <img src="images/menu/saveoutput.png">
  
  
• Import Data Set - This option allows you to load a previously saved set of data obtained from running a SystemTap script. You can proceed from this point as if you had just ran a script and populated the DataTable.
  <img src="images/menu/import.png">
  
  
• Export Data Set - This option allows you to save a current data set after you've ran a script in the intention of having someone else look at the user's script results through the tool or for further work done by the user. (Shortcut: Ctrl+X)
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• Print - This option prints the graph currently holding the focus. (Shortcut: Crtl+P)
• Exit - Exits Systemtap GUI.

Run

• Stop - This option terminates the script thread associated with whichever script currently has the focus. (Shortcut: Ctrl+F9)

Window

• Open in New Window - This option opens a new instance of SystemTap GUI.
• Open Perspective - This submenu lists each of the available perspectives to open:
  • IDE Perspective
  • Graphing Perspective
• Show Views - This submenus lists each of the available views to open:
  • Console
  • Error Log
  • Functions
  • Kernel Source
  • Probe Alias
  • Other - Lists all views in the application.
  
  <img src="images/menu/viewbox1.png">
  
  
• Preferences - Due to the breath of this topic it is covered in another section. Please see Preferences .
  <img src="images/menu/preferencesbox1.png">