the Frontier compute engine's Interface

The Frontier compute engine's interface—the the Frontier compute engine window—lets you perform such actions as setting its wait time before initiating work, configuring and updating connection settings, opening and closing the interface, and accessing help.

Frontier compute engine Features

Toolbar Buttons

The Frontier compute engine window contains the following toolbar buttons.

Toolbar Button	Name	Description
	Close	Closes the Frontier compute engine window. Note: Clicking the Close button does not exit from or disable the Frontier compute engine.
	Options	Opens the Options dialog box, which enables you to configure the way the Frontier compute engine connects to the Frontier server. You'll be able to configure such settings as the wait time before the Frontier compute engine begins or resumes computing, the manner in which your computer connects to the server, and other display options.
	Account Info	Opens a Web page displaying your account information. From this page, you'll be able to view how much work your computer has performed using the Frontier compute engine up to the present. If you have multiple computers under a single account, the individual amounts for each computer and their sum total of work will be displayed.
	Stats	Opens a Web page displaying information about the amount of work your computer has performed up to the present.
	Start	Starts the Frontier compute engine immediately so that it can begin or resume processing a task without waiting for your computer to become idle.
	Upgrade	This button appears only when you defer a prompt to upgrade to the current version of the Frontier compute engine. This lets you upgrade the Frontier compute engine at a more convenient time if necessary. Simply click when you're ready to download the newest version.
	Help	Lets you link to the Frontier compute engine user guide, Help Center, Provider license agreement, Parabon Computation's home page, and the Frontier compute engine's copyright and version information.

HTML Content

The main portion of the Frontier compute engine's interface displays regularly updated information from Parabon Computation using html. News about important research projects utilizing high-performance computing such as Compute Against Cancer^SM, upcoming events and projects, and other useful information are displayed.

Tool Tips

"Tools tips" briefly describe what a window component—such as a toolbar button, application icon, or hyperlink—does. They appear whenever you place your cursor over an application component.

Status Indicators

Small icons in the lower right-hand corner of the interface indicate the Frontier compute engine's status.

When blinking, the Frontier compute engine is working on a task. When blinking, the Frontier compute engine is sending results back to the Frontier server.

Status Indicator	Description
	When blinking, the Frontier compute engine is working on a task.
	The Frontier compute engine is not working.
	When blinking, the Frontier compute engine is retrieving tasks to work on during your When blinking, the Frontier compute engine is retrieving tasks to work on during your computer's idle time.
	When blinking, the Frontier compute engine is sending results back to the Frontier server.
	There are tasks waiting to be processed.
	There are no tasks to process. You may want to connect to the Internet to receive more tasks.
	The Frontier compute engine is connected to the Internet.
	The Frontier compute engine is not connected to the Internet.