The Frontier compute engine's Tray Icon

The Frontier compute engine resides on your desktop as a tray icon in the lower right-hand corner of your screen. Right-clicking the tray icon lets you use some of the Frontier compute engine's features without having to open the main window. Its menu includes the following options:

Open the Frontier compute engine opens the The Frontier compute engine window.
Start Processing Tasks starts The Frontier compute engine immediately so that it can begin or resume processing work without waiting.
Configure the Frontier compute engine opens the Options dialog box, which lets you modify the Frontier compute engine's compute options, window display, and connection to the Frontier™ server.
View Your Statistics opens a Web page displaying statistics about the amount of work your computer has performed during its idle processing time up to the present.
View Your Account lets you log on to 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.

Tip: If you haven’t set up an account yet and would like to do so, refer to the instructions on creating a new account.

Compute in Background enables the Frontier compute engine to work on tasks continuously, even when you're using your computer for other work.
Enable/Disable Engine offers you control over whether or not the Frontier compute engine processes tasks during your computer's idle time.
Exit lets you exit from the Frontier compute engine.

Application Status

The Frontier compute engine's tray icon changes appearance to indicate various application states, as described below:

Icon

Description

The Frontier compute engine is working on tasks.

The Frontier compute engine is working on tasks and there is new HTML content on the main window.

The Frontier compute engine is not working, but there is new HTML content on the main window.

You are connected to the Frontier server, but the Frontier compute engine is not currently processing any tasks.

The Frontier compute engine has been disabled and can neither retrieve nor send tasks; also, it can't process tasks during your computer's idle time.

Icon	Description
	The Frontier compute engine is working on tasks.
	The Frontier compute engine is working on tasks and there is new HTML content on the main window.
	The Frontier compute engine is not working, but there is new HTML content on the main window.
	You are connected to the Frontier server, but the Frontier compute engine is not currently processing any tasks.
	The Frontier compute engine has been disabled and can neither retrieve nor send tasks; also, it can't process tasks during your computer's idle time.