Method buildMenuBar

src/gui/MainWindow_Menus.cpp:66–712

namespace AetherSDR {

void MainWindow::buildMenuBar()
{
    auto* fileMenu = menuBar()->addMenu("&File");

    auto* waveformsAct = fileMenu->addAction("Waveforms...");
    waveformsAct->setMenuRole(QAction::NoRole);
    connect(waveformsAct, &QAction::triggered, this, [this] {
        showOrRaisePersistent(m_waveformsDialog, &m_radioModel);
    });

    fileMenu->addSeparator();
    auto* quitAct = fileMenu->addAction("&Quit");
    quitAct->setShortcut(QKeySequence::Quit);
    quitAct->setMenuRole(QAction::QuitRole);
    connect(quitAct, &QAction::triggered, this, [this]() {
        if (m_panStack) {
            m_panStack->setShuttingDown(true);
        }
        close();
    });

    // ── Settings menu ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────
    auto* settingsMenu = menuBar()->addMenu("&Settings");

    auto* radioSetup = settingsMenu->addAction("Radio Setup...");
    radioSetup->setMenuRole(QAction::PreferencesRole);  // macOS: appears in app menu as Preferences (#883, #1013)
    connect(radioSetup, &QAction::triggered, this, [this] {
        // Snapshot compression setting before dialog opens — used by the
        // finished handler to detect a change and recreate the RX audio stream.
        const QString prevComp = m_radioModel.audioCompressionParam();
        const bool wasFresh = !m_radioSetupDialog;
        showOrRaisePersistent(m_radioSetupDialog,
                              &m_radioModel, m_audio,
                              &m_tgxlConn, &m_pgxlConn, &m_antennaGenius,
                              m_kiwiSdrManager);
        if (wasFresh && m_radioSetupDialog)
            wireRadioSetupDialogSignals(m_radioSetupDialog, prevComp);
    });

    auto* chooseRadio = settingsMenu->addAction("Connect to Radio...");
    chooseRadio->setMenuRole(QAction::NoRole);      // prevent macOS auto-reparenting (#883)
    connect(chooseRadio, &QAction::triggered, this, [this] {
        toggleConnectionDialog();
    });

    auto* flexControlAction = settingsMenu->addAction("AetherControl...");
    flexControlAction->setMenuRole(QAction::NoRole);
    connect(flexControlAction, &QAction::triggered,
            this, &MainWindow::showFlexControlDialog);

    auto* networkAction = settingsMenu->addAction("Network...");
    connect(networkAction, &QAction::triggered, this, [this] {
        showNetworkDiagnosticsDialog();
    });

    auto* receiveSyncMenu = settingsMenu->addMenu("Receive Sync");
    auto* receiveSyncEnabledAct =
        receiveSyncMenu->addAction("Sync Kiwi Audio && Display");