def createMenu(self, parent):
        """
        Creates a new menu for the inputed parent item.
        
        :param      parent | <QMenu>
        """
        menu = QtGui.QMenu(parent)
        menu.setTitle('&View')

        act = menu.addAction('&Lock/Unlock Layout')
        act.setIcon(QtGui.QIcon(projexui.resources.find('img/view/lock.png')))
        act.triggered.connect(self.toggleLocked)
        
        menu.addSeparator()
        act = menu.addAction('&Export Layout as...')
        act.setIcon(QtGui.QIcon(projexui.resources.find('img/view/export.png')))
        act.triggered.connect(self.exportProfile)
        
        act = menu.addAction('&Import Layout from...')
        act.setIcon(QtGui.QIcon(projexui.resources.find('img/view/import.png')))
        act.triggered.connect(self.importProfile)

        menu.addSeparator()

        act = menu.addAction('&Clear Layout')
        act.setIcon(QtGui.QIcon(projexui.resources.find('img/view/remove.png')))
        act.triggered.connect(self.resetForced)

        return menu