by right clicking on the image area the current parameter set can be displayed/edited (in a separate tab), saved and loaded.
now i am having an image analyzer tab open and in a separate window frame the associated properties with some old/new/random state.
when loading parameters then the freshly loaded parameters will not pop up in the properties tab. instead it will simply stay at its previous values. only clicking a few windows and then returning to the image analyzer tab will force the parameter window to update. i've expected this to happen instantly and automatically after the load.