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Keybinding in MT4

  • #1
  • First Post: Nov 6, 2013 5:35am Nov 6, 2013 5:35am
I wanna know if there is a way to keybind specific things to my keyboard (doesn't matter if it's a 3rd party program). This is simply so I can switch between charts, Timeframes, ect. faster.
And for the various people that will wonder why I'm so lazy to just click on it: My life is extremely busy currently and I'm also a past gamer who knows how to use the keyboard VERY well, which made me hate mouses.

Example: Every time I press the F1 button on my keyboard EURUSD chart comes up.

Things I wanna be able to keybind to my keyboard:

  1. Timeframes
  2. Currency pairs (doesn't have to be specific. Can be currency pair tab appointed).
  3. Terminal
  4. Indicators
  5. Vertical Line
  6. Horizontal Line
  7. Trend Line
  8. Rectangle
  9. Text
  10. Arrows

I will seriously love you FOREVER if you can do this for me!!

  • #2
  • Last Post: Nov 6, 2013 6:02am Nov 6, 2013 6:02am
Quoting Masudhossain
I wanna know if there is a way to keybind specific things to my keyboard (doesn't matter if it's a 3rd party program). This is simply so I can switch between charts, Timeframes, ect. faster. And for the various people that will wonder why I'm so lazy to just click on it: My life is extremely busy currently and I'm also a past gamer who knows how to use the keyboard VERY well, which made me hate mouses. Example: Every time I press the F1 button on my keyboard EURUSD chart comes up. Things I wanna be able to keybind to my keyboard: Timeframes Currency...

Yes it is possible.

Easy way: Create a script that performs the task and bind the script to a key. (rightclick set hotkey). This limits you to crtl/alt + keys.
Single hotkey: use this script http://codebase.mql4.com/4869

Creating objects is trivial (line text .. etc). For changing timeframes and currency pairs you will have to dig a little bit deeper and use an external dll as well. I know that mt4 gui is capable of achieving that but maybe there are also lighter version which do the same.
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