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  • #1
  • First Post: Apr 18, 2021 2:05pm Apr 18, 2021 2:05pm
Hello Traders!


Thanks to John, a new inspiration turns up from the I will code your EAs and Indicators for no charge thread.

There, John asked for the possibility to make an indicator (MetaTrader) that will manage chart windows in a faster way.

The indicator is still in the earlier stages but I have decided to share it here. Find it attached to this thread. That way, anyone interested in this indicator may provide some feedback that might be of great help in order to add more features to this tool and detect some issues that I hadn't already found.

How to use it:
Basically, you can remove subwindows of the chart by clicking on the corresponding button. And if you decide to bring it back, then you just have to click the corresponding back-button and click the subwindow number in which you want to set it back.


In the new version, the indicator will also manage main chart indicators. Also, thanks to some users' feedback, I have found the necessity to organize buttons in a more compressive way. Also pending, the MT5 version of this tool.


I keep you posted.
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File Type: ex4 Windows Manager.ex4   19 KB | 528 downloads
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  • #2
  • Apr 18, 2021 3:31pm Apr 18, 2021 3:31pm
Quoting PaulMF
Hello Traders! Thanks to John, a new inspiration turns up from the I will code your EAs and Indicators for no charge thread. There, John asked for the possibility to make an indicator (MetaTrader) that will manage chart windows in a faster way. The indicator is still in the earlier stages but I have decided to share it here. Find it attached to this thread. That way, anyone interested in this indicator may provide some feedback that might be of great...

Great tool Paul !

Looking forward to have my previous comments integrated in next rev's
  • #3
  • Apr 19, 2021 4:55am Apr 19, 2021 4:55am
hello. thanks for your tool. this is what i get when i load it...
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  • #4
  • Apr 19, 2021 5:05am Apr 19, 2021 5:05am
Quoting Alesiosc
hello. thanks for your tool. this is what i get when i load it... {image}
What indicators or scripts do you already have attached to that chart? Aside of Volumes that I can clearly see is there.

Let's try to find incompatibility issues and possible solutions...
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  • #5
  • Apr 19, 2021 5:08am Apr 19, 2021 5:08am
Quoting PaulMF
{quote} What indicators or scripts do you already have attached to that chart? Aside of Volumes that I can clearly see is there. Let's try to find incompatibility issues and possible solutions...
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i have just removed all indicators now
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  • #6
  • Apr 19, 2021 5:12am Apr 19, 2021 5:12am
Quoting Alesiosc
{quote} {image} i have just removed all indicators now
The file has to be Windows Manager.ex4 instead of Windows Manager (1).ex4.

Remove the older version of Windows Manager.ex4 from you Downloads folder and MetaTrader folders and download and install it again.

Or just rename the file in MetaTrader Indicators folder to Windows Manager.ex4
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  • #7
  • Apr 19, 2021 5:31am Apr 19, 2021 5:31am
this is my working template. it woorks fine with all indicators except the bottom 2 above yours. these are the only 2 indicators that have buttons and i know i read somewhere there was an issue with buttons. so it works with everything else.
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  • #8
  • Apr 19, 2021 5:38am Apr 19, 2021 5:38am
Quoting Alesiosc
this is my working template. it woorks fine with all indicators except the bottom 2 above yours. these are the only 2 indicators that have buttons and i know i read somewhere there was an issue with buttons. so it works with everything else. {image}
Yes! A big issue. A shortcut I used in code for some purpose. Sorry for that, it will be solved in the next version.

Thanks for your feedback
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  • #9
  • Apr 19, 2021 6:39am Apr 19, 2021 6:39am
a little video for you Paul......this indicator has crashed my terminal a few times. the other in the list work fine....ill keep adding and taking away more to see what happens.

https://easyupload.io/01xq4x
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File Type: mq4 PositionSizeCalculator_Main.mq4   10 KB | 305 downloads
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  • #10
  • Apr 19, 2021 7:03am Apr 19, 2021 7:03am
Quoting Alesiosc
a little video for you Paul......this indicator has crashed my terminal a few times. the other in the list work fine....ill keep adding and taking away more to see what happens. https://easyupload.io/01xq4x{file}{file}
But that indicator only crashes your terminal when working in conjuction with Windows Manager or independently of what other indicator is running at the same time?

It seems like the buttons and the texts of that indicator interfere in some way. You may try to attach the Windows Manager after attaching that indicator.
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  • #11
  • Apr 19, 2021 7:26am Apr 19, 2021 7:26am
i started off with my full list of indicators on my chart. i added the windows manager and the terminal crashed. i then started with a blank chart and added the windows manager first. it worked fine with 4 random indicators in windows. i then started adding my indicators one by one. when i got to the positions size indicator. it crashed. then i removed all indicators and just had the position size indicator on the chart and added the windows manager and it crashed each time i tried.....

i also tried the indicators i have which have buttons. when i turn the buttons off in the settings the indicators seem to work fine with windows manager.
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  • #12
  • Apr 19, 2021 7:54am Apr 19, 2021 7:54am
Quoting Alesiosc
i started off with my full list of indicators on my chart. i added the windows manager and the terminal crashed. i then started with a blank chart and added the windows manager first. it worked fine with 4 random indicators in windows. i then started adding my indicators one by one. when i got to the positions size indicator. it crashed. then i removed all indicators and just had the position size indicator on the chart and added the windows manager and it crashed each time i tried..... i also tried the indicators i have which have buttons. when...
Ok.

Then hope it is all about the buttons. Let's see if in the next version there is no issues with those indicators.

Thanks for this amazing feedback.
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  • #13
  • Apr 20, 2021 1:23pm Apr 20, 2021 1:23pm
FYI - hi. im just playing with windows manager and think it would be very handy to be able to print our own names for the indicators, be able to resize the buttons and be able to place them where we choose. mine would be down the left hand side of the chart.....
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  • #14
  • Apr 20, 2021 1:32pm Apr 20, 2021 1:32pm
Quoting Alesiosc
FYI - hi. im just playing with windows manager and think it would be very handy to be able to print our own names for the indicators, be able to resize the buttons and be able to place them where we choose. mine would be down the left hand side of the chart.....
Selecting position of the buttons among top-left, bottom-left, etc would be possible.

But, having the ability to print your own names is more difficult. I don't know when the user could set the names, etc. Notice that the Windows Manager keeps track of each indicator that may be added to the chart at any time.
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  • #15
  • Apr 20, 2021 1:44pm Apr 20, 2021 1:44pm
Quoting PaulMF
{quote} Selecting position of the buttons among top-left, bottom-left, etc would be possible. But, having the ability to print your own names is more difficult. I don't know when the user could set the names, etc. Notice that the Windows Manager keeps track of each indicator that may be added to the chart at any time.
Hi Paul,

Can it not be done this way:
Keeping track of indicator name in underlying (hidden) subname, button name then can have a duplicate (copy) thereof when first applied but with option to modify without affecting the referenced underlying (hidden) indicator name as it's only a button editable text copy
  • #16
  • Apr 20, 2021 1:47pm Apr 20, 2021 1:47pm
Quoting John4y
{quote} Hi Paul, Can it not be done this way: Keeping track of indicator name in underlying (hidden) subname, button name then can have a duplicate (copy) thereof when first applied but with option to modify without affecting the referenced underlying (hidden) indicator name
I'll think about it. I can be but...

I have to find a simple way to do that without having to recode everything
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  • #17
  • Apr 20, 2021 2:17pm Apr 20, 2021 2:17pm
Quoting PaulMF
{quote} Selecting position of the buttons among top-left, bottom-left, etc would be possible. But, having the ability to print your own names is more difficult. I don't know when the user could set the names, etc. Notice that the Windows Manager keeps track of each indicator that may be added to the chart at any time.
i have no idea but is it not possible to override this...main reason is to keep the buttons small and chart as clean as possible....if it cant be done, it cant bedone. no worries. just trying to add my 2 cents to the eye candy of it....
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  • #18
  • Apr 20, 2021 2:30pm Apr 20, 2021 2:30pm
Quoting Alesiosc
{quote} i have no idea but is it not possible to override this...main reason is to keep the buttons small and chart as clean as possible....if it cant be done, it cant bedone. no worries. just trying to add my 2 cents to the eye candy of it....
Your feedback is great.

Having read John4y suggestion, I'm changing my mind. Maybe I can add some solution for the next version.
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  • #19
  • Apr 20, 2021 8:40pm Apr 20, 2021 8:40pm
Quoting PaulMF
{quote} Your feedback is great. Having read John4y suggestion, I'm changing my mind. Maybe I can add some solution for the next version.
Hi Paul how far hope the new project is improving pls don't forget
  • #20
  • May 4, 2021 5:33am May 4, 2021 5:33am
@PaulMF

hello mate. wondering if you have taken this idea any further. not trying to rush you but would be an asset to most peoples trading. im sure you know this already.

Cheers
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