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  • #41
  • Sep 24, 2011 5:36am Sep 24, 2011 5:36am
Quoting Big Be
Suggestions: In post 1: Tell where to put each one (folders). And your error message could say "DLL's should be Allowed!" Then you know what to do. I figured it out eventually.
i'm glad it helps you, leave the kisses for your GF. suggestions: sorry but won't do either.

1. i can hardly imagine anyone who intends to use a tool to mod something he had to put in the same folder before not knowing the folder. do you? really?

2. my message reads "DLLs not allowed!". do you really think your proposal to change it into "DLLs should be Allowed" is a valid argument to post an update (and thus invite the users to download/install/upgrade)?!

i don't wanna be harsh but seeing you're a junior member, i have a suggestion for you: read this (yes, the big letters in red) before it's too late.

Quoting Big Be

1. The crosshairs turns itself off when you use it to get the pips or bars. It should only turn off if you repeat a turn-on action.

2. Does anyone know of a GOOD Strategy Tester that someone has coded?
1. impossible to 'fix' (correct: change) this without dumping and disassembling 'terminal.exe'. this again is virtually impossible because recent builds of MT4 are packed (Themida).

2. i will cook one for myself in coming years but almost certainly i will not share it (main reason being = i'll not be able to support it adequately). take a look at mikkom's systematic trading thread here in FF what it's about, you can also find some useful links there.
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  • #42
  • Sep 24, 2011 6:37am Sep 24, 2011 6:37am
Quoting Big Be
1. The crosshairs turns itself off when you use it to get the pips or bars. It should only turn off if you repeat a turn-on action.

Kept thinking about this for a while. Got an idea:

  1. an indi/ea reading the state of one of the cursor selection controls in the toolbar (via WinAPI) could 'know' if we're in pointer or crosshair mode, then...
  2. whenever mt4 falls back to pointer mode, the indi/ea could send a message to mt4 (again via WinAPI; Ctrl+F or mid mouse button) to reactivate it within some 200 msec (looped ea) or at next tick (indi).

The problem is, sometimes you would want to switch to pointer mode and in that case, you would have to detach the indi/ea or change its settings. Or, you could manage either mode as permanent from within the indi/ea: via fake buttons (moving labels), or 'new' hotkeys (again, via WinAPI) - you could define e.g. Shift+C to switch permanent crosshair, and Shift+P to permanent pointer and store the last used mode in global variables. I'd prefer hotkeys over fake buttons.

This should work fine as long as the user keeps the Line Studies toolbar with at least one of the cursor mode buttons visible. Should be a breeze to code

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  • #43
  • Sep 24, 2011 2:10pm Sep 24, 2011 2:10pm
Cheers Big Be! Your latest post appeared after my former replies (was in moderation queue) so sorry for replying a bit late to your bug report. Here we go:
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Problem #1:
Quoting Big Be
EA version - weekend mode
When in W/E mode cannot access EA Properties
From post #1:
Quoting MaryJane
Setup (if you use the EA version and want to change its settings while running (F7), switch to Monthly timeframe, change what you need and switch back to any lower TF)
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Problem #2:
Quoting Big Be
Different copy of MT, same broker, same computer
Properties IS accessible in W/E mode
But I cannot resize the properties windows!
NOTE: One copy on one Metatrader seems to work for another.
Two copies running on the machine seem to interfere with each other.
From post #1:
Quoting MaryJane
InputResizer is a set-and-forget utility. Once you set it up, you've done with it. Attach it to one single chart and all those peephole windows you open, in all MT4 instances on your PC/VPS, become resizable.
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Problem #3:
Quoting Big Be
After I set W/E mode on, I get message screen:
"InputResizerEA"
"Do you permit to call function 'GetForgroundWindow' from 'user32.dll'?
then
-- 'GetParent' -- ?
then
-- 'GetClassNameA' -- ?

Sometimes it goes through all the functions.
You have checked "Confirm DLL Function Calls" in Options, so it asks you to confirm every DLL function call. Solution: uncheck the checkbox.
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Problem #4:
Quoting Big Be
Then it settles down until it crashes. I can get it to crash by checking about 10 indi's properties.
Don't run more than one copy of InputResizer on the same machine. Use only the EA or only the indicator, not both at the same time. If it still crashes, please refer to my post #33 above; i can't fix a bug i'm not able to replicate.
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Potential problem #5:
If you expect InputResizer to allow ITS OWN properties window to resize - it won't. It can't; any MT4 ea/indicator with open properties is halted until you close them.
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Solution to many problems in most threads: read post #1 and try to respect the guidelines
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  • #44
  • Sep 24, 2011 3:26pm Sep 24, 2011 3:26pm
Quoting SteveHopwood
It is hard for some people to realise that the likes of you and I are not professional coders.
Quoting MaryJane
...don't overpraise me, i might start thinking i can actually code
You folk are way too modest, IMHO.
  • #45
  • Edited 8:50pm Sep 26, 2011 8:21pm | Edited 8:50pm
MaryJane,
I suppose we should say -- read or RE-read post 1.
In trying to absorb the whole thread, the part about switching to monthly did not stick in my memory. Sigh.

Plus:You went and did it right - which obviously threw me totally off. ;-)
- I am not used to relatively early versions of things working as claimed.
- I am not used to full instructions being in post 1.

Perhaps that comes from having spent more time on another major forum.

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- I updated the build 402 to 406. That took care of the windows not resizing.

- I change InputResizer settings in Monthly only. I made sure to only have one copy running. Now it crashes less.
I change indi properties often to try out things. Now it goes through up to 20 indi windows until it crashes MT, but occasionally much sooner.

- The "Confirm DLLfunction calls" defaults ON in my platform when you check "Allow DLL imports".
I turned it off. Thanks.

- I left it set up in MT, shut the computer down for the night. Re-started this morning and the the resizing was not working. I went to its chart, switched to Monthly, opened it and clicked OK, put it to Daily, went to another chart, and it was again working.

I hope you are able to come up with changes that don't crash, as it is a very worthwhile utility.

Big Be
  • #46
  • Oct 22, 2011 10:12pm Oct 22, 2011 10:12pm
Hey Mary Jane,
I just came across this thread in my travels and see that you are resizing windows this brings me to my question is there any way or chance you could do something like this to resize the order windows, I reckon if you could do something like that I would almost fly to where ever you are and kiss your feet lol maybe a bit carried away but gee that would just be awesome. Not quite sure what MT are thinkign with those huge pain in the bum order windows or there not thinking prob more to the point.
Cheers
  • #47
  • Edited Oct 23, 2011 11:00am Oct 22, 2011 11:29pm | Edited Oct 23, 2011 11:00am
Quoting sutters
is there any way or chance you could do something like this to resize the order windows...
hey sutters, good point! giant annoying bleak boxes with tons of useless empty grey matter, i'll try to decimate them, i think it should be doable.

i will add it as a feature to InputResizer and hopefully post an update within a week.. it will still be mq4 prone to crash some unhappy users. despite i'm really bearish on free time, i keep promising myself to code the standalone (.exe) version till the end of (this) year.
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  • #48
  • Oct 23, 2011 4:25am Oct 23, 2011 4:25am
Hey MaryJane,
Are you talking using the standard order ticket and resizing or using a ea and get a totally new order ticket.
  • #49
  • Oct 23, 2011 8:36am Oct 23, 2011 8:36am
If he kisses your feet, then I will kiss you on the lips.
What about that???

You are on the ball, if all those possibilities would be possible.........

Take your time and make headlines with this.
...............end of the month would be soon enough

Have a SUPER weekend, MaryJane.
  • #50
  • Oct 23, 2011 10:48am Oct 23, 2011 10:48am
Quoting sutters
Hey MaryJane,
Are you talking using the standard order ticket and resizing or using a ea and get a totally new order ticket.
yea i meant standard order box - the one you invoke by hitting F9. but i've calmed down, see below..
Quoting Freddyfx
You are on the ball, if all those possibilities would be possible.........
possibilities are one thing, imagination (aka the usual limit #1) the other but reality is what counts. now i'm rethinking the first two and am a bit scared by the third one.

why? it's the order window, you are placing live trades using it. i smell danger ("...your f***ing cr@p blew my account filling in 100 lots instead of 0.01....")..

so let's just shrink the window first.
{removed the imagination spree off my above post}

meanwhile, you can try the attached freeware utility (a prehistoric one but the only one i found to be working); you'll see that plain resizing is not the way to go.. the solution is to re-arrange the inner window controls more effectively and that's the thing i'll try..

stay tuned.
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  • #51
  • Oct 23, 2011 5:20pm Oct 23, 2011 5:20pm
Hey Maryjane,
Yeah thats what I was thinking I have tried a few other seperate order eas and they all seem to stuff with my system so i always go back to the standard order ticket.
I was thinking if you could get rid of the tick chart and comments area then maybe shrink the rest down that would be so much better.
Appreciate your help.
  • #52
  • Oct 25, 2011 3:19am Oct 25, 2011 3:19am
Quoting sutters
I was thinking if you could get rid of the tick chart and comments area then maybe shrink the rest down..
hey sutters, look this is already popping off my mt4

http://i56.tinypic.com/331gnf6.png

i haven't made the window resizeable (doesn't make sense), but stretchable vertically, hence the comment field and the tick chart are still avail, the chart even stretches with the window.. just drag down the bottom:

http://i56.tinypic.com/1hvyo9.png


BUT it's not ready yet for posting, i've only got the market order part done, now the extremely boring phase follows - rinse and repeat for instant orders, pending orders, close, modify, delete, etc etc. it'll take few hours i don't have atm.. gimme a week.
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  • #53
  • Oct 25, 2011 3:59am Oct 25, 2011 3:59am
Quoting MaryJane
hey sutters, look this is already popping off my mt4
MaryJane,

You are a genius!

Khalid
  • #54
  • Edited 4:35am Oct 25, 2011 4:02am | Edited 4:35am
Now thats great work MJ fantastic.
One more question is there a way of having more than one order window up at a time.
Yes no rush I have been putting up with the oirder windows for along time now I just appreciate your efforts.
  • #55
  • Edited 5:23am Oct 25, 2011 4:47am | Edited 5:23am
Quoting Khalaad
You are a genius!
You bet i'm not! mt4 is a very old piece of software.. the crappy API is one thing but i just keep wondering why they didn't make a facelift at least, it would take them less than a week to get rid of all UI annoyances....mhm, most certainly there customers (crims, not traders) didn't require that.

Quoting sutters
i can handle all that but I have the entry order window just sitting on top ready to go so smaller the better.
i'll make that auto-reopen option (=always open) in the release and perhaps add a totally minimalistic layout.

but once i'm doing i'd like it to be potentially useful for some other people, too... once you have it hacked, it's a breeze to add a layout, thought about a variant with larger SL/TP fields for visually impaired.. or one as a horizontal banner with a tickchart all across the screen (for scalpers )
Quoting sutters
One more question is there a way of having more than one window up maybe attach to each chart or something like that if not all good..
ah you mean it would look like a serious trading platform.. like currenex, nah? unfortunately.. you can have only one order window per mt4 instance.

There are two workarounds -

1st: you install as many (same broker, same account) mt4 instances into different folders and run them at once split screen.

2nd: as you probably won't click more than one order at a time, i can imagine this solution: multiple charts across the screen, preferrably without the window titlebars, captions and thick borders (search for Xaphod's ModChartWindow).. just a matrix of charts.. the charts can display magnified bid/ask prices.. then you click on a chart you want to trade. that chart becomes active and highlighted (i made something alike for myself - because of need to be sure what chart receives input from keyboard). then, the traded symbol (pair) in the always-open order window could change accordingly.... so basically - click a chart, then click buy or sell - done.

just rambling but could be comfortable imo..
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  • #56
  • Oct 25, 2011 5:36am Oct 25, 2011 5:36am
Yeah mt4 is not exactly a professional platform haha bloody robbers.
and yes i dont think there is one trader in that company I have seen numerous requests to resize the order window they dont seem to care once again robbers lol.
Great job MJ i look forward to giving it a bash.
I didnt think there was a way of 2 windows F9 is pretty quick to get another one up so not to bad in that regard.
I have scripts goign at the moment for buy and sell which are pretty good, click on the chart and press Alt s and your in.

Thanks again MJ
  • #57
  • Edited 8:30am Nov 2, 2011 8:05am | Edited 8:30am
Quoting MaryJane
You bet i'm not! mt4 is a very old piece of software.. the crappy API is one thing but i just keep wondering why they didn't make a facelift at least, it would take them less than a week to get rid of all UI annoyances....mhm, most certainly there customers (crims, not traders) didn't require that.


i'll make that auto-reopen option (=always open) in the release and perhaps add a totally minimalistic layout.

but once i'm doing i'd like it to be potentially useful for some other people, too... once you have it hacked, it's a breeze to add...
I can't thanks you enough for your awesome job,
now it easy for me to manage those bloody mp input params

again... thanks you MJ.
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  • #58
  • Nov 6, 2011 1:56am Nov 6, 2011 1:56am
Quoting sutters
Thanks again MJ
cheers sutters, just stopping by to tell you it will take awhile.. unfortunately, resizing the order window via MT4 EA or indicator is painfully slow, i have to make at least 0.1sec pauses between some API calls (retrieving handles of window controls without control IDs.. silly MQ) in mql4 else they don't work and even crash.. that's all cr@p, I'm really sick of it. Sorry but no early mq4 release here - would bring more trouble than benefit.

.. but now the better news - I already started on the native Win32 utility (working title = MetaTweak ).. it will replace the InputResizer, diminish your order windows, remove thick chart borders, enable permanent crosshair etc etc... stable, quick and reliable (= unimaginable ).

check this thread by christmas...
or maybe sooner? time will tell.

Quoting bandung
I can't thanks you enough for your awesome job,
now it easy for me to manage those bloody mp input params

again... thanks you MJ.
my pleasure! i'm enjoying your older MP indy telling me the POCs (just a SR for a MP-blind person like me; can't trade off bare typewriter letters yet )
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  • #59
  • Nov 7, 2011 7:18am Nov 7, 2011 7:18am
Very nice utility...it is very helpful. Thank you for sharing.

Evaluator.
  • #60
  • Nov 21, 2011 11:49pm Nov 21, 2011 11:49pm
MJ please, could you fix this indicator, to he took testimony for the calculation is not a month, but year,I need Pivot_ESAZ_Year?
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