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  • #1
  • First Post: Mar 19, 2014 10:52pm Mar 19, 2014 10:52pm
Have you ever had a MT chart with trendlines, fibs, text, graphics, and all that stuff, and wished that you could just take the lines away for a minute so you can get a fresh perspective on it, without opening a new chart and losing your MAs, etc...? I would like a script or EA to hide all these lines such as by pressing a hotkey to get a naked chart, and then press it again to restore the chart to the way it was. Does anyone know of such a script (or EA)? Or can someone here make such a thing?

To be clear, there IS such a script here: http://www.forexfactory.com/showthread.php?t=37270

However, I cannot get it to work with the new MT4 Build 610. I'm not sure if it is something I am doing wrong or if it is the new recent changes of the MT4 itself. Maybe it is just me. Can someone else please at least click (or copy and paste into a browser) the above link to try out the script ... so I will know whether or not I am at fault?
"Trading is a mental sport." - Ziad Masri
  • #2
  • Mar 19, 2014 11:06pm Mar 19, 2014 11:06pm
Why don't you create 2 templates ... 1 with your trendlines ... and 1 naked without the trendlines ?
MT4/MT5 EAs/Indicators/Alerts coder
  • #3
  • Mar 20, 2014 3:17pm Mar 20, 2014 3:17pm
Quoting FerruFx
Why don't you create 2 templates ... 1 with your trendlines ... and 1 naked without the trendlines ?
That's not a bad idea if I was only using one chart ... then I could just put the naked chart next to the trendline chart. But I have 12 charts that I am looking at (well, actually 12 chart tabs that I click back and forth to look at all of them). If I create a template for each one then I will always have to go through the trouble of clicking on the "templates" tab (or 'profiles" tab) in order to see the naked charts. It would be easier if I could just click a hot-key and that would quickly hide all the trendlines.

I still would appreciate if someone could at least try out the naked chart script in the link I posted above (you will have to copy and paste it into your browser). If it works for someone else in the new MT4 Build (Build 600 or above) then I will know for sure whether or not it is me making a mistake in how I install it. In other words, if it works for someone else in the new MT4 Build, then I know I am making some mistake in how I installed it.
"Trading is a mental sport." - Ziad Masri
  • #4
  • Mar 20, 2014 10:04pm Mar 20, 2014 10:04pm
try it
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File Type: mq4 ! $ AAA CLEAN ALL OBJECTS.mq4   < 1 KB | 1,093 downloads
  • #5
  • Mar 22, 2014 12:00am Mar 22, 2014 12:00am
Quoting poruchik
try it {file}

Hi Poruchik,

Well, I gave it a try by putting it in my indicators folder in the MT4 (I went to "Open Data Folder" then "MQL4" then "Indicators" ... and I put it there in "Indicators"). I then clicked the Navigator tab to get to the "Custom Indicators". I then clicked and dragged your "AAA Clean All Objects" indicator to to my chart. When its box popped up, I clicked the "OK" button. Once I did that, it did TOO good a job. It deleted all my trendlines! lol. It's no big deal - I can draw them on again. However, I didn't want it to permanently delete the trendlines. I just wanted it to TEMPORARILY hide the lines when I clicked a hotkey.

I then tried it by putting it in my "Experts" folder. I then of course once again dragged it into my chart from that Experts tab in the Navigator (I drawn a few trendlines on the chart for the purpose of trying out your indicator). This time it showed in the top right corner of the chart of its title: "! $ AAA CLEAN ALL OBJECTS". (When I previously had it in the Indicators folder, it did not show its title on the chart). However, the problem is that it had an "x" where the smiley face is supposed to be. (I'm assuming there is supposed to be a smiley face like other EAs have?). I tried to make it work but it did nothing. My trendlines continued to show.

In both above instances, I even tried to set a hotkey. But it (your indicator/EA) still did not work.

Am I doing something wrong? Did it work for you? Did you misunderstand and make it to totally erase trendlines? I just wanted to temporarily hide the trendlines. Shouldn't there be a "smiley face" in the top right corner instead of an "x"?

Poruchick, I do appreciate you trying to help me.
"Trading is a mental sport." - Ziad Masri
  • #6
  • Mar 22, 2014 12:15am Mar 22, 2014 12:15am
Quoting Quickdraw
{quote} Hi Poruchik, Well, I gave it a try by putting it in my indicators folder in the MT4 (I went to "Open Data Folder" then "MQL4" then "Indicators" ... and I put it there in "Indicators"). I then clicked the Navigator tab to get to the "Custom Indicators". I then clicked and dragged your "AAA Clean All Objects" indicator to to my chart. When its box popped up, I clicked the "OK" button. Once I did that, it did TOO good a job. It deleted all my trendlines! lol. It's no big deal - I can draw them on again. However, I didn't want it to permanently...
This tool is doing what it is supposed to do : delete all objects on your chart.

If you use as an EA, the smiley face while appear instead of the cross if you set your platform to allow live trading. BTW, this tool as nothing to do with an EA. I would copy it in the script folder instead.
MT4/MT5 EAs/Indicators/Alerts coder
  • #7
  • Edited 3:30am Mar 22, 2014 2:55am | Edited 3:30am
Quoting Quickdraw
Have you ever had a MT chart with trendlines, fibs, text, graphics, and all that stuff, and wished that you could just take the lines away for a minute so you can get a fresh perspective on it, without opening a new chart and losing your MAs, etc...? I would like a script or EA to hide all these lines such as by pressing a hotkey to get a naked chart, ...?

Hi

I am not a professional programmer just made an indicator for your requirement.

Load this indi on your chart and choose your chart background color, the trend lines are hidden. whenever you want it back just change the color again in the input field.

Hope this helps.

Usasa.

Edit: Updated which might save some memory.
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File Type: mq4 ShowTrendLines.mq4   < 1 KB | 1,040 downloads
File Type: ex4 ShowTrendLines.ex4   4 KB | 677 downloads
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  • #8
  • Mar 22, 2014 7:29am Mar 22, 2014 7:29am
This indicator has been compiled on build 625 and will not work on build 509.

1/ This is an indicator and goes in the indicator folder
2/ Set the line colors in the inputs for the 3 different options as this sets the line colors for different lines loaded on the chart.
3/ Once loaded 3 buttons appear at the top of the chart, click to remove the lines and click once more to have the lines appear

Attached File(s)
File Type: ex4 clean chart nmc.ex4   81 KB | 1,072 downloads
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  • #9
  • Mar 22, 2014 7:39am Mar 22, 2014 7:39am
maybe this works also, it is a script: http://www.forexfactory.com/showthre...95#post7357095
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  • #10
  • Mar 22, 2014 8:01am Mar 22, 2014 8:01am
Quoting cja
This indicator has been compiled on build 625 and will not work on build 509. 1/ This is an indicator and goes in the indicator folder 2/ Set the line colors in the inputs for the 3 different options as this sets the line colors for different lines loaded on the chart. 3/ Once loaded 3 buttons appear at the top of the chart, click to remove the lines and click once more to have the lines appear {file}
Thank you CJA, this is just perfect, i will test how it works.

  • #11
  • Mar 22, 2014 5:34pm Mar 22, 2014 5:34pm
I've just put this SCRIPT together.
Either assign a hotkey or drag from navigator to attach the script to your chart and all objects will be gone
attach again and they will re-appear.
It works by saving the template and then re-applying it, so if you add new objects in between, they will not be retained.

Don't use this as a quick way to remove all objects, you should re-instate them everytime.
If you should hide all the objects in one chart and then change to another chart and attach the script to the new chart, it will apply the template from the first chart. Not what you want.

If you accidentally do this, do not start the script again until you have recovered the chart
You will find 2 new templates

Objects_Hide_Recovery.tpl
Which is a copy of the template that you have just overwritten, so just apply this to the chart

Objects_Hide.tpl
Which you can re-apply to the first chart, if required
Attached File(s)
File Type: ex4 HideObjects.ex4   5 KB | 875 downloads
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  • #12
  • Edited 12:43am Mar 23, 2014 12:32am | Edited 12:43am
Well, I found out through fxdaytrader and FerruFx why I was having the problem making the script work (the original Trade Naked script mentioned in the "Trade Naked script" thread). It was as they said: The mistake I made was that I didn't put it into the Scripts folder. After finding out from them about that mistake, I went back and put it in the Scripts folder and now it works just fine!

I also tried out the other programs here that you guys here on this thread have made.

fxdaytrader: yours works great. It is just as good as the original Trade Naked script in the other thread. Thanks for creating your version of it.

usasa: I tried yours but I couldn't get it to work at all.

cja: When I tried yours, it made the lines on my chart flash off and on, over and over. So, I don't know what happened.

Gumrai: I tested yours by pushing the hotkey several times and it was working at first, but after about 5 or 6 times of pushing the hotkey, it stopped working. It deleted the lines and they never came back (however, it was only a test chart and I didn't lose any of my hard work of S & R line placement).

To all you guys of which your program didn't work for me. I want to thank you for trying to help me. It possibly may have been something I did wrong which is a possibility of why your program (or script or whatever it is called) didn't work me. But as I said before, I have fixed my original problem by putting the Trade Naked script into the Scripts folder of the MT4. I using the original Trade Naked script with my FXDD charts, and I am using fxdaytrader's version of it with my Oanda charts. This is a very useful tool to help temporarily hide all the lines on our charts, so we can see our charts more clearly when we need to.

Thanks again everyone!
"Trading is a mental sport." - Ziad Masri
  • #13
  • Mar 23, 2014 1:35am Mar 23, 2014 1:35am
Quoting Quickdraw
Gumrai: I tested yours by pushing the hotkey several times and it was working at first, but after about 5 or 6 times of pushing the hotkey, it stopped working. It deleted the lines and they never came back (however, it was only a test chart and I didn't lose any of my hard work of S & R line placement).
Yes, I have the same problem with hotkeys sometimes, I put it down to my keyboard contacts being a bit old now.
You wouldn't have lost anything, as I said in my post, you will find the template saved as Objects_Hide.tpl
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  • #14
  • Mar 23, 2014 3:43am Mar 23, 2014 3:43am
cja: When I tried yours, it made the lines on my chart flash off and on, over and over. So, I don't know what happened.

I suspect you that you had 2 instances of the indicator loaded onto the same chart causing code interference or possibly a similar type of indicator loaded on the same chart at the same time accessing the same functions.
Trade what you see not what you hope
  • #15
  • Edited 10:16am May 12, 2015 9:27am | Edited 10:16am
Quoting cja
This indicator has been compiled on build 625 and will not work on build 509. 1/ This is an indicator and goes in the indicator folder 2/ Set the line colors in the inputs for the 3 different options as this sets the line colors for different lines loaded on the chart. 3/ Once loaded 3 buttons appear at the top of the chart, click to remove the lines and click once more to have the lines appear {file}

Hi Cja,

I am also getting vertical lines changing colour with very tick.
I only need this tool to hide fib lines specifically & nothing else, is that possible ?
Option to delete all fib lines only.

regards,
It never gets easier, you just get better
  • #16
  • Sep 30, 2016 6:19pm Sep 30, 2016 6:19pm
Quoting cja
This indicator has been compiled on build 625 and will not work on build 509. 1/ This is an indicator and goes in the indicator folder 2/ Set the line colors in the inputs for the 3 different options as this sets the line colors for different lines loaded on the chart. 3/ Once loaded 3 buttons appear at the top of the chart, click to remove the lines and click once more to have the lines appear {file}
Thanks man, this works perfect. I have so many horizontal lines and it was hard to edit them or hide and show. Cool man!
  • #17
  • Dec 26, 2019 2:57pm Dec 26, 2019 2:57pm
Quoting cja
This indicator has been compiled on build 625 and will not work on build 509. 1/ This is an indicator and goes in the indicator folder 2/ Set the line colors in the inputs for the 3 different options as this sets the line colors for different lines loaded on the chart. 3/ Once loaded 3 buttons appear at the top of the chart, click to remove the lines and click once more to have the lines appear {file}
hi master cja i know it is too old to mod (but as you listened many stupid request in past or you can ignore ..... .)is it possible to change or use trend line/high line/vertical line different color for different time frame so we can watch/visual or hide specific time frame or all tf lines together .for example if i draw trend line blue for month , orange for week and blue for day and if i want to see only week +day trend line and click trend line button once(1st click) month line disappear ,click again (2nd time)week line disappear and if i click again month show and than week .i hope it will be helpful and interesting.thanks in advance .
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  • #18
  • Oct 16, 2021 7:31pm Oct 16, 2021 7:31pm
Quoting cja
This indicator has been compiled on build 625 and will not work on build 509. 1/ This is an indicator and goes in the indicator folder 2/ Set the line colors in the inputs for the 3 different options as this sets the line colors for different lines loaded on the chart. 3/ Once loaded 3 buttons appear at the top of the chart, click to remove the lines and click once more to have the lines appear {file}
Friend, a small request.
Sorry for the inconvenience friend. I know the post is a bit old.
I would like to ask you, if you can help me with your indicator "clean chart nmc.ex4".
You could add some options like:
- Hide and show rectangles
- possibility to choose between 3 colors for each object. As the picture illustrates

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  • #19
  • Last Post: Dec 26, 2021 7:57am Dec 26, 2021 7:57am
Quoting cja
This indicator has been compiled on build 625 and will not work on build 509. 1/ This is an indicator and goes in the indicator folder 2/ Set the line colors in the inputs for the 3 different options as this sets the line colors for different lines loaded on the chart. 3/ Once loaded 3 buttons appear at the top of the chart, click to remove the lines and click once more to have the lines appear {file}
hi cja , would you please add option to hide fibs also?

thanks
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