MT4 navigational tips and techniques

Tools > Options > Trade ... then you can set the lot size accordingly.

hi,
I use an Indicator "Keep Rules" in a separate window and from time to time I try to mark some of my rules to not forget till the next candle.
But the Object always moving with the Chart and with the Auto-Scroll.
How can I fix the Object to stay with the moving Chart without changing the Object every new Candle to a new psoition.
Note: Attached are 3 pics
1.pic:Original mark with my Trading-Zoom
2.pic: 1 Zoom more
3.pic: with the Auto-Scroll

Interesting, perhaps you could change the color of the item line you want to highlight to say Yellow

Maybe not the answer you need but a short term suggestion anyway

You haven't posted up the code, but if your rules don't move then they are labels. These are in a fixed position relative to the screen (pixels up and along). So the movement of the chart has no effect on them.

When you make a rectangle to highlight a rule, these are fixed by price and time. So they move with the chart.

As Erebus suggested, one solution is to modify your code so that when you click a particular rule it changes color.

Hi,
thanks a lot for all infos here.
However I have tried to make the changes by myself.
Note : I have a 2. Indicator named "Signals" which I am using by myself and didn't work also.
Here is the code for both Indicators:
1. Indicator:


//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| Signals.mq4 |
//| Copyright 2011, cmkm |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
#property copyright "cmkm-2011,[[email protected]], base on [HamaSystem.mq4] code."
#property indicator_separate_window
#property indicator_buffers 0
extern string Title = " 1-Divergence-Vol-Bands-Trade f. LONG/SHORTdemnächst mögl.!!";
extern string Signal_1 = " 2-BB-Trade f. LONG/SHORT demnächst mögl.!!";
extern string Signal_2 = " 3-3.Touch-Trade f. LONG (!!!NUR!!! in einem LONG-Trend/SHORT !!!NUR!!! in einem SHORT-Trend)demnächst mögl.!!";
extern string Signal_3 = " 4-3.Touch-Ausbruch-Trade f. LONG/SHORT demnächst mögl.!!";
extern string Signal_4 = " 5-Doppel-Wick-Trade f. LONG/SHORT demnächst mögl.!!";
extern string Signal_5 = " 6-Bounce-Trade f. LONG/SHORT demnächst mögl.!!";
extern string Signal_6 = " 7-Dreick/Dreiecksausbruch";
extern string Signal_7 = "";
extern string Signal_8 = "";
extern string Signal_9 = "";
extern string Signal_10 = ""; // must input at least 1 characters (or Space-blank characters)
extern int x = 100;
extern color colour_Title = Red;
extern color colour_Rule = Red;
extern string fontname = "Berlin Sans FB";
extern int fontsize = 14;
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
int init(){
IndicatorShortName("Signals");
return(0);
}
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
int deinit(){
ObjectDelete(Title);
ObjectDelete(Signal_1);
ObjectDelete(Signal_2);
ObjectDelete(Signal_3);
ObjectDelete(Signal_4);
ObjectDelete(Signal_5);
ObjectDelete(Signal_6);
ObjectDelete(Signal_7);
ObjectDelete(Signal_8);
ObjectDelete(Signal_9);
ObjectDelete(Signal_10);
}
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
int start() {
setLabel(Title,Title,colour_Title,4,x,5,false,fontsize,fontname);
setLabel(Signal_1,Signal_1,colour_Signal,4,x,30,false,fontsize,fontname);
setLabel(Signal_2,Signal_2,colour_Signal,4,x,55,false,fontsize,fontname);
setLabel(Signal_3,Signal_3,colour_Signal,4,x,80,false,fontsize,fontname);
setLabel(Signal_4,Signal_4,colour_Signal,4,x,105,false,fontsize,fontname);
setLabel(Signal_5,Signal_5,colour_Signal,4,x,130,false,fontsize,fontname);
setLabel(Signal_6,Signal_6,colour_Signal,4,x,155,false,fontsize,fontname);
setLabel(Signal_7,Signal_7,colour_Signal,4,x,180,false,fontsize,fontname);
setLabel(Signal_8,Signal_8,colour_Signal,4,x,205,false,fontsize,fontname);
setLabel(Signal_9,Signal_9,colour_Signal,4,x,230,false,fontsize,fontname);
setLabel(Signal_10,Signal_10,colour_Signal,4,x,255,false,fontsize,fontname);
}
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
void setLabel(string name, string text, color col, int corner,
int x, int y, bool back = false, int fontsize = 12,
string fontname = "MS Sans Serif") {
if (ObjectFind(name)==-1){
// aaa
ObjectCreate(name, OBJ_LABEL, WindowOnDropped(),1, 0, 0);
ObjectSetText(name, text, fontsize, fontname, col);
ObjectSet(name, OBJPROP_CORNER, corner);
ObjectSet(name, OBJPROP_BACK,back);
ObjectSet(name, OBJPROP_XDISTANCE, x);
ObjectSet(name, OBJPROP_YDISTANCE, y);
}else{
ObjectSetText(name, text, fontsize, fontname, col);
ObjectSet(name, OBJPROP_CORNER, corner);
ObjectSet(name, OBJPROP_BACK,back);
ObjectSet(name, OBJPROP_XDISTANCE, x);
ObjectSet(name, OBJPROP_YDISTANCE, y);
}
}


2. Indicator:

//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| Keep Rules.mq4 |
//| Copyright 2011, cmkm |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
#property copyright "cmkm-2011,[[email protected]], base on [HamaSystem.mq4] code."
#property indicator_separate_window
#property indicator_buffers 0
extern string Title = " 1-KEINE Trade-Wiederaufnahme bei Ausstoppung";
extern string Rule_1 = " 2-KEINE Trades an Verfallstagen nach 14 Uhr (AUD/NZD/JPY KEIN T reade mehr ab 06 Uhr";
extern string Rule_2 = " 3-KEINE Trades an Freitagen nach 14 Uhr ,wenn wichtige News in US-Dollar kommen";
extern string Rule_3 = " 4-KEINE Trades an Freitagen nach 14 Uhr für alle Währungspaare , die wichtige NEWS erwarten";
extern string Rule_4 = " 5-KEINE Trades vor Zentral-Banken-Events Wichtig: Verkauf/BE aller offenen Trades bzw. offene LIMITS löschen";
extern string Rule_5 = " 6-KEINE Trades in allen Währungspaaren die wichtige News bekommen direkt zum Candle-Open (06/14/22 Uhr)";
extern string Rule_6 = " 7-NUR DAILYTF:KEIN CLOSE (üb.=LO/unt.=SHO) MA200= nur bei doppeltem Boden=Long/Top=Short Signal";
extern string Rule_7 = " 8-";
extern string Rule_8 = "";
extern string Rule_9 = "";
extern string Rule10 = ""; // must input at least 1 characters (or Space-blank characters)
extern int x = 100;
extern color colour_Title = Red;
extern color colour_Rule = Red;
extern string fontname = "Berlin Sans FB";
extern int fontsize = 12;
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
int init(){
IndicatorShortName("Keep Rules");
return(0);
}
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
int deinit(){
ObjectDelete(Title);
ObjectDelete(Rule_1);
ObjectDelete(Rule_2);
ObjectDelete(Rule_3);
ObjectDelete(Rule_4);
ObjectDelete(Rule_5);
ObjectDelete(Rule_6);
ObjectDelete(Rule_7);
ObjectDelete(Rule_8);
ObjectDelete(Rule_9);
ObjectDelete(Rule10);
}
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
int start() {
setLabel(Title,Title,colour_Title,4,x,5,false,fontsize,fontname);
setLabel(Rule_1,Rule_1,colour_Rule,4,x,30,false,fontsize,fontname);
setLabel(Rule_2,Rule_2,colour_Rule,4,x,55,false,fontsize,fontname);
setLabel(Rule_3,Rule_3,colour_Rule,4,x,80,false,fontsize,fontname);
setLabel(Rule_4,Rule_4,colour_Rule,4,x,105,false,fontsize,fontname);
setLabel(Rule_5,Rule_5,colour_Rule,4,x,130,false,fontsize,fontname);
setLabel(Rule_6,Rule_6,colour_Rule,4,x,155,false,fontsize,fontname);
setLabel(Rule_7,Rule_7,colour_Rule,4,x,180,false,fontsize,fontname);
setLabel(Rule_8,Rule_8,colour_Rule,4,x,205,false,fontsize,fontname);
setLabel(Rule_9,Rule_9,colour_Rule,4,x,230,false,fontsize,fontname);
setLabel(Rule10,Rule10,colour_Rule,4,x,255,false,fontsize,fontname);
}
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
void setLabel(string name, string text, color col, int corner,
int x, int y, bool back = false, int fontsize = 12,
string fontname = "MS Sans Serif") {
if (ObjectFind(name)==-1){
// aaa
ObjectCreate(name, OBJ_LABEL, WindowOnDropped(),1, 0, 0);
ObjectSetText(name, text, fontsize, fontname, col);
ObjectSet(name, OBJPROP_CORNER, corner);
ObjectSet(name, OBJPROP_BACK,back);
ObjectSet(name, OBJPROP_XDISTANCE, x);
ObjectSet(name, OBJPROP_YDISTANCE, y);
}else{
ObjectSetText(name, text, fontsize, fontname, col);
ObjectSet(name, OBJPROP_CORNER, corner);
ObjectSet(name, OBJPROP_BACK,back);
ObjectSet(name, OBJPROP_XDISTANCE, x);
ObjectSet(name, OBJPROP_YDISTANCE, y);
}
}



So I really appreciate any help here.
Note: attached is also a pic from a Chart with the problem of the "Signal"-Indicator not showing LINE 3 (Signal 3 ).And the "Keep Rules"-Indicator not showing a bunch of more information.Please have a look in the pic with my Notifications.Thanks.
Regards Zack.

Try this one. Single click the rules you want highlighted.

@honestknave:
Many Thanks for this beauty.
There is 1 thing which should be helpful.
If I close my Plattform and open it again than the rule is not longer highlighted.
Is there a way to let the highlight stay until the Trader decides to delete the highlight (the rule) with a single click again??
Thanks for any info.
Thankds again it will save me a lot of time for sure.
Regards Zack

OK, try version 1.02

@honestknave:
Thanks a lot for this.
It is nearly 100% perfect except 1 thing :
I have 1 Indicator with my "SIGNALS" and 1 Indicator with my "RULES" and so the space for both 2 Indicators is a way to big as my normal Chart gets too small.
If you may take the effort and time you can do me a huge favour if you could implement both Indicators into 1 Indicator with the highlight-feature for both ("SIGNALS" and "RULES").
I have attached a pic which should show what my intension is.
1 more thing is that a bunch of Text of the "RULES"-Indicator is missing which is also highligthed in the pic.
Thanks for any info reagarding this.
Anyway thanks a lot.
NOTElease take only the attached Indicators below (as they are fitted for my needs , Thanks )
Regards Zack

Hello Zackery,

If I add first the Rules1 indicator with the default setting, and then I drop the Signals3 indicator into the Rules1 window (making only one change to the default parameters for Signals3... Indent from Left = 700) then I get this:

Is this the sort of thing you are looking for, or have I misunderstood?

Regarding the missing text... the maximum number of characters in a OBJ_LABEL is 62. Any text beyond 62 characters will be truncated by MT4. So if you have a long rule, you'll need to condense it or split it into 2.

okay that's exactly what I was trying to do.Perfect.
Thanks for the hint.

Regarding the missing text.
What do you mean with "condense it"?Do you mean "compromise" ?But how can you "condense" the text without making the font size smaller?Or is there an other way to do this?
Smaller than font size 12 is very hard to practically trade with it.

If you like I have a special idea (which I have never seen here on FF or on any other forum ) for an existing Indicator which could be working better if this one gets just 1 change.
If you are interested please PM me.
Thanks.
Regards Zack

Great

Sorry, what I mean is use less words. For example, if your rule is "only go long when price is above 200 EMA" change it to "Longs above 200EMA only". Unfortunately, changing the font or font size will have no effect because the limit is on the number of characters.

I may be able to help you - send me a PM with the details.

okay ,fine.
first here are the 2 indicators:
1 Indicator is for my H8-TF- Charts
1 Indicator is for my D1-TF- Charts
I will send you my idea with PM.
Thanks
Zack

Every morning I get an Alarm where there is an "Error opening file" in my Alarm window.
It is error code 4103.
I think this has something to do with an Offline-Chart thta was once downloaded with the wrong Asset.
So where can I see what is the problem and how to solve it?
Because I think MT5 sometimes freezes my Monitor with this problem.
Thanks for any info.
Regards Zack

No one has an idea how to solve this error?
No one has ever faced this problem with error Error opening file (Code 4103)?
Attached is file with all possible Error-Codes in MT4/MT5.
Zack

Please can you provide the details printed in your log - that will help narrow down the cause.

Well thats the strange thing about this problem.
I have searched all my logs and there is no sign of a problem there.
All my Indicators and 1 EA are loaded successfully.
Regards Zack

Hello Zackery,

Is this problem on MT4 or MT5?
Presuming MT4... please can you confirm you checked the logs by clicking File > Open Data Folder then going to MQL4 > Logs?
That error message should be printed in your logs. When you find it, the context will help.

Yes, I confirm.
Now I have find the problem.
Maybe this note is a help for others using Offline-Charts:
If you open an Offline-Chart with a Currency-pair (i.e. E/U ) and load this Offline-Chart-Template under (i.e. H2 ) MQL5>Templates >"E/U H2" and you open it than with an other Currency-pair (i.e. E/J ) than there will be a notification in the Alarm-window "Error opening file" which is Code 4103.
Thanks for your input "honestknave".
If you have found some solutions for the Indicator we have discussed last time please contact me again.Thanks .
regards Zack

Hi Hanover,
Thanks for sharing the navigational tips, But it was not clarified my small modifications in mt4!!

That is to relocate the MACD/RSI/ADX indicator from normal(bottom) location of main chart to top...Hope it is possible...but i dont know how to move it from bottom to top...Please help me...My current Mt4 setting for MCX is enclosed for your reference. Awaiting for your reply.

With Best regards,
P.Shanmugan. India