Colour code chart tabs

Adam Woods 2022.03.10 10:24

Hello fellow traders and coders,

I have been playing around with mql4 for some time and do have some coding knowledge but I could do with a nudge in the right direction. I am looking for ways to simplify my trading journal and keep track of trade idea's I have in the pipline. One thing I would like to be able to do is colour code the tabs of charts in the mt4 platform. Hence, when I have a chart tab coloured red I know I am waiting for a set up on that chart. any ideas would be much appreciated..

Fernando Carreiro 2022.03.10 10:49 #1

Adam Woods: One thing I would like to be able to do is colour code the tabs of charts in the mt4 platform.

There is no such functionality in MetaTrader.

Adam Woods 2022.03.10 11:01 #2

But could it be coded?

Mohammad Hossein Sadeghi 2022.03.10 11:02 #3

Adam Woods:

any ideas would be much appreciated..

What about using profiles instead?

By that, you can have different profile with a related name, and add chart to it if condition is satisfied or remove existing one if condition is not valid anymore.

Deleted Charts - Additional Templates and Profiles - Additional Features - Price

Fernando Carreiro 2022.03.10 11:16 #4

Adam Woods #: But could it be coded?

Not in MQL!

It might be possible to "interfere" with MetaTrader's GUI via Windows API, but it will definitely be complicated and not worth the hassle.

Adam Woods 2022.03.10 13:42 #5

Fernando Carreiro #:

Not in MQL!

It might be possible to "interfere" with MetaTrader's GUI via Windows API, but it will definitely be complicated and not worth the hassle.

OK THANKS, you've saved me a lot of time looking for a solution that does not exist

Adam Woods 2022.03.10 13:42 #6

Mohammad Hossein Sadeghi #:
What about using profiles instead?

By that, you can have different profile with a related name, and add chart to it if condition is satisfied or remove existing one if condition is not valid anymore.

ye ok, this is worth a look thanks

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