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🖼️ Window & Workspace Management

Window & Workspace Management

BananaEA provides advanced workspace management to organize your trading environment efficiently.

Layout Modes​

Stacked Layout:

  • All trade panels arranged vertically on right side of chart
  • Minimal horizontal space usage
  • Easy scrolling through multiple trades
  • Best for: reviewing many positions at once

Cascaded Layout:

  • Panels offset diagonally (top-left to bottom-right)
  • Each panel header visible for quick identification
  • Better visual separation between trades
  • Best for: actively managing 3-5 concurrent positions

Custom Layout:

  • Manually position panels anywhere on chart
  • Positions saved automatically between sessions
  • Automatically adjusts to resolution changes
  • Best for: personalized multi-monitor setups

Layout Control Buttons​

Rearrange Windows Button:

  • Behavior: Cycles through Stacked → Cascaded → Custom layout modes
  • Click the button to switch between automatic layout styles
  • Custom mode allows you to position panels manually
  • Keyboard Shortcut: Check dashboard tooltips if available

Minimize/Maximize Toggle:

  • Behavior:
    • Minimize: collapses all panels to title bar only
    • Maximize: expands all panels to full view
    • Individual panel min/max: click panel header
  • Use Case: Quickly clear chart space for analysis, then restore panels

Clear Chart Objects:

  • Removes:
    • Entry lines (LINES mode)
    • Pending order markers
    • Swing high/low indicators (SWING mode)
    • Candle markers (CANDLE mode)
    • Stale visual helpers
  • Preserves:
    • Active trade panels
    • Dashboard controls
    • SL/TP lines for open positions
  • Safety: Asks for confirmation before clearing (if enabled in settings)

Persistence & State Management​

What's Saved:

  • Panel positions (x,y coordinates per ticket)
  • Dashboard TC state (AUTO/MANAGE/PAUSED)
  • Entry Mode selection (CANDLE/SWING/LINES)
  • Order Type selection (PO/MO)
  • Theme selection
  • Minimize/maximize state

How Settings are Saved:

  • Your preferences are stored in MT4 global variables (persists across EA restarts)
  • To reset all saved preferences: Go to EA Properties → Common → Delete All Global Variables

Resolution & Multi-Monitor Support:

  • Behavior: Automatically adjusts panel positions when resolution changes
  • Multi-Monitor: Positions saved per monitor configuration
  • Best Practice: Set up layout on your primary trading monitor and EA will preserve it

Workspace Tips​

  1. Initial Setup:
    • Set TC to MANAGE
    • Open a few test positions
    • Arrange panels to your preference
    • Switch to AUTO — layout persists
  2. Multi-Symbol Trading:
    • Each chart maintains independent panel layouts
    • Use same layout across symbols: manually position once, EA replicates on new charts
  3. Performance:
    • Minimize panels when not actively trading
    • Use ClearChartObjects to reduce visual clutter
    • Limit MaxOpenTrades to avoid excessive GUI objects
  4. Troubleshooting:
    • If panels disappear: Enable debug logging in EA settings to see error messages
    • If layout resets: Your saved preferences may have been cleared
    • If panels overlap: Click the Rearrange Windows button to restore organized layout