# 🖼️ Window & Workspace Management

**Window & Workspace Management**

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

### Layout Modes[​](#layout-modes "Direct link to 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[​](#layout-control-buttons "Direct link to 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[​](#persistence--state-management "Direct link to Persistence & State Management")

**What's Saved:**

* Panel positions for each ticket
* Dashboard trade-control mode (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 MetaTrader so they persist across EA restarts
* To reset all saved preferences: Go to `EA Properties → Common` and clear saved MetaTrader preferences for this EA

**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[​](#workspace-tips "Direct link to 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 detailed Experts/Journal messages in EA settings while you diagnose
   * If layout resets: Your saved preferences may have been cleared
   * If panels overlap: Click the Rearrange Windows button to restore organized layout