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Anyway to have multiple hotkeys for a drawing tool?
Broker: Mirus Futures (Previous), AMP (using their free data for the reviews)
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Hello all,
When I am going through and back testing I use the line drawing tool and the rectangle box the most. I color code them differently depending on if it is an uptrend, downtrend, long, short.....etc. My question is this......Is there a way to have numerous hot keys assigned to the same drawing tool but each hot key draws the drawing tool in a different color, size and border type?
For example, I want to draw a blue rectangle box with solid lines so I press Alt+W and a blue rectangle box with solid lines appears. Next I want to draw a red rectangle box with dashed lines so I press Alt+E and a red rectangle box with dashed lines appears.
This would save time rather than have to go change the default blue rectangle box with solid lines to a red rectangle box with dashed lines when I need to draw a red rectangle box rather than a blue one.
Can you help answer these questions from other members on NexusFi?
If you search there may be other indicators around that already do this, or other ways of using SendKeys or Ninja Templates to achieve a similar effect, but I don't know them.
However, I really like the idea and will be adding it into KeyTrader as it's a perfect fit with what I have in place in there. I'm thinking 4 to 6 configurable 'things' that can be set for drawing by the user with the sort of parameters you describe and attached to a function, alt or control key. I'll give KT user modes for Drawing, Trading or DrawingAndTrading. That's a first cut plan anyway. It might get more magic added later...