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With the free autohotkey i'd like to create five key combinations to select my five opened templates.
Currently, i have one global template named "6E_ES_NQ_TF" to monitor four symbols but i also have in the background a more detailed template for each of them named respectively "6E", "ES", "NQ" and "TF".
What would the script look like if i wanted to select the template named "6E" via a key combination such as alt+1 ? Do i simply need to invoke a hotkey command to open the menu File>Workspaces>6E of the control center window ?
Can you help answer these questions from other members on NexusFi?
I know but this is not working quickly enough and beside if you do that at some point it stops at the control center. So i'd like to get something more solid. But thanks anyway, that's a good try ;-)
P.S. your avatar makes me think about these charts we often see full of lines. Can't really decide which level to take into consideration.
Shift-F3 cycles through all the open workspaces. If you see the control center in the cycle, you may have an open workspace with no charts. With AutoHotkey, you could activate the Contol Center window, and send the keys ALT, F, W, and then the first letter of the open workspace you want, then send ENTER. This would navigate to your desired workspace via the file menu.
That's true i had an untitled workspace with no chart. Thanks for the tip but what is the name of the control center window, is it just that "Control Center" ? i ask this as i also see the name of the current workspace after it.
Don't expect to be so much faster with autohotkey, you will assign a key for each workspace you will need to find the right keys on the keyboard, whereas with shift+f3 you hit sequentially until you find what you're looking for.
If you have 3 workspaces '6E' and 'ES', 'TF' then you could the following script to access each one by using Control-1, Control-2, and Control-3, just add more entries for additional workspaces:
;###
;### Start Of Script
;###
^1::
IfWinExist, Control Center
{
WinActivate
Send !{f}{w}{6}{ENTER}
}
return
^2::
IfWinExist, Control Center
{
WinActivate
Send !{f}{w}{e}{ENTER}
}
return
^3::
IfWinExist, Control Center
{
WinActivate
Send !{f}{w}{t}{ENTER}
}
return ;
;###
;### End Of Script
;###
In NT, is there any way to click to place a limit order at the same price with 3 clicks, e.g. 1+1+1 , instead of using the context menu to change the lot size (and eventually the queue since you're increasing the order size in a FIFO engine)?
Could it be possible to write a sample strategy with 2 hotkeys inputs ? like CTRL+SHIFT+B for buy, and S for sale. So we could manage position with the strategy. Would be great for for scalping and news.
Thanks in advance
I have been rethinking the possibility to switch my NT workspaces in a faster way. Since I didn't like to assign a key sequence on my keyboard via autohotkey, as it could interfere with non trading activities, for example while I am writing a post via futures.io (formerly BMT) I could hit an AHK key and launch the function without wanting it. I also didn't like the idea to pause and restart the AHK everytime. I found a fast and easy solution by creating single functions via AHK and installing them on the windows tasks bar. As AHK assigns always the same icon, I created personalized icons with the name of my workspace in order to better visualize wich workspace I want to open. I applied the icons to each function via the icon changer function of AHK (C:\Program Files (x86)\AutoHotkey\Compiler\ahk2.exe).
Instead of using the sequential shift+f3 NT function, which might be long if working with several workspaces, this method is fast and direct; all I have to do is click on the respective icon and the workspace will be opened within the blink of an eye.
In the attached video a brief demonstration how to use the function:
Find below the AHK script code for each function (the function replactes the sequence of keys as with the mouse; in the control center alt+f+w+ the initial letter of the workspace)
WinWait, Control Center ,
IfWinNotActive, Control Center , , WinActivate, Control Center ,
WinWaitActive, Control Center ,
Sleep, 100
Send, {ALTDOWN}f{ALTUP}w5
Note:
The first letter of each workspace name must be different
For the icon builder you can find many free applications on the web, I used IcoFx2.0
The CPU usage with AHK is irrelevant, as the functions are closed once executed.