Strategy identification, when minimized
Author: sourkraut
Creation Date: 1/18/2011 8:49 AM
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sourkraut

#1
When several strategies are open, but minimized, their tabs at bottome of the main window give no clue about their identity.
All display "Stra..." but no part of the name. Neither do they provide tool tips (or at least not within a reasonable time).

Since many strategies have lengthy names, which don't get to the point for several words, like

"ActiveTrader 2008-07 | Wyckoff spring setup"

it would surely be nice to have a tool-tip with the full name of the strategy, when one hovers the mouse over the strategy tab.

Thanks

Eb
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Cone

#2
Wouldn't be faster to find the one you want from either:
a) the Window menu, or,
b) Charts & Strategies drop down in the navigation toolbar?

While it's not a bad idea have a tooltip for the minimized windows, I just imagine you hovering over them one by one trying to find the one you want, when you can find it directly from the menus above; consequently, it will be hard to sell the idea.

Incidentally, option "b" is preferred due to a Windows bug that might not show one of the child windows.
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sourkraut

#3
QUOTE:
Wouldn't be faster to find the one you want from either:
a) the Window menu, or,
b) Charts & Strategies drop down in the navigation toolbar?


Well, not faster (my mouse is at the bottom of the screen, and I have to move it aaaaallll the way to the tooopp ;-), but I confess, I never thought to look there.

Thanks.
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Cone

#4
Definitely use "b" though. If the child window is minimized, it doesn't become normalized if selected from the Window menu, but it does if using the Chart & Strategies menu.
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