NT 8.0.16.0 - lost vital screen space after "fix" 13207

[NinjaTrader_JoshG]

Thank you for your clarification on this matter. We will make sure the proper teams are made aware of this behavior since the recent update.

[TraderYoda]

Josh, you say "but all I can do is report it to the development team". Does this mean you are reporting this issue the same way that you would report hundreds of other "feature requests" OR are you actually highlighting to the development team that this is NOT a usual feature request but rather a mistake that has resulted in lost functionality and it needs to be corrected ASAP as its affecting numerous users! Appreciate your assistance with this issue.

[NinjaTrader_JoshG]

Hello aerofly,

Thanks, vote added.

[aerofly]

Hello Josh,
it is vital to be able to hide data series used only for calculations so please add my vote.
By the way I agree 100% "To restore this lost functionality is not a Feature Request, it is the restoration of lost functionality."

[NinjaTrader_JoshG]

We are not voting for a Feature Request. We are telling you that a mistake has been made and it needs to be corrected.

Thank you for clarifying on this item.

[Lancer]

Restoration of lost chart functionality caused by a recent "fix" is not a Feature Request. What we had in chart function was the Feature. Unfortunately NT developers did not understand how it was used. Restoration of lost functionality so significantly impacting workspaces and chart function should be considered a critical fix, not something on the normal feature request track. We are not voting for a Feature Request. We are telling you that a mistake has been made and it needs to be corrected.

[NinjaTrader_JoshG]

Hello all,

Thank you for your comments on this item. We have forwarded your notes to development.

Let me know if there is anything else I can do to assist.

[sledge]

, and I have never once experienced the problem that someone deemed necessary to "fix" as Issue 13207 describes ("Panels heights on charts could be minimized all the way down, preventing ability to properly adjust the panel"). I've never been unable to properly adjust a chart panel minimized to any height. It is only now, due to the newly imposed panel height restriction in 8.0.16, that I cannot properly adjust the panel. So, the upgrade from 8.0.15 to 8.0.16 does not work for me. Please treat the reversal of Issue 13207 changes with the urgency of a critical fix, which it is now for those who have for many years relied on minimum height or hidden chart panels in their workspaces.

I agree. This was working and it wasn't something you couldn't get out of.

Who ever suggested fixing it or took it upon themselves to fix it, SMH.

I'll have to find the early beta screenshots that showed its been working since for a long time.

[TraderYoda]

JoshG, the new restriction on minimum chart panel heights in 8.0.16.1 is not a Feature, and it is not an improvement. To restore this lost functionality is not a Feature Request, it is the restoration of lost functionality. Sometimes well intended changes have unintended consequences and negative impacts on product usability, and this is one of those cases, and the change needs to be reversed ASAP. I've used NT for years with chart panels minimized to tiny strips of background colors, and sometimes to zero height (hidden), and I have never once experienced the problem that someone deemed necessary to "fix" as Issue 13207 describes ("Panels heights on charts could be minimized all the way down, preventing ability to properly adjust the panel"). I've never been unable to properly adjust a chart panel minimized to any height. It is only now, due to the newly imposed panel height restriction in 8.0.16, that I cannot properly adjust the panel. So, the upgrade from 8.0.15 to 8.0.16 does not work for me. Please treat the reversal of Issue 13207 changes with the urgency of a critical fix, which it is now for those who have for many years relied on minimum height or hidden chart panels in their workspaces.

This is very well put.......I agree 100% "To restore this lost functionality is not a Feature Request, it is the restoration of lost functionality."

[Lancer]

JoshG, the new restriction on minimum chart panel heights in 8.0.16.1 is not a Feature, and it is not an improvement. To restore this lost functionality is not a Feature Request, it is the restoration of lost functionality. Sometimes well intended changes have unintended consequences and negative impacts on product usability, and this is one of those cases, and the change needs to be reversed ASAP. I've used NT for years with chart panels minimized to tiny strips of background colors, and sometimes to zero height (hidden), and I have never once experienced the problem that someone deemed necessary to "fix" as Issue 13207 describes ("Panels heights on charts could be minimized all the way down, preventing ability to properly adjust the panel"). I've never been unable to properly adjust a chart panel minimized to any height. It is only now, due to the newly imposed panel height restriction in 8.0.16, that I cannot properly adjust the panel. So, the upgrade from 8.0.15 to 8.0.16 does not work for me. Please treat the reversal of Issue 13207 changes with the urgency of a critical fix, which it is now for those who have for many years relied on minimum height or hidden chart panels in their workspaces.

[TraderYoda]

Lancer, that's correct. In prior versions I reduced 6 panels to minimum size (zero) to completely hide them as they are all data series panels I don't need to see.

[Lancer]

TraderYoda, is your screenshot showing the minimum chart panel vertical dimension now in 8.0.16.1? If so, 8.0.16.1 won't work for me either as I have panel heights on all charts reduced down to show no more than the height of the panel label text, with no extra space below the text.

[woodie1]

This error in new upgrade effects the chart trader...you can see icon is half filled on both area's when appling chart trader and when you apply chart trader to chart the chart squeezes up. this is the new version 8.0.16.1

[NinjaTrader_JoshG]

Thanks for your patience.

The internal tracking number for your feature request is SFT-938. Please reference this internal tracking number if you ever have questions regarding this feature request.

When a feature request is implemented, you'll find it in the release notes:

http://ninjatrader.com/support/helpGuides/nt8/en-us/?release_notes.htm

[TraderYoda]

I'm aware of this feature Josh but it won't add any benefit as I have indicator panels under my main chart (data series)