Quality of Life Feature Requests

[Unsuitable]

Hello,

I have a few small suggestions which would make the platform a touch better. Of course, this is according to my experience and opinion.

1. Copy-Paste + Drag. Perhaps Ctrl-Clicking an object would auto copy and start to drag the copy.
2. An option to always move around the chart horizontally and vertically. At the moment we have to press ctrl to move around.
3. An option to make the scroll wheels act as zoom out/zoom in instead of moving the chart. The arrow keys act as a way to move the chart, plus it's bar by bar, unlike the scroll wheel.
4. Bar width is not consistent when zooming in. When loading a fresh chart with the bars at a set width, zooming in causes the bars to get fatter. Oddly this problem goes away when the fat bars are shrank back.
5. Middle-clicking on an object deletes it.

1, 2, and 5 have been solved by using an AutoHotkey and the additional mouse buttons, but it would be nice if it was native. For those wondering here's the code for the AutoHotKey Script. I could make the script

!XButton1::
XButton1::
Send, ^c
Sleep, 15
Send, ^v
send,{LButton down}
keywait %a_thishotkey%
send,{LButton up}
return

XButton2::
send,{control down}{LButton down}
keywait %a_thishotkey%
send,{control up}{LButton up}

MButton::
send,{LButton down}
keywait %a_thishotkey%
send,{LButton up}
send,{Delete}
return

This is not a quality of life feature per se, but a way to invert the chart would be neat.

Thanks

[Edit]
3 can be achieve by the following given the hot key to change the bar spacing is set to Alt+Arrow Left/Right.

!WheelUp::
send, !{Right}
return

!WheelDown::
send, !{Left}
return

[NinjaTrader_Jason]

Hello Unsuitable,

Thank you for the suggestions. I have submitted them as feature requests to the Development Team. I will follow up with an internal tracking number for your reference as soon as it is created.

Thanks in advance for your patience.

Please note that you can move the chart horizontally by click and hold the left mouse button in the canvas of the chart and move left/right alone (without Ctrl key). This does not work to move the chart vertically, only horizontally.

[Unsuitable]

Updated the AutoHotKey script so that it only listens for hotkeys when NinjaTrader 8 is the active window. Since the hotkeys explicitly fire when an NT window is active, the scroll bar hotkey to zoom in/out does not require the need to hold down ALT. Keep in mind the hotkey bar spacing hotkey in NT has to be set to ALT-Right and ALT-Left. Also, this is not a foolproof script. Sometimes it can bug out.

#NoEnv ; Recommended for performance and compatibility with future AutoHotkey releases.
; #Warn ; Enable warnings to assist with detecting common errors.
SendMode Input ; Recommended for new scripts due to its superior speed and reliability.
SetWorkingDir %A_ScriptDir% ; Ensures a consistent starting directory.

;Mouse 1 --> Copy Paste and Drag
#IfWinActive ahk_exe NinjaTrader.exe
XButton1::
Send, {LButton down}
Send, ^c
Sleep, 15
Send, ^v
Send, {LButton down}
Keywait %a_thishotkey%
Send, {LButton up}
Return

;Middle mouse click deletes object
#IfWinActive ahk_exe NinjaTrader.exe
MButton::
Send, {LButton down}
Keywait %a_thishotkey%
Send, {LButton up}
Send, {Delete}
Return

;Mouse 2 --> CTRL + Left Button
#IfWinActive ahk_exe NinjaTrader.exe
XButton2::
Send,{control down}{LButton down}
Keywait %a_thishotkey%
Send,{control up}{LButton up}
Return

;Scroll up --> Alt + Right
#IfWinActive ahk_exe NinjaTrader.exe
WheelUp::
Send, !{Right}
Return

;Scroll down --> Alt + Left
#IfWinActive ahk_exe NinjaTrader.exe
WheelDown::
Send, !{Left}
Return

[Unsuitable]

Hello chaps, updated the script so that it runs specifically only on charts and not other parts of NT such as the control panel or the NinjaScript editor. I tried to figure how to lock the cursor horizontally when holding down shift. It locked the movement, but it didn't want to unlock for some reason so forget that idea. Ideally holding down shift would lock the cursor to 45 degree increments so that drawing lines are straight.

#NoEnv ; Recommended for performance and compatibility with future AutoHotkey releases.
; #Warn ; Enable warnings to assist with detecting common errors.
SendMode Input ; Recommended for new scripts due to its superior speed and reliability.
SetWorkingDir %A_ScriptDir% ; Ensures a consistent starting directory.

SetTitleMatchMode, 1

#IfWinActive Chart ahk_exe NinjaTrader.exe

;Mouse 1 --> Copy Paste and Drag
XButton1::
Send, {LButton down}
Send, ^c
Sleep, 15
Send, ^v
Send, {LButton down}
Keywait %a_thishotkey%
Send, {LButton up}
Return

;Middle mouse click deletes object
MButton::
Send, {LButton down}
Keywait %a_thishotkey%
Send, {LButton up}
Send, {Delete}
Return

;Mouse 2 --> CTRL + Left Button
XButton2::
Send,{control down}{LButton down}
Keywait %a_thishotkey%
Send,{control up}{LButton up}
Return

;Scroll up --> Alt + Right
WheelUp::
Send, !{Right}
Return

;Scroll down --> Alt + Left
WheelDown::
Send, !{Left}
Return

#If