🖼️Window & Workspace Management

Window & Workspace Management

BananaEA provides advanced workspace management to organize your trading environment efficiently.

Layout Modes

Stacked Layout:

• All trade panels arranged vertically on right side of chart

• Minimal horizontal space usage

• Easy scrolling through multiple trades

• Best for: reviewing many positions at once

Cascaded Layout:

• Panels offset diagonally (top-left to bottom-right)

• Each panel header visible for quick identification

• Better visual separation between trades

• Best for: actively managing 3-5 concurrent positions

Custom Layout:

• Manually position panels anywhere on chart

• Positions saved automatically between sessions

• Automatically adjusts to resolution changes

• Best for: personalized multi-monitor setups

Layout Control Buttons

Rearrange Windows Button:

• Behavior: Cycles through Stacked → Cascaded → Custom layout modes

• Click the button to switch between automatic layout styles

• Custom mode allows you to position panels manually

• Keyboard Shortcut: Check dashboard tooltips if available

Minimize/Maximize Toggle:

• Behavior:

  • Minimize: collapses all panels to title bar only

  • Maximize: expands all panels to full view

  • Individual panel min/max: click panel header

• Use Case: Quickly clear chart space for analysis, then restore panels

Clear Chart Objects:

• Removes:

  • Entry lines (LINES mode)

  • Pending order markers

  • Swing high/low indicators (SWING mode)

  • Candle markers (CANDLE mode)

  • Stale visual helpers

• Preserves:

  • Active trade panels

  • Dashboard controls

  • SL/TP lines for open positions

• Safety: Asks for confirmation before clearing (if enabled in settings)

Persistence & State Management

What's Saved:

• Panel positions (x,y coordinates per ticket)

• Dashboard TC state (AUTO/MANAGE/PAUSED)

• Entry Mode selection (CANDLE/SWING/LINES)

• Order Type selection (PO/MO)

• Theme selection

• Minimize/maximize state

How Settings are Saved:

• Your preferences are stored in MT4 global variables (persists across EA restarts)

• To reset all saved preferences: Go to EA Properties → Common → Delete All Global Variables

Resolution & Multi-Monitor Support:

• Behavior: Automatically adjusts panel positions when resolution changes

• Multi-Monitor: Positions saved per monitor configuration

• Best Practice: Set up layout on your primary trading monitor and EA will preserve it

Workspace Tips

1. Initial Setup:

   • Set TC to MANAGE

   • Open a few test positions

   • Arrange panels to your preference

   • Switch to AUTO — layout persists

2. Multi-Symbol Trading:

   • Each chart maintains independent panel layouts

   • Use same layout across symbols: manually position once, EA replicates on new charts

3. Performance:

   • Minimize panels when not actively trading

   • Use ClearChartObjects to reduce visual clutter

   • Limit MaxOpenTrades to avoid excessive GUI objects

4. Troubleshooting:

   • If panels disappear: Enable debug logging in EA settings to see error messages

   • If layout resets: Your saved preferences may have been cleared

   • If panels overlap: Click the Rearrange Windows button to restore organized layout