Settings window
Using the corresponding button on the selection bar of the Chart you can display the Settings window. This window is composed of different sections:
Cross-Hair - Settings of the Cross-Hair function;
Font - Settings related to the Font with which the texts are drawn on the Chart;
Options - Settings related to the advanced options for receiving data.
Colors
Background color, upper part of the Chart panels;
Background color, lower part of the Chart panels;
Foreground and text color;
Grid color;
Highlight color;
Color of the Chart panel separators;
Color of Open Positions with a positive sign;
Color of Open Positions with a negative sign;
Color of Order-Cancel-Order links;
Color of links between parent and subordinate orders;
Enable/Disable selection of random colors for new drawings. When enabled a random color will be selected. When disabled a fixed color will be chosen automatically based on the current application color theme.
Gradient Panel Background
When the two background colors differ from each other, the Chart panels have a background drawn with a homogeneous gradient between the top and bottom of the panels themselves. The gradients have opposite colors between consecutive panels, starting from the top to the bottom, so that along the border between two panels there is no sharp color break.
Cross-Hair
Cross-Hair line color;
Cross-Hair line style;
Thickness of the Cross-Hair line;
Color of the text on the X and Y axes of the Chart in the positions identified by the Cross-Hair;
Color of the border of the Cross-Hair texts on the X and Y axes of the Chart;
Background color of the Cross-Hair texts on the X and Y axes of the Chart.
Font
Font type;
Character size;
Character style.
Options
Display data Outside RTH - Enables/Disables the display of historical bars whose time is not related to regular trading sessions. If enabled, bars related to pre-opening and after-hours sessions will also be shown. If disabled, bars related exclusively to regular trading sessions will be shown.
Update chart from Datafeed - Enables/Disables the updating of chart bars with data provided directly from datafeeds that support it, avoiding building the bars with real-time or delayed data received as long as the Chart remains open.
The initial values of these options when a new Chart is opened can be changed through the MarvelChart Settings window.