General Chart Options

Brief

This section describes how to change the general options of the chart.

Details

To change the options

1. Do one of the following:

• On the File menu, click Options.
• Right-click in the vertical or horizontal scale, and then click Options.
• Right-click in the chart and then click Options.
  * In the FX Trading Station, the command is available on the System menu.
2. The Options dialog box appears.
3. Click General Options.
   
   
   
   
4. Change the options:

• To show the Confirm Saving dialog box when you close a chart with new or changed elements, click Show Confirm Saving dialog, and then set the option to Yes. Otherwise, set the option to No.
• To save changes when you close a chart with new or changed elements, set the Show Confirm Saving dialog option to No, then click Save chart on closing, and then set the option to Yes. Otherwise, set the option to No (in this case, the chart closes without offering to save changes).
• To disable the chart data tooltip that appears when you click in the chart, click Enable chart data tooltip, and then set the option to No. Otherwise, set the option to Yes.
• To change the sensitivity in pixels for the Snap to Nearest magnet mode, click Magnet sensitivity, and then type the value of your choice.
• To change the type of Virtual Lua Machine, click Lua Virtual Machine Type, and then select the value of your choice.
• To define the way the weekend data is displayed on the chart, click Weekend data, and then select the value of your choice.
• To define the way the Open price of a period is calculated when it differs from the Close price of the immediately preceding period on the chart, click Price Gaps, and then select the value of your choice.
• To define the price to be used as the opening price of a period (bars, candlesticks) on charts, click Open price mode, and then select the opening price of your choice.
  The opening price can be either the closing price of the previous period or the price of the first tick of the current period.
  Note: The option is available only if the trading server supports the first tick price mode. If the option is not available, the opening price of a period equals the closing price of the previous period.
• To define the way new charts are created, click Create Chart Logic, and then select the value of your choice.
• To define the way new views are created, click Create View Logic, and then select the value of your choice.
• To define the way command Open Chart creates new charts, click Open Chart Logic and then select the value of your choice.
• To define the way Marketscope's layouts are opened, click Open Layout Logic, and then select the value of your choice.
• To disable the Open Chart dialog that appears when you create a new chart, click Show the Open Chart confirmation dialog, and then set the option to No. Otherwise, set the option to Yes.
5. Click OK.