Hi, These all look like good features.
I feel a bit lost without the cursor linking. Hopefully we will have it back soon. Greg --- In [email protected], "scourt2000" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Regardless of what anyone may think of eSignal's charting > (specifically), in general, they certainly set the bar very high when > it came to the following chart/GUI elements which just about every > other charting package on the market has been playing catch-up on for > the past few years. I've been using these things for 4 years now in > my trading and they're real timesavers: > > 1. Symbol linking (option embedded in the title bar, color-coded) > > 2. Interval linking (option embedded in the title bar, color-coded) > > 3. Cursor tracking. On a per-chart basis one can set whether or not > the X movements (tracking time), denoted by vertical lines, sync-up > with other chart windows. I can have a tick/volume charts, 2 min > chart, 5 min chart, 30 min chart, etc. etc. all with cursor tracking > turned on and each of X movements will match up with the specific price > bar in each timeframe. It's a fantastic way to see how the same > futures contract/security is acting among the different timeframes - or- > how multiple symbols are moving in comparision to one another through > the same or multiple timeframes. > > 4. Title bars can be completely collapsed into just a thick-ribbed line > to save screen space while still being able to do #1 and #2 above. > > It's a good thing that none of these "inventions" were ever patented > like that static price DOM trading ladder idea or we would all less off > for it. > > One other thing about popping charts out of the main chart window so > they can float about onto other monitors: > > eSignal still has the coolest implementation of this. It's all managed > from the title bar window of each chart and is super-intuitive. Why > all of the other charting packages just don't directly copy this idea > is beyond me. But, like the saying goes, if it that easy to implement, > everyone would be doing it. Regardless, it must have been very time > consuming to implement and have everything so fluid for the user to > manipulate. >
