The Program Settings form

FCharts 2 User Manual ... Main Menu

Access this form via the FCharts2 Main screen. Click Settings in the main menu, then select the Program Settings menu entry.

Program Settings

Use this screen to configure FCharts2



• Crosshairs follow mouse

When ticked, instead of a mouse pointer you'll see a pair of crosshairs. They can be useful when drawing trendlines because it's easier to compare prices at different points on the chart.

• Show tool tips
When ticked FCharts will display tooltips and information at the mouse cursor.

• Show price at mouse position
This option displays the price under the mouse pointer whenever you move it.

• Show candlestick names
FCharts2 recognises a number of candlestick patterns (e.g. Doji, Long White Line, etc). If you tick this option, when you move the mouse over a candlestick chart FCharts will display the name of any candlesticks it recognises.

• Enclose charts in main window
You can either display FCharts with all charts enclosed in the main window, or they can be free of the main window. The latter option is ideal for computers set up with multiple displays.

• Show hints on startup
Displays hints and tips in a startup window.

• Allow multiple overlays
If this is UNTICKED, when you select a new chart overlay (e.g. EMA1) any existing overlays will be disabled. If you tick this option you can show any number of simultaneous overlays on the same chart.

• Display price info with Bold typeface
Self-explanatory

• Trendline thickness
Self-explanatory

• Display precision
Internally, FCharts uses extremely precise numbers with as many trailing digits as needed. However, when it comes to displaying these values on the chart it's necessary to round them. This option allows you to choose the number of digits after the decimal place OR you can use the automatic rounding routine which increases the number of digits as the values decrease. E.g. three digits for values under $1, no digits for values over $1000.

• Bulk import batch size
Most users won't need to change this. It just determines how many import files to handle per batch - they'll all be handled no matter what the setting is, but on PCs with restricted memory or disk space a lower number can keep things running smoothly.

• Debug Mode
Self-explanatory

• Intraday Settings: Time Filters
You can use these settings to exclude intraday data outside of set times and days of the week.

• Intraday Settings: Audio Alerts
Configure the sounds you'd like to hear for entry and exit events.

• Chart Padding
Choose how much space you want above the chart

• Chart axis font & size
Self-explanatory

• 'Defaults' button
Resets everything to the default setting. (Doesn't delete price or company data.)

• Proxy Setup
If you need to access the web via a Proxy, this is where you configure it. Used for price downloading, etc.

• Backup Now
Creates a backup file of your current database.



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