Is it possible to change MT5 standard hotkeys (ie Toolbox ctrl+T)?

[Daniel Arges]

Thank you

[kypa]

Probably not, but you can make your own hotkeys that activate the default.

[Daniel Arges]

kypa:
Probably not, but you can make your own hotkeys that activate the default.

thank you. how is it possible? I can figure out only personal hotkeys for EAs and indicators

[Marco vd Heijden]

https://www.mql5.com/en/docs/constants/chartconstants/enum_chartevents

#define KEY_NUMPAD_5       12 
#define KEY_LEFT           37 
#define KEY_UP             38 
#define KEY_RIGHT          39 
#define KEY_DOWN           40 
#define KEY_NUMLOCK_DOWN   98 
#define KEY_NUMLOCK_LEFT  100 
#define KEY_NUMLOCK_5     101 
#define KEY_NUMLOCK_RIGHT 102 
#define KEY_NUMLOCK_UP    104 
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
//| Expert initialization function                                   | 
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
int OnInit() 
  { 
//--- 
   Print("The expert with name ",MQL5InfoString(MQL5_PROGRAM_NAME)," is running"); 
//--- enable object create events 
   ChartSetInteger(ChartID(),CHART_EVENT_OBJECT_CREATE,true); 
//--- enable object delete events 
   ChartSetInteger(ChartID(),CHART_EVENT_OBJECT_DELETE,true); 
//--- forced updating of chart properties ensures readiness for event processing 
   ChartRedraw(); 
//--- 
   return(INIT_SUCCEEDED); 
  } 
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
//| ChartEvent function                                              | 
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
void OnChartEvent(const int id,         // Event identifier   
                  const long& lparam,   // Event parameter of long type 
                  const double& dparam, // Event parameter of double type 
                  const string& sparam  // Event parameter of string type 
                  ) 
  { 
//--- the left mouse button has been pressed on the chart 
   if(id==CHARTEVENT_CLICK) 
     { 
      Print("The coordinates of the mouse click on the chart are: x = ",lparam,"  y = ",dparam); 
     } 
//--- the mouse has been clicked on the graphic object 
   if(id==CHARTEVENT_OBJECT_CLICK) 
     { 
      Print("The mouse has been clicked on the object with name '"+sparam+"'"); 
     } 
//--- the key has been pressed 
   if(id==CHARTEVENT_KEYDOWN) 
     { 
      switch(lparam) 
        { 
         case KEY_NUMLOCK_LEFT:  Print("The KEY_NUMLOCK_LEFT has been pressed");   break; 
         case KEY_LEFT:          Print("The KEY_LEFT has been pressed");           break; 
         case KEY_NUMLOCK_UP:    Print("The KEY_NUMLOCK_UP has been pressed");     break; 
         case KEY_UP:            Print("The KEY_UP has been pressed");             break; 
         case KEY_NUMLOCK_RIGHT: Print("The KEY_NUMLOCK_RIGHT has been pressed");  break; 
         case KEY_RIGHT:         Print("The KEY_RIGHT has been pressed");          break; 
         case KEY_NUMLOCK_DOWN:  Print("The KEY_NUMLOCK_DOWN has been pressed");   break; 
         case KEY_DOWN:          Print("The KEY_DOWN has been pressed");           break; 
         case KEY_NUMPAD_5:      Print("The KEY_NUMPAD_5 has been pressed");       break; 
         case KEY_NUMLOCK_5:     Print("The KEY_NUMLOCK_5 has been pressed");      break; 
         default:                Print("Some not listed key has been pressed"); 
        } 
      ChartRedraw(); 
     } 
//--- the object has been deleted 
   if(id==CHARTEVENT_OBJECT_DELETE) 
     { 
      Print("The object with name ",sparam," has been deleted"); 
     } 
//--- the object has been created 
   if(id==CHARTEVENT_OBJECT_CREATE) 
     { 
      Print("The object with name ",sparam," has been created"); 
     } 
//--- the object has been moved or its anchor point coordinates has been changed 
   if(id==CHARTEVENT_OBJECT_DRAG) 
     { 
      Print("The anchor point coordinates of the object with name ",sparam," has been changed"); 
     } 
//--- the text in the Edit of object has been changed 
   if(id==CHARTEVENT_OBJECT_ENDEDIT) 
     { 
      Print("The text in the Edit field of the object with name ",sparam," has been changed"); 
     } 
  }

[kypa]

This from a code I'm using:

#import "user32.dll"
   void keybd_event(int bVk, int bScan, int dwFlags, int dwExtraInfo);
   int GetParent(long hWnd);
   bool SetWindowPos(long hWnd, long hWndInsertAfter, int x, int y, int width, int height, uint uFlags);
#import

void OnChartEvent(const int id,
                  const long& lparam,
                  const double& dparam,
                  const string& sparam
                  )
  {

   if(id==CHARTEVENT_KEYDOWN)
     {
      if(lparam==49) NumberOne();
      if(lparam==50) NumberTwo();
      if(lparam==51) PlusMinus();
      if(lparam==192) ChartRescale();
      if(lparam==219) TimeFrameDown();
      if(lparam==221) TimeFrameUp();
      if(lparam==222) TimeFrameInTheMiddle();
     }

   ChartRedraw();
  }

void NumberOne()
  {
   if(ChartGetInteger(0,CHART_IS_MAXIMIZED,0)==1)
     {
      keybd_event(0x12,0,0,0);
      keybd_event(0x52,0,0,0);
      keybd_event(0x12,0,0x0002,0);
      keybd_event(0x52,0,0x0002,0);
     }

   long FirstChartID = ChartFirst();
   long SecondChartID = ChartNext(FirstChartID);
   long ThirdChartID = ChartNext(SecondChartID);
   long FourthChartID = ChartNext(ThirdChartID);

   long FirstChartHandle, SecondChartHandle, ThirdChartHandle, FourthChartHandle;
   long FirstChartParentHandle, SecondChartParentHandle, ThirdChartParentHandle, FourthChartParentHandle;

   ChartGetInteger(FirstChartID,CHART_WINDOW_HANDLE,0,FirstChartHandle);
   ChartGetInteger(SecondChartID,CHART_WINDOW_HANDLE,0,SecondChartHandle);
   ChartGetInteger(ThirdChartID,CHART_WINDOW_HANDLE,0,ThirdChartHandle);
   ChartGetInteger(FourthChartID,CHART_WINDOW_HANDLE,0,FourthChartHandle);

   FirstChartParentHandle=GetParent(FirstChartHandle);
   SecondChartParentHandle=GetParent(SecondChartHandle);
   ThirdChartParentHandle=GetParent(ThirdChartHandle);
   FourthChartParentHandle=GetParent(FourthChartHandle);

   SetWindowPos(FourthChartParentHandle,0,1288,0,640,958,0);
   SetWindowPos(ThirdChartParentHandle,0,900,0,640,958,0);
   SetWindowPos(SecondChartParentHandle,0,450,0,640,958,0);
   SetWindowPos(FirstChartParentHandle,0,0,0,620,958,0);
  }

void NumberTwo()
  {
   if(ChartGetInteger(0,CHART_IS_MAXIMIZED,0)==1)
     {
      keybd_event(0x12,0,0,0);
      keybd_event(0x52,0,0,0);
      keybd_event(0x12,0,0x0002,0);
      keybd_event(0x52,0,0x0002,0);
     }

   long ThisChartID = ChartID();
   long FirstChartID = ChartFirst();
   long SecondChartID = ChartNext(FirstChartID);
   long ThirdChartID = ChartNext(SecondChartID);
   long FourthChartID = ChartNext(ThirdChartID);

   long FirstChartHandle, SecondChartHandle, ThirdChartHandle, FourthChartHandle;
   long FirstChartParentHandle, SecondChartParentHandle, ThirdChartParentHandle, FourthChartParentHandle;

   ChartGetInteger(FirstChartID,CHART_WINDOW_HANDLE,0,FirstChartHandle);
   ChartGetInteger(SecondChartID,CHART_WINDOW_HANDLE,0,SecondChartHandle);
   ChartGetInteger(ThirdChartID,CHART_WINDOW_HANDLE,0,ThirdChartHandle);
   ChartGetInteger(FourthChartID,CHART_WINDOW_HANDLE,0,FourthChartHandle);

   FirstChartParentHandle=GetParent(FirstChartHandle);
   SecondChartParentHandle=GetParent(SecondChartHandle);
   ThirdChartParentHandle=GetParent(ThirdChartHandle);
   FourthChartParentHandle=GetParent(FourthChartHandle);

   if(ThisChartID==FirstChartID)
     {
      SetWindowPos(FourthChartParentHandle,0,1608,0,320,958,0);
      SetWindowPos(ThirdChartParentHandle,0,1440,0,320,958,0);
      SetWindowPos(SecondChartParentHandle,0,1280,0,320,958,0);
      SetWindowPos(FirstChartParentHandle,0,0,0,1440,958,0);
     }

   if(ThisChartID==SecondChartID)
     {
      SetWindowPos(FourthChartParentHandle,0,1608,0,320,958,0);
      SetWindowPos(ThirdChartParentHandle,0,1440,0,320,958,0);
      SetWindowPos(FirstChartParentHandle,0,0,0,320,958,0);
      SetWindowPos(SecondChartParentHandle,0,320,0,1280,958,0);
     }

   if(ThisChartID==ThirdChartID)
     {
      SetWindowPos(FourthChartParentHandle,0,1608,0,320,958,0);
      SetWindowPos(SecondChartParentHandle,0,180,0,240,958,0);
      SetWindowPos(FirstChartParentHandle,0,0,0,240,958,0);
      SetWindowPos(ThirdChartParentHandle,0,420,0,1280,958,0);
     }
   if(ThisChartID==FourthChartID)
     {
      SetWindowPos(ThirdChartParentHandle,0,252,0,240,958,0);
      SetWindowPos(SecondChartParentHandle,0,100,0,240,958,0);
      SetWindowPos(FirstChartParentHandle,0,0,0,200,958,0);
      SetWindowPos(FourthChartParentHandle,0,488,0,1440,958,0);
     }
  }

void PlusMinus()
  {
   if(ChartGetInteger(0,CHART_SCALE)<4) ChartSetInteger(0,CHART_SCALE,4);
   else ChartSetInteger(0,CHART_SCALE,3);

   ChartRedraw();

   keybd_event(0x23,0,0,0);
   keybd_event(0x23,0,0x0002,0);
  }

void ChartRescale()
  {
   ChartSetDouble(0,CHART_FIXED_MIN,0);
   ChartSetDouble(0,CHART_FIXED_MAX,2*SymbolInfoDouble(Symbol(),SYMBOL_BID));

   ChartRedraw();

   keybd_event(0x65,0,0,0);
   keybd_event(0x65,0,0x0002,0);
  }

void TimeFrameUp()
  {
   ENUM_TIMEFRAMES timeframe;
   switch(_Period)
     {
      case PERIOD_M1:   timeframe=PERIOD_M2;    break;
      case PERIOD_M2:   timeframe=PERIOD_M3;    break;
      case PERIOD_M3:   timeframe=PERIOD_M5;    break;
      case PERIOD_M5:   timeframe=PERIOD_M10;   break;
      case PERIOD_M10:  timeframe=PERIOD_M15;   break;
      case PERIOD_M15:  timeframe=PERIOD_M30;   break;
      case PERIOD_M30:  timeframe=PERIOD_H1;    break;
      case PERIOD_H1:   timeframe=PERIOD_H4;    break;
      case PERIOD_H4:   timeframe=PERIOD_D1;    break;
      case PERIOD_D1:   timeframe=PERIOD_W1;    break;
      case PERIOD_W1:   timeframe=PERIOD_MN1;   break;
      default:    timeframe=PERIOD_M3;
     }
   ChartSetSymbolPeriod(0,_Symbol,timeframe);
  }

void TimeFrameDown()
  {
   ENUM_TIMEFRAMES timeframe;
   switch(_Period)
     {
      case PERIOD_M2:   timeframe=PERIOD_M1;    break;
      case PERIOD_M3:   timeframe=PERIOD_M2;    break;
      case PERIOD_M5:   timeframe=PERIOD_M3;    break;
      case PERIOD_M10:  timeframe=PERIOD_M5;    break;
      case PERIOD_M15:  timeframe=PERIOD_M10;   break;
      case PERIOD_M30:  timeframe=PERIOD_M15;   break;
      case PERIOD_H1:   timeframe=PERIOD_M30;   break;
      case PERIOD_H4:   timeframe=PERIOD_H1;    break;
      case PERIOD_D1:   timeframe=PERIOD_H4;    break;
      case PERIOD_W1:   timeframe=PERIOD_D1;    break;
      case PERIOD_MN1:  timeframe=PERIOD_W1;    break;
      default:    timeframe=PERIOD_M3;
     }
   ChartSetSymbolPeriod(0,_Symbol,timeframe);
  }

void TimeFrameInTheMiddle()
  {
   ChartSetSymbolPeriod(0,_Symbol,PERIOD_M3);
  }

keybd_event is used for pressing Alt+R (tile arranging chart windows), numpad 5 (stretches the chart so price reaches top and bottom) and End (shifts chart to the end after zoom change).

It's better to use include/virtualkeys.mqh than key codes.

[Daniel Arges]

kypa:

This from a code I'm using:

keybd_event is used for pressing Alt+R (tile arranging chart windows), numpad 5 (stretches the chart so price reaches top and bottom) and End (shifts chart to the end after zoom change).

It's better to use include/virtualkeys.mqh than key codes.

Thank you all. I will try.

[Email Temporaire]

kypa #:

This from a code I'm using:

keybd_event is used for pressing Alt+R (tile arranging chart windows), numpad 5 (stretches the chart so price reaches top and bottom) and End (shifts chart to the end after zoom change).

It's better to use include/virtualkeys.mqh than key codes.

Thank you VEEEEEEERY Much.
God bless you.