Using layers
What layers are
Layers are like pieces of transparent plastic. You can put drawings
on them. Layers can be made visible or invisible. This allows
for showing/hiding drawings placed on a given layer without affecting the drawings placed on other layers.
How to work with layers
First of all, make sure that the Workspace window is visible (Window->Layers).
Then switch to "Layers" tab. Here you can
see the list of pre-defined layers.
The checkboxes on the left side of each layer control the layer
visibility. If a checkbox is marked, then the given layer is visible; if it is unmarked,
the layer is invisible. Initially, the first five layers will be "locked" to intervals.
These built-in layers are:
Default layer - always visible
Intraday layer - visible only when viewing intraday charts
Daily layer - visible only when viewing daily charts
Weekly layer - visible only when viewing weekly
charts
Monthly layer - visible only when viewing monthly charts
A locked layer changes its visibility automatically when the interval
changes, and you cannot change its visibility by clicking on the left-side
checkbox.
The remaining layers are not locked,
and they can be shown/hidden freely by marking the checkbox.
To draw a study in a given layer, simply:
a) SELECT the layer first (click on its name to highlight it).
b) DRAW the study as usual.
As long as a layer is selected, all drawings will be placed
on the selected layer. After drawing a study, you can assign it to any other
layer via the object properties box.
If you click on a layer's name with the right mouse button, you will
see the context menu containing the following options:
Add layer
Remove layer
Show all layers
Hide all layers
Toggle
Unlock built-in layers
Lock built-in layers
Properties
Add/Remove layers are self-explanatory. Please note that you cannot
remove the first 5 (built-in) layers.
Show all/Hide all - shows and hides all not-locked layers.
Toggle - toggles visibility of all not-locked layers.
Unlock/Lock built-in layers - allows you to unlock/lock the first
5 (built-in) layers. Once a layer is unlocked, its visibility does not change
automatically when the interval changes, and you can show/hide it manually.
Properties - this launches a properties box that allows you to
rename the layer and decide if a given layer should or should
not be locked to the displayed interval.
If you mark the "Lock visibility to interval" box, the layer will
show/hide automatically depending on what interval is
currently displayed. You can define visibility for each layer
using "Interval" combo and "Show/hide automatically" buttons. Note that there
is a *separate* visibility setting for EACH interval. The layer properties
box ALWAYS shows the "monthly" interval at start, but this is just a
startup condition; you just switch to a particular interval
and modify visibility. To set up a locked layer completely, you have to set visibility for every layer listed in
the "Interval" combo-box. Simply select the
interval and choose if the layer should be shown or hidden for this interval; select
the next interval and again choose to show or hide; select the next,
and so on...until you define visibility for all intervals.