Add user‑defined drawing‑tool buttons to the chart footer

Hi ATAS team & fellow traders,

What problem does this solve?

When you draw dozens of lines, boxes, VWAP bands, etc., you spend a lot of time:

  • opening the Properties window,

  • choosing colour / width / annotation,

  • hitting Save as default or cloning an object.

That workflow is slow and error‑prone—especially for discretionary traders who repeat the same four or five markup styles every session.

Proposed solution – “Custom Buttons” row

  • New row in the chart footer (see screenshot).

  • Each button stores one drawing tool + its preset attributes (colour, style, text).

    • Example:

      • Daily Line → horizontal line, orange, width 2.

      • H1 Line → blue, thin, dotted.

      • VWAP High/Low → two buttons with custom colours and labels.

  • Single left‑click on the button instantly activates that tool with those attributes—no properties dialog needed.

How it could work

AreaIdea

Create/Edit

Right‑click a button → “Configure” → choose tool & styling.

Storage

Settings saved inside the workspace file; optional global template.

Quantity

Start with 10 slots; let advanced users add more via “+”.

Shortcuts

Buttons inherit existing hot‑key functionality (e.g., Alt+1 triggers Button 1).

Benefits

  • Speed – one‑click markup instead of four‑step editing.

  • Consistency – colours & labels stay identical across charts.

  • Lower error rate – no accidental mis‑coloured lines.

  • Competitive parity – TradingView’s “Favorite Tools” and Sierra Chart’s programmable toolbars show there is high demand for this workflow.

I’m happy to share further mock‑ups or join a short call if helpful.
If you’d like to see this feature too, please up‑vote—thanks!

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Status

In review

Board

💡 Feature Request

Date

10 months ago

Author

Kerim

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