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Post From: Status bar chart values missing in Sierra Chart 1272 -- please help

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User35525 - Posts: 180
Maybe I'm old-fashioned, but removing the "status bar" from Sierra Chart is one of the biggest changes I've ever seen Sierra Chart engineering make. I'm currently waiting for the development of the new "control bars" to be finalized, but what I miss are seeing Open High Low Close Volume bidvol askvol in a comforting spot. 100% of the time my eyes could rely on this status bar being in a stationary locale. As I moved the mouse, my eyes were fixed on the status bar, which was ALWAYS IN THE SAME SPOT, irregardless of the chart. There were huge advantages with the old status bar: 1) It didn't take much screen real estate, since it was tiny, horizontal, and on the menu, unlike the "compact tool values" window which consumes a huge amount of screen real estate. 2) It was in the same location always, not on the chart or in a dockable window next to the chart, both which force one's eyes to move when using multiple charts. Each Chart has it's own unique location, and affixing OHLCVBA relative TO THE CHART forces one to move one's eyes to a NEW location just to know the SAME information. As an example, can you imagine how horrible TV news would be if they moved the usually-at-the-bottom ticker to a dynamic locale, such as affixed aside the "currently-speaking" news anchor's head? That would force you to move your eyes needlessly, which would be a TIRING and EXCRUCIATING user experience. Our humble but important status bar is sorely missing, and Sierra Chart isn't "Sierra Chart" without it. A "docked control bar" or "on-chart display" isn't the same, and forces one's eyes to move to new locations; I never cared to see OHLCVBA on my SC charts, and always relied on the status bar. [that said, I welcome the new control bars, since I'm sure they'll be good for some types of information] I realize all this recent evelopment is in preparation for the Linux/OSX release of Sierra Chart, and I applaud you for simplifying the code and removing yourself from Microsoft's inferior grip, but please find a way to bring the status bar back "in spirit" by creating a true replacement "menu bar" info-ticker. Some would use a menu-bar info-ticker for a heads-up display of information like OHLCVBA when moving the mouse around the screen -- that would restore an elegant and amazing UX experience, which was the legacy "status bar"-- but others might welcome using the menu-bar locale for other information items, such as a "news ticker" down-the-road. Date Time Of Last Edit: 2015-07-19 19:40:47