NT8 Functionality on Multi Monitor Setups With Windows Task Bars On Every Monitor

[FMtrader]

Ever since the first NT8 beta I have experienced a problem where NT8 fails to recognize the presence of a task bar on the non primary monitors. This has happened with both Windows and 3rd party multi monitor task bars. This has been a reported a number of times over some years on this forum. Whenever I maximize a chart on the non primary monitors it overwrites the task bar and is the only program I have that does that. Is there a plan to finally fix this issue as it becomes extremely annoying having to manually size NT8 charts on 6 monitors?

[NinjaTrader_Jason]

Hello FMTrader,

I have submitted this as a feature request to the Development Team. I will follow up with an internal tracking number for your reference as soon as it is created.

Thanks in advance for your patience.

[FMtrader]

Hello FMTrader,

I have submitted this as a feature request to the Development Team. I will follow up with an internal tracking number for your reference as soon as it is created.
Thanks in advance for your patience.

Please read the 25 postings in the attached link!
You will see that SFT-2294 was raised in April 2019 on this topic.(posting #10)!
You will also see that in posting #13 there is a reference to a feature request being also raised in May 2017!

Surely there is no need to raise a 3rd feature request on the same topic?

[NinjaTrader_Jason]

Thank you for letting me know. I will forward your vote for SFT-2294.

[patricia70]

https://ninjatrader.com/support/foru...ing-window-bug

Don't want to sound rude, but after being being a Ninjatrader customer and reading here on the forums for a longer period and experiencing various stuff, I am curious if such feauture requests are forwarded to the dev team or to an internal dummy recycle bin. That's the impression raised after reading this thread.

[NinjaTrader_Jason]

Hello patricia70,

Feature requests are sent to business development. They categorize them and provide us an internal tracking number which we then provide to the client.

[FMtrader]

Ever since the first NT8 beta I have experienced a problem where NT8 fails to recognize the presence of a task bar on the non primary monitors. This has happened with both Windows and 3rd party multi monitor task bars. This has been a reported a number of times over some years on this forum. Whenever I maximize a chart on the non primary monitors it overwrites the task bar and is the only program I have that does that. Is there a plan to finally fix this issue as it becomes extremely annoying having to manually size NT8 charts on 6 monitors?

Are we ever going to see a time when NT8 windows behave like any other windows programs and not overwrite the task bars on multi monitor setups? I use the standard win 10 multiple display taskbar setup and have 6 monitors. On every monitor with the exception of the default primary monitor the charts will sit over the top of the task bar if the chart is maximized. A similar thing happened when I tried a third party multi monitor task bar.
I am running the very latest incarnation of win 10 and recently upgraded to a high spec i9 PC only to find that the problem has carried over from my old PC. NT8 is the only program on my PC that does this! Will this problem also carry over to win 11?

[NinjaTrader_Jason]

It is present on the list of possible future improvements. Unfortunately I don't have information if or when it will be implemented. When a feature request is implemented, you'll find a description of the new feature in the release notes:

https://ninjatrader.com/support/helpGuides/nt8/en-us/?release_notes.htm

[BartMan]

I wish to upvote resolution.

[brucerobinson]

This and every other similar needs calling out for what it is.
It is a bug fix. This whole ‘Feature request’, assign it an ID is nonsense and is simply a way of obfuscating that bugs such as this are sidelined with the excuse that it is up to Business Development to prioritise the development and introduction of a ‘new Feature’. It is not the case - it is bug that Ninjatrader has failed to fix in years.

’twas ever thus

[NinjaTrader_Spencer]

Hello,

Thank you for your post.

I have added a vote on your behalf.

[johnfernandes63]

This issue has persisted for a staggering four and a half years. With NinjaTrader poised for acquisition, there's a grave concern that this long-standing problem will remain indefinitely unresolved. We're just customers after all so who cares!

[bltdavid]

+1

Please add my vote.

[FMtrader]

Surely this should be registered as a bug and not a feature request! When NT8 windows simply don't respect multi monitor task bars it is unique amongst all other windows based software. Multi monitor use is common amongst traders and virtually all trading PCs come with graphics cards to support. I first picked this issue up during the NT8 beta phase around 2017 and have made numerous postings on the topic with this thread just being one. I find it hard to accept that NT8 still doesn't behave like all other windows programs 8 years later.
How does NinjaTrader prioritize significant bug fixes as distinct to a request for an additional feature?

[NinjaTrader_Clayton]

Hello everyone,

Thank you for the updates.

If you would like to add a vote to this feature request, please use the new Feature Request Link below:

• Feature Request Form

Deciding on features for future releases is not a simple black-and-white decision. There are many factors involved including but not limited to:

• Demand which is measured by objective user requests and subjective discretion on the part of our Product Management team.
• Feasibility
• Developer bandwidth
• Current projects in the queue
• Economics

You'll find a note regarding your feature request in the Release Notes when a feature is implemented.

Thank you for your suggestions.