Feature request: Ability to minimize or hide Playback controls

[wzgy0920]

Please allow us the ability to minimize or hide the Playback controls window. Currently, this window is always on the "front". It is never possible to hide this control window behind another window. This window is always blocking other content on the screen. This super annoying when we are milt-tasking or developing scripts. The window blocks important sections of the screen realestate and reduces productivity because I frequently have to move the window when I don't need it. Not everyone is blessed with multiple monitors or wide screens. It just makes no sense to always force this control window to the front. Maybe you have have a default behavior where it is always on the front. However, give us the ability to unpin it from being always on the front.

[Leeroy_Jenkins]

There is an old app called DeskPins. I checked, it can put any window above playback window.

[NinjaTrader_Jason]

Hello wzgy0920,

I have forwarded the suggestion to minimize or hide the Playback control window to Development. Thank you for your feedback.

[NinjaTrader_Jason]

The internal tracking number for this feature request is SFT-612. We added your vote.

Please reference this internal tracking number when contacting us if you ever have questions regarding this feature request.

[wzgy0920]

Following up if this feature request would be implemented in the next release of NT.

[NinjaTrader_DrewO]

Hello wzgy0920,

Based on this version's release notes, I don't see mention of this feature request being added. You can always search by the tracking number Jason provided previously in a new version's release notes for this information. Please see the below link:

https://ninjatrader.com/support/helpGuides/nt8/release_notes.htm

[TraderInDistress]

This still isn't a feature, would be nice if it was

[backtester831]

I saw a vendor on youtube accidentally reveal they were using some windows 3rd party program to hide the playback

[Leeroy_Jenkins]

Here is AutoHotkey script (v1.1). Pressing F7 on the keyboard hides the playback window beneath all other windows, and F8 brings it back.

#persistent
SetTitleMatchMode, 2 ; 2 means partial matching on window titles
previousPosition := ""

; F7 to send the window to the bottom
F7::
; Save the current position (Z-order) before sending to bottom
WinGet, previousPosition, ID, Playback
WinSet, Bottom,, Playback
return

; F8 to restore the window to its original position
F8::
if (previousPosition != "") {
; If the previous position was saved, bring the window to the top
WinActivate, ahk_id %previousPosition%
WinSet, Top,, ahk_id %previousPosition%
; Clear the variable after restoring
previousPosition := ""
}
return