Windows Layout Manager
QWFIX Trader includes advanced docking window manager with visual feedback. As you drag a tool window across a frame where it can be docked, a guide diamond appears. The four arrows of the diamond point toward the edges of the enclosing frame. Whenever the window you are dragging reaches a position where it can be docked, the arrow that points toward the edge where it can be fastened darkens.
Figure 1.2: QWFIX Enterprise Manager Navigator
"Shift" Key and Docking
When you are dragging a window to the edge of the main window, pressing the "Shift" key may give you an alternative docking layout by changing the position of the docking indicator on that edge.
As a rule of thumb, whenever you don't like the default docking position the docking manager gives you, press the "Shift" key to see if a better location is suggested.
The reason of the introduction of the "Shift" key is because the docking component we used (DockPanel Suite) sometimes doesn't give all possible docking positions. We hope it will be improved in the future release.
The QWFIX Trader uses docking manager to manage child panels and windows. All system panels can be found under "View" menu item in main menu.
Use can turn individual panel on and off by clicking the name of the panel under the "View" menu item.
It is recommended to turn on all system panels. The screen shot below is the recommended layout of the QWFIX Trader.
Explorer Panel
The explorer panel provides means for user to navigate to FIX message viewers and FIX order viewers of each FIX session or the entire FIX engine.
By double-clicking the leaves on the tree view, user can open a corresponding viewer in the document area.
Order Panel
Order panel provides user interface to send new orders or modify (cancel or cancel/replace) existing orders.
Property Panel
Properties panel is used to display the detail properties of the currently focused items. Below is the screen shot of athe Property panel displaying the details of a currently selected FIX message.
Output Panel
Output panel is used to display system log/alert messages.
