Timers
Overview
The Workspace menu allows you to adjust and control the parameters for the Charts, General Settings, Prompts, Timers, and Visual in Optuma.
The Workspace menu is accessed from the Settings menu.
Timers
Code Cycle Time (s): This sets the default code cycle time when automatically cycling through the rows contained in a Watchlist.
Move Tool Delay (ms): Each tool is Optuma can be moved by left clicking and dragging the selected item to the desired location. By default, the time between left clicking a tool and enabling the drag function is 100 milliseconds. This setting allows you to increase / decrease the time required to drag a tool.
Page Tab Hover Delay (ms): In a workbook containing multiple charts placing your cursor over a tab creates a thumbnail preview of that chart. By default, the time between hovering the mouse over a tab and displaying the thumbnail is 400 milliseconds. This setting allows you to increase / decrease the time it takes before the thumbnail displays.
Tool Process Interval (ms): The Tool Process Interval setting is for clients with real-time data receiving hundreds of ticks per second and multiple tools per chart who are experiencing performance issues. Increasing the value (1000 = 1 second) will reduce the interval that tools and indicators are calculated as new data is received, thus reducing the processing load on your system.
Tooltip Hover Delay (ms): When the Toop Tip feature is enabled it will display data information by hovering the mouse over a bar, tool or indicator. By default, the time between hovering the mouse over an item and displaying the tooltip box is 200 milliseconds. this setting allows you to increase / decrease the time it takes before the information displays.
Video
This video is pulled from the Optuma 101 course that you can access here. This course takes you through the basics of Optuma and helps you get up and running and using Optuma to its full potential. This video goes over how to make the most of the flexibility that Optuma provides through the Settings menu as Darren Hawkins, MSTA, takes us through the Autosave, Backup, Shortcut, Colours and Workspace settings in Optuma.