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Appearance, Theme, And Language

HyperionX has separate settings for the desktop application skin, chart defaults, and an individual chart. Change the correct layer for the result you want.

Appearance layerPathScope
Application skinTools > Options > General > Preferences > SkinMain window, menus, dialogs, and desktop tool surfaces
Chart theme/defaultsTools > Options > General > DisplaySupported defaults for charts created or updated afterward
Current chartRight-click a chart and select OptionsThe active chart, with supported values also becoming defaults

Change The Application Skin​

  1. Select Tools > Options.
  2. Select General > Preferences.
  3. Choose a Skin:
    • Light
    • Gray
    • Dark Blue
    • Dark
  4. Read the restart notice.
  5. Save open work and workspaces.
  6. Restart HyperionX for the skin to take full effect.

The skin selection is saved immediately when selected. Choosing Cancel afterward does not restore the previous skin. HyperionX does not restart automatically.

Older settings named Dark Blue and MatteDark are normalized to the current Dark Blue and Dark choices.

Change Chart Defaults​

  1. Select Tools > Options > General > Display.
  2. Select a chart theme. Current packaged themes include Dark Blue, Dark, and Light, plus Custom.
  3. For Custom, set the required colors and widths.
  4. Select the execution display and chart render profile as required.
  5. Select OK.

Display settings include:

  • up/down candle body, outline, and wick colors;
  • chart background and text colors;
  • vertical and horizontal grid colors;
  • indicator separator color and width;
  • buy/sell execution and marker-text colors;
  • execution plotting;
  • chart render profile.

Application skin and chart theme are intentionally separate. A Light application skin does not require a Light chart theme, and changing the application skin is not a reliable way to recolor an already open chart.

Change One Chart​

  1. Right-click the chart and select Options.
  2. Adjust Candlestick, Visual, or Trades settings.
  3. Choose Apply to keep the window open or OK to apply and close.

Current-chart options include candle styling, bar width, background, grid/text/marker colors, price line, Bid/Ask display, indicator separators, fonts, and execution colors. See Charts And Drawings for the complete procedure.

Change The Application Language​

  1. Select Tools > Options > General > Preferences.
  2. Choose Language.
  3. Review the main window and the tool you intend to use.

The current language choices are:

LanguageCulture
Englishen-US
Deutschde-DE
Simplified Chinesezh-CN
Españoles-ES
Русскийru-RU
Portuguêspt-BR
Françaisfr-FR
Italianoit-IT
한국어ko-KR

The language selection is saved and applied immediately. Canceling Options does not undo it. Resource-backed labels update while the application is running, but already-open windows and text that is not localized can remain in English until the window or application is reopened.

English remains the reference language for the public knowledge base and support diagnostics. When reporting a translated label, include the window, menu path, and an English description of the action.

Date formatting in the current release

HyperionX currently keeps the short-date pattern MM/dd/yyyy for all supported application languages while broader regional formatting is being completed. Selecting a language does not change this short-date pattern.

Timezone Preference​

The Timezone selector is in Tools > Options > General > Preferences. Use it for application features that consume the HyperionX timezone setting.

Not every data source uses this preference. In particular, Economic News converts event times to the Windows computer's local timezone. Keep the Windows clock and timezone correct and read News And Alerts before relying on event times.

File Logging Preference​

The Log in file checkbox is also under General > Preferences. Enable it when persistent application logging is required for diagnosis, then select OK.

File logs can contain account context, instrument names, local paths, custom-script messages, and other sensitive operational data. Review and redact exports before sharing. See Support And Diagnostics.

Troubleshooting Appearance​

The New Skin Is Incomplete​

Save work, close HyperionX, and restart it. A skin selection is persisted immediately but requires restart for all desktop resources to reload.

The Application Changed But The Chart Did Not​

Use Tools > Options > General > Display for chart defaults or right-click the current chart and choose Options. Application Skin and Chart Theme are separate settings.

Some Text Did Not Change Language​

Close and reopen the affected window. If it remains English, that surface may not yet use a translated resource. Include the exact window and label in a support report.

Text Or Controls Are Hard To Read​

  1. Try another application skin.
  2. Check the current chart's background and text colors separately.
  3. Restart after a skin change.
  4. Record the exact window and control.
  5. Export inspected diagnostics through Support And Diagnostics.