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My MQL5 Articles

In-depth technical articles, reviewed and published by MQL5. Read what each one is about here, then the full article on MQL5.com.

Series · 3 parts

Building a PDF Creation Library in MQL5

Generating real PDF documents from MetaTrader in pure MQL5 — statements, trade tickets and performance reports — with no DLL and no external library.

About this series
  1. Part 1Writing a PDF by HandSeptember 24, 2026
  2. Part 2Why PDFs BreakOctober 19, 2026
  3. Part 3The Byte-Exact WriterOctober 29, 2026
Series · 7 parts

Creating a Cairo-Inspired Graphics Library for MetaTrader 5

Building a real 2D renderer for MetaTrader 5 in pure MQL5 — anti-aliased shapes, transparency and gradients, with no DLLs and no external tools.

About this series
  1. Part 1Why the terminal needs its own 2D-rendererSeptember 3, 2026
  2. Part 2Points, Contours and the PathSeptember 10, 2026
  3. Part 3Edges and the First Filled ShapeSeptember 28, 2026
  4. Part 4Anti-Aliasing, Coverage and CompositingSeptember 28, 2026
  5. Part 5Fill Rules, Holes and BordersOctober 1, 2026
  6. Part 6Curves and Adaptive FlatteningOctober 23, 2026
  7. Part 7Arcs, Circles and Rounded RectanglesOctober 27, 2026