Folks,

I'm trying to have a rectangle to draw under each bar at the bottom of price panel. Is there a way in NT7 to do this? I know how to get DrawRectangle() to draw a rectangle at a certain number of ticks above or below a bar, but I want the rectangle to appear at the very bottom of the current price panel under each bar. The colour of the rectangle would vary based on various conditions.

Thanks for any assistance.

RBerry

RBerry 

Folks, I'm trying to have a rectangle to draw under each bar at the bottom of price panel. Is there a way in NT7 to do this? I know how to get DrawRectangle() to draw a rectangle at a certain number of ticks above or below a bar, but I want the rectangle to appear at the very bottom of the current price panel under each bar. The colour of the rectangle would vary based on various conditions. Thanks for any assistance. RBerry

You can do that by overriding the Plot() method. I usually create a DataSeries keyed to the colors, and then refer to that in Plot().

Thanks for your rely.
I don't understand the overwrite Plot method. And how would I stipulate bottom of price panel under each bar.

Thanks

NinjaTrader Version 7

The examples they mention (among the indicators provided with NT) show how to get the bounds. You can also refer to C# help material for how to do graphics - once you're overriding the method you've moved from Ninjascript help to C#. It might seem daunting, but once you get into it you'll find it straightforward at first, and worth the effort if you are interested in custom indicators.

Does it really need to be a rectangle? Using DrawFixedText - I think one of the overrides let you set the font family and using windings 1,2 or 3 you can do things.... but overwritting the plot is not that hard either... there are numerous examples in the support forum...

Thanks folks for your response. I'll look at the samples you mentioned. If you can point me to more examples on the forum, I'd appreciate it.

Thanks again!