Draw on Price panel

[DavidHP]

I have some code from NT6.5 that is not working.

Is there a change in NT7?

The code should put the VS information on the price panel. The code is in an indicator in panel 1.

Thanks

			DrawOnPricePanel = true;
				string text = string.Format("VS:{0}", VPS);
			DrawTextFixed("vpm", text, TextPosition.BottomLeft, Color.Black, largeFont, Color.Yellow, Color.Yellow, 0);
			DrawOnPricePanel = false;

[NinjaTrader_JoshP]

Please describe what exactly you feel is not working. Thank you.

[DavidHP]

Please describe what exactly you feel is not working. Thank you.

Sorry I thought I did but I was not as specific.

The code is supposed to put the VS information on the Price panel at the lower left.

The code puts the VS info in the indicator panel at the lower left.

In NT6.5 this code puts the VS in the Price Panel as expected.

I figured maybe the code has changed in NT7.

Thanks,

[NinjaTrader_JoshP]

DavidHP,

I see. Please try putting the DrawOnPricePanel code inside the Initialize() method.

[DavidHP]

Ok I put the code in the inside the Initialize() method.

The only thing that happens is that ALL the text goes to the Price Panel.

In NT6.5 the code will draw the VS in the price panel and another item will be in the Indicator panel. This doe not happen in NT7.

I modified this code from the one created by NT Josh on this thread:

http://www.ninjatrader-support2.com/vb/showpost.php?p=69976&postcount=11

That indicator works as expected in NT6.5. Hi is on the Price Panel and Bye is in the indicator panel.

In NT7 both Hi and Bye are in indicator panel. If I put the code in the initialize() section then the Hi and Bye are both in the Price Panel.

Is there a way to call the tag and tell it where to be placed?

Thanks.

[NinjaTrader_JoshP]

DavidHP,

We will take a look and get back to you at a later point in time.

[NinjaTrader_JoshP]

DavidHP,

Development has informed me that this may have worked in 6.5, but will not due to an overhaul in 7 charting objects. Please note that the technique was never officially supported in 6.5 and this property was suppose to only be used as an Initialize() property.

[toulouse-lautrec]

Same problem here.

So the conclusion is with version 7 an indicator can only draw either into the price panel or into its own panel?
There are quite a few indicators out there which use this feature, this means they all become crippled with version 7.
Any suggestions from the Ninja team?

[NinjaTrader_Ray]

Same problem here.

So the conclusion is with version 7 an indicator can only draw either into the price panel or into its own panel?
There are quite a few indicators out there which use this feature, this means they all become crippled with version 7.
Any suggestions from the Ninja team?

At this time it is a limitation however, we do have this on our list and will look back into it after we have removed some high priority issues off our list. Thanks for understanding.