Background Opacity

[mainstream]

How do I adjust the OPACITY of the Background so that RTH is different from ETH?

if (ToTime(Time[0]) < ToTime(8, 25, 0))
{
BackColor = Color.DarkBlue;

}

[NinjaTrader_Brett]

Hello,

There is no NinjaTrader function to do this however you can use this unsupported method to set the color and opacity.

To set opacity you need to use FromArgb() to set the color.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.drawing.color.fromargb(v=vs.71).aspx

BarColor = Color.FromArgb(100, 255, 0, 0);

Let me know if I can be of further assistance.

[mainstream]

Does this solution only work for bar color? I don't see any results on my chart with

BackColor = Color.FromArgb(100, 255, 0, 0);

[NinjaTrader_Bertrand]

mainstream, it seems to work well here in quick test on my end - are you sure the condition to color the background triggers as it's expected to?

[mainstream]

Oops... had an = instead of >.... works great thanks again!


For other to reference:

http://www.w3schools.com/tags/ref_color_tryit.asp?color=White

[eDanny]

BackColor = Color.FromArgb(100, Color.DarkBlue);

This may be easier than using color numbers in most cases.

Dan