Why does Zorder change?

[tulanch]

I have time and time again altered the Zorder of items, getting it just right. Then some time during trading, the order changes on it's own.

I have an indicator that draws a dot at a specified location during the creation of a candela. I want the dot to always be on top. I also have a number of other indicators on the chart as well.

I sometimes can get a chart template setup just as I want, but when I come back to a chart that has been running on it's own for a bit, the dots move/loose their Zorder.

Also, there are times when I simply can not select the dot, and/or no combination of shift control mouse wheel spin will bring it forward. In such a case I found if I delete indicators, adjust Z level, then add the indis back in I get a little more control.

Are there any suggestions to maintain a Zorder or to better control it?


I hope this gets addressed in a future relase. Would seem like I should be able to set the Z level of an indi just like I set what panel I put the indi in.

[NinjaTrader_Bertrand]

tulanch, thanks for the report. Explicitly setting a ZOrder level for a script would unfortunately not be supported officially, but improvement in this regard are on our feedback list in product management, I'm adding here a vote on your behalf in.

There are some unsupported / documented ways to control it though and that would be done via the ZOrder property in Initialize(), some customers have reported success setting to -1 to move an indicator behind the price bars and setting to a very high level to move to the top / front.

What I would not expect is the changing ZOrder for your script as you note or the inability to select the object for assigning a new ZOrder. If you wouln't mind to forward me the script / workspace via Help > Mail to Support I would be happy to attempt reproducing here to review.

[bobc635]

Hi Bertrand, I have been playing with setting the Zorder..... Have you come up with a way that I can set a ZOrder in my indi that will keep that plot on top of the others?

Thx
Bob

[NinjaTrader_Matthew]

There is not a supported method for setting the Zorder at this time. We do not have any current workarounds to control the ZOrder

[RJay]

Hi Bertrand, I have been playing with setting the Zorder..... Have you come up with a way that I can set a ZOrder in my indi that will keep that plot on top of the others?

Thx
Bob

Hi bobc635,

I did a little research with zorder a year ago to make one of my products work properly.

It appears that every indicator on each chart gets an unique zorder number that is only used once and only for that session and is never used again. Restart NT, same chart, same indicators, new zorder numbers.

You need to query the zorder number for the indicator in question when the indicator is first loaded to the chart. Then use that reference number to set up the order sequence priority.

RJay

[bobc635]

ZOrder

Thanks RJay..... I will spend some time on it and if successful, will post something to help others....

Bob