Question regarding creating your own font object in NT7 script

[mbesha]

How does one create their own font object in NT7 script? For NT8, for example, I know I can use the following:

NinjaTrader.Gui.Tools.SimpleFont myFont = new NinjaTrader.Gui.Tools.SimpleFont("Courier New", 12) { Size = 50, Bold = true };

Draw.Text(this, "myTag", false, "Hi There!", 0, Low[0], 5, Brushes.Blue, myFont, TextAlignment.Center, Brushes.Black, null, 1);

What is the NT7 equivalent of the code for creating "myFont"? I tried using the same SimpleFont syntax but it produced an error when I tried to compile it. Please let me know. Thanks.

[NinjaTrader_ZacharyG]

Hello mbesha,

Thank you for writing in.

You will want to create a Font object.

https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.drawing.font(v=vs.110).aspx

As an example:

private Font myFont = new Font("Times New Roman", 24);

protected override void OnBarUpdate()
{
	DrawTextFixed("Text", "Hello world!", TextPosition.BottomRight, Color.Blue, myFont, Color.Transparent, Color.Transparent, 0);
}

Please, let us know if we may be of further assistance.

[mbesha]

It worked! Thanks.

[brucelevy]

How do you add bold text with this?

[NinjaTrader_ZacharyG]

Hello brucelevy,

You will use the constructor that accepts FontStyle.

https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms141985(v=vs.110).aspx

Font(string familyName, float emSize, FontStyle style)