How to control a drawing object size?

[kenb2004]

DrawDot("My dot" + CurrentBar, false, 0, SMA(41)[0] + -4 * TickSize, Color.Yellow);
I'm adding dots to a Indicator but they appear too big on the chart. How do I make them smaller?
Thanks

[NinjaTrader_RyanM1]

Hello Ken,

Unfortunately there is no supported way of setting the size of drawing objects like this. I recall one work around where DrawText() was used with wingdings font (or similar) as workaround. You can then specify the font size of objects drawn. If you take this approach, you'll have to experiment to find fonts / symbols that work best for you.

For drawing dots, a simple period in any font may work well for this

[kenb2004]

Why not? This doesn't seem like a major obstacle for a good NinjaTrader programmer. And is does seem to be a necessary tool to achieve an Indicator's proper visual result.

[NinjaTrader_Bertrand]

Unfortunately we could not get into the design details, however your suggestion and input has been noted.

Thanks,

[kenb2004]

So....how do I change a font type and size of a text object? Do you have any examples?
Thanks

[NinjaTrader_RyanM1]

Yes, you can check out the MSDN docs on fonts in C#:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hcb9kaf8(vs.71).aspx

[kenb2004]

I'm sorry, I didn't see any code examples for font type and size. Can you point me to or do you have any examples online?
thanks

[NinjaTrader_RyanM1]

Sure, it's been discussed on these forums several times. Please see the following google search:

http://www.google.com/search?q=font&sitesearch=ninjatrader.com

[Hawk Arps]

I concur that it would be really nice to be able to easily change the size of the DrawDot object.

[NinjaTrader_RyanM1]

Thanks Hawk Arps. This suggestion has been inserted into our tracking system with the unique ID # 526

[oldhiker]

Has there been any progress on this request, as I have the same request/problem.
Thank you.

[NinjaTrader_Bertrand]

Thanks for checking in oldhiker, this is still tracked as active enhancement request on our lists, I've just added your vote in as well.

[oldhiker]

Thank you for your reply. I will keep an eye open for it.
A suggestion is to use a short line that is quite thick, which is confined to a square or rectangle. This is what I will be using in the meantime.

[tickling]

Hi, is there anything new in this issue ? Can size control of drawing objects expected in Ninja 8?

This limitation is mind boggling. Opening it could make wonders in how to improve ways to convey information to the human eye and many people asked for it so it seems. Thanks for considering it again.

[NinjaTrader_Bertrand]

tickling, thanks for your input on this matter as well, I will make sure the vote gets added for consideration. Unfortunately at this time we could not provide an ETA or commitment, but will surely approach the community once feature sets will be released.