draw text on charts from an addon

[frslvr]

I need to put some account info on all charts.
Is it possible to draw text on charts from an addon based on AddOnBase?
Also, can I access OnRender from it?

[NinjaTrader_ChrisL]

Hi frslvr thanks for writing in.

We have no supported way of doing this. There is an example here demonstrating how to open an addon from an indicator, here the context for the indicator is set when you click the button from the indicator
https://ninjatrader.com/support/foru...egy#post774548

Here is also an example of getting all charts in a workspace from an addon:
https://ninjatrader.com/support/foru...ons#post837439

Drawing (like Draw.Text and other draw methods) are only supported through scripts inheriting from the Indicator or Strategy base class, so you would need to look for a way to use this through the addon (if there is one, I have not looked for a way to do it.)

Best regards,
-ChrisL

[frslvr]

Thank you Chris,

What would you recommend if I need to put text info across all charts or charts with the same instrument selected?
If not Addon, then Drawing Tools, or anything else?

[NinjaTrader_ChrisL]

Hi, thanks for your reply.

You can have an indicator that listens for a property changed event, or have the indicators look for a .txt file that holds the global value. I have an example of the former here:

https://ninjatrader.com/support/foru...dsaddonexample

Here is an example on file IO:
https://ninjatrader.com/support/help..._propertie.htm

Best regards.