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**NinjaTrader_ChrisL** · 02-04-2022, 08:27 AM

HI Paul, thanks for writing in.

NinjaTrader 8 has ChartStyle scripts supported and documented here:

NinjaTrader 8

https://ninjatrader.com/support/helpGuides/nt8/NT%20HelpGuide%20English.html?chart_style.htm

Instead of the GDI graphics that NinjaTrader 7 uses, NT8 uses SharpDX to render graphics:

NinjaTrader 8

https://ninjatrader.com/support/helpGuides/nt8/NT%20HelpGuide%20English.html?sharpdx_sdk_reference.htm

Kind regards,
-ChrisL

**PaulMohn** · 02-04-2022, 09:42 AM

Hello Chris and thanks for the suggestion. What I was after was more of a tutorial and or specific example of ChartStyle NT7 to NT8 conversion script or documentation, similar to the same operation for indicators.
I'd like to study examples first to get awareness of any specificities to ChartStyle as differences from the Indicators conversion process, since that would be my first ChartStyle conversion.

**NinjaTrader_ChrisL** · 02-04-2022, 10:19 AM

Hi Paul, thanks for the follow-up. I am not aware of a tutorial that exists on converting. You will need to study NinjaTrader 8 ChartStyles work with SharpDX and convert based on that. Here is one example of a ChartStyle conversion:

Draw Close On Candlestick Charts That Do No Have An Outline - NinjaTrader Ecosystem

https://ninjatraderecosystem.com/user-app-share-download/draw-close-on-candlestick-charts-that-do-no-have-an-outline/

Names: DrawCandleClose, DrawCandleCloseWhite, DrawCandleCloseBlack Author: James R. Walker These indicators were created to show the Closing price when the CandleStick Opening and Closing price were the same and a Transparent Body Outline color was specified, when the Background color was not White. Standard NT 7 CandleStick Closing price is drawn with the Outline color and […]

Best regards,
-ChrisL

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