Draw.Text not working on a stack of panels

[utilizator]

Hello,

I made a simple script(attached) to show that Draw.Text does not display when the indicator is loaded on a multi-panel chart.
A video showing this behavior can be downloaded from https://app.box.com/s/pgin5wchp7vy0ehxyyi2ydae0cq63ffv

Any suggestions? Is there anything in the code that is not right? Thank you.

NT 8.0.19.1 64-bit
WIndows 7

[NinjaTrader_Kate]

Hello utilizator,

Thank you for your note.

It's right about the end of our support day today, however, I'll take a look at this first thing tomorrow and get back to you.

Thanks for your patience, I look forward to assisting you further.

[NinjaTrader_Kate]

Hello utilizator,

Thank you for your reply.

I think you may be running into an issue with using (CurrentBar - redLine.StartAnchor.SlotIndex) when the text is updated - with multiple data series there can be differing numbers of bar slots and that can throw the display off. I think you'll find if you scroll forward from the current price a bit that you'll see the text somewhere offscreen. Try using (CurrentBar - redLine.StartAnchor.DrawnOnBar + 20) instead - that should draw the text where you expected in relation to the current bar regardless of available slots.

https://ninjatrader.com/support/helpGuides/nt8/drawnonbar.htm

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

[utilizator]

Thank you Kate, your solution worked.

[utilizator]

Beside hardcoding the '20' value in

// update the text along with the line
T2Text = Draw.Text(this,T2Text.Tag,T2Text.DisplayText,
// (int)(CurrentBar - redLine.StartAnchor.SlotIndex), // barsAgo
(int)((CurrentBar - redLine.StartAnchor.DrawnOnBar)+20), // here, CurrentBar == redLine.StartAnchor.DrawnOnBar
redLine.StartAnchor.Price); // price

is there a way to get it from redLine ?

redLine=Draw.Line(this, redLine.Tag,
20,Close[0]/* start */,
5, Close[0], /* end */
redLine.Stroke.Brush);

[NinjaTrader_Kate]

Hello utilizator,

Thank you for your reply.

Since it's the same value you're using in both, why not just use a variable for both? Set it to myVariable = 20 and then use the variable in both places?

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

[utilizator]

Thank you Kate. Of course, but this is a simplified example, and I would like to avoid using new additional storage variables. I understand there is not a straightforward way to get '20' from redLine's anchor, correct?

[NinjaTrader_Kate]

Hello utilizator,

Thank you for your reply.

You could use redLine.startBarsAgo in lieu of using a variable. However, a variable may make it easier to remember that those two spots are using the same value.

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

[utilizator]

Thank you ! Actually it was absoluteBar = (<ChartAnchor>.DrawnOnBar - <ChartAnchor>.BarsAgo )

 [COLOR=#006400]// update the line with the incoming price[/COLOR]
            redLine=Draw.Line(this, redLine.Tag,
                                20,Close[0][COLOR=#006400]/* start */,[/COLOR]
                                5, Close[0], [COLOR=#006400]/* end */[/COLOR]
                                redLine.Stroke.Brush);

[COLOR=#006400]// update the text along with the line[/COLOR] 
            T2Text = Draw.Text(this,T2Text.Tag,T2Text.DisplayText,
[COLOR=#006400]//                (int)(CurrentBar - redLine.StartAnchor[/COLOR].[COLOR=#FF0000]SlotIndex[/COLOR][COLOR=#006400]), // barsAgo[/COLOR]
                CurrentBar - (redLine.StartAnchor.[COLOR=#FF0000]DrawnOnBar[/COLOR]-redLine.StartAnchor.[COLOR=#FF0000]BarsAgo[/COLOR]),  

                redLine.StartAnchor.Price);