Drop Menu Item Style

[Unsuitable]

Hello,

I am looking to improve an existing indicator, the Template Switcher. Currently, it can cycle through the templates one click at a time. A drop-down menu has been added in which the items in the drop-down update depending on the last drawn object or a selected object.

The problem is the style. The drop down object uses the following as it's style.

Application.Current.TryFindResource("MainMenuItem") as Style;

The drop down menus from other indicators have no fantom icon that pops up. When not setting the style, the fantom icon disappears (of course the other styling parameters are not set either). See the following photos.





Any idea what's going on? I went back and forth checking to see if there is any difference between the code, but alas I cannot find any. Perhaps with a fresh set of eyes I will.

Thanks

[NinjaTrader_ChelseaB]

Hello Unsuitable,

You can make your own style or object.

The DropMenu class in the SampleWPFModifications may give you some ideas.

https://ninjatrader.com/support/helpGuides/nt8/creating-chart-wpf-(ui)-modifi.htm

[Unsuitable]

Hello Chelsea,

I'll take a look. However, not looking to make a new style, but rather keep in line with NT's styling. Thus pull from NT's "mainMenuItemStyle". The problem is for some reason the style is inconsistent for some reason. I don't know why there's a fantom icon. In the instances where I use "mainMenuItemStyle" for another indicator drop down menu, there is no phantom icon.

[NinjaTrader_ChelseaB]

Hello Unsuitable,

That's part of the style. I do not know of a way of modifying it.

[Unsuitable]

Hello Chelsea,

Not looking to modify it. The style is inconsistent. It's literally the same code. I must be missing something.



Take a look at the code. Right hand side is one indicator and the left is another.

Thank you

[NinjaTrader_ChelseaB]

Hello Unsuitable,

You are telling me to look at the line of code in post Home or you are telling me to look at the code in the SampleWPFModifications script?

If the approach in the SampleWPFModifications script does not suit you, you will have come up with your own implementation.

[Unsuitable]

Hello Chelsea,

Perhaps the photo didn't up load correct

Here's the link: https://i.imgur.com/x9aPuFn.png

[Unsuitable]

Going to upload the photo directly. Links seem to not work consistency

[NinjaTrader_ChelseaB]

Hello Unsuitable,

In the screenshots it appears you are using the MainMenuItem and SystemMenuStyle styles.

You could choose to create your own style instead. I'm not certain how one would modify the existing styles NinjaTrader created.

[Unsuitable]

Hello Chelsea,

Again the indicator is meant to mimic NT's style. The problem is the style is not remaining consistent between indicators... but the code is the EXACT same. However, the output is not. Don't know how to be more clear.

With that said, using the indicators on a new build of NT8 resolves the mismatched styles. Have no clue why the older build is having consistency issues. So if somebody runs into this issue, try the newer builds of NT.

Best regards,

Unsuitable
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