Color inside SimpleFont group

[rafaelcoisa]

Hey guys,

I'm wonder if I can put the Color property inside the SimpleFont group like in the image below:

[rafaelcoisa]

Here:

https://forum.ninjatrader.com/forum/ninjatrader-7/general-development/98400-expand-collapse-properties#post788995

I found a workaround created by NinjaTrader_ChelseaB.



But, it is missing on how make something like in the stroke property:



Any idea how to show the text align with "Text Style" like:
(little OrangeRed rectangle), Arial, 11px

?

[NinjaTrader_Jesse]

Hello rafaelcoisa,

The post you linked is just for making an expandable object however that will not work correctly in all cases. The properties won't be displayed correctly in the UI like you have pictured, it shows the color as #FFF4500 and includes the internal naming of the type.

When you want to make a color for a text you need to make a seperate Brush property.

If you wanted to group these items you can use a Display attribute and use the same group for all of the properties: https://ninjatrader.com/support/help...yattribute.htm

[rafaelcoisa]

Hey NinjaTrader_Jesse ,

"SimpleFont" and "Stroke" do not work with "ExpandableObject" in order to further customize the UI of an indicator. But, for "Strokes", you can, within an "ExpandableObject" class, create the necessary properties to fill a "Stroke" object created in "State.Configure". I wonder if there is a procedure like this for "SimpleFont" object. An "ExpandableObject" class with an "int" property and a "string" property to fill the "SimpleFont" object in "State.Configure". How to make the string part?

[NinjaTrader_Jesse]

Hello rafaelcoisa,

There is not a way to add more properties to an existing type, for example you can't add a new stroke to the SimpleFont. The UI is only displaying what the SimpleFont is programmed to display for its existing properties.

This would be a situation where we would recommend using groups in the grid rather than using an expandable object. You can make multiple public properties for what you want and then group them together using the Display attribute.

[Display(GroupName="MyOverallPropertyName")]

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

[rafaelcoisa]

Nevermind, a post of NinjaTrader_ChelseaB showed me how to do it.