Looking to reduce default Draw.<shape> in NT 8

[mmeninger]

Hello -

I am looking for a way to reduce the default shape size of Draw.Dot, Draw.Square etc.

This was posted for NT 7:

DrawText("DOT" + CurrentBar, true, "l", 0, High[0] + 7, 0, Color.LimeGreen, new Font("Wingdings", 32),StringAlignment.Center, Color.Empty, Color.Empty, 100);

Is there an equivalent for NT 8?

Thanks,
Mark

[NinjaTrader_PaulH]

Hi Mark,

Thanks for your post.

Here is the equivalent of your example:

Draw.Text(this, "DOT" + CurrentBar, true, "l", 0, High[0] + 7 * TickSize, 0, Brushes.LimeGreen, new SimpleFont("Wingdings", 32), TextAlignment.Center , Brushes.Transparent, Brushes.Transparent, 100);

[mmeninger]

It worked. Thanks Paul.

[askieser]

Hi Mark, I would like to apply the same reduction in size for those shapes. Would it be possible to explain how you went about it? Cheers.

[mmeninger]

Hi there -

You use the Windows WingDings font:

Draw.Text(this, "mp" + CurrentBar, true, "n", 0, Value[0], 0, Brushes.DarkOrange, new SimpleFont("Wingdings", 7), TextAlignment.Center , Brushes.Transparent, Brushes.Transparent, 100);


new SimpleFont("Wingdings", 7) is a square

You'll need to experiment with the other font ascii mappings to choose the object you want to print to your chart.

new NinjaTrader.Gui.Tools.SimpleFont("Wingdings", 16) ;

[ballboy11]

The issue with wingding is if you are going to sell the indicator and the user doesn't own word, the dot will not appear