Minimize keystokes for Adding text

[j4trdr]

Hello

I am on NT 8.0. Is there a way to minimize key strokes before I can enter text?. Currently I am having to press a Hotkey, click on the chart and then enter. Ideally, I would prefer a double click on the chart which would let me enter text. TIA

[NinjaTrader_LuisH]

Hello j4trdr,


Thank you for posting on the NinjaTrader forums.



At this time, this is the expected workflow to create a text object within the NinjaTrader platform. We are also not making updates to NinjaTrader 8.0 at this time - you are welcome to submit a feature request for 8.1 at the following link.


Thank you in advance!

[rc5781]

Hello

I am on NT 8.0. Is there a way to minimize key strokes before I can enter text?. Currently I am having to press a Hotkey, click on the chart and then enter. Ideally, I would prefer a double click on the chart which would let me enter text. TIA

I use autohotkey v2 for this. When an nt8 chart is active pressing F12 will bring you all the way to a highlighted text field, ready for text. F12 needs to be set as the default nt8 hotkey for entering text. You would have to install ahk v2 and get the ImageActions wrapper class as well as FIndText. "nt_text_box_right" is the variable name for the text image taken by FindText of the right hand side of the text box field. You have to add 3rd party stuff but it works well. The text box with selected text, ready for input is almost instant.

NtEnterText() {
Send("{F12}")
Click()
Send("0")
Send("{enter}")
Click(2)
ImageActions.ClickRegion(nt_text_box_right, 1231, 596, 1281, 643)
Send("^a")
}

[j4trdr]

I use autohotkey v2 for this. When an nt8 chart is active pressing F12 will bring you all the way to a highlighted text field, ready for text. F12 needs to be set as the default nt8 hotkey for entering text. You would have to install ahk v2 and get the ImageActions wrapper class as well as FIndText. "nt_text_box_right" is the variable name for the text image taken by FindText of the right hand side of the text box field. You have to add 3rd party stuff but it works well. The text box with selected text, ready for input is almost instant.

NtEnterText() {
Send("{F12}")
Click()
Send("0")
Send("{enter}")
Click(2)
ImageActions.ClickRegion(nt_text_box_right, 1231, 596, 1281, 643)
Send("^a")
}

Luis H. I have a solution now.

Thank you RC5781. I will try that out.