How to change background color?

[joemiller]

how do i change nt8 window background color from slate grey to another color?

[koganam]

how do i change nt8 window background color from slate grey to another color?

Change the skin.

ref: http://ninjatrader.com/support/helpG...al_section.htm

[joemiller]

thanks Koganam ... found it in the help guide

[Camdo]

I am attempting to create my own custom skin following the instructions in
http://ninjatrader.com/support/helpG...al_section.htm
Problem is I cannot open BluePrint.xaml file.
Anybody have any suggestions?

Clicking on the file gets me this error message:

Startup URI: C:\Users\Frank\Documents\NinjaTrader 8\templates\Skins\MySkin\BluePrint.xaml
Application Identity:

System.Windows.Markup.XamlParseException: Cannot create instance of 'DropShadowEffect' defined in assembly 'PresentationCore, Version=3.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35'. Exception has been thrown by the target of an invocation. Error at object 'System.Windows.ResourceDictionary' in markup file 'C:/Users/Frank/Documents/NinjaTrader 8/templates/Skins/MySkin/BluePrint.xaml' Line 546 Position 3.
---> System.Reflection.TargetInvocationException: Exception has been thrown by the target of an invocation.
---> System.Security.SecurityException: Request for the permission of type 'System.Security.Permissions.UIPermission, mscorlib, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089' failed.
at System.Security.CodeAccessSecurityEngine.Check(Obj ect demand, StackCrawlMark& stackMark, Boolean isPermSet)
at System.Security.CodeAccessPermission.Demand()
at MS.Internal.PresentationCore.SecurityHelper.Demand UIWindowPermission()
at System.Windows.Media.Effects.Effect..ctor()
at System.Windows.Media.Effects.DropShadowEffect..cto r()
The action that failed was:
Demand
The type of the first permission that failed was:
System.Security.Permissions.UIPermission
The first permission that failed was:
<IPermission class="System.Security.Permissions.UIPermission, mscorlib, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089"
version="1"
Window="AllWindows"/>

The demand was for:
<IPermission class="System.Security.Permissions.UIPermission, mscorlib, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089"
version="1"
Window="AllWindows"/>

[tradesmart]

You can open and edit it in Notepad.