How to change Font in OnRender - TextLayout - in BarTimer indicator

[Taddypole]

How does one change the color, font size in the BarTimer indicator?

regards,
taddypole...

[NinjaTrader_ZacharyG]

Hello Taddypole,

Thank you for your inquiry.

You would be able to change the font and font size of the BarTimer indicator by modifying the already existing textFormat variable.

Here's an example to change the font to 12 point Times New Roman:

NinjaTrader.Gui.Tools.SimpleFont sf = new NinjaTrader.Gui.Tools.SimpleFont("Times New Roman", 12);
TextFormat textFormat = sf.ToDirectWriteTextFormat();

More information about the SimpleFont class can be found here: http://ninjatrader.com/support/helpG...font_class.htm

To modify the color, you'll want to modify the existing RenderTarget.DrawTextLayout() method call:

RenderTarget.DrawTextLayout(location, textLayout, Brushes.[Color].ToDxBrush(RenderTarget), DrawTextOptions.NoSnap);

You'll want to replace [Color] with the color brush you want.

You can find the various available colors here: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/lib...v=vs.110).aspx

Please, let us know if we may be of further assistance.

[Taddypole]

Thank you Zachary,

I tried adding the code you provided but didn't know exactly where to put it. I show where I modified the code but it didn't change the font at all. See attached....

regards,
taddypole...

[NinjaTrader_ZacharyG]

Hello Taddypole,

It seems that you have entered the code correctly from the screenshot you have provided me.

Please ensure that you are loading the correct bar timer to your chart. Have you modified your BarTimerTest's Name in OnStateChange()? If not, the name will be the same as the default BarTimer's.

If you are still having an issue, please remove the indicator from the chart and insert it back in.

If there are still issues, please attach your script's .CS file so I may investigate further.

[koganam]

Please document TextFormat for correct use then

Hello Taddypole,

Thank you for your inquiry.

You would be able to change the font and font size of the BarTimer indicator by modifying the already existing textFormat variable.

Here's an example to change the font to 12 point Times New Roman:

NinjaTrader.Gui.Tools.SimpleFont sf = new NinjaTrader.Gui.Tools.SimpleFont("Times New Roman", 12);
TextFormat textFormat = sf.ToDirectWriteTextFormat();

More information about the SimpleFont class can be found here: http://ninjatrader.com/support/helpG...font_class.htm

To modify the color, you'll want to modify the existing RenderTarget.DrawTextLayout() method call:

RenderTarget.DrawTextLayout(location, textLayout, Brushes.[Color].ToDxBrush(RenderTarget), DrawTextOptions.NoSnap);

You'll want to replace [Color] with the color brush you want.

You can find the various available colors here: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/lib...v=vs.110).aspx

Please, let us know if we may be of further assistance.

Maybe we should have the use of TextFormat in the documentation? No?

[NinjaTrader_ZacharyG]

Hello koganam,

TextFormat is a SharpDX class: http://sharpdx.org/documentation/api...ite-textformat

[koganam]

Hello koganam,

TextFormat is a SharpDX class: http://sharpdx.org/documentation/api...ite-textformat

Ah thanks. Grrr . That is some of the most obtuse documentation that I have ever had the "mispleasure" (yes, I know that that is not really a word, but "displeasure" does not quite cut it here, so I have taken the liberty of coining my own word ), of having to wade through. Extend congrats to your team for having the fortitude to read and understand such sparse documentation.

[Taddypole]

Hello Taddypole,

Please ensure that you are loading the correct bar timer to your chart. Have you modified your BarTimerTest's Name in OnStateChange()? If not, the name will be the same as the default BarTimer's.

Thank you Zachary,

Was focusing so much on the code that I forgot the basics...

regards,
taddypole...

[Mark-Of-Integrity]

how give user ability to set the color? can't get it to work

This thread was helpful. So I added the ability for the user to change the font size -- and it works like a charm. Then I added a variable for color ... and I get an error that I don't understand. Any one out there who can help with this?

Two variables were added to State.Defaults:
TextSize = 12;
TextColor = Brushes.Wheat;

The RenderTarget has the color variable where the Brushes.[Color] is supposed to go:
RenderTarget.DrawTextLayout(location, textLayout, TextColor.ToDxBrush(RenderTarget), DrawTextOptions.NoSnap);

And a Properties section was added:
#region Properties
[Range(1, int.MaxValue)]
[NinjaScriptProperty]
[Display(Name="FontSize", Description="The font size for the text.", GroupName="Parameters")]
public int TextSize
{ get; set; }

[XmlIgnore]
[Display(Name="TextColor", Description="", GroupName="Parameters")]
public Brush TextColor
{ get; set; }

[Browsable(false)]
public string TextColorSerializable
{
get { return Serialize.BrushToString(TextColor); }
set { TextColor = Serialize.StringToBrush(value); }
}
#endregion

And, the error generated is for the "public Brush TextColor" line of code:
'Brush' is an ambiguous reference between 'System.Windows.Media.Brush' and 'SharpDX.Direct2D1.Brush'

What on earth is it telling me? The code I used for the color variable "TextColor" was copied out of a script in which it works perfectly. What am I missing?

Thanks,

Mark

[NinjaTrader_ZacharyG]

Hello Mark,

Thank you for writing in.

Does your script have a using statement referring to SharpDX.Direct2D1?

If this is the case, this is why the conflict is occurring; both namespaces contain a definition for Brush.

You will want to use the fully qualified name, System.Windows.Media.Brush or remove the using statement pertaining to SharpDX.Direct2D1 if your script is not using it.

public System.Windows.Media.Brush TextColor
{ get; set; }

Please, let us know if we may be of further assistance.