DrawText and backColor

[dwalls]

Hello,
When I use the DrawText feature and also use the outlineColor and/or the backColor they dont really line up or center properly with the text used. They always seem to plot alittle off center to the right. I would like the text used to be centered in the backColor. Is there a way to adjust the oulineColor and backColor to center them with the text used?
Does the "double y" and/or "double ypixelOffset" do this? If so, how?

Thanks

DrawText(string tag, bool autoScale, string text, int barsAgo, double y, double yPixelOffset, Color textColor, Font font, StringAlignment alignment, Color outlineColor, Color backColor, int opacity)

[NinjaTrader_JoshP]

dwalls,

It should align by default. Please try a standard font like Arial.

[dwalls]

Hi Josh,
Here is a screenshot.
The backColor and the text seem to line up on the left edge together. The text is not centered in the backColor. Any text or backColor I try does the same thing.
The farther I move the text to the right the offset between the text and the backColor gets worse.
I was just wondering if it designed to line up on the left edge like that or can the text be more centered in the backColor somehow?

Thanks

[dwalls]

Sorry...I did try Arial and had the same result.

Thanks

[NinjaTrader_JoshP]

dwalls,

Please try adding some spaces to your string. So like instead of "96.3" do " 96.3" etc.

[dwalls]

Thanks Josh,
I tried that and it will just move the backColor over with it.
There doesnt appear to be a way to center the text using the standard DrawText text and backColor.

If anyone can figure out a way to do this, please let me know.

Thanks

[dwalls]

Hi,
If you look at any Price Markers in the right margin, thats what I was trying to achive with this backColor. The text to be centered in the middle of the backColor.
Maybe theres something in the Price Markers code that would help.

Thanks

[NinjaTrader_JoshP]

dwalls,

Unfortunately there is not. You will have to do your own overriding of the Plot() method if the DrawText() does not meet your requirements.

[marketmasher]

Hi,
If you look at any Price Markers in the right margin, thats what I was trying to achive with this backColor. The text to be centered in the middle of the backColor.
Maybe theres something in the Price Markers code that would help.

Thanks

I'm sure there is a C# way to do something, but I am not that sophisticated. I tried using something like str.PadLeft(5, ' ') but a space is not recognized as a character so the background coloring doesn't apply to it. The char map of a blank copied into the char assignment is ignored also, leaving you only with locating the least-obtrusive char to use (like str.PadLeft(5,'.') - or if you can find an even smaller char).