Any way to keep lines from shrinking the chart

[photog53]

Ninja 7.0.0.20

I have an indicator that plots Suppt/Resist lines. It works quite well....but occasionally
Price action creates S/R levels multiple points up or down from current price. When this
happens, the Ninja Chart tries to keep all of the drawn lines visible....which in turns
shrinks Price Action to the middle of the screen.
I would prefer to simply have those extreme S/R levels temporarily 'scrolled off''
the page until price reaches them.

Is there a command I can use that will allow Price Action to remain at essentially
the same proportion and simply draw those lines 'out of sight'?

The lines would (of course) beocme visible on the chart if/when price moves to that
area.

Thanks..........

[Laserdan]

Try setting the AutoScale property of the Indicator to False

[photog53]

I tried that before I sent the email. Doesn't alter the chart at all......

(it seems like this should be simple, but I can't seem to find the answer).

I've attached 'screen grabs' of......
- the chart with no indicator
- chart with the indicator
- 'screen grab' of the indicator properties showing AutoScale 'false'

[NinjaTrader_Bertrand]

Normally AutoScale = false should do it - what are you using to show your S/R levels? Plots? Line objects?

[photog53]

Both "DrawLine" and DrawRay"......
The indicator will draw a ray at the right edge....or if I use an 'offset' command it will draw
'lines' starting several bars off the right edge and extending left into the chart by a
set number of bars.

Ex:
DrawRay("ray1", false, leftoffset, zizgzagsD[1],0,zigzagsD[1],s1color,
DashStyle.Solid, lnwidth);

DrawLine("line1", false, leftoffset, zizgzagsD[1],rightedge,zigzagsD[1],s1color,
DashStyle.Solid, lnwidth);

[NinjaTrader_Bertrand]

photog53, we just fixed an AutoScale related issue in the DrawRaw() for B21 - is there any way I could test your indicator on my end here?

[photog53]

Certainly.....
(let me pull it off my trading machine and I will send it to you....)

[NinjaTrader_Bertrand]

Great, thanks, please send to support at ninjatrader dot com to my Attn.

[photog53]

OK...here is the indicator.. (to get "ray" set Right Edge = 0......to get a "line" set RightEdge to 1 or greater) If you select 'lines' be sure to increase the default line length so you can see them better.

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I did more testing and got some unexpected behavior.

When I simply changed "AutoScale" from true to false in the indicator properties....hit enter...and then hit F5 to refresh the chart, nothing changed. AutoScale seemed to remained 'true'.
However, when I altered the actual code to use "false" instead of "true" as the default, recompiled, reloaded the indicator....then the chart allowed the ray/lines to paint out of visual range.
HOWEVER...just like the first test, changing AutoScale in indicator properties, saving, and hitting F5 refresh....did absolutely nothing. The chart seemed to remain on AutoScale 'false'.

It appears that I can override the Indicator Properties 'AutoScale' with whatever value I put in the actual "DrawLine' 'DrawRay'. I've become so accustomed to keying 'true' that it never occurred to me until now to put 'false' in each individual DrawRay or DrawLine

Not sure if this is me, or my indicator, or a Ninja behavior

[NinjaTrader_Bertrand]

Thanks - I just replied to your note send to support.

[photog53]

Thanks for the reply.....

(I'm good with this....I changed the code and will go that way)