draw text with different colors

[mate41]

Hi,
i want to draw a text on 1 horizontal line with some letters/nbrs with a different color.
Ex.: RSI=30 XX=80 YY=50 etc...
RSI=30 has to be changed to a different color, below 30 or above 70.
Same for XX, YY, etc..

No problem to do that vertically but i don't find how to do it on 1 horizontal line.

[NinjaTrader_Matthew]

Hi,

You should just be able to draw the different text under the conditional check for RSI.

How are you accomplishing this vertically? What would the difference be?

[mate41]

Let me clarify my example. (drawing on the chart as text)
RSI and XX and YY are on 1 line.
The colors for RSI, XX and YY should be changed to another color individually, when they trespassed the 80 and 20 state.
Of course vertically the problem do not exist because a DrawFixedText with a carriage return can do that, but this is not what i want.

[NinjaTrader_Matthew]

You would need to break each string text/value into a separate DrawText function to draw colors individually.

This may get a little tricky depending on where you want these values to be drawn. You would have more control by over riding the Plot method and custom drawing in there.

I'd suggest looking at the CustomPlotSample under Tools--> Edit NinjaScript--> Indicator. We do not have any additional documentation on this custom plotting, but you can refer to general MSDN documentation on drawing to help you accomplish your goal

[mate41]

You would need to break each string text/value into a separate DrawText function to draw colors individually.

I did, but after a DrawFixedText function automaticaly a carriage return occur.
So can't get the text one after an other.

[NinjaTrader_Matthew]

Can you give me a snippet of the code that generated an error?

[mate41]

This is my code:

Font indicFont = new Font("Deja Vu Sans Mono", 8, FontStyle.Bold);
// rsiValue.ToString("N0"); N0 means 0 decimal, N means 1 decimal, etc
DrawTextFixed("Indicators","\n\n\n\n\nRSI=" + rsiValue.ToString("N0")+" IMI=" + imiValue.ToString("N0")+" MFI=" + mfiValue.ToString("N0")+" Bol%=" + bolPerc.ToString("N0")+" .", TextPosition.BottomRight,Color.Blue,indicFont,Colo r.Transparent, Color.Transparent,0);
/* DrawTextFixed("Indicators"," IMI=" + imiValue.ToString("F"), TextPosition.TopLeft,Color.Blue,indicFont,Color.Tr ansparent, Color.Transparent,0);
DrawTextFixed("Indicators"," MFI=" + mfiValue.ToString("F"), TextPosition.TopLeft,Color.Red,indicFont,Color.Tra nsparent, Color.Transparent,0);
DrawTextFixed("Indicators"," Bol%=" + bolPerc.ToString("F"), TextPosition.TopLeft,Color.Green,indicFont,Color.T ransparent, Color.Transparent,0);
*/

There is no error, i can't only get it coded as it has to be.

[koganam]

I did, but after a DrawFixedText function automaticaly a carriage return occur.
So can't get the text one after an other.

DrawTextFixed() is a NT-specific method that has its own parameters and restrictions. One of those is that you cannot directly manipulate the properties of the individual strings within another complete string.

To do what you want, you will have to use C# directly. The simplest way is with a custom Plot, as NT provides enough encapsulation to manipulate individual elements in the Plot method. The other way is to get the ChartControl context and draw directly on it.

[mate41]

Thanks, i'll try a custom plot.