Paint bars at specified times

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Do you have an efs that will paint the bars a certain color at certain times like 10am, 930am, 11am etc..?
Thanks in advance
R...

The attached efs will paint a bar at a specified time and will also draw at the bottom of the chart a small clock (using Wingding font) showing the relative hour.



Use the Editor to modify and/or add to the efs. Comments are provided in the efs itself.

If instead you want to paint all the bars in a certain time period you may want to use the efs that is posted in this thread.
Alex

[Robert Dee]

Thanks Alex,

Questions:

How do you set font to "wingding?" I used properties/font.. did not work.

On a candlestick chart, how do you leave the other bar colors as they were, i.e, down bars red, up bars green, instead of color as black?

[ACM]

Robert

Wingdings used to plot the images is set in the efs itself in the line(s)
drawTextRelative(0,0,"¿",Color.red,null,Text.CENTE R|Text.RELATIVETOBOTTOM,"Wingdings",16);

Once you have an efs that paints the bars you cannot "leave" the other ones unchanged as per the basic chart properties. You need to define the colors in the efs based on the conditions you want.

Alex

[Robert Dee]

Alex,

I was not getting the clocks. Applying the efs directly without changes

see attached

[ACM]

Robert
You need version 7.4 (or the RC prior to that) to be able to see Wingdings in the chart when called by an efs.
With regards to your prior question concerning painting up and down candles attached is a revision of the first efs that will do both.
Alex

[Robert Dee]

Hello Alex,

Works with 7.4.

But min clocks not showing correct time!

hat needs to be changed?

[ACM]

Robert
Those are just font images. There are 12 of them in Wingdings (one for each hour) and you need to insert the appropriate one in each relative command.
To view the Wingdings use the Character Map applet which will also show you the keystroke combination that needs to be used to type that particular Wingding.
Alex

[Robert Dee]

Sorry for being ignorant, Alex.

How do you view wingding character map?

[fabrizio]

Originally posted by Robert Dee
Sorry for being ignorant, Alex.

How do you view wingding character map?

Alex isn't here at tyhe moment and I answer in his behalf: WINDINGS are a set of graphics fonts that you have in windows: arrows, signs, hands, clocks etc.......

If you scroll the fonts in the text windows of a ESIG you'll find it.

Cordially

[Robert Dee]

Hello Fabrizio,

I saw the fonts. But where do you get the mini clocks?

See attached

[ACM]

Robert
Character Map can be found in Windows by clicking Start->Programs->Accessories->System Tools.



When in Character Map select the font and point to the desired symbol/letter/etc. On the bottom right it will indicate what keystroke is necessary to type that particular symbol/letter/etc.
You can also Copy it from Character Map and Paste it into the Editor
Alex

[Robert Dee]

Thanks Alex,

It works except for the 12:30. It displayed a different symbol

See attached

[ACM]

Robert
The "half-hour" clocks are in Wingdings 2. Did you change the font in the formula? The line below should give you 12:30. Notice that a different font is now used (in bold)
drawTextRelative(0,0,"’",Color.cyan,null,Text.CENT ER|Text.RELATIVETOBOTTOM,"Wingdings 2",16);
Alex

[Robert Dee]

Alex,

Here is the code:


else if ((getHour()*100)+getMinute()==1230){
setPriceBarColor(Color.white)
drawTextRelative0,0,"?",Color.cyan,null,Text.CENTE R|Text.RELATIVETOBOTTOM,"Wingdings 2",16);



Attached showing "?"

[ACM]

Robert
You must be typing in the wrong keystrokes. Here is the same line as yours with the correct kestroke for 12:30

drawTextRelative0,0,"’",Color.cyan,null,Text.CENTE R|Text.RELATIVETOBOTTOM,"Wingdings 2",16);

You should be able to copy it from here and paste it in the formula.
FYI the 12:30 keystroke is Alt+0146 (ie type 0146 using the Numeric keypad WHILE keeping the <Alt> key pressed)
Alex