Access Chart Color property?

March 27th, 2015, 04:57 AM

I would like to set the chart background color in code....

For example, when I want to print or save the chart, I want the background to be White. Otherwise, I use a darker color, which does not print well, to ease the brightness of the chart on my eyes.

Now I have to go through multiple steps, right mouse click, pop up box....et cetera

If I can access the Chart property directly and change the color with code then I can just make a button.

Actually when I think about it...wouldn't it be great to have a button for Print, and a button for Save, that would do the whole thing with one click...change the chart background to white, print/save, and then revert the chart back to the original color...better yet, to do this in the background.

any ideas guys?

(it would be better even yet, if Ninja would provide this feature...when Printing or Saving to have a default color for background)

March 27th, 2015, 09:03 AM

@vantojo

It is actually quite straight forward - to get current chart background, change it, then revert to original use:

Code

Color originalColor = ChartControl.BackColor;

// change color to green:
ChartControl.BackColor = Color.Green;

// revert back to original color:
ChartControl.BackColor = originalColor;

March 27th, 2015, 10:33 AM

As to your other requests, look into following threads and solution for enhanced Print/Save functionality:
@ratfink's journaling tool:

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March 27th, 2015, 07:55 PM

Way cool, thank you!!

March 28th, 2015, 10:01 AM

private void ColorButton_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
Color MyGreen = Color.FromArgb (0,192,0);

if (ChartControl.BackColor == MyGreen)
ChartControl.BackColor = Color.Yellow;
else
if (ChartControl.BackColor == Color.Yellow)
ChartControl.BackColor = Color.White;
else
if (ChartControl.BackColor == Color.White)
ChartControl.BackColor = MyGreen;
}

March 28th, 2015, 10:37 AM

You could also add a dropdown field that would change the "theme" on selection.

BTW, once you are done with the indicator, if you can, post it here so others (less programmatically inclined

can benefit.

March 28th, 2015, 12:06 PM

Ok, sample TEST code attached. This will put a button on ChartTrader that allows clicks to toggle through a hard coded group of colors....see ColorButton_Click(...) to add or delete colors.

I don't like using drop downs because they require multiple mouse movements...for me they are too complicated when I want to keep my focus on the charts.

So, I prefer to click through the short list rather than do the drop down.

A single click advances through the list.

The list could be in an array or other structure.

For it to work, the initial chart color must be one in the list.

March 28th, 2015, 02:06 PM

@vantojo,
As a reward for sharing with the community

here is updated version which doesn't hard code Colors, instead it lets you select new colors from the collection editor.

For those trying it out - the button is located on the Chart Trader.

August 17th, 2015, 10:28 AM

gregid

@vantojo,
As a reward for sharing with the community

here is updated version which doesn't hard code Colors, instead it lets you select new colors from the collection editor.

For those trying it out - the button is located on the Chart Trader.

Its Perfect !! Thank you for this# !!! @gregid

Would u think, that you can add chart button for change background color exactly like in vvScreenShot ?

Access Chart Color property?

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