Making TS Plot Wider

[daedalus 10]

I have a indicator that I am trying to modify to my own parameters and i've got everything coded correctly but now i'd just like the trigger plot (in blue) to be wider or something so it visually just shows up a bit better on the chart.

 

I tried something like:

 

  Quote

begin

color = Trigger;

SetPlotWidth(Width,1);

Plot1(SR,"Support",Color);

Alert( "Buy Signal" );

 

with no luck... anyone? kinda hard to see the blue dot, but its there around 12:27

 

[zdo 20]

try switching the order of the parameters

SetPlotWidth(Width,1);

bcmes

SetPlotWidth(1, Width);

[Tams 20]

here's the proper syntax:

 

 

SetPlotWidth

 

Assigns a specified line width to the specified plot for the duration of the current bar.

 

Usage

SetPlotWidth(PlotNumber, LineWidth)

 

Where:

PlotNumber - a numerical expression specifying the plot number;

plot numbers range from 1 to 999

 

LineWidth - a numerical expression specifying the plot line width;

line width can range from 1 to 14

 

Example

Assign a plot line width of 10 to plot1 for the duration of the current bar:

 

SetPlotWidth(1,10);

[daedalus 10]

I appreciate the help gents. I've tried both suggestions but I think it just must be getting overridden by something else earlier on in the code.

 

Oh well... just wanted it more for easy backtesting that anything!

 

Thanks again!

[Tams 20]

put the width in the plot.

 

Plot

 

Plots the specified numerical expression on a chart;

up to 999 different plots can be used simultaneously.

Plot offset, name, color, and plot line width can be specified by using the optional parameters.

 

Usage

PlotN <[Offset]>(Expression <,"PlotName"<,PlotColor <,Default <,LineWidth >>>>)

 

Parameters inside the angled brackets are optional

 

Parameters

N - a number used to identify the plot; plot numbers can range from 1 to 999

 

Offset - an optional parameter; a numerical expression specifying the plot offset, in bars; a positive value will displace the plot to the left along the time axis, and a negative value will displace the plot to the right along the time axis

 

Expression - the numerical expression to be plotted

 

PlotName - an optional parameter; assigns a name to the plot

 

PlotColor - an optional parameter; specifies the plot color

Plot color can be specified by a numerical expression representing an RGB color number or a legacy color value, by one of 17 base color words, or by the word Default to specify the color chosen by the user. In order for PlotColor to be used, PlotName parameter must also be used.

 

Default - an optional parameter reserved for future use; should be specified as Default; use of this parameter is required in order for LineWidth to be used

 

LineWidth - an optional parameter; specifies the plot line width, ranging from 1 to 14

Plot line width can be specified as a numerical expression or by the word Default to specify the line width chosen by the user. In order for LineWidth to be used, PlotName, PlotColor, and Default parameters must also be used.

 

Examples

 

Plot the closing price using the default plot color and line width:

 

Plot1(Close);

 

Plot the closing price using the default plot color and line width, and name the plot "Close":

 

Plot1(Close,"Close",Default,Default,Default);

 

Plot the closing price, offset back by 3 bars, using the plot color of blue and line width of 3, and name the plot "Close 3 bars later":

 

Plot1[3](Close,"Close 3 bars later",Blue,Default,3);

 

Plot the closing price, offset forward by 3 bars, using the RGB color 2138336 (Orange), and name the plot "Close 3 bars ago":

 

Plot1[-3](Close,"Close 3 bars ago",2138336);

 

Plot the closing price using the legacy color value of 4 (Green) and name the plot "Close":

[LegacyColorValue=True];

Plot1(Close,"Close",4);

[Tams 20]

  daedalus said:

I appreciate the help gents. I've tried both suggestions but I think it just must be getting overridden by something else earlier on in the code.

 

Oh well... just wanted it more for easy backtesting that anything!

 

Thanks again!

 

how about putting the setplotwidth after the plot statement?

would it make a difference?

[Tams 20]

maybe it has to do with the candle?

[bakrob99 11]

Why don't you just change the settings of the SHOWME indicator to a wider WIDTH?

 

FORMAT --> STYLE --> WIDTH

[daedalus 10]

^^ I just want that BLUE dot to be wider... not the entire series of dots.

 

Thanks TAMS i'll give that a shot.

[Tams 20]

does this code work in your computer? ... it makes the plot wider.

 

http://www.traderslaboratory.com/forums/f46/volume-weighed-color-bars-5709.html

[sneo 10]

  bakrob99 said:

Why don't you just change the settings of the SHOWME indicator to a wider WIDTH?

 

FORMAT --> STYLE --> WIDTH

the fastest way will be the above. On the editor mode, compile once, then go under the EasyLanguage Document Toolbar, hit Format Properties. Under Chart Style, Select the name of the Blue trigger in Plots and change the specific plot weight under Chart Style. Then close the Format Properties and re-compile. All the subsq plot for the Blue Trigger will be thick.

[bakrob99 11]

  daedalus said:

^^ I just want that BLUE dot to be wider... not the entire series of dots.

 

Thanks TAMS i'll give that a shot.

 

 

 

Then... whatever PLOT # (condition) made the BLUE dot, give it a separate PLOT# name and set it to the wider width.

[Tams 20]

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Then... whatever PLOT # (condition) made the BLUE dot, give it a separate PLOT# name and set it to the wider width.

 

or,

since you have already declared the variable "Width",

you can make a conditional assignment to determine the size of "Width".

 

 

e.g.

 

if close > close[1] then

width = 14

else

width = 1;

[daedalus 10]

Thanks gents! I got it. I had to make another plot name for that specific bar.

[Tams 20]

  daedalus said:

Thanks gents! I got it. I had to make another plot name for that specific bar.

 

no you don't have to, but that is the easy way many people have taken.

 

If you have a lot of analysis and makes a lot of plots... then

having a new plot name for every size/color will drive you crazy.