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Post From: Stationary Text from ACSIL

[2017-11-03 01:59:56]
Sierra Chart Engineering - Posts: 104368
We do not see any problem. The Text remains stationary.

Here is example code you can use:
/*==========================================================================*/
SCSFExport scsf_UseToolExampleStationaryText(SCStudyInterfaceRef sc)
{
  // Set configuration variables
  if (sc.SetDefaults)
  {
    sc.GraphName = "UseTool Example: Stationary Text";
    sc.GraphRegion = 0;
    sc.FreeDLL = 0;
    sc.AutoLoop = 0; //No automatic looping
    return;
  }

  int &TextDrawingLineNumber = sc.GetPersistentInt(1);

  if (sc.LastCallToFunction)
  {
    if (TextDrawingLineNumber != 0)
    {
      // Be sure to remove the Text drawing added as a user drawn drawing
      sc.DeleteUserDrawnACSDrawing(sc.ChartNumber, TextDrawingLineNumber);
      
    }
    return;
  }


  s_UseTool TextDrawing;
  TextDrawing.Clear();//Not necessary but good practice
  TextDrawing.ChartNumber = sc.ChartNumber;
  TextDrawing.DrawingType = DRAWING_STATIONARY_TEXT;

  if (TextDrawingLineNumber != 0)
    TextDrawing.LineNumber = TextDrawingLineNumber;

  TextDrawing.AddAsUserDrawnDrawing = 1;
  TextDrawing.UseRelativeVerticalValues = 1;
  TextDrawing.BeginDateTime = 50;
  TextDrawing.BeginValue = 50;
  TextDrawing.Color = COLOR_KHAKI;
  TextDrawing.Text = "Stationary Text Example";
  TextDrawing.FontSize = 18;

  // do not keep adjusting
  TextDrawing.AddMethod = UTAM_ADD_ONLY_IF_NEW;

  sc.UseTool(TextDrawing);

  //Remember the line number which has been automatically assigned
  TextDrawingLineNumber = TextDrawing.LineNumber;


}

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Date Time Of Last Edit: 2017-11-03 02:10:50