[daedalus]

I've used both the "TickCountDown.eld" available on this forum and the "Tick Counter 2000" available from TS forums and while they technically work...

the countdown moves from out of view on the far right hand side of the chart, and inches closer and closer to the actual candle with every tick, then gets there and gets kicked out again to the point where you can't see it.

Does anyone know of a workaround or fix for this to make it behave like in TS where it just stays a space away from the current bar on the chart?

I've attached a small 0:43 .avi file of a chart showing the behavior.

Thanks for your help!!!

[daedalus]

Thus far, as a pseudo fix until I can get a bit more help from people in the know I used Tams "Masthead" code and fixed the counter to the top of the screen for the time being.

It would work I suppose. I just wish I could get the standard code to work.

If you all have any ideas or suggestions I'd appreciate it.

Otherwise, thanks Tams as always for giving us the tools to fix some of our problems on our own.

[insideday]

This one worked for me in MC

	 
inputs:  
	HOffset        (2), 
	VOffset        (2), 
	AlertLevel    (50), 
	TextColor  (White), 
	AlertColor(yellow); 
 
vars:  
	txt       (0), 
	str     (" "), 
	Count     (0), 
	CountTotal(0), 
	price     (0);	 
   
price = close;	// price at which the text will be printed	 
 
if BarStatus(1) = 0 then //opening tick of each new bar ...so reset params to Zero 
begin 
	count      =   0; 
	CountTotal =   0; 
	str        = " "; 
end;  
 
count      = upticks   +  downticks;  // total the volume during the bar 
CountTotal = BarInterval  -   count;  // Subtract the volume from the Bar Interval Total 
str        = "    "+numtostr(CountTotal,0);  // Convert the remaining count to text 
 
if Barnumber = 1 then  // First bar print the number text 
begin 
		txt = text_new(date,Calctime( Time, HOffset),close ,str); 
		text_SetStyle(txt,0,VOffset); 
		text_SetColor(txt,TextColor); 
 
end else begin // 'move' the number to the right, update it, instead of delete and redraw.  Mo' efficient. 
 
		text_SetString(txt,str); 
              text_SetColor(txt,TextColor); 
		text_SetLocation_s(txt,date,time_s,	(h+l)/2);		 
 
end; 
 
{//see if time for alert 
if CountTotal <= AlertLevel then 
begin 
	text_SetColor(txt,AlertColor); 
	alert("Less than " + numtostr(AlertLevel,0)+" Shares Remaining !"); 
end; }

[daedalus]

Thanks! It looks like that might work! I'll have to wait until markets open at 4 on sunday to confirm it doesn't do the same behavior as before but I think it could work.

Thanks man!

[Tams]

Originally Posted by daedalus »

Thanks! It looks like that might work! I'll have to wait until markets open at 4 on sunday to confirm it doesn't do the same behavior as before but I think it could work.
Thanks man!

if you are using MC, you can connect to InteractiveBroker's demo system.
It streams day-old data for testing purposes.

[Tams]

Originally Posted by daedalus »

Thus far, as a pseudo fix until I can get a bit more help from people in the know I used Tams "Masthead" code and fixed the counter to the top of the screen for the time being.

It would work I suppose. I just wish I could get the standard code to work.

If you all have any ideas or suggestions I'd appreciate it.

Otherwise, thanks Tams as always for giving us the tools to fix some of our problems on our own.

I am not giving away anything free; it still requires sweat.
I am can only help people who want to help themselves.

;-)