Output Window AutoScroll Suppress

[whitmark]

Thanks for the new features in the output window to set the font, print, and save as. For extra credit, it would be great if the autoscroll to the last line written to the output window could be suppressed with an on/off toggle so you can scroll back in output window without losing your place when a new line is written to the output.

Whitmark

[NinjaTrader_Dierk]

Thanks for your suggestion. We'll add that feature to one of the next updates.

[whitmark]

Thanks. Might make sense to add a Copy and Select All function items too so users don't have to remember the ctrl-c and cntl-a keystrokes to enable quick copy and pasting.

Also, is there any way to programmatically set the font for the output window? Would be nice to force a non-proportional font for tabular reporting to the output window.

Whitmark

[NinjaTrader_Dierk]

>> Also, is there any way to programmatically set the font for the output window?
Unfortunately not

[NinjaTrader_Dierk]

We looked into the original issue and opted for a different approach:
- if the caret is at the text end, the output window would keep scrolling as text is added
- if the caret is in the "midst" of the text, then the output window might scroll but only to the point where the caret still would visible -> thus you could "lock" some text

That was the intended behavior of the code, it just did not work properly.

[NinjaTrader_Dierk]

Just put the cursor caret after the last text character and the output window will keep scrolling.

[Ricam]

I am using NT7. When a line of text is added to the bottom of the output window, instead of scrolling down, it jumps all the way back up to the top.

This also happened in 6.5.

How can I fix this?

Also could you please give an example of how to use carats to control scrolling. Do these go in the Print statement?

Thanks!

[NinjaTrader_Dierk]

- output window will keep scrolling if you DON'T click into
- if you click into it will stop scrolling
- if you want to have it scrolling again then click at the very bottom
- this is different than 6.5

[Ricam]

When I opened the Output Window after restarting NT7 it was working fine. It was scrolling DOWN as new lines were added, and the slider on the right side was staying at the bottom of the track.

Then I tried clicking inside it.

Could not get it to stop scrolling. And now it scrolls UP instead of down. So, as now lines are added at the bottom, you can't see them, and the slider keeps moving up. Eventually it will reach the very top of its track and just sit there, so that whenever a new line is added to the bottom, it will jump all the way up to the very top. This is what has been happening consistently. It should NEVER do this.

[NinjaTrader_Dierk]

It stops scrolling exactly at the line you clicked. That line will be moved to the top and stay there. This is expected behavior so you could read the line which you clicked at.

Please reread my post to understand how could get it back to scrolling. Thanks

[Ricam]

I did not realize that it mattered where you clicked in the window. Thanks for clarifying that. Now it is fine!

[cmrodrig]

Thanks for the new features in the output window to set the font, print, and save as. For extra credit, it would be great if the autoscroll to the last line written to the output window could be suppressed with an on/off toggle so you can scroll back in output window without losing your place when a new line is written to the output.

Whitmark

In what version are you able to Set the font on output window ?
I'm using last version 6.5.1000.15 and can't figure out how to set the font or save as, besides the traditional copy+paste.

Some guidance would be very much appreciated

Kind regards,

Cândido Rodrigues

[NinjaTrader_Josh]

This is for NinjaTrader 7. 6.5 does not have this capability.