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Tutorial 183 | Controlling background color in RadarScreen | TradeStation EasyLanguage tutorials

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It is not possible to change the background color of a RadarScreen cell in the symbol column using TradeStation EasyLanguage. The background color of this column can be set as a property of the RadarScreen settings page but not programmatically.

But what if you needed more control over the plot colors, for example, to provide a visual alert? Tutorial 183 demonstrates a way of achieving this by replotting information and then using the SetPlotBGColor keyword to change the background color.

Tutorial 183 demonstrates how to:

  1. Change the color of a complete column
  2. Change the color of specific cells based on the symbol name or a value
  3. Make cells flash on and off 4. Change the color of cells when they are clicked

This tutorial does not work with MultiCharts.

Tutorial 183 demonstrates the use of the quotes provider, the timer and the RadarScreen host provider (as well as TradeStation RadarScreen).

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Video explaining tutorial 183

Hopefully you can understand this tutorial and replicate it for your own use and education. If you want to save some time typing in the code then the Tutorial 183 programs are available for  IMMEDIATE download for $8.95  by clicking the following ‘add to cart’ button.  The download includes the version of the program that doesn’t include Designer Generated Code.

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