How do I display several lines of Comments on the chart?

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The Comments function draws a simple text line in the upper left hand corner of the chart -- sometimes even on top of another indicator's comments. How would I draw two lines, one beneath the other (as if there had been a carriage return)?

Or, said another way, "How do I position Comments on the chart?"

 
Comment("\n Line 1\n Line2 \n Line3");
 
phy wrote >>
Comment("\n Line 1\n Line2 \n Line3");

Thank you, thank you, thank you. Have some fun today.

 
phy wrote >>
Comment("\n Line 1\n Line2 \n Line3");

Well, it sorta looks like the Comments for several indicators don't play well together. That is, my indicator displays a Comment (perhaps spaced down a few lines), and then -- when another indicator displays its Comment -- my Comment disappears.

Any ideas?

  
Hello,
Chart parameters measurement may be useful for text positioning:

int init()
{
static int    ali.Digits                                                            ;
static double ald.QuotePoint                                                        ;
 
static int    ali.TotalBars                                                         ;
 
static int    ali.Resolution.H                                                      ;
static int    ali.LastVisibleBar                                                    ;
static int    ali.FirstVisibleBar                                                   ;
static int    ali.TotalVisibleBars                                                  ;
static int    ali.ShiftBars                                                         ;
 
static double ald.PriceMax                                                          ;
static double ald.PriceMin                                                          ;
static double ald.PriceRange                                                        ;
static int    ali.Resolution.V                                                      ;
 
ali.Digits               = MarketInfo ( Symbol () , MODE_DIGITS )                   ;
ald.QuotePoint           = MarketInfo ( Symbol () , MODE_POINT  )                   ;
 
ali.TotalBars            = iBars      ( Symbol () , Period ()   )                   ;
 
ali.Resolution.H         = WindowBarsPerChart    ()                                 ;
ali.LastVisibleBar       = WindowFirstVisibleBar ()                                 ;
if ( ali.LastVisibleBar  < ali.Resolution.H )
     ali.FirstVisibleBar = 0                                                        ;
else ali.FirstVisibleBar = ali.LastVisibleBar     - ali.Resolution.H    + 1         ;
ali.TotalVisibleBars     = ali.LastVisibleBar     - ali.FirstVisibleBar + 1         ;
ali.ShiftBars            = ali.Resolution.H       - ali.TotalVisibleBars            ;
 
ald.PriceMax             = WindowPriceMax ()                                        ;
ald.PriceMin             = WindowPriceMin ()                                        ;
ald.PriceRange           = ald.PriceMax           - ald.PriceMin                    ;
ali.Resolution.V         = ald.PriceRange         / ald.QuotePoint                  ;
 
Alert   ( ""                                                                      ) ;
Alert   ( "ali.Resolution.H     = " , ali.Resolution.H                            ) ;
Alert   ( "ali.Resolution.V     = " , ali.Resolution.V                            ) ;
Alert   ( "Summary:"                                                              ) ;
Alert   ( ""                                                                      ) ;
Alert   ( "ali.TotalBars        = " , ali.TotalBars                               ) ;
Alert   ( "ali.TotalVisibleBars = " , ali.TotalVisibleBars                        ) ;
Alert   ( "ali.LastVisibleBar   = " , ali.LastVisibleBar                          ) ;
Alert   ( "ali.FirstVisibleBar  = " , ali.FirstVisibleBar                         ) ;
Alert   ( "ali.ShiftBars        = " , ali.ShiftBars                               ) ;
Alert   ( "Horizontal:"                                                           ) ;
Alert   ( ""                                                                      ) ;
Alert   ( "ald.PriceRange       = " , DoubleToStr ( ald.PriceRange , ali.Digits ) ) ;
Alert   ( "ald.PriceMin         = " , DoubleToStr ( ald.PriceMin   , ali.Digits ) ) ;
Alert   ( "ald.PriceMax         = " , DoubleToStr ( ald.PriceMax   , ali.Digits ) ) ;
Alert   ( "Vertical:"                                                             ) ;
Alert   ( ""                                                                      ) ;
Alert   ( "Chart Parameters:"                                                     ) ;
}
Best regards,
Ais.
 

Every Comment() call wipes out prior Comment() calls, yes.

There are two types of text objects you can draw. One uses pixels reference to window corners for positioning,

the other uses a time/price coordinate. Both support only single line of text per object.

  
To maintain our objects on the chart, including text objects, regular resetting and redrawing may be required:

ObjectsDeleteAll () ;
... 
ObjectCreate     (...

ObjectSet        (...
ObjectSet        (...
... 
ObjectCreate     (...

ObjectSet        (...
ObjectSet        (...
... 
WindowRedraw     () ;
 
Hi, i appreciate if somebody help me to know how can i have comment on any chart that my expert epens it. i don't want to have comment on chart that my expert is run. 
 
337252 #: how can i have comment on any chart that my expert epens it. i don't want to have comment on chart that my expert is run. 

  1. Don't Hijack other threads for your off-topic post. Next time, make your own, new, thread.

  2. Don't resurrect old threads without a very good reason. A lot has changed since Build 600 and Higher. (2014)

  3. Perhaps you should read the manual. ChartGetString → ENUM_CHART_PROPERTY_STRING → CHART_COMMENT
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