Wingding Arrow Error, Displaying Square Instead

[Le Minh Duc]

I realized there are some characters in the wingding code that cannot be displayed properly, it always displays as a square. I use the example in the documentation with several inputs but it's still the same.

void OnStart()
  {
//---
   string up_arrow="up_arrow";
   datetime time=TimeCurrent();
   double lastClose[1];
   int close=CopyClose(Symbol(),Period(),0,1,lastClose);     // Get the Close price
//--- If the price was obtained
   if(close>0)
     {
      ObjectCreate(0,up_arrow,OBJ_ARROW,0,0,0,0,0);          // Create an arrow
      ObjectSetInteger(0,up_arrow,OBJPROP_ARROWCODE,144);    // Set the arrow code
      ObjectSetInteger(0,up_arrow,OBJPROP_TIME,time);        // Set time
      ObjectSetDouble(0,up_arrow,OBJPROP_PRICE,lastClose[0]);// Set price
      ChartRedraw(0);                                        // Draw arrow now
     }
   else
      Print("Unable to get the latest Close price!");

[Le Minh Duc]

Another test:

void OnStart()
{
   for(int i = 33; i < 256; ++i) // character codes
   {
      const int b = i - 33; // bar number
      const string name = (string)b + "Wingdings-"
         + (string)iTime(_Symbol, _Period, b);
      ObjectCreate(0, name, OBJ_ARROW,
         0, iTime(_Symbol, _Period, b), iHigh(_Symbol, _Period, b) + 100 * _Point);
      ObjectSetInteger(0, name, OBJPROP_ARROWCODE, i);
   }
   
   PrintFormat("%d objects with arrows created", 256 - 33);

Most characters cannot be displayed correctly...

[Yashar Seyyedin]

It works on my side:

   ObjectCreate(ChartID(),"up_arrow",OBJ_ARROW,0,TimeCurrent(),SymbolInfoDouble(_Symbol, SYMBOL_ASK));
   ObjectSetInteger(ChartID(),"up_arrow",OBJPROP_ARROWCODE,144); 
   ObjectSetInteger(ChartID(),"up_arrow",OBJPROP_WIDTH,5);    

[Le Minh Duc]

Yashar Seyyedin #:It works on my side:

but mine doesn't, maybe it's because I'm using the Beta version?

[Fernando Carreiro]

Le Minh Duc #: but mine doesn't, maybe it's because I'm using the Beta version?

Maybe! Please test with the official release build 4153.

Also, please provide details about the operating system you are using?

[Fernando Carreiro]

See if the following helps ...

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MT4 Chart Cannot Show Arrows

Chin Min Wan, 2023.12.17 09:24

Finally, my objects issues have the solution, my issues have been resolved and I learned something new today ... thank you to everybody

https://www.mql5.com/en/forum/316034#comment_12122761

1. Settings
2. Time & Language
3. Language (left side)
4. Administrative Language Setting (right side)
5. Administrative (tab)
6. Change System Locale (button)
7. Uncheck this box : "Beta: Use Unicode UTF-8 for worldwide language support"

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Solved : MT4 wingdings font or character bugs

Koros Jafarzadeh, 2019.06.19 07:12

Thanks, I solved this problem, It came from system locale setting, The solution is :

1. Settings
2. Time & Language
3. Language (left side)
4. Administrative Language Setting (right side)
5. Administrative (tab)
6. Change System Locale (button)
7. Uncheck this box : "Beta: Use Unicode UTF-8 for worldwide language support"

[Le Minh Duc]

Fernando Carreiro #:

See if the following helps ...

Thanks for the instructions, it worked as it should now