Y-axis formatting

[User (Legacy)]

I am trying to format a financial chart that has price on the y-axis and 

date on the x-axis. I have it displaying just fine and everything but I need 

to have the y-axis always include the price $1000. I coded an algorithm to 

automatically put $1000 in by setting the step and number of ticks, but the 

prices are awkward numbers and I need them to be whole, "nice" numbers like 

$50 incrememts. I can't just say I want $50 incrememts because the chart can 

have a range anywhere from $1 to $100,000. I also set the first value to be 

$1000 but I cannot to that because the values are not always increasing. (I 

will have prices below $1000)

Does anyone have any ideas as to how to get the numbers to show nicely, like 

ChartFX does automatically, but to have it also include $1000?

Thanks,

Braden Hays

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[Software FX]

Maybe a different approach but how about not touching the Y axis (so that 

ChartFX will choose the right step depending on the scale) but create a 

constant line at 1000, if 1000 is special to this chart, the constant line 

API will allow you to add a string, set the constant line color and style so 

that it stands out from the axis gridlines.

e.g.

 ConstantLine constLine = chart1.ConstantLines[0];

 constLine.Value = 40;

 constLine.Text = "Special Value";

 constLine.Color = Color.Red;

 constLine.Axis = AxisItem.Y;

Regards,

JC

Software FX Support.

"Braden Hays" <bhays@altegris.com> wrote in message 

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>I am trying to format a financial chart that has price on the y-axis and 

>date on the x-axis. I have it displaying just fine and everything but I 

>need to have the y-axis always include the price $1000. I coded an 

>algorithm to automatically put $1000 in by setting the step and number of 

>ticks, but the prices are awkward numbers and I need them to be whole, 

>"nice" numbers like $50 incrememts. I can't just say I want $50 incrememts 

>because the chart can have a range anywhere from $1 to $100,000. I also set 

>the first value to be $1000 but I cannot to that because the values are not 

>always increasing. (I will have prices below $1000)

>

> Does anyone have any ideas as to how to get the numbers to show nicely, 

> like ChartFX does automatically, but to have it also include $1000?

>

> Thanks,

> Braden Hays

>

>