Filled Rectangles in MT4 - page 3

 

OK, let's take things back a step.

How are you creating these rectangles that you are having problems with? Are you manually creating them like so:

 

 
honest_knave:

OK, let's take things back a step.

How are you creating these rectangles that you are having problems with? Are you manually creating them like so:

 

Yes, that is how i do it :D :D :D 
 

Ah, then it has nothing to do with that code!

You should be able to select Draw As Background in the object's properties:

 

 

Please also be aware that when you overlap rectangles, you may get strange effects:


 
honest_knave:

Ah, then it has nothing to do with that code!

You should be able to select Draw As Background in the object's properties:

 

 

Please also be aware that when you overlap rectangles, you may get strange effects:


well, when i choose that, the damn thing just disappears completely. I want the rectangle to be grey on the inside but no matter what colour i pick , the shape disappears nonetheless. It's still there but it is invisible, although i can click on it since i already roughly know where i place it.
 
honest_knave:

Ah, then it has nothing to do with that code!

You should be able to select Draw As Background in the object's properties:

 

 

Please also be aware that when you overlap rectangles, you may get strange effects:


like this
 

Right click one of those 5 handles then select Rectangle Properties.

Then post a picture of what you see in the Common tab 

 
honest_knave:

Right click one of those 5 handles then select Rectangle Properties.

Then post a picture of what you see in the Common tab 

Sure, thanks a lot. Here it is: 

 

 

OK, how about showing what other objects you have: press CTRL+B

 
honest_knave:

OK, how about showing what other objects you have: press CTRL+B

 

I don't have any :P 

 

 
honest_knave:

OK, how about showing what other objects you have: press CTRL+B

 

been playing around for hours... still nothing ://
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