They said, "It couldn't be done"

[TaoOfDow <TaoOfDow@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Gentlemen,

I'm on a roll, on my new-found ability to program text studies.
Whoopie!

Before acquiring TS, I used a charting program that had a feature that I
liked, which TS does not have --- a colored caret besides the current
price --- such is very easy to see and follow.

>From time to time, I have asked the gurus herein if it would be possible
to program TS to make such a colored caret, and they (who shall remain
nameless) said, "It can't be done."  Beginner's luck, or whatever, I
just did it:

{Places colored caret to the right of the current tick}
{Set Chart Window Properties for Update Every Tick}
{Works better for minute-based charts}

Var:    Cl("<"), ID(0);

IF BarNumber = 1 THEN ID = Text_New(D,T,C,Cl);
Text_SetLocation(ID,D,T,C);
Text_SetStyle(ID,0,2);

IF 0 = 1 THEN Plot1(0,"");

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I have looked for an instruction (eg, Text_SetSize), similar to
TL_SetSize for TrendLines, that would allow me to increase the size of
the resulting caret but have not found anything relevant.  Query: Is
there any way in EL to vary text size?  The only way I have found so far
to change the font or font size is globally under the Format Chart
Window setting.  What I'm looking for is a way to specify the font or
font size solely of the text drawn with the text study.  (OK, OK, I
heard it before --- "It can't be done.")

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It works, and they said "It couldn't be done!"  How 'bout them apples!!!

Sincerely,

Richard