Hello Arthur, Yes, this part of it is good fun isn't it.
Not much practical use for it but definitely worth finding out. No expertise here - just bootstrapping the problem. I am using the last major upgrade (4.90) and haven't taken the betas. I have a (nearly) virginal copy on my spare computer and sent a copy of that to an external drive - definitely no layout or template stuff altered (I am not a chartist and mostly only try that stuff as a learning exercise etc) I also have a working copy on my main desktop (pretty virginal also especially when it comes to layouts/templates). Using Windows Explorer search (when did files change?) - searched the Virgin (careful now - this is a family show) and surprised to find .layout and .awl properties > file modified up to current date/minute and no files in data layouts folder. - went to the working copy - the same applies (I have saved a one and only template yesterday and plenty of different chat views). - searched working copy AmiBroker folder and targeted files changed to day time - change chart view (broker.newcharts, default.awl and broker.watch change) - hit save button (broker.watch and broker newcharts change) - right click chart > template > save default (default.layout changes). Question? - every time AB is closed the last chart view is the default on opening AB - where is it saved (a pseudo default)? Making a lucky guess I renamed files in the working copy - .awl, .layouts, .newcharts and .watch and replaced them with copies from the external caddie (clean version) - I replaced the broker.watch in the database 'Copy of Data' (I thought that was my default). Opened the working copy of AB and voila - just as she was on install (except the scale on the candles looks a bit funny bit I didn't chase that down). Also that wasn't my current default database bit it opened to the default OK (the two databases involved are Yahoo DJIA as installed and the same after a bit of tweaking (I am using them to write trainging material for the UKB). That takes you pretty close - a bit more investigation would make you the AB 'waht file does what expert". Happy hunting, Brian. - --- In [email protected], "tradingarthur" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi, > > I changed the default screen when I first got Amibroker and now when I > start a new default screen I get all sorts of junk that I don't want. > > How can I restore the original default charts. I have tried a reinstall > but the old one is still there. I installed on my laptop and copied the > files default.layout default.awl and manually put them into my > Amibroker directory on my desktop in the place of the default files > that i have, it made no difference. When I start Amibroker again I get > the same default file that I had before. > > I know that I can make a new default file, but I really want the > original back, and I want to understand how this works. > > Can anyone explain this to me please. > > Thanks > Arthur >
