So let's join Herman. I assume you want us to participate in filling the
database. Perhaps you can build an 'intelligent vacuum cleaner' also. So 80% is
done automatically and the rest manually. BTW this will be a 'on going' project
for ever ... Or may be Tomasz can write a search engine that includes all
official AB documents ... Would be nice to have it in the AB Help menu of
course ...
Regards, Ton.
----- Original Message -----
From: Herman
To: Ton Sieverding
Sent: Friday, July 06, 2007 10:43 PM
Subject: Re: [amibroker] New user - problems/questions
Keep an eye open for the new Users' Knowledge Base, it should be announced in
the very near future.
It has the potential of becoming the Expert Database you talk about - but
only if users participate in the project. We'll have to see how it works out.
best regards,
herman
Friday, July 6, 2007, 4:10:54 PM, you wrote:
>
The problem is not the poor documentation. Everything is documented. The
problem is that it's difficult to find because it's scattered over many files
and environments. The best solution is something like a kind of expert database
with all documentation included. Same story for the forum emails. But to fill
that database is a hell of a job ...
Kind regards, Ton.
----- Original Message -----
From: MountainTopTrader
To: [email protected]
Sent: Friday, July 06, 2007 9:21 PM
Subject: RE: [amibroker] New user - problems/questions
Here's a prime example of the poor documentation. I wanted to add some
simple price alarms to a chart. Searched help on "alarm", nothing found. Tried
"alert" got a list. Dug through the list and "Easy Alerts Window" was only one
applicable to non-AFL based alerts. Clicked to page describing Easy Alerts
Windows. Nowhere in the description does it tell the user how to view this
window (I have found this problem to be common in reading the documentation).
Hunted through all menu bars, found an item to bring up the Alert Output window
but that was it. It was not until a day later when I was studying Quote Windows
that I ran across documentation showing how to add an alert from by right
clicking on a Quote line in a Quote Window. Now I know how to add a price alert
from a Quote Window, but still no idea of how to add one from a chart. It's
probably (or at least should be) there somewhere and I'll probably find it ...
eventually.
Poor documentation leads to seemingly lazy questions from frustrated
users who are trying to learn the ropes by RTFM.
Earl
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From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of
MountainTopTrader
Sent: Friday, July 06, 2007 8:32 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: RE: [amibroker] New user - problems/questions
Actually, I went through a number of tutorials and the user guide and
they are pretty sketchy on some of the basics such as those about which I asked
questions. I have used charting software for 25+- years now and AB is not at
the top of the pack for intuitive use. For example, I would expect to be able
to modify ALL chart properties by right clicking on the chart and selecting
properties or parameters, however this does not allow setting of many chart
properties including those about which I inquired. The manual and start-up
guide is equally sketchy. Major parts of the user guide do not reflect the
current version of the software. I followed the complete IB data tutorial and
that did not tell me that I have to set additional parameters using the green
connect box in the lower right corner. All of this makes the getting started
process for even an experienced charting software user rather daunting. That
said, there is a good bit to like about AB once one navigates the quirks.
While I have now mastered enough of the basics to display the charts I
want for those symbols I use, I am still having problems with my layouts not
being restored the way I save them. I have learned to use the local and global
layouts, but the fact is that when I re-start AB it does not restore my
workspace to the way I left it and I find that irritating. At least I can
switch to the layout tab, select my named layout, and restore my charts.
Earl
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From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of
Edward Pottasch
Sent: Friday, July 06, 2007 2:41 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [amibroker] New user - problems/questions
hi,
I think it is best to consult the manual. However, I have an additional
remark / question on this. I have been having problems with layouts all along.
1) For instance I have a layout I call "auto". I add something to
"auto" then save it and when I open it the next day in some occasions there is
some other program in one of the lower tab windows.
2) Sometimes I add a program to a lower tab, then save the layout. The
next day I open this layout and the chart is blanc, it can not find the code
underneath.
Sometimes this happens, sometimes it doesn't. Just wonder if anyone
else has this problem or if I am doing something wrong. But what can one do
wrong? You create a new layout, save the layout when you change something and
still I get inconsistant behaviour.
Could it be because I run 2 instances (or sometimes 3) of Amibroker on
1 computer using different databases and that this messes up the layouts?
thanks, Ed
----- Original Message -----
From: MountainTopTrader
To: [email protected]
Sent: Tuesday, July 03, 2007 4:07 PM
Subject: [amibroker] New user - problems/questions
I installed the Pro version yesterday using the IB data feed. I went
through several of the tutorials and got a decent start on a dozen symbols and
an hourly chart layout I liked on one tab in 3 panes on Sheet 1. I reduced the
number of default sheets from 8 to 4.
This morning when I opened AB, I had a whole different view. My candle
sticks have been replaced by close only line chart and a bunch of tabs have
been added for variations which I don't need or care about. Further, indicators
I don't want have been applied to Sheets 2 through 4.
Problems/questions:
a.. How do I restore my layout and keep it that way when I reopen it?
b.. I can not find a way (menu or pop-up menu) to alter/restore the
chart properties including something as basic as the chart style. The
properties item on the pop-up menu is grayed out and charting preferences do
not let me set the chart style.
c.. How do I remove tabs I don't want and add new tabs I do want?
d.. I can't seem to display all of the data collected. For example,
6CU7 (Canadian Dollar) shows 7952 data bars retrieved. My IB database is set to
10,000 bars of base time interval 5 minutes. At 288 bars per 24 hours, I should
have 27 trading days (over a full month) of data. However zooming out on hourly
or daily bars displays nothing further back than June 26 which is fewer than 6
trading days. How do I get to view all of the data?
Thank you.
Earl
