I can remember when I started using Amibroker. I had almost no experience writing computer programming except some basic and fortran 30 years ago using punch cards. Fortunately for me I was familiar with using computers Starting with any new software can be daunting and confusing unless you are a computer wizz kid. I found it difficult with even the simple stuff until I got the hang of how the logic of the programme worked. The help files are good once you get the hang of what the programme terminology means. There is enough lingo used in it to make it hard to understand, until as I said before you get the basic understanding of the programme. So patience is necessary with new starters, but they too will soon be helping others
-- Cheers Graham Kav AFL Writing Service http://www.aflwriting.com On 22/01/2008, Randy Mueller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > This comment isn't directed at anybody in particular...... > > While there certainly are those that do not appear to do their homework > before asking a question on this forum, please don't assume that everybody > is trying to take the easy way out when asking a question. Some folks just > naturally pick up on things faster than others do. To the nonprogrammer, > the manual can appear a bit confusing and/or overwhelming. What's easy for > some is not necessarily easy for all. This forum is a resource that should > be available to anybody with a question, without fear of being belittled for > doing so. If a question appears "to easy" for a response, than igonore it > If someone is willing to help out, and there are many of those folks on this > forum (a big thanks to all of you), than they'll take care of it. I realize > it may clutter up the forum, but the bottom line is unless you have a way of > weeding out the phonies from those with legitimate request for help, than > you have to take the good with the bad. It never hurts to help somebody. > > Randy > > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* vlanschot <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > *To:* [email protected] > *Sent:* Monday, January 21, 2008 11:39 AM > *Subject:* [amibroker] Re: Graham is great > > Fair enough re more complicated things, . . . but running a > scan/exploration on only 1 WL (via AA->apply to)? Come on, this IS > clearly described in the manual, and is something one should not have > to ask here IFF you read the manual. > > And for all clarity: I was also a non-programmer newcomer once. But > at least I spend time going through the manual to get the basics, > something a growing number of newbies don't seem to bother with. > > Again: compliments to all experts out there who are more tolerant > than I am. > > PS > --- In [email protected] <amibroker%40yahoogroups.com>, "Ronald > Davis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > >>You're lucky that there are users like Graham who have so much > > patience with newcomers like you who do not even bother to read the > > manual. It would have answered this very basic question. > > > > So here you have some advice from a less tolerant user: READ the > > MANUAL ! . . . And yes, I'm SCREAMING this. > > > ====================================================================== > ====== > > This post just reminded me of when I was first learning Amibroker > many years ago. > > > > I was a nonprogramer newcomer, and when I read something in the > manuel, I could rarely understand what was saying. > > > > I was so enthralled with Amibroker that sometimes I would be > working with Amibroker as late as 3 AM central standard time USA. > > > > I could post a question on the board, and invariably, within a few > minutes, Graham would answer the question in plane english. > > > > Graham was a huge help to me in my Amibroker learning experience. > Ron D > > > > >
