brian_z111 wrote: > However, I also agree with the others that we need a good AFL book > and IMO Tomasz is the man to write it - yes, even if he has to stop > development to do it - take a sabbatical and get out the feathered > pen Tomasz
Brian, I agree with Paul and vlanschot that TJ cannot afford to do this. And quite frankly - no offense meant, TJ!!! - I'm not sure if he's the right guy to do this. I'm afraid he's frequently thinking in quite different categories than most of us who are non-programmers and apparantly much more simple-minded ;-) He's often made the statement that every AB user should read the manual from the first to the last page over and over again. Yes, true - but that doesn't really help in many situations. Examples? The description of Exrem and Exremspan - without hints from other guys here in the mailing list (who are obviously more intelligent than I am) I would never have understood the whole purpose of these functions and when to use them. Another one: The description of Equity() - my goodness, after all these years I still have troubles at times to decide which flag I should use and with which consequences. There are many other examples of functions available in AB that may be useful for me in specific situations - but I simply don't understand and use them (like Varset). In the past I had very often the impression - with a "normal" occupation, a wife and two children who sometimes felt neglected - that I'm the wrong target customer for AB and TJ. But, well, over the years the moments of desperation have become fewer thanks to a lot of pasting of infos from the list here (like Graham has mentioned). Having said this, I think an AFL book is needed written strictly from the user's perspective. I think most of us non-programmers and non-engineers are in need of "cooking recipes" that organize, structure or arrange the vast multitude of possibilities available in AB in order to facilitate everyday usage of this excellent application. A nice example from the AB library as a starter would be http://www.amibroker.com/library/detail.php?id=547 Brian, Herman and you are doing a really marvelous job for the UKB. But perhaps some more of such "cooking recipes" should be included. It would be great if more AB users could contribute them. Just my 2 cents ... Greetings, Thomas
