Using a SPY program I don't see any separate handles for the "sliders"...?? Just one for the container.
d > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tomasz Janeczko > Sent: Friday, April 25, 2008 4:29 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [amibroker] Re: Big symbol text in the background > > Hello, > > Generally "scroll position" is available to any program via > low-level Windows API. > It is NOT language dependent. > > http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb787585(VS.85).aspx > > To call such function you would need to write DLL (examples > are included in AmiBroker Development Kit > freely available from the amibroker web site). AFL in such > area is even better than > "general purpose" VBScript / JScript because these two do NOT > allow that. > > Note that it is generally bad idea to interfere with UI > controls that are intendend > to be moved by end-user, not by the program. > > Best regards, > Tomasz Janeczko > amibroker.com > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Dennis Brown" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, April 25, 2008 3:48 AM > Subject: Re: [amibroker] Re: Big symbol text in the background > > > > Tomasz, > > > > I accept your challenge and take your word at face value. Is it > > possible through AFL (by some OLE or other reasonable > means) to read > > the scroll position of the Parameters Window and set it > again later to > > the same position (after a Reset all button press)? > > > > All I want to do is preserve the scroll position of the > window after a > > reset all. :-) > > > > Best regards, > > Dennis > > > > On Apr 24, 2008, at 8:51 PM, Tomasz Janeczko wrote: > >> Hello, > >> > >> AFL although has array constructs, it works also > >> as any other general purpose procedural language such as VB/ > >> VBScript, JScript, C. > >> > >> So the language is powerful enough to code everything user > cames up > >> with > >> provided that the user wants to learn. > >> > >> History of this list shows dozens of examples where I have > shown how > >> to write "impossible" things. So I repeat once again: > *nothing* is > >> impossible. > >> > >> With AFL and its tremendous extensibility (OLE/DLLs) you > can easily > >> control space shuttle if you want. > >> > >> Best regards, > >> Tomasz Janeczko > >> amibroker.com > >> ----- Original Message ----- > >> From: "Dennis Brown" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> To: <[email protected]> > >> Sent: Friday, April 25, 2008 2:30 AM > >> Subject: Re: [amibroker] Re: Big symbol text in the background > >> > >> > >>> Brian, > >>> > >>> Ok, I understand where you are coming from. > >>> > >>> The reason I ask the question is because I work from the > assumption > >>> that AB/AFL is a worthy general programming language for taking > >>> series > >>> data (of most types) and transforming it into files or > displays. I > >>> know my assumption is flawed, because Tomasz wrote AB with the > >>> express > >>> purpose of quickly processing time series data in the > form of stock > >>> information in specific ways and generating displays that were > >>> relevant to the same. Some of the implementation choices he made > >>> limit the general purpose usability of AB for tasks he did not > >>> expect > >>> it to be used for. Many of my suggestions for improvements are > >>> simply > >>> requests to make AB/AFL more general purpose so that I can be more > >>> creative with how I process stock and related > information, interact > >>> with the user, and display the results. If it were not > for the fact > >>> that Tomasz listens to his users, and responds with > improvements, I > >>> would have abandoned AB a year ago for some other more > general tool. > >>> > >>> In the case of the statement you made, I do not know if it is > >>> possible > >>> to do it all in AB. I assume it is. I ask because I > thought you had > >>> tried, but found some roadblock to success. > >>> > >>> On the Mac topic. I expect you will have a great time > exploring the > >>> alternate universe I live in, regardless of what you ultimately > >>> decide > >>> to do for you next machine. > >>> > >>> Have a great time at the beach. It is just getting towards Summer > >>> weather here and the fruit trees are all in bloom. > >>> > >>> Best regards, > >>> Dennis > >>> > >>> On Apr 24, 2008, at 5:34 PM, brian_z111 wrote: > >>>> Dennis, > >>>> > >>>> I'm off to the beach for a few days to catch 'the last wave of > >>>> summer'. > >>>> > >>>> A quick answer: > >>>> > >>>> Don't worry about it on my behalf. > >>>> > >>>> I assume that the intellectual/programming price to do > it inside AB > >>>> is too high for me (I take it you are suggesting it can be done). > >>>> > >>>> I have a policy (based on my age, temperament and > efficiency) to > >>>> only > >>>> do the programming that I have to. > >>>> I prefer to outsource my 'non-essential' programming to > people who > >>>> are brilliant at it and focus on what I do best. > >>>> > >>>> My preferred option is to just get the trade series, plus key > >>>> evaluation inputs, from AB and do analysis/evaluation/MM > elsewhere. > >>>> > >>>> I am heading towards beefing up my Excel skills OR buying a stats > >>>> package and/or adding custom evaluation/management > (either outside > >>>> of > >>>> AB or eventually with an AB plugin - I'm likely to pay a > programmer, > >>>> or do a joint venture, to get the plugins I want). > >>>> > >>>> BTW - you have got me interesed in Mac. > >>>> > >>>> I'll check them out further later - I'm due for a new > desktop so I > >>>> might expand my computer world (I keep my second oldest computer > >>>> until the next cycle anyway so I will still have a MS Windows > >>>> desktop). > >>>> > >>>> I thought the computer earth was flat and ended at > Microsofts back > >>>> fence! > >>>> > >>>> Now that you have told me otherwise.............. > >>>> > >>>> cheers, > >>>> > >>>> brian_z > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> --- In [email protected], Dennis Brown <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>>>> > >>>>> Why can't you? What is the function that is missing to do that? > >>>>> > >>>>> ~Dennis > >>>>> > >>>>> On Apr 23, 2008, at 9:51 PM, brian_z111 wrote: > >>>>>> I would jump up and down on my pogo stick for a week if I could > >>>>>> return a custom metric as a data series, get a stdev, > bin it (do a > >>>>>> frequency dist) and view the dist in a chart with the push of a > >>>>>> button. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Heaven, I'm in heaven! (Lisa Minelli?) > >>>>>> > >>>>>> brian_z > >>>>>> > >>>>>> --- In [email protected], "Duke Jones, CMT" > <Duke@> wrote: > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> Tomasz, > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> Neat trick with the GFX exmple in the KB. Now if we could only > >>>> get > >>>>>> you > >>>>>>> to show us how to do a bell curve distribution plot! :-) > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> http://www.amibroker.com/kb/?p=72 > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> Regards, > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> Duke Jones, CMT > >>>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> ------------------------------------ > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Please note that this group is for discussion between > users only. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> To get support from AmiBroker please send an e-mail directly to > >>>>>> SUPPORT {at} amibroker.com > >>>>>> > >>>>>> For NEW RELEASE ANNOUNCEMENTS and other news always > check DEVLOG: > >>>>>> http://www.amibroker.com/devlog/ > >>>>>> > >>>>>> For other support material please check also: > >>>>>> http://www.amibroker.com/support.html > >>>>>> Yahoo! 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