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Bill,
See my answer
below
Best regards,Tomasz
Janeczkoamibroker.com
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wavemechanic
To: <A title=amibroker@xxxxxxxxxx
href="">amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Thursday, October 03, 2002 1:20
PM
Subject: Re: [amibroker] AmiBroker4.17.0
beta released
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>From:
Tomasz Janeczko
To: <A title=amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxx
href="">amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Thursday, October 03, 20023:10
AM
Subject: Re: [amibroker] AmiBroker
4.17.0 beta released
Bill,
Note that "Format" toolbar now works so it allows you to
select
color, thick/dotted and snap to price BEFORE
drawing
AND
(if you select any already drawn object) allows youalso
to select
its color, thick/dotted style AFTER.
So it is the best of two worlds.
Understand. What I was trying
to say is if one could specify right extension, left extension, both
extension, or segment before drawing then only one line icon would be
needed. Putting these options in the toolbar takes a lot of space, but
right clicking on the icon to get to the options would free up space.
Thick, dotted, normal might also fit into this category. Anyway, just
a thought.
Theoretically you are right. But now
it takes just one click to select extended line and with your solution
it will take at least 3 clicks (choose trendline tool, choose leftand
right extension) so this is some kind of compromise between speed
of operation and screen space occupied. If you want to release maximum
amount of screen space you may consider switching
OFF all toolbars and assigncustom
keystrokes using Tools->Preferences->Keyboard to every drawing tool.
Note also that only Fib/Gann tools provide more settings
than mentioned
above and showing properties before drawing would make
sense only
for these tools. (I will think how to add thisin non
obtrusive way :-))
Best regards,Tomasz Janeczkoamibroker.com
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href="">wavemechanic
To: <A
title=amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
href="">amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Thursday, October 03, 2002 1:16
AM
Subject: Re: [amibroker] AmiBroker
4.17.0 beta released
Jayson:
Great improvements in charting, although I may
not have found everything yet. As for ray vs trendline,
actually, ray, trendline, and extension are related. I have notseen
the ray/extension work the way they do (like a flashlight beam instead of
holding on to the end) but I like it. Seems to make some drawing
much easier. Unless I'm missing something, it should be possible to
provide only the extension tool, if one could, for example, right
click on the icon and choose the properties before drawing. This
would eliminate two icons and still provide all of the tools. The
parallel lines also make life much easier, and everything seems to be
working smoother. 4.17 is a big step forward for my type of
analysis.
Bill
P.S. Tomasz, clicking on the icon tochoose
properties before drawing would be desirable for all drawing
tools.
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title=amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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Sent: Wednesday, October 02,2002
5:55 PM
Subject: Re: [amibroker] AmiBroker
4.17.0 beta released
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href="">Jayson
To: <A
title=amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
href="">amibroker@xxxxxx
Sent: Wednesday, October 02, 2002
5:45 PM
Subject: RE: [amibroker]
AmiBroker 4.17.0 beta released
<SPAN
class=194334121-02102002>Bill,
have
you looked at the new ray drawing tool in the new beta? If "Snap to
price" is turned off then a trend line can be drawn any where
(although I use it as you describe. The new Ray drawing tool seems to
do the same thing. I am sure I am missing the point, but that in its
self is not highly unusual......
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<SPAN
class=194334121-02102002>No, I'll
look.
Jayson
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size=2>-----Original Message-----From: wavemechanic
[mailto:wd78@xxxx]Sent: Wednesday, October 02,2002
5:24 PMTo: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxSubject: Re:
[amibroker] AmiBroker 4.17.0 beta released
Jayson:
In my world, a trendline is relative to
price/indicator data (H to H, L to L, H to L, etc.), whereas a ray is
free as a bird and assumes values that you conjure up (e.g., Gann1x1,
etc.) or are related to some aspect of non-price data constructions
(e.g., Gann box).
Bill
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href="">Jayson
To: <A
title=amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
href="">amibroker@xxxxxxxx
Sent: Wednesday, October02,
2002 5:08 PM
Subject: RE: [amibroker]
AmiBroker 4.17.0 beta released
<SPAN
class=366055520-02102002>Tomasz,
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<SPAN
class=366055520-02102002>Love the new drawing tools! It just keeps
getting better and better.
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<SPAN
class=366055520-02102002>Perhaps a foolish question but what is the
difference between a trend line and a ray? they seem
identical.
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<SPAN
class=366055520-02102002>TIA and great job on the
update
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class=366055520-02102002>
Jayson
<FONT face=Tahoma
size=2>-----Original Message-----From: Tomasz Janeczko
[mailto:amibroker@xxxx]Sent: Wednesday, October 02,
2002 2:51 PMTo:
amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxSubject: [amibroker] AmiBroker
4.17.0 beta released
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Hello, A newbeta
version of AmiBroker (4.17.0) is available for download nowfrom
the following locations: <A
href=""><FONT
face="Arial CE"
size=2>http://www.amibroker.com/bin/ab4170beta.exe<A
href=""><FONT
face="Arial CE"
size=2>http://www.amibroker.net/bin/ab4170beta.exe<A
href=""><FONT
face="Arial CE"
size=2>ftp://ftp.amibroker.com/pub/ab4170beta.exe<A
href=""><FONT
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size=2>ftp://ftp.amibroker.net/pub/ab4170beta.exe<FONT
face="Arial CE" size=2> (411KB self-extracting
archive) Please read the "Read Me" file for description
of changes. Best regards,Tomasz
Janeczkoamibroker.com
AmiBroker 4.17.0 Beta Read Me
October 2, 2002 20:45
THIS IS A BETA VERSION OF THE SOFTWARE. EXPECT BUGS.
Backup your data files and entire
AmiBroker folder first!
INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
IMPORTANT: This archive is update-only. You have to install
full version 4.00 first.
Just run the installer and follow the instructions.
Then run AmiBroker. You should see "AmiBroker 4.17.0 beta"
written in the About box.
CHANGES FOR
VERSION 4.17.0 (as compared to 4.16.0)
added Gann Square and Gann Fan drawing tools with
customisation dialogs (angle of line is displayed in the status
bar)
added parallel trend line tool
studies can be dragged without "shrinking" effect beyond upper
and lower chart border and beyond left and right border (but
within available quotation range plus right margin)
New toolbar buttons for ray (right-extend line) and extend
(left and right) lines
Format toolbar controls (color, thick, dotted) change selected
drawing style & color
snap to price was not accurate in v4.15-4.16 now it is
accurate again
snap to price now works in "magnet" mode - so it snaps only if
cursor is within 5% distance to high/low price. Snap % threshold
is definable in Preferences/Charting
usability improvement: even when "return to select mode after
drawing" is ON, you can draw mutliple studies one after another
quickly if you hold down CTRL key while releasing the button.
usability improvement: you can now draw objects with OR
without holding left mouse button pressed while drawing.
drawing object is now automatically selected when "returnto
select mode after drawing" is ON and "auto-select last drawn
object" is also ON. This makes it easier to delete/copy/cut or see
its properties (Alt+Enter) immediatelly.
#include can now be written also in upper case
some UI clean-up:
added "Format" menu just to conform with MS recommendations
for user interface,
moved "snap to price" to Format menu and moved "Erase watch
lists" to "Symbol" menu.
"Snap to price" now available from toolbar. Right and left
extend available from Format menu.
Added "Properties" and "Delete all" to "Edit" for
consistency
"Quotations..." has been renamed to "Quote Editor" and
toolbar icon has been changed
certain rarely used toolbar icons from "main toolbar" were
removed to save space (Add/Delete/Split Symbol - regular menu is
more appropriate for that operations)
X-coordinate display pane in status bar enlarged to
accommodate time also
added "Copy Image as Metafile" option to Edit menu. Metafile
is a vector format so you can resize copied picture without
distortion. (useful for creating documents that are printed later)
Quote Editor (QE) improvements:
you can now delete quotes in QE - select one or more quotes
from the list (SHIFT/CTRL to multi-select) and press "Delete"
button
QE made several times faster displaying 20'000 bars in
"current" symbol mode takes about 2 seconds now.
now tickers can be case-sensitive. This is useful if you want
to treat. ABC and ABc as different symbols. Tools->Preferences
"Miscellaneous" : "Case sensitive ticker symbols"USE WITHCARE
AS CERTAIN PLUGINS (eSignal plugin for example) DO NOT HANDLECASE
SENSITIVITY
CHANGES FOR
VERSION 4.16.0 (as compared to 4.15.1)
completely re-designed Fibonacci retracement tool allowing
full customization and more flexibility. Just draw a Fib
retracement and double click on it (or choose
Edit->Properties). Customization dialog is available on
"Fibonacci" tab.
new setting in Tools->Preferences->Charting "Select
quote only by CTRL+LMB" - if marked quote selection is
accessible only via double click or single click WITH CTRL key
depressed (v4.15 style).if unmarked quote selection is
possible via single click (old style)
trend line properties dialog moved to property sheet for
consistency.
CHANGES FOR
VERSION 4.15.1 (as compared to 4.15.0)
fixed bug with date axis display that appeared in 4.15.0
fixed problem with moving/sizing objects when multiple windows
were open
removed "Move/Size" toolbar button:now
editing/moving/sizing is enabled by default in regular "Select"
mode (arrow cursor) the old functionality (pick quotation) is
available if you hold down CTRL key while clicking once on the
chart or by double click on a chart while not being over an
object. Double click over object - shows properties.
added "Return to select mode after drawing" option in
Tools->Preferences->Charting- when it is switched ON (by
default) - right after drawing any object it is available for
moving/sizing/deletion.
CHANGES FOR
VERSION 4.15.0 (as compared to 4.14.0)
moving and sizing of drawing objects (see new "Move/Size"
button in draw tool bar)
cut/copy/paste/delete of drawing objects (Edit menu and
standard shortcuts, need to mark object first in Move/Size mode)
blank space in the right-hand side of the chart for drawing
future trend line projections
moved charting related preferences setting to new tab
"Charting"
new setting for number of blank bars in right margin (Charting
tab)
CHANGES FOR
VERSION 4.14.0 (as compared to 4.13.1)
fixed problem with creating new databases that occurred on
certain MSVCRT versions
styleOwnScale adjusts Base level for histogram and area style
back to minvalue or zero whichever is less
Plot, PlotOHLC and PlotForeign have 2 additional parameters
for specifying fixed minimum and maximum values for Y-axisNote
that new parameters work only when styleOwnScale is
used:Plot( array, title, color, min =
{empty}, max = {empty} )PlotOHLC( open, high, low, close,
title, color, min= {empty}, max = {empty}
)PlotForeign( ticker, title, color, min=
{empty}, max = {empty} )New parameters make it easyto
plot ribbons, for example:
Plot( Close, "Price", colorBlue, styleCandle );Plot(
2, /* defines the height of the ribbon in percent of pane width
*/"Ribbon",IIf( up, colorGreen, IIf( down, colorRed, 0 )),
/* choose color */styleOwnScale|styleArea|styleNoLabel, -0.5,
100 );
It also makes it easy to plot 2 or more "own scale" plots with
the same scaling:
minimum = LastValue( Lowest( Volume ) );maximum =
LastValue( Highest( Volume ) );
Plot( Close, "Price", colorBlue, styleCandle
);
/* two plots below use OwnScale but the scale is common
because we set min and max values of Y axis */Plot( Volume,
"Volume", colorGreen, styleHistogram | styleThick | styleOwnScale,
minimum, maximum );Plot( MA( Volume, 15 ), "MA volume",
colorRed, styleLine | styleOwnScale, minimum, maximum
);
fixed date axis display for custom intraday intervals longer
than 60 minutes
"dirty" flag is set properly now during ASCII import in
$OVERWRITE 1 mode (solves import watch list problem)
when switching layouts ticker bar selection is now
synchronized with active window
after AA->Scan Foreign symbol cache is flushed
now styleLeftAxisScale really allows modification of built-in
price chart to feature moving average of volume// Now
plot volume and its moving average using left-hand axis
scalingPlot( Volume , "Volume", colorBlue, styleLeftAxisScale
| styleHistogram | styleThick | styleNoLabel );Plot( MA(
Volume,15), "MAV", colorLightBlue, styleLeftAxisScale |
styleNoLabel );
ASCII importer and Import Wizard now allows to import negative
prices (useful for spreads). New command is $ALLOWNEG 1 and new
check box in Import Wizard is "allow negative prices". Pleasenote
that logarithmic scale can NOT be used to display negative prices
because log() function is undefined for negative values.
four new AFL functions:
LinRegIntercept( ARRAY, periods )- calculates interceptof
linear regression line the "a" coefficientin a + b*x
(LinRegSlope calculates b)
LinearReg( ARRAY, periods )- calculates linear regression
line ending value according toa + b * x (where a and b are
intercept and slope of linear regression line)
StdErr( ARRAY, periods )- calculates standard error function
(standard error of linear regression estimate) - the same as MS'
STE function
TSF( ARRAY, periods ) - calculates time series forecast
indicator (similar to LinearReg but differs bythe valueof
lin reg slope)
CHANGES FOR
VERSION 4.13.1 (as compared to 4.13.0)
F4 key for Edit | GoToSymbol works again and can be redefined
in the shortcut editor
new style: styleLeftAxisScale = 65536 - allows to plot more
than one graph using common scaling but different from regular
(right axis) scale.Example: price plot plus volume and moving
average plot:
// Plot price plot and its moving averagePlot( Close,
"Price", colorWhite, styleCandle );Plot( MA( Close, 20 ),
"MAC", colorRed );
// Now plot volume and its moving average using left-hand
axis scalingPlot( Volume , "Volume", colorBlue,
styleLeftAxisScale | styleHistogram | styleThick );Plot( MA(
Volume,15), "MAV", colorLightBlue, styleLeftAxisScale
);
(in one of the future betas you will be able to display
ruler for left-hand axis)
CHANGES FOR
VERSION 4.13.0 (as compared to 4.12.0)
fixed bug with loading layouts for stocks that have spaces in
the ticker symbol
new pre-defined shortcut keys: Alt+Left = Next symbol,
Alt+Right = Prev symbol,Ctrl+NumPadPLUS = Zoom In,
Ctrl+NumPadMINUS = Zoom Out,Ctrl+PageUp = Prev Sheet,
Ctrl+PageDown = Next Sheet
new keyboard shortcut editor in
Tools->Preferences->Keyboard allow user-definable keyboard
shortcuts
fixed display bug in Preferences->Intraday that caused
rounding to full hours custom bar intervals of more than 60
minutes
Layouts->Save As does not generate duplicate entries in the
tree when already existing name is typed in (it was harmless but
still not nice)
A confirmation box is displayed when choosing Edit->Delete
session
fixed problem with incorrect interval shown in the settings
section of the report when hourly periodicity was selected
new style: styleOwnScale = 32768 allows plotting graphswith
independent scalling (like volume graph on price plot)
implemented PlotForeign("ticker", "title", color, | styleOwnScale )
implemented PlotOHLC( open, high, low, close, "title", color,
| styleOwnScale ) that allows plotting
candlesticks/bars from other arrays without need to overwrite
existing OHL arrays.
CHANGES FOR
VERSION 4.12.0 (as compared to 4.10.3)
color coded and multi-line caption bars in
indicatorscolors are selected automatically when using Plot()
function or graphNcolor variable.If you use Title variable you
have to specify colors in the string.Colors can be specified
using \\cXX sequence where XX is 2 digit number specifying color
index \\c38 - defines violet, there is a special sequence \\c-1
that resets to default axis color. For example Title =
"This is written in \\c38violet color \\c27and this in
green";You can also use new AFL function that makes it
easier. Function is calledEncodeColor( colornumber ).And
you can write the above example like this:Title = "This is
written in " + EncodeColor( colorViolet ) + "violet color " +
EncodeColor( colorGreen ) + "and this in green";
Multi-line caption is possible by simply embedding line
break \n, for example:Title = "This is 1st line\nThis is
second line";
new layout handling code:
you can now have unlimited number of custom,
multiple-window templates that can be switched between withjust
double click on layout name in the "Layouts" tab of the
Workspace window
you can open/save/delete layout by clicking on the Layout
tree with right mouse button and choosing appropriate function.
"Save As" option saves current layout under new name.
Local layouts are per-database while Global layouts are
visible from all databases.
information saved in layouts include: window sizes and
postions, maximized/minimized state chart panes available on
each sheet (independent for each window), selected bar interval,
selected symbol, selected chart sheet
Most recently used layout can be saved on exit and database
switch automatically (see: Tools->Prefs->Miscellaneous
"Save on exit: Layouts")
old single-window layouts are now renamed to "templates"
CCIa( array, period ) function added - works like CCI but
accepts input array instead of working on (C+H+L)/3
implemented a *very* basic pre-processor with single command
#include that allows to include external AFL files into your
formula. Syntax:#include "path\to my file\name
path.afl"Note 1: include statement need SINGLE backslashes in
the path (this is quite the opposite to normal AFL
stingparsing)Note 2: using #include command may slow down
formula execution evenconsidering the fact that AmiBroker
tries to include only once and cache pre-processed textNote 3:
that currently no error message is given if #include fails and
this codeis experimental.Note 4: nesting #include commands
is not supported
balloon tooltips for status bar
color-coded plugin status pane in the status bar, plus pop-up
balloon notifications when connection state changes
ability to link custom menu to the plugin status pane - new QT
plugin (beta) provides Connect/Shutdown options thru such menu.
data plugins receive UNLOAD notification correctly
you can sort columns in Quotation Editor by click on column
header
layout of Quick Review window changed to allow smaller window
size.
Intraday settings dialog allows wider time shift -23..+23
hours
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