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Don,

Thank you for a workaround. I think it would be nice if AB 
automatically keeps current window order during minimize/restore and 
close/open actions. 
 
Mike

--- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Don <ddsmcl@xxxx>" <ddsmcl@xxxx> 
wrote:
> Mike
> 
>  i have a similar setup as yours, i saved it in workspace under 
> layout and named it "3". double clicking on "3" always returns it 
to 
> the original layout in which it was saved.
>  
>  Don
> 
> --- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Mike <mik-u@xxxx>" <mik-u@xxxx> 
> wrote:
> > Hi, Tomasz,
> > 
> > Regarding saving windows state: is it possible to save open 
window 
> > order? For example, I have three windows with different tick size 
> for 
> > one symbol opened on main chart. Window #1 - 1 min, #2 - 5 min, 
#3 -
>  
> > 30 min. Selected window is 30 min. After I minimize AB and 
restore 
> it 
> > (or close/open), order becames 30 min, 1 min, 5 min. Is there any 
> way 
> > to keep original state (order) of windows?
> > 
> > Thanks,
> > Mike
> > 
> > 
> > --- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Tomasz Janeczko" 
> <amibroker@xxxx> 
> > wrote:
> > > Yuki,
> > > 
> > > > I see.  Sorry to hear there are such problems with this.  Why 
> > does it
> > > > insist on opening Favorites, and expanding the tree, when 
> > Favorites
> > > > was not open before?
> > > 
> > > Because the intention was that "Favorites" hold your favorite
> > > symbols that you want to take a look at all the time.
> > > 
> > > >  From what you wrote below I can understand some
> > > > of the problems with this, but isn't there anything we can do 
> to 
> > make
> > > > it behave a little better?  For example, if it insists on 
> opening
> > > > Favorites and expanding it, can't it be made to open the same 
> > folder
> > > > where it was?  I'm afraid I don't understand this very well.
> > > 
> > > This option (remembering just the most recently used folder)
> > > is much better one in terms of implementation / performance
> > > and I will consider it.
> > > 
> > > Best regards,
> > > Tomasz Janeczko
> > > amibroker.com
> > > 
> > > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > > From: "Yuki Taga" <yukitaga@xxxx>
> > > To: "Tomasz Janeczko" <amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > Sent: Sunday, March 02, 2003 10:53 AM
> > > Subject: Re: [amibroker] nice fixes (Tomasz)
> > > 
> > > 
> > > > 
> > > > TJ> AmiBroker saves layouts of all opened windows. It does 
not 
> > save
> > > > TJ> exact state of the tree and I don't plan to save it in 
the 
> > near
> > > > TJ> future.
> > > > 
> > > > TJ> Why?
> > > > TJ> First please note that tree can contain hundreds of 
> thousands 
> > items 
> > > > TJ> (in case of QP2 database).
> > > > TJ> Microsoft tree control has real problems 
> > > > TJ> with handling lots of items and I had to spent A LOT of
> > > > TJ> time inventing workarounds.
> > > > TJ> You can not even imagine how much work was put into this.
> > > > 
> > > > TJ> Current tree uses on-demand fill (only when you unfold
> > > > TJ> the leaf the subitems are really added) and several
> > > > TJ> other tricks to save memory and
> > > > TJ> loading time.  
> > > > 
> > > > TJ> Saving entire tree state would be ineffective
> > > > TJ> as all items would need to be stored at exit/ 
> > > > TJ> read back completely at the start up time.
> > > > 
> > > > TJ> Best regards,
> > > > TJ> Tomasz Janeczko
> > > > TJ> amibroker.com
> > > > TJ> ----- Original Message ----- 
> > > > TJ> From: "Yuki Taga" <yukitaga@xxxx>
> > > > TJ> To: <amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > > TJ> Sent: Sunday, March 02, 2003 4:39 AM
> > > > TJ> Subject: [amibroker] nice fixes (Tomasz)
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > >> Hi Tomasz,
> > > > >> 
> > > > >> Nice fixes in today's beta.  Thanks.
> > > > >> 
> > > > >> There is one thing that still really irks me, however.  
It's 
> a 
> > small
> > > > >> thing maybe, and we have talked about it some time ago, 
and 
> I 
> > cannot
> > > > >> remember the resolution, if there is one.
> > > > >> 
> > > > >> I would really and truly like AB to open in *exactly* the 
> same 
> > state
> > > > >> it was in when I close it.  Same sheet, of course, which 
> > already
> > > > >> happens, but the same layout (expansion or contraction) of 
> the 
> > symbol
> > > > >> tree -- assuming of course I am exiting with the default 
> > database
> > > > >> loaded, the same database that will be loaded on the next 
> > start.
> > > > >> 
> > > > >> As is, I still have the following "bug" (I would sure 
> consider 
> > it
> > > > >> one, but maybe others don't) . . .
> > > > >> 
> > > > >> Let's say I have my symbol tree open to 'All' or 
> > any 'Market'.  And
> > > > >> let's say the focus is on an issue that is also a member of
> > > > >> 'Favorites'.  When I close and reopen AB, the tree that I 
> was 
> > working
> > > > >> in is now collapsed, and the Favorites tree is expanded.
> > > > >> 
> > > > >> I for one don't like this handling.  Can we have at least 
an 
> > option
> > > > >> on how to handle this?  I really want AB to open exactly 
as 
> I 
> > left
> > > > >> it.  I am usually working in a particular symbol tree for 
> some
> > > > >> reason.  So I'd like to not always have to reset it when I 
> > reopen.  I
> > > > >> would guess there is either a profound coding reason for 
this
> > > > >> behavior, or an easy fix?
> > > > >> 
> > > > >> Yuki ^_^
> > > > >> 
> > > > 
> > > > 
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