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Tomasz,
thank you for your reply.
I asked if I can copy a single pane.
As far as I see from,
> Adding / closing chart panes
>
> Each window can consist of several panes displaying various
charts / indicators. To insert new pane with built-in chart use
Insert->Standard charts menu. To insert custom indicator you can use
Insert->Custom indicators menu, or Analysis->Indicator Builder->Apply
or Ctrl+I key stroke. For more information please check using custom
indicators section.
I can copy a whole sheet, but not a single pane.
This was possible with 4.0 and it was quite quick and convenient.
I was placing the cursor to the right of the pane and then hitting
the "copy" small icon. It was ready to paste in any image program.
Now, to select a pane as attachement to my postings here, I have to
copy the whole sheet, crop [manually] the pane and then save it to
use it as an attachement. The procedure is slower, except if I still
miss something.
Dimitris Tsokakis
[See next message also, to send the bears where they should be...]
--- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Tomasz Janeczko" <amibroker@xxxx>
wrote:
> Dimitris,
>
> IMAGE operations are under Edit->Image
> (they were sometime ago under just Edit menu,
> but since the number of image operations has grown
> there is a separate sub-menu now).
>
> So you should use
>
> Edit->Image->Copy as metafile
> Edit->Image->Copy as bitmap
> and so on.
>
> The Edit->Copy you are asking is for copying HAND DRAWN drawings.
>
> I am attaching once more TUTORIAL: Beginners Charting guide.
>
> Tutorial: Beginners' charting guide
> Introduction
>
> AmiBroker 4.20 brings new charting engine with object-oriented
manipulation of all drawings. Now you can simply move, resize, cut,
copy, paste and delete all drawing objects with ease. This chapter
will guide you though most important aspects of using charting tools.
>
> Let's now take a look at the user interface:
>
>
>
> As you can see the in the center we have chart area in which price
chart with moving average and Bollinger bands is plotted (you can
control the apperance of built-in charts from Tools->Preferences
window).
>
> In the bottom of the chart you can see date axis (marked with red
color), and below scroll bar and chart sheets tab control. Scroll bar
can be used to display past quotes, while sheet tab allows to view
different chart pages/sheets (click here to learn more about chart
sheets).
>
> To the right you can see Y-axis area (marked with blue color) that
shows Y-scale and value labels. Value labels are color fields that
display precisely the "last value" of plots. "Last value" is the
value of the indicator (or price) for the last currently displayed
(rightmost) bar. Y-axis area is used also to move/size chart
vertically.
>
> Next to the right is a drawing objects toolbar that allows you to
choose from available drawing types (note that only most popular
tools are shown here, complete set is available from Insert menu). A
special tool called "Select" (red arrow) is used to
select/move/resize already drawn objects and to select quotes from
the chart.
>
> In the upper part you can see formatting toolbar that allows you to
quickly modify color, style (thick/dotted) and mode (snap to price)
of currently selected drawing object.
>
> In the picture you can also see the trend line drawn with sizing
handles marked. These handles are used to drag/size the object as
will be explained below.
>
> Basic operations
>
> Scrolling
>
> To scroll the chart forward/backward just drag scroll bar thumb or
use < and > arrows on the left and right sides of the scroll bar.
Note that using < > scroll bar arrows allows you to move chart by one
bar. To scroll the chart you can also use the mouse equipped with a
wheel. Just roll the wheel up and down to scroll back and forward.
>
> Zooming
>
> To zoom the chart (increase or decrease number of data points
(bars) displayed) you can use either View->Zoom menu, zoom toolbar or
mouse wheel. There are following options available: zoom-in -
decreases the number of data points displayed, zoom-out - increases
the number of data points displayed, zoom-all - displays all
available bars, zoom-normal resets number of bars displayed to the
value defined in Tools->Preferences->Charting. Zoom-in and zoom-out
options are accessible directly from the View toolbar. (see picture
below). To zoom using mouse wheel just press and hold down CTRL key
and roll the wheel. You can also zoom to any from-to range selected
on the chart (see 'Marking range' later in this tutorial)
>
> Shrinking, expanding and moving Y-axis scale
>
> To move Y-axis scale hover the mouse to Y-axis area (marked with
blue color in the picture above) and you will see that cursor changes
to up/down arrow. Now you click and drag up/down Y axis and release
button when the axis is in the correct position.
>
> To shrink/expand Y-axis scale: press down SHIFT key and click in
the Y-axis area, now shrink/expand Y axis scale by moving your mouse
up and down. Release the button to finish.
>
> To reset Y-axis scale and position simply double click in the Y-
axis area.
>
> Changing bar interval (periodicity)
>
> You can easily switch between daily/weekly/monthly and intraday
intervals by choosing it from View menu and pressing the toolbar
button (see below).
>
> The toolbar uses following notation for intervals - i -
intraday, h - hourly, d - daily, w - weekly, m - monthly. The i
represents "base" intraday interval as defined in File->Database
Settings. Remaining intraday intervals are available from View-
>Intraday menu.
>
> The interval setting affects active window only, so each
window can have different interval.
>
> Please note that intraday intervals are disabled if your
database is in end-of-day mode. Intraday modes are available only for
databases that have "Base time interval" in File->Database Settings
set to anything less than end-of-day. If you for example set "Base
time interval" in File->Database Settings to 5-minute, all chart
periodicities from 5-minutes up will be enabled.
>
>
> The following intervals are built-in:
>
> a.. daily
> b.. weekly
> c.. monthly
> d.. hourly (intraday)
> e.. 15-minute (intraday)
> f.. 5-minute (intraday)
> g.. 1-minute (intraday)
> h.. 15-second (intraday RT only)
> i.. 5-second (intraday RT only)
> j.. tick (intraday RT only)
> In addition to that you can define 5 custom n-minute bar intervals
and 5 custom n-tick intervals in Tools->Preferences->Intraday. Custom
intervals are available from View->Intraday menu only.
>
> Selecting a quote
>
> You can very easily see the past quote and values of indicators by
using "select" mode. To select past quote first switch to "Select"
mode (red arrow in the toolbar) then click in the chart area (but not
on the drawing object). A vertical line will show up marking the
quote under the cursor. The chart title will display this bar quote.
Indicator panes will show indicator value for given bar. Once quote
is selected you can move to previous/next quote using keyboard left
and right arrow (cursor) <- and -> keys.
>
> To switch off quote selection either click again on the line or
click in the date axis area (marked with red color in the picture
above) or click in the right margin (blank quotes) area. When
selection is off chart title displays the values for last visible bar.
>
> Marking range
>
> To show range marker just double click the chart at the beginning
of the range and double click again at the end of the range. You can
also use F12 key in conjunction with "select" mode (described above).
Just select quote and press F12 for begin and SHIFT+F12 for the range
end. You can switch off the range marker by pressing CTRL+F12 key or
double clicking in the same place twice.
>
> Range markers can be used to select zoom-in range (View->Zoom-
>Range) and to perform calculations on selected values via BeginValue
and EndValue AFL functions.
>
> Adding / closing chart panes
>
> Each window can consist of several panes displaying various
charts / indicators. To insert new pane with built-in chart use
Insert->Standard charts menu. To insert custom indicator you can use
Insert->Custom indicators menu, or Analysis->Indicator Builder->Apply
or Ctrl+I key stroke. For more information please check using custom
indicators section.
>
> To close any chart pane: click on the pane, then use either View-
>Close pane from main menu or click on the pane with right mouse
button and choose Close from context menu.
>
> Using drawing tools
>
> AmiBroker features extensive set of drawing tools:
>
> The following tools are available:
>
> a.. trend line
> b.. ray (new in 4.20)
> c.. extended line (new in 4.20)
> d.. vertical line
> e.. horizontal line
> f.. parallel lines (new in 4.20)
> g.. Regression channels: Raff, standard deviation, standard
error (all new in 4.20)
> h.. Fibonacci Retracement study (enhanced in 4.20)
> i.. Fibonacci Time zones study
> j.. Fibonacci Fan
> k.. Fibonacci arc
> l.. Gann Square (new in 4.20)
> m.. Gann Fan (new in 4.20)
> n.. Ellipse tool
> o.. Arc tool
> p.. Rectangle
> q.. text box tool
> They are available from Insert menu and Draw toolbar. Each
drawing object can be moved, resized, copied, deleted and modified
after it is drawn.
>
>
>
>
> To draw an object on the chart switch on appropriate tool button
(see picture below) and start drawing on the chart by pointing the
mouse and pressing left mouse button where you want to start the
drawing. Then move the mouse. Study tracking line will appear.
Release left mouse button when you want to finish drawing. You can
also cancel study drawing by pressing ESC (escape) key.
>
> If you hover your mouse over the object you will see that cursor
shape changes in the proximity of the object. This means that
>
> If cursor is near either end of the object it will change its shape
to sizing pointer:
>
>
> If the cursor is near remaining parts of the object it will change
its shape to moving pointer:
>
>
> Once object is drawn it can be selected, moved, resized, deleted,
copied.
>
>
> To select the object simply move the mouse over the object
so "moving pointer" appears and click once - the object will be
marked so the sizing handles (see first picture) will appear.
>
> To de-select click in the blank chart space.
>
>
> To size the object click on the sizing handle and drag to the
desired location as shown in the picture.
>
> To move the object click on any other part of the object and
move to the desired location.
>
>
> To delete object - select it first and press DEL (DELETE) key on
the keyboard or use Edit->Delete menu or use Delete toolbar button.
>
> To copy the object to the clipboard - select it first and press
Ctrl+C or use Edit->Copy menu or use Copy toolbar button.
>
> To cut the object - select it first and press Ctrl+X or use Edit-
>Cut menu or use Cut toolbar button.
>
> To paste the object from the clipboard press Ctrl+V or use Edit-
>Paste or use Paste toolbar button. Pasted object will drawn in the
exactly same location as copied one and will be selected
automatically so you can move it to a new location.
>
> To apply color or style to the object select it and use Format menu
or Format tool bar buttons to change color, thick, dotted and snap to
price styles. Note that you can also select color and style of the
object before drawing new object: simply deselect previous object (if
any), change color / style selections and draw new object.
>
> To modify properties of the object - either double click it or use
Edit->Properties menu or Alt+ENTER key
>
> To delete all objects use Edit->Delete All menu
>
> Further information
>
> To learn more about drawing tools please read Drawing tools
reference chapter.
>
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> Best regards,
> Tomasz Janeczko
> amibroker.com
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "DIMITRIS TSOKAKIS" <TSOKAKIS@xxxx>
> To: <amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, July 29, 2003 9:38 AM
> Subject: [amibroker] Re: Copy
>
>
> > Graham,
> > thank you for your suggestions.
> > I read in
> > CHANGES FOR VERSION 4.37.0 (as compared to 4.36.0)
> > *Edit->Copy As Image and Edit->Copy As Metafile now generate an
image
> > consisting of all indicator panes (not just one)
> > Then, I read in the very next
> > CHANGES FOR VERSION 4.38.0 (as compared to 4.37.0)
> > *added export chart image to PNG (portable network graphics) file
> > Edit->Image->Export to PNG file
> > Then, finally, I read in
> > NEW FEATURES AND FIXES AS COMPARED TO v4.30:
> > *CHART SNAPSHOTS IN PNG, BITMAP AND METAFILE (scalable, vector)
> > FORMATS for
> > EASY WEB AND DESKTOP PUBLISHING (Edit->Image)
> > Do I miss something ?
> > In my Edit column the Edit>Copy is deactivated
> > The Copy small icon on the upper bar is deactivated.
> > The Edit>Image>Copy as... copies the whole sheet.
> > I am a bit confused with the following
> > 1. Does the 4.37 property still exist? [is there any problem with
> > *my* 4.40 version ?]
> > 2. Is "Copy" icon and "Edit>Copy" deactivated and, if positive,
when ?
> > 3. Is it still possible to copy a single pane and, if positive,
how ?
> > [I do not ask for external alternatives ]
> > Dimitris Tsokakis
> >
> > --- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Graham" <gkavanagh@xxxx> wrote:
> > > I use snagit to capture the screen image
> > > But you could also edit the image of the screen from AB edit in
a
> > drawing
> > > package
> > >
> > > Cheers,
> > > Graham
> > > http://groups.msn.com/ASXShareTrading
> > > http://groups.msn.com/FMSAustralia
> > >
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: DIMITRIS TSOKAKIS [mailto:TSOKAKIS@x...]
> > > Sent: Tuesday, 29 July 2003 1:36 PM
> > > To: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > Subject: [amibroker] Copy
> > >
> > >
> > > My copy small icon is deactivated.
> > > How can I copy the image of one single pane ?
> > > [The Edit>Image>copy copies the whole sheet]
> > > Any idea ?
> > > Dimitris Tsokakis
> > >
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