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[amibroker] Re: Encoding colors in complex Titles



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I think this statement from TJ about the intention to discontinue support for colour escape sequences (in Title code) is quite important. I personally use them extensively because they are much shorter than EncodeColor().

Lesmond

--- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Herman van den Bergen" <psytek@xxxx> wrote:
>
> fwiw, to simplify color-encoding in complex Titles you can predefine
> color-strings like so:
> GRN = EncodeColor(colorBrightGreen);
> RED = EncodeColor(colorRed);
> BLK = EncodeColor(colorBlack);
> BLU = EncodeColor(colorBlue);
> etc.
> 
> Herman
> 
> 
> 
>   -----Original Message-----
>   From: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On
> Behalf Of Tomasz Janeczko
>   Sent: Sunday, January 08, 2006 8:47 AM
>   To: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>   Subject: Re: [amibroker] Re: How to get rid of (Full)Name in AB-Window?
> 
> 
>   Hello,
> 
>   BTW: please do use EncodeColor function instead of hard coding escape
> sequences.
>   EncodeColor results in clearer code and will always work. Escape sequences
> may change
>   and stop working in future releases.
> 
>   Best regards,
>   Tomasz Janeczko
>   amibroker.com
>     ----- Original Message -----
>     From: Dave's Laptop
>     To: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>     Sent: Sunday, January 08, 2006 3:46 AM
>     Subject: RE: [amibroker] Re: How to get rid of (Full)Name in AB-Window?
> 
> 
>     Got it now, thanks.   I am finally starting to understand AFL code a
> little more each day.  Little snippets and fixes that get posted give clues
> and helpful suggestions and reveal the power behind AFL.  It's great.
> 
> 
> 
> 
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> 
>     From: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
> Behalf Of NW Trader
>     Sent: Friday, January 06, 2006 11:14 PM
>     To: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>     Subject: Re: [amibroker] Re: How to get rid of (Full)Name in AB-Window?
> 
> 
> 
>     Hi Dave,
> 
> 
> 
>     That title code Les posted is for setting the title line in a chart
> window -- it doesn't answer the original question asked.
> 
> 
> 
>     The \n command is a forced carridge return which will set the following
> code in a title to the next line.
> 
> 
> 
>     The \\c command is for defining colors -- e.g. \\c01 will print in
> black.  See some of the code I've sent you earlier for examples of using
> these
> 
> 
> 
>     I do not know of a way to do what the original questioner asked -- I
> believe one would have to edit AB code itself.
> 
> 
> 
>     Peace and Justice   ---   Patrick
> 
>       ----- Original Message -----
> 
>       From: Dave's Laptop
> 
>       To: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> 
>       Sent: Friday, January 06, 2006 10:24 PM
> 
>       Subject: RE: [amibroker] Re: How to get rid of (Full)Name in
> AB-Window?
> 
> 
> 
>       Hi Lesmond,
> 
>       As a newbie I am grabbing all "snippets" of code and saving them in a
>       subdirectory.  This didn't verify as I suspect that the first two
> lines were
>       meant to be comments.  Also what do you mean by the second line "code
> that
>       moves the text to the new row below"?
> 
>       Dave
> 
>       -----Original Message-----
>       From: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
> Behalf
>       Of Lesmond V
>       Sent: Friday, January 06, 2006 10:11 PM
>       To: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>       Subject: [amibroker] Re: How to get rid of (Full)Name in AB-Window?
> 
>       You have to create your own code for the reserved variable "Title".
> Here is
>       an example how to customize Title and ToolTips (the square box that
> appears
>       next to the mouse pointer when you point the mouse to a bar or a
> candle).
>       You would need to save this as AFL file, let's say MyPrice.afl and use
> it
>       instead of default "Price.afl" (left pane - charts tab - basic
> charts -
>       price).
> 
>       \\c - colour code
>       \n  - code that moves the text to the new row below
> 
> 
>       /*******/
> 
>       Title = "\\c11"+Interval(format=2)+"  "+Date()+"\\c-1  O="+O+"
> H="+H+"
>       L="+L+"  C="+C;
> 
>       Plot(C, ToolTip="C = "+C+"\n" +ToolTip="V = "+NumToStr(V,1.0)+"\n"
>       +ToolTip="OI = "+NumToStr(OI,1.0), colorDarkYellow, styleCandle);
> 
>       /*******/
> 
> 
>       --- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "vlanschot" <ecbu@xxxx> wrote:
>       >
>       > Does anybody know how to get rid of the Name and Full name at the
> upper
>       > left corner in the AB-window itself (as in Amibroker - [S&P500 - S&P
>       > 500 Index]?
>       >
>       > Thanks,
>       >
>       > PS
>       >
> 
> 
> 
> 
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