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Hi,
I clearly stated, I inserted a new indicator "UNLINKED" into a newly
created window "UNLINKED".
I edited the new indicator from the new window and wanted to see the
effect in the new window.
I will NOT double click anything if I am not 100% sure what it will
do. I right click and select
from the pull down menu.
I HAVE read the manual multiple times. That is not the issue.
I have no idea how other windows NOT using this indicator got changed.
Even if I knew the reason, it is easy to click the wrong button,
especially when your mind
is preoccupied with other issues you are trying to solve.
Regardless, it would have been helpful to let the user opt for leaving
a backup copy of
changes. The mechanism to do so is easily available (.aflsafe). Many
other applications
give the user the option to immediately overwrite of save a backup
copy. I may not need that
for Microsoft's Office that I have used daily for 20 years, but sure
would like that option
for a program with unique (by necessity) user interface like AB.
Joseph Biran
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-----Original Message-----
From: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Tomasz Janeczko
Sent: Wednesday, July 12, 2006 1:30 AM
To: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [amibroker] is AB for perfect super-users only?
Hello,
Advice: use only defaults, i.e. ordinary insert (double click) that
creates a copy of the formula.
If you are using "insert linked" - you are linking several charts to
one formula
- it is for people who know what they are doing
and who want several chart panes to be using SHARED formula so
editing it in one place changes all panes.
This functionality is advantage (because you may want to edit once)
but
it is provided for users who read the manual and are aware how things
work.
http://www.amibroker.com/guide/h_dragdrop.html
Read Frequently Asked Questions about drag & drop functionality
Q. What is the difference between Insert and Insert Linked option in
chart menu?
A. Insert command internally creates a copy of the original formula
file and places such copy into hidden drag-drop folder so
original formula will not be affected by subsequent editing or
overlaying other indicators onto it. Double clicking on formula name
in the chart tree is equivalent with choosing Insert command from the
menu. On the other hand Insert Linked command does not create
any copy of the formula. Instead it creates new chart pane that
directly links to original formula.
This way subsequent editing and/or overlaying other indicators will
modify the original
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The consequences of using linked formulas are clearly described in the
guide.
Best regards,
Tomasz Janeczko
amibroker.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "J. Biran" <jbiran@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, July 12, 2006 7:13 AM
Subject: RE: [amibroker] is AB for perfect super-users only?
>
> I wonder how many other AB users had an experience similar to what
> just happened to me:
>
> Wanting to try an indicator that was in one of the messages of this
> board,
> I inserted it (unlinked) to a new window (unlinked).
>
> I did some changes to it and then clicked by mistake on the "Apply
> Indicator" button
> instead of "save".
>
> To my astonishment one indicator pane of all my other (linked)
windows
> changed to
> the newly edited indicator I was working on. No warnings, no
> explanation, and
> no way to recover.
>
> None of the other window panes were selected at the time. Why that
> particular
> pane was selected in the unselected windows and overwritten is a
> mystery to me.
>
> One week of careful tweaking just went down the drain at a click of
a
> button.
>
> BTW, how to apply changes to the current indicator just to the
> selected unlinked window
> is a mystery to me.
>
> Is it something I am overlooking? Or, is this unforgiving behavior
> unacceptable?
>
> Joseph Biran
> ____________________________________________
>
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