IF I understand your problem
correctly
Check
TOOLS-->PREFERENCES-->MISC-->AUTOSAVE(ON
THE BOTTOM OF THE MENU)
Make sure all three boxes are checked.
Hopefully this will address the issue of changed layouts. Also make sure you
are saving the template you are using as the default template and also save
a copy with some other name.
On 7/6/07, Edward
Pottasch <empottasch@xxxxxxxbe>
wrote:
I always had this problem with the layouts
but couldn't figure it out but I was assuming I was doing something wrong
and just reloaded my afl code. I think it happens when multiple
instances are started at one computer. I think it has been discussed
before and I believe there is a reason for it why it is set up like this.
But if one runs multiple instances it seems that this problems occurs.
Good to know I am not the only one with this problem :)
rgds, Ed
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Original Message -----
Sent:
Friday, July 06, 2007 4:32 PM
Subject:
RE: [amibroker] New user - problems/questions
Actually, I went through a number of tutorials and the
user guide and they are pretty sketchy on some of the basics such as
those about which I asked questions. I have used charting software for
25+- years now and AB is not at the top of the pack for intuitive use.
For example, I would expect to be able to modify ALL chart properties by
right clicking on the chart and selecting properties or parameters,
however this does not allow setting of many chart properties including
those about which I inquired. The manual and start-up guide is equally
sketchy. Major parts of the user guide do not reflect the current
version of the software. I followed the complete IB data tutorial and that did not
tell me that I have to set additional parameters using the green connect
box in the lower right corner. All of this makes the getting started
process for even an experienced charting software user rather daunting.
That said, there is a good bit to like about AB once one navigates
the quirks.
While I have now mastered enough of the basics to display
the charts I want for those symbols I use, I am still having problems
with my layouts not being restored the way I save them. I have
learned to use the local and global layouts, but the fact is that when
I re-start AB it does not restore my workspace to the way I
left it and I find that irritating. At least I can switch to the layout
tab, select my named layout, and restore my charts.
Earl
From: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxps.com [mailto:amibroker@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of
Edward Pottasch
Sent: Friday, July 06, 2007 2:41
AM
To: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxps.com
Subject: Re: [amibroker] New user -
problems/questions
hi,
I think it is best to consult the manual.
However, I have an additional remark / question on this. I have
been having problems with layouts all along.
1) For instance I have a layout I call
"auto". I add something to "auto" then save it and when I open it the
next day in some occasions there is some other program in one of the
lower tab windows.
2) Sometimes I add a program to a lower
tab, then save the layout. The next day I open this layout and the
chart is blanc, it can not find the code underneath.
Sometimes this happens, sometimes it
doesn't. Just wonder if anyone else has this problem or if I am doing
something wrong. But what can one do wrong? You create a new
layout, save the layout when you change something and still I get
inconsistant behaviour.
Could it be because I run 2 instances (or
sometimes 3) of Amibroker on 1 computer using different databases and
that this messes up the layouts?
thanks, Ed
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Original Message -----
Sent:
Tuesday, July 03, 2007 4:07 PM
Subject:
[amibroker] New user - problems/questions
I installed the Pro
version yesterday using the IB data feed. I went through several of
the tutorials and got a decent start on a dozen symbols and an
hourly chart layout I liked on one tab in 3 panes on Sheet 1. I
reduced the number of default sheets from 8 to 4.
This morning when I
opened AB, I had a whole different view. My candle sticks have been
replaced by close only line chart and a bunch of tabs have been added
for variations which I don't need or care about. Further, indicators I
don't want have been applied to Sheets 2 through
4.
Problems/questions:
- How do I restore my
layout and keep it that way when I reopen it?
- I can not find a
way (menu or pop-up menu) to alter/restore the chart properties
including something as basic as the chart style. The properties item
on the pop-up menu is grayed out and charting preferences do not let
me set the chart style.
- How do I remove
tabs I don't want and add new tabs I do want?
- I can't seem to
display all of the data collected. For example, 6CU7 (Canadian
Dollar) shows 7952 data bars retrieved. My IB database is set to
10,000 bars of base time interval 5 minutes. At 288 bars per 24
hours, I should have 27 trading days (over a full month) of
data. However zooming out on hourly or daily bars displays nothing
further back than June 26 which is fewer than 6 trading days. How do
I get to view all of the data?
Thank
you.
Earl