Re: [amibroker] Re: Discussion about Params, hierarchical, conditional, tricks...

[Dennis Brown <see3d@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks for your interest.

I created and uploaded an Example AFL to the AmiBroker Library under  
the name:
Flexible Parameter Layouts Version 2.0

Enjoy, and please give feedback for improvements.

Best regards,
Dennis

On Sep 7, 2007, at 12:53 PM, Dennis Brown wrote:

> Experienced AFL Scripters,
>
> I have completed coding a complete replacement set of AFL Param...()
> functions that save the parameters in files and allow hierarchical
> menus including conditional menus (like if different ParamList()
> selections need to show additional or different parameters).  It also
> remembers the last state of the open menus.
>
> They look just like the old param... statements, except with the
> addition of a name for the saved parameter, and there are some
> differences with how they are used in the AFL structure.
>
> It requires installing the free AutoIt (see below) to function
> properly (AutoIt installs a COM that lets AFL push the "Reset all"
> button on the parameters window).
>
> You can not successfully mix old style and new style params in the
> same set window (because the new ones will keep resetting the old
> ones to default values),
>
> The new top level menus do not have the nice darker tan color of the
> original.
>
> I will go to the effort of uploading an example set of these if
> anyone is interested in using or playing with them.
> However, only more experienced AFL scripters should attempt to use
> these.
>
> Just let me know.
>
> (I attached a couple of screen shots to the end of this email for
> those who get the email version)
>
> Dennis
>
>
> On Aug 15, 2007, at 11:51 PM, Dennis Brown wrote:
>
>> Bruce,
>>
>> Thank you.  This is great!
>>
>> I have it running and I am recoding my params AFL logic to take
>> advantage of single click operation (since the second click is
>> automatic now).  This opens up a lot of other things I wanted to do
>> with the UI but could not do it with AFL before.
>>
>> Stay tuned!
>> Thanks again,
>>
>> Dennis
>>
>> On Aug 15, 2007, at 8:43 PM, bruce1r wrote:
>>
>>> AFL code fragment -
>>>
>>> autoit = CreateStaticObject( "AutoItX3.Control" );
>>> if ( ! IsNull( autoit ) )
>>> {
>>>      rc = autoit.controlclick( "Properties of:", "Reset all", 403 );
>>> }
>>>
>>>
>>> AutoItX COM control can be found at -
>>>
>>> http://www.autoitscript.com/autoit3/downloads.php
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Dennis Brown <see3d@xxx> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Tomasz,
>>>>
>>>> Thank you for your comments.  That helps me understand how far I
>>>> might take this idea on my own.
>>>> I appreciate that you are open minded about how people may use  
>>>> AB in
>>>> ways not originally intended.
>>>>
>>>> A question for you or anyone else:
>>>> I am not a Windows programmer (I run everything on Macs --I use a
>>>> virtual XP for AB).
>>>> I was wondering if it is possible for AFL (perhaps through a  
>>>> DLL) to
>>>> click the Parameter Window "Reset all" button for me?
>>>> (short of a robotic mouse of course)
>>>>
>>>> Thank you,
>>>> Dennis
>>>>
>>>> On Aug 15, 2007, at 11:29 AM, Tomasz Janeczko wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Param window was designed to be used as parameters for indicators
>>>>> exactly the way as
>>>>> formulas shipped with AmiBroker use them. And that won't be
>>>>> changed.
>>>>>
>>>>> You are free however to (ab)use it in any other way you want :-)
>>>>> Here is the beauty of AmiBroker that it actually allows to be used
>>>>> in ways that were not
>>>>> originally designed for unlike products from other, bigger
>>>>> companies that usually
>>>>> apply the design of "the program knows better than you".
>>>>>
>>>>> I am often asked why program "does not prevent from doing this or
>>>>> that". And the answer
>>>>> is the flexibility - you can do what you want as long as you know
>>>>> what you are doing.
>>>>>
>>>>> Best regards,
>>>>> Tomasz Janeczko
>>>>> amibroker.com
>


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