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Yes will do.

Best regards,
Tomasz Janeczko
amibroker.com
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Wednesday, October 10, 2007 2:21 PM
Subject: Re: [amibroker] Re: Migration to Amibroker from Wealth-lab

Tomasz:
 
Along the same lines, could you also please include bars in the modification so that the color of Open and Close ticks can be different from the main bar.
 
Bill
 
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tomasz Janeczko" <groups@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, October 10, 2007 3:07 AM
Subject: Re: [amibroker] Re: Migration to Amibroker from Wealth-lab

> Hello,
>
> Thank you for your e-mail. As you know Plot statement has only
> one color array to use.  And it either affects outline of the candle
> leaving up/down candle colors as defined in the preferences,
> or it affects entire candle.  AB simply uses "traditional" meaning of
> up candle (Close > Open) and down candle ( Close < Open).
>
> What you essentially want to do is to redefine the meaning of
> up and down candles so they do not show Open-Close relationship
> or have separate independent outline and fill color control.
> For that you would need to have not one but two color arrays
> (one for outline and one for fill). I will provide such functionality in
> upcoming version.
>
> Best regards,
> Tomasz Janeczko
> amibroker.com
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "scourt2000" <
stevehite@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <
amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, October 10, 2007 12:51 AM
> Subject: [amibroker] Re: Migration to Amibroker from Wealth-lab
>
>
>>
>> Yes.  Here is the standard candle coloring for up/down colors:
>>
>> Plot( Close, "Price", colorBlack, styleCandle );
>>
>> What I am doing is this:
>>
>> myCandleColors = [formula to determine color for each candle];
>> Plot( Close, "Price", myCandleColors, styleCandle);
>>
>> This works as far as coloring the candles but you'll get the entire
>> candle colored (wick, body and body outline).  What I want is for the
>> wick and body outline to remain colorBlack, but have the body color
>> be the color specified in myCandleColors.
>>
>> Tomasz, I tried all of the possible options in Amibroker to try to
>> make this happen and I cannot produce a chart where candle bodies can
>> vary in color but keep the wicks and body outlines black.
>>
>> If you can produce this chart, please show me how to do it.
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>>
>> --- In
amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Tomasz Janeczko" <groups@xxx>
>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hello,
>>>
>>> Ah... OK, now I understand what you are after. Sometimes (often) e-
>> mail is not
>>> perfect communication medium :-)
>>> I did not know that you wanted different colorings that user-
>> definable UP candle color when
>>> Close > Open and DOWN candle color when Close < Open.
>>> So, if I get this correctly you are coloring candles based on
>> something else than Open - Close
>>> relationship. Am I getting this right?
>>>
>>> Best regards,
>>> Tomasz Janeczko
>>> amibroker.com
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "scourt2000" <stevehite@xxx>
>>> To: <
amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> Sent: Tuesday, October 09, 2007 9:46 PM
>>> Subject: [amibroker] Re: Migration to Amibroker from Wealth-lab
>>>
>>>
>>> >
>>> > Not quite. 
>>> >
>>> > Try custom coloring those candle bodies and show that same
>> picture
>>> > with the black wicks and black body outlines.  What you're
>> showing
>>> > are the default up and down candle body colorings.   If I have a
>>> > script that colors each candle based on a study I'm running, the
>> best
>>> > I can do now with Amibroker is to have the color of the candle
>> body,
>>> > candle body outline and candle wicks all the same color.
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > --- In
amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Tomasz Janeczko" <groups@>
>>> > wrote:
>>> >>
>>> >> Hello,
>>> >>
>>> >> >
>>> >> > You can have different candle colors but you can NOT have
>> black
>>> > wicks
>>> >> > with a black outline of your candle color body.  
>>> >>
>>> >> Like this?
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >> Best regards,
>>> >> Tomasz Janeczko
>>> >> amibroker.com
>>> >> ----- Original Message -----
>>> >> From: "scourt2000" <stevehite@>
>>> >> To: <
amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> >> Sent: Tuesday, October 09, 2007 4:21 PM
>>> >> Subject: [amibroker] Re: Migration to Amibroker from Wealth-lab
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >> >
>>> >> > I can tell you what you cannot do with candle coloring in
>>> > Amibroker
>>> >> > (yes, I have reported this a LOT to support already):
>>> >> >
>>> >> > You can have different candle colors but you can NOT have
>> black
>>> > wicks
>>> >> > with a black outline of your candle color body.   I've said
>> this
>>> >> > countless times.  Charts look a lot better when you can have a
>>> > black
>>> >> > outline of your colored candle bodies.  No combination of
>>> > preferences
>>> >> > will make this happen.
>>> >> >
>>> >> >
>>> >> > --- In
amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Tomasz Janeczko" <groups@>
>>> >> > wrote:
>>> >> >>
>>> >> >> > Not being able to draw lines (i.e. anything other   than
>>> >> > horizontal) a la WLab,
>>> >> >> What are you taking about??????????????????????????
>>> >> >>
>>> >> >> You can draw lines, circles, polygons EVERYTHING !
>>> >> >
http://www.amibroker.com/guide/a_lowlevelgfx.html
>>> >> >>
>>> >> >> As for line drawing:
>>> >> >>
http://www.amibroker.com/f?gfxlineto  (Y-value pixel based)
>>> >> >>
http://www.amibroker.com/f?linearray  (Y-value price based)
>>> >> >>
>>> >> >> > and I miss being able to alter the  the background colour
>> on a
>>> >> > per bar basis.
>>> >> >> Again what ???????????????????????????
>>> >> >>
>>> >> >> Here it is - every bar color change in - actually 24 bit
>> palette
>>> >> > every bar different color !
>>> >> >>
>>> >> >> Plot( Close, "Price", colorBlack, styleCandle );
>>> >> >> BkCOlor = ColorRGB( BarIndex() % 255, BarIndex()/255 % 255,
>> 255 -
>>> >
>>> >> > BarIndex() % 255 );
>>> >> >> Plot( 1, "", BkColor, styleArea | styleOwnScale |
>> styleNoLabel,
>>> > 0,
>>> >> > 1 )
>>> >> >>
>>> >> >> (This is one of many possible ways, the other way is using
>> low-
>>> >> > level gfx).
>>> >> >>
>>> >> >> I suggest you first read the User's Guide, it will open your
>>> > eyes !
>>> >> >>
>>> >> >> Best regards,
>>> >> >> Tomasz Janeczko
>>> >> >> amibroker.com
>>> >> >> ----- Original Message -----
>>> >> >> From: "c_r_south" <colin_south@>
>>> >> >> To: <
amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> >> >> Sent: Tuesday, October 09, 2007 3:19 PM
>>> >> >> Subject: [amibroker] Re: Migration to Amibroker from Wealth-
>> lab
>>> >> >>
>>> >> >>
>>> >> >> > You may, as I did, find it quite a long learning curve. You
>>> > will
>>> >> > miss some facilities, like the
>>> >> >> > interactive debugger, and being able to plot to a separate
>>> > pane
>>> >> > from within the main
>>> >> >> > program, although, once you get used to using WriteVal and
>>> >> > styleOwnScale in the Plot
>>> >> >> > function, you can come quite close to WLab's debugging
>>> >> > capability. You will need to
>>> >> >> > develop a slightly different mindset, with the predominence
>> on
>>> >> > solving using vector
>>> >> >> > aritmetic, it really is just a mind set thing. Not being
>> able
>>> > to
>>> >> > draw lines (i.e. anything other
>>> >> >> > than horizontal) a la WLab, will come as a bit of a shock,
>> and
>>> > I
>>> >> > miss being able to alter the
>>> >> >> > the background colour on a per bar basis. I'm currently
>>> >> > struggling with multiple trades,
>>> >> >> > and integrated brokerage (with IB), but will persevere and
>>> > there
>>> >> > are other guys in the AB
>>> >> >> > formum who are very helpful.
>>> >> >> >
>>> >> >> > The advantages of AB are well worth the effort, the speed
>> of
>>> >> > execution, the ability to move
>>> >> >> > between layouts (compared with WLabs worksheets, which I
>> find
>>> >> > painfully slow) and the
>>> >> >> > continuous stream of improvements are just a few.
>>> >> >> >
>>> >> >> > To echo a previous response, my biggest leap forward was
>>> >> > following Howard Bandy's
>>> >> >> > book, which, apart from a simple lead in to programming in
>> AB,
>>> >> > has a wealth of useful
>>> >> >> > information.
>>> >> >> >
>>> >> >> > I keep WLB, but it has become a background tool, and have
>> now
>>> >> > found that I prefer to use
>>> >> >> > AB, and am prepared to spend that extra time to gain the
>>> >> > advantages.
>>> >> >> >
>>> >> >> > Hope this helps,
>>> >> >> > Colin
>>> >> >> >
>>> >> >> >
>>> >> >> > --- In
amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "neil_cs_um"
>> <neil_cs_um@>
>>> >> > wrote:
>>> >> >> >>
>>> >> >> >> I have been a long time user of Wealth-lab. I am planning
>> to
>>> >> > move to
>>> >> >> >> Amibroker. I was wondering if somebody can share his
>>> >> > experiences.
>>> >> >> >>
>>> >> >> >> I have got around 30-40 wealthlab chartscripts which I
>> need to
>>> >> >> >> translate into AFL. So far, it looks it should not be
>>> > difficult,
>>> >> > and
>>> >> >> >> AFL seems to have all the features and the functions of
>>> >> > Wealthscript.
>>> >> >> >> Is it straight-forward or am I going to be in some
>> trouble?
>>> > Is
>>> >> > there a
>>> >> >> >> tool for conversion ?
>>> >> >> >>
>>> >> >> >> I also have one EOD and one realtime data adapter and a
>> COM
>>> > add-
>>> >> > in.
>>> >> >> >> All written in C#. Is it possible to use them in
>> amibroker ?
>>> >> >> >>
>>> >> >> >> Can I execute scripts in Amibroker from other applications
>>> >> > through COM ?
>>> >> >> >>
>>> >> >> >
>>> >> >> >
>>> >> >> >
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