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----- Original Message -----
From: "sidhartha70" <sidhartha70@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, September 01, 2008 4:44 AM
Subject: [amibroker] Re: Double braces
> Paul,
>
> That's fair enough. Now I know that using specific google searches for
> www.amibroker.com is the easiest way to find what I'm after, and
> that's how the land lies and is likely to continue to lie, no problem.
>
> However, owning a number of other commerical pieces of software, none
> of which I have to use google for to find the info I'm after, forgive
> me if at first it's not obvious. Secondly, the master himself (TJ) has
> admitted that, I quote, "documentation could and should be improved in
> many areas".
>
> So you giving the teacher an apple doesn't really change anything.
>
> --- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Paul Ho" <paul.tsho@xxx> wrote:
>>
>> TJ
>> Do you ever think if you could put every possible term that
>> people can ever dream of in the user manual, there will be no
>> complaints about no being able to find things. I believe you will get
>> no less complaints and questions. My judgement on
>> the help/user manuals is pretty much like what Herman has said this
>> post: http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/amibroker/message/129052.
>> I, and many others have mentioned at least 5 times in the last 5 days
>> about using google. Let see if we put in "Title = "{{NAME}}
>> site:www.amibroker.com" and see what we find, we have lots of hits,
>> not of it useful. But I find this little gem you wrote in March 2006
>> here http://www.amibroker.com/kb/2006/03/04/how-to-change-the-title-
>> line-in-my-custom-indicator/ . It is quite clear that those who wants
>> to help themselves are able to find things, even if they had to ask
>> for help on their first time. There are tons of search tips from
>> google on how to get better hits, if only one wants to study and
>> apply them.
>> There are always those who will keep complaining, and you cant really
>> help them, because they wont help themselves. I believe what you've
>> got as a set up that is quite adequate, if anything, group together
>> pages that can be search easily, e.g. user guide & readme, dev log in
>> one search domain, afl library in another domain etc, and encourage
>> people to google to their hearts contend.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Tomasz Janeczko" <groups@>
>> wrote:
>> >
>> > Hello,
>> >
>> > ReleaseNotes.html that is present in AmiBroker directory.
>> >
>> > > It's a serious question... a plea really... is there a way of
>> > > improving access to this kind of info...?
>> >
>> > That's a bit difficult. In the past release notes were part of the
>> User's Guide.
>> > But since release notes are huge now, and would bump the size
>> > of printed guide by 200+ (?) pages or so, they are not part of
>> user's guide
>> > anymore, but available as separate document.
>> >
>> > As Herman noted placing shortcut on the desktop to release notes
>> > doc and read me is good idea because, because even if things can
>> not be found
>> > in the official guide they still are covered in the change log.
>> >
>> > It is a bit difficult to have one document (guide) that fits all.
>> > If it is too detailed, then it can be seen as "too advanced",
>> > if is is easy to follow/read then it would miss the details.
>> > Maybe different guides at different levels of complexity, but then
>> > searching multiple guides is an issue.
>> >
>> > I realize, more than some may think that I am, that documentation
>> > could and should be improved in many areas. And I am working with
>> each
>> > release to make it better. It does not happen in a day because it is
>> > really a task to update 900+ pages of the guide alone.
>> > I belive that Howard's new book will fit perfectly as introduction
>> to AmiBroker
>> > and "first level/absolute beginner" help. I will need to take care
>> about the rest.
>> >
>> > Best regards,
>> > Tomasz Janeczko
>> > amibroker.com
>> > ----- Original Message -----
>> > From: "sidhartha70" <sidhartha70@>
>> > To: <amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> > Sent: Monday, September 01, 2008 11:30 AM
>> > Subject: [amibroker] Re: Double braces
>> >
>> >
>> > > TJ,
>> > >
>> > > 'release notes.html' that is present under the AmiBroker
>> directory...?
>> > > The directory is under 'Files' on this user group or somewhere
>> else...?
>> > >
>> > > Sorry to be a complete dimwit... but this is sort of what I mean
>> by
>> > > accessibility. I have spent a good amount of time playing around
>> with
>> > > double braces in the past in order to get chart titles to display
>> > > exactly as I wanted. I had little success. I looked around for
>> > > information on how the double braces work, and couldn't find
>> anything
>> > > at all. I'm fairly sure this is a familar story.
>> > >
>> > > It's a serious question... a plea really... is there a way of
>> > > improving access to this kind of info...?
>> > >
>> > > Thanks
>> > >
>> > > --- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Tomasz Janeczko" <groups@>
>> wrote:
>> > >>
>> > >> Hello,
>> > >>
>> > >> {{OHLCX}} was added in 4.72, others were added earier (4.60.2).
>> > >> All informations like that are always present in the CHANGE LOG
>> > >> that you will find in read me's that accompany betas.
>> > >> ReadMe's are created from implementation notes that I write when
>> I
>> > > actually
>> > >> implement given function so there is always a mention in the docs
>> > > about each bit changed.
>> > >> Once beta becomes official, all read me notes are added
>> to "release
>> > > notes.html" document
>> > >> that is present in the AmiBroker directory.
>> > >>
>> > >> Excerpt from change log (4.60.2):
>> > >>
>> > >> Title variable templates: making Title statements easy.
>> > >> Now you can embed special tokens in Title variable
>> > >> that are replaced by appropriate values at run-time.
>> > >> if you use {{VALUES}} inside Title string
>> > >> it will be replaced by automatic-values generated by Plot
>> function
>> > > calls.
>> > >> if you use {{NAME}} it will be replaced by ticker symbol.
>> > >> if you use {{DATE}} it will be replaced by selected date
>> > >> if you use {{INTERVAL}} it will be replaced by name of the
>> interval
>> > >> Example:
>> > >> Title = "{{NAME}} - {{INTERVAL}} {{DATE}} - MyChart :
>> {{VALUES}}";
>> > >>
>> > >>
>> > >> Some additions and small improvements like support for double
>> braces
>> > > in title string
>> > >> were added for my own use, so they appear only in change log and
>> are
>> > > not "advertised" elsewhere.
>> > >> You need to keep in mind the fact that I am also using this
>> software
>> > > for my own,
>> > >> and sometimes add things for my own purposes.
>> > >> As when you buy a car you don't get service manual, but only
>> user's
>> > > manual. With AB, CHANGE LOG
>> > >> is "low-level" service reference for geeks ;-).
>> > >>
>> > >> Best regards,
>> > >> Tomasz Janeczko
>> > >> amibroker.com
>> > >> ----- Original Message -----
>> > >> From: "Graham" <kavemanperth@>
>> > >> To: <amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> > >> Sent: Monday, September 01, 2008 10:08 AM
>> > >> Subject: Re: [amibroker] Re: Double braces
>> > >>
>> > >>
>> > >> > good question - answer No idea.
>> > >> > Just worked from memory when they were introduced back in the
>> > > stone age :)
>> > >> >
>> > >> > --
>> > >> > Cheers
>> > >> > Graham Kav
>> > >> > AFL Writing Service
>> > >> > http://www.aflwriting.com
>> > >> >
>> > >> >
>> > >> > 2008/9/1 sidhartha70 <sidhartha70@>:
>> > >> >> Graham,
>> > >> >>
>> > >> >> Can I ask, not being an AFL expert, where you would go to find
>> > >> >> information such as this...? I have often wondered about the
>> double
>> > >> >> braces myself, but never known where to go to find the
>> requisite
>> > >> >> information.
>> > >> >>
>> > >> >> --- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Graham <kavemanperth@>
>> wrote:
>> > >> >>>
>> > >> >>> The only other one is {{OHLCX}} which shows the OHLC and ROC
>> values
>> > >> >> in title
>> > >> >>> The {{}} don't always pass correctly except to title line
>> > >> >>>
>> > >> >>>
>> > >> >>>
>> > >> >>> 2008/9/1 tipequity <l3456@>:
>> > >> >>> > TJ uses the following line of code in many functions that
>> come
>> > >> >> with AB.
>> > >> >>> >
>> > >> >>> > _N(Title = StrFormat("{{NAME}} - {{INTERVAL}} {{DATE}} Open
>> > > %g, Hi %g,
>> > >> >>> > Lo %g, Close %g (%.1f%%) Vol " +WriteVal( V, 1.0 ) +"
>> > > {{VALUES}}", O,
>> > >> >>> > H, L, C, SelectedValue( ROC( C, 1 )) ));
>> > >> >>> >
>> > >> >>> > Are there any other information that can be passed to chart
>> > > title thru
>> > >> >>> > {{}} beside the three listed above? TIA
>> > >> >>> >
>> > >> >
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>> > >> >
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>> > >> >
>> > >> > For other support material please check also:
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>> > >> >
>> > >> >
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>> > >
>> > >
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>> > > For NEW RELEASE ANNOUNCEMENTS and other news always check DEVLOG:
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>> > >
>> >
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