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[amibroker] Re: Blank Space in AmiBroker 5.21.0 BETA



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Ignore that... of course each pane has a seperate chart ID.

--- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "sidhartha70" <sidhartha70@xxx> wrote:
>
> Why not make it chart specific...? Under 'Axes & Grid' for example...?
> 
> --- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Tomasz Janeczko" <groups@> wrote:
> >
> > Re: [amibroker] Blank Space in AmiBroker 5.21.0 BETAHello,
> > 
> > To restore default - simply change the symbol.
> > 
> > It can not be pane-specific because multiple panes within one window
> share the same scrollbar,
> > plus same bar within same window need to line up with other panes,
> otherwise
> > vertical selector line would not work any more.
> > The scrollbar belongs to chart window, so it is window specific.
> > 
> > Best regards,
> > Tomasz Janeczko
> > amibroker.com
> >   ----- Original Message ----- 
> >   From: Herman 
> >   To: Herman 
> >   Sent: Sunday, February 15, 2009 2:07 PM
> >   Subject: Re: [amibroker] Blank Space in AmiBroker 5.21.0 BETA
> > 
> > 
> >   btw, this seems overly complex... why can't we have a simple
> SetOption("BlankBars",n) that is pane-specific? If users want to
> control it from the chart they can use a Param().
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> >   I think I read some ramblings about this topic before, sorry if i
> repeat things. Just too many emails and not enough time...
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> >   herman
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> >   Sunday, February 15, 2009, 8:02:53 AM, you wrote:
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> >         >
> >        I have rouble with the blank spaces... it seems i can
> increase them, but not decrease them, and cannot click them back to
> their default. To get my default I have to change ticker. I obviously
> misunderstand plain English or some critical points are missing. Could
> someone please tell me in simple steps what this means:
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> >         "Blank area past last available quote can be now enlarged on
> the fly by simply using > arrow in the scroll bar (and do what?) or
> using mouse wheel (just roll the wheel past the last bar (this scrolls
> the chart...)" 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> >         Is there a way to restore defaults?
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> >         Please tell it to me me as if I were a 3-year old ;-)
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> >         thanks,
> > 
> >         herman
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> >         Friday, February 13, 2009, 3:25:14 PM, you wrote:
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> >               >
> >              Hello,
> > 
> > 
> > 
> >               Thank you very much for your detailed and constructive
> feedback. It is appreciated.
> > 
> > 
> > 
> >               As for +/-10 layers - I would need to check if this
> would not degrade performance plus I am not sure if having 20 options 
> > 
> >               in the Format->Z-order menu would be pleasing to the
> eye, but anyway that will be considered.
> > 
> > 
> > 
> >               Rectangle/ellipse fill color - yes it is blend of
> background and study color at the time of creation of the study.
> Subsequent changes
> > 
> >               of background color don't affect already drawn studies.
> > 
> > 
> > 
> >               Blank space - yes it gets reset once you switch to
> different symbol and yes it is so to enable you actually go back
> > 
> >               to "normal" once large space is no longer needed. I
> also was thinking about checkbox to switch this off because
> > 
> >               as history teaches not everyone likes the changes, but
> your suggestion of adding "maximum" setting is
> > 
> >               even better. Anyway I was just thinking that
> on-the-fly extension is nice to have because it saves a lot of mouse
> clicks
> > 
> >               (instead of going to Preferences over and over again).
> > 
> >               As for "pixel" dimension - I am not big fan of that as
> that would generate lot of headache when coding as charts and scroll
> bar logic is based
> > 
> >               on bars everywhere in the program as "pixel" is not
> relevant and changes pretty often (zoom, printing, copy image,
> metafile output
> > 
> >               - all these have completely different DPI).
> > 
> >               Anyway, something to think over.
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> >               Best regards,
> > 
> >               Tomasz Janeczko
> > 
> >               amibroker.com
> > 
> >               ----- Original Message ----- 
> > 
> >               From: Dennis Brown 
> > 
> >               To: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
> > 
> >               Sent: Friday, February 13, 2009 7:36 PM
> > 
> >               Subject: Re: [amibroker] AmiBroker 5.21.0 BETA released
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> >               Tomasz,
> > 
> >               Thank you for providing all the new charting
> capabilities.  I have much praise and also some other feedback from my
> first hour of use and adding the new AFL features to my program already.
> > 
> >               . X-Y co-ordinate labels on axes implemented. Can be
> controlled using View->X-Y labels menu.
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> >               This is great!  I can now ditch the one I just
> finished writing -- LOL!  Yours is much better.  I like the shadow
> effect to make it stand out better. 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> >               . Plot, PlotForeign and PlotOHLC now have new
> parameter zorder which defines the Z-axis position of given plot
> > 
> >               . All drawing tools now can define Z-order (from -5 to
> +5).
> > 
> >               This is great, but it would be even better if it were
> -10 to +10 layers, though I could get by with 8.  5 are enough layers
> for groups of plots, but not quite enough for my individual plots, so
> I still have to break my plotting routines from my modular function
> generation code.  With 10 layers above and below, I could have enough
> layers to make my functions truly modular.
> > 
> >               I absolutely love that the default study lines are
> below the Gfx plots.  My studies no longer obscure my on-chart button
> arrays and information tables.
> > 
> >               . new AFL functions ColorBlend
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> >               This is great!  A way to select colors by stepping
> through values in a way that makes sense to the eye.  I will have to
> think of a way to include this in my charts.
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> >               . Rectangle and Ellipse drawing tool now are by
> default SOLID, with default fill color being a blend between
> background and selected drawing color, they are use ZOrder = -1
> (behind regular plots) by default
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> >               This is a great improvement!  Though I must not
> understand what you mean by blend between the background.  I changed
> chart background colors and it did not change the color of the oval I
> was testing...  Wait, I just figured it out.  It uses the color of the
> background when you create the object only and does not change it
> dynamically after that.
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> >               . Blank area past last available quote can be now
> enlarged on the fly by simply using > arrow in the scroll bar or using
> mouse wheel
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> >               This one is causing me some difficulties.  I both love
> it and hate it.  
> > 
> >               I love that I can increase the space easily.  
> > 
> >               I hate that it has no limits and once increased, it
> becomes the new default for the position thumb all the way to the right.
> > 
> >               I hate that if the symbol is switched, it does not
> remember what it was last set to, though that seems to be the only way
> to reset it back to the default.
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> >               If I want to increase the space, it is usually to a
> constant PIXELs of blank space so that I can fit objects that are
> pixel based to the right of the chart in the blank area.  So being
> able to increase the blank area if I am zooming out to many bars is a
> good thing.
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> >               However, I very often use the scroll wheel to move
> back an forth in the chart during real time trading.  I move left to
> see some last support level for setting a study point, then I give the
> scroll wheel a quick zip to get back to the right default position
> again for trading the current bar.  With this new mode, I zip right
> past all the bars to a blank chart and am lost in white space.
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> >               So this feature is causing me more problems than not
> having it at all.  I don't really need the ability to add unlimited
> white space.  
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> >               What I need is one of the following:
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> >               1a A way to turn this feature off, or
> > 
> >               1b A maximum amount of white space preference that the
> scroll wheel can't exceed -- preferably with either bars or pixels
> options.
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> >               1a A way to turn this feature off, and
> > 
> >               2b A preferences checkbox that allows pixels rather
> than bars of default white space, or 
> > 
> >               2c An AFL function to set the amount of future bars
> that overrides the default.
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> >               Thank you for being such a great developer that
> listens to your customers!
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> >               Best regards,
> > 
> >               Dennis
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> >               On Feb 13, 2009, at 9:52 AM, Tomasz Janeczko wrote:
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> >               Hello,
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> >               AmiBroker 5.21.0 BETA is released now:
> > 
> >              
> http://www.amibroker.com/devlog/2009/02/13/amibroker-5210-beta-released/
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> >               Best regards,
> > 
> >               Tomasz Janeczko
> > 
> >               amibroker.com
> >
>




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