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Hi Joe,
As I mentioned, I do not use Layouts just templates.
My C:\Program Files\AmiBroker\Layout folder contains just one file
Default.awl which was part of the installation.
I use only one (real-time) database (Tick based). I defined its
location as
C:\Documents and Settings\jbiran\My Documents\AmiBroker.
When I Save... a template it is saved (by default) to
C:\Documents and Settings\jbiran\My Documents\AmiBroker\Layouts
As far as naming is concerned, use anything that will remind you what
the
layout is about.
To find my way quicker I list my latest layout at the bottom by
including a
date prefix. Examples:
2006.08.03 Price+CCIj 2 (0.2 price 0.8 CCIj).ALY
2006.09.26 Price+CCIj 1 (0.5 price 0.5 CCIj).ALY
2006.10.24 Price+HeikinAshi+CCIj 5 (0.4 price(s) 0.6 CCIj).ALY
One thing missing is a way to tell the underlying template used for a
given chart
(so it can be applied to another chart).
One way could be if when you click Template Save... it defaults to
(selects) name
of current template used (or source template before editing)
(I just posted a suggestion in the suggestion box... )
I have not seen anywhere how to specify the path to the template
folder,
I see no need to change current settings here.
Joseph Biran
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From: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Joe Landry
Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2006 7:05 AM
To: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [amibroker] New Layouts/Templates
Hello Joseph... Thanks for an excellent explanation.
Was wonder if you would take this to the next level and let us know
your practice for naming and storing your templates?
Do you use the \Layouts subfolder? I just looked and mine is in the
Amibroker tree and I would think it is not specific to a database.
I also noticed that my default path for loading a template can be any
path, and when I just tried it, the default path that was pulled was
the last folder I used in my autoanalyzer run.
Best regards
Joe
----- Original Message -----
From: J. Biran <mailto:jbiran@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2006 1:24 AM
Subject: RE: [amibroker] New Layouts/Templates
Templates (and layouts) are not created, they can be saved with
different names. (so save first what you have
before changing!)
Take any window change it to your liking (add/remove indicators and
panes etc) then right click on it and select
Template> Save... (give it a name)
this saves all the panes (indicators) in that window with the relative
size of each pane (but not symbol or timescale).
(You can have multiple templates where the only difference is the
relative size between panes, or having totally different
indicators)
In the latest AB 4.88 you can only create a new (non linked) window
using File | New | Default chart. It will use the
default Template as its layout (not the named template you saved
unless you used Template | Save as default).
On the other hand, to create a linked window you use Window | New
linked (after selecting an existing window).
Somewhat confusing but works.
When you select any other (newly created or existing) window and you
right click on it, select
Template> Load... select the named template you just saved, it will
apply that "layout" to the selected window
it will not change the symbol in that window or its timescale. it
will not modify any other windows unless
you repeat the process for each window.
Linked windows CAN use different templates.
Layouts refers to the combination of ALL the windows in AB's
workspace. I do not normally use them to save,
I find templates more convenient for daily use.
Named templates are saved in the database folder, so you can have
different templates for different databases
that have identical names. (alternatively if you use multiple
databases and want to have same layouts you have to copy
the \Layout subfolder from one database to another)
Joseph Biran
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From: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Steve Dugas
Sent: Tuesday, November 28, 2006 6:22 PM
To: Yahoo - AmiBroker
Subject: [amibroker] New Layouts/Templates
Hi all,
Is there an easy way to create a new layout/template with its own
charts? The only way I know to create a new one is to save an existing
one under a different name, but then they share the same charts so
future changes to the new one affect the old ones also. I have been
getting around this by immediately replacing all charts in the new
layout with a new "placeholder" price chart on each sheet so that none
of the layouts share any common charts, but I have 60 sheets so it is
getting to be quite a chore. Anyone have a better way? Thank you!
Steve
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