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What is the "QuotePage Browser"? |
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A tool called the QuotePage Browser has been added to
the MS Windows version of Investor/RT. The browser window presents lists
of quotepages (System Quotepages, User Quotepages, Recent QuotePages)
and the instrument ticker symbols for each quotepage. User-defined
quotepage groups and subgroups are also shown in an indented outline
format. Any group can be expanded or collapsed by double-clicking on its
name. Group names will have "..." appended to the name to indicate that
the group can be expanded to show its members (quotepages and/or
subgroups). Double-clicking on an instrument causes that instrument to
be charted just as if the double-click had occurred on that ticker in a
quotepage. See Setup: Preferences: Charts: General. The "When
double-clicking..." option controls how double-clicks on instruments in
the quotepage browser window are handled. At present a single click on a
symbol does not invoke any action other than establishing that symbol as
the selected item within the browser window. From there the arrow keys
can be used as described below to move up or down the list of symbols.
When moving through symbols with the arrow keys, Investor/RT will
perform the double-click action for each target symbol.
To open the browser window, click the "+" button at the upper right
corner of any quotepage and choose "Browse...". The browser window will
open showing three built-in groups of quotepages along with any
user-defined groups of type "QuotePage". The group hierarchy can be
navigated using the keyboard; up/down arrow keys move up and down the
current list. Right-arrow will expand the current item, left arrow will
contract the current item. Striking character keys will cause the
selection to advance to the next item whose name begins with that
character. Moving to a ticker symbol with the up/down arrow keys or
character keys causes the charting action to be performed (just like
double-clicking).
The browser tool is implemented using the MS Windows standard "tree
viewer" control; it operates in a fashion similar to the folder
navigation dialog (Choose a Folder...). This tool will be especially
useful to users with hundreds of quotepages organized in a hierarchical
fashion using the "groups" feature of Investor/RT. The browser makes it
easy to find a "group" and view a list of subgroups, each subgroup
having several quotepages for example. The instruments in a particular
quotepage can then be listed and quickly charted by navigating through
the symbol list with the arrow keys. Groups and subgroups may be
"nested" to any extent the user desires.
QuotePage Browser Improvements
The QuotePage Browser is now supported on the Macintosh OS X
Version of Investor/RT. The browser presents a hierarchical view of
groups of quotepages and the instruments within each quotepage.
Selecting (clicking on) an instrument causes it to be charted, the same
effect you get when double-clicking a ticker in a quotepage. The power
of this tool is that every user defined "group" of quotepages, including
subgroups to any degree of nesting, can be easily navigated with a
simple user interface. Quotepages or Groups can be expanded or collapsed
by clicking the "disclosure triangle" to the left of the quotepage name
or group name. You can use the up, down, left, and right arrow keys on
the keyboard to similarly navigate the heirarchy of quotepage groups.
Top level groups include System Quotepages, User Quotepages, and Recent
Quotepages, plus any user-defined quotepage groups and their subgroups.
Opening the QuotePage Browser
The QuotePage Browser can be opened in a variety of new ways.
The QP button on the main toolbar brings up a popup (contextual) menu
that includes a menu item "Browse QuotePages...". The Open: QuotePage
menu also has this menu item. Further, "Open: QuotePage Browser" is now
a choice in the keyboard shortcut setup window. Thus you can assign a
Function Key to open the browser, and you can create a chart button to
open the browser by having the chart button invoke the keyboard
shortcut. The browser is also available from any open quotepage by
clicking the "+" button in its upper right corner. The contextual menu
has an item titled "Browse..." for opening the quotepage browser. |
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