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gstalker stock charter 1.2
<http://www.pathcom.com/~sstratos>
Stefan S. Stratigakos
<sstratos@pathcom.com>
This is my contribution to the Linux universe.
Ok kids, so ya like that stock charting? Because I'm sick of rebooting to Windoze
just to run my stock charting software (everything else strictly Linux) and also because
I couldn't find any GPL'd software that wasn't more than just hacks and stuff, I decided
to write my own stock charting software. Mind you, this was originally written for myself,
and later re-written for a public release, so some things might seem a little awkward or unusual.
Description
===========
gstalker is a program that enables you to visually chart stock and commoditiy prices.
It is very similar to commercial software such as metastok and superchartz. It is designed
to be simple and easy to use, and light on resources.
gstalker has also been designed to run at least at a 800 x 600 resolution, if you are
running at lower resolution, I advise against it. gstalker will be quite annoying at anything
lower. There's nothing stopping you if you want, but menus and graphs will look ugly.
It's up to you.
Directories & Files
===================
o AUTHORS contains those who have contributed patches.
o INSTALL contains installation instructions.
o CHANGELOG contains the changes since the last version.
o BUGS contains a list of the currently known bugs.
o FAQ is a list of frequently asked questions.
o TODO is a wish list of features and improvements planned for future releases.
gstalker Directories & Files
============================
When gstalker is started for the first time, it will create all the directories and files
needed for normal operation. They are:
~/.gnome/gstalker - config file
~/gstalker - temp files and error logs will be created here
~/gstalker/data - all charts created are stored here
~/gstalker/groups - all groups created are stored here
~/gstalker/index - all chart headers are stored here
Getting Started
===============
First you need to import some data into gstalker so that you have something
to look at. Goto the File menu and choose the import selection. The import dialog is
now displayed. Click on the 'import from' button, and using the file selector, goto the
samples directory in the gstalker* source package. Select cl.txt and press the OK button.
Now select the "Sample" rule from the list box. Now press the Import button. A pop up dialog
will then ask you what symbol name you want to import this as. A default based on the file name
will appear. Just click OK and the file will be imported. You'll see a progress bar
show you the import status, this will take just a second or two. If there were any errors
during the import, you will be notified. Now repeat the import process for the other 2
sample files. When finshed just click on the cancel button to exit the import menu.
Now, press the 'workwith charts' button. The work with charts window will pop up
and show you a list of all the charts that you can view. Notice that the 3 files you just
imported now show up in the list as cl, sp500, nyse . Select something in the list
and press the 'open' button, and presto, the data you just imported has now been transformed
into a chart! Repeat the process for the other 2 charts if you like.
Ok, but what if I have a hundred charts to view, does that mean I have continually open
them from the list one by one? Nope, there is a better way. You can associate individual
charts to what's called a group. A group is nothing more than a list of charts that you
put together. Say I have a hundred charts in my list and I really only view 5 of them on
a regular basis. No problem, you just put those 5 charts into a group. Here's what you do.
Goto the File menu, and select New Group. A new group dialog will pop up and ask
you for the name of the group you would like to create. After entering a name, press OK.
The new group dialog will close and the group editor will pop up. From this dialog, you can
choose which charts you want in your group. The list on the left shows all charts in the
database. The list on the right shows which charts are in the group. The buttons allow
for inserting and deleting charts from the group. Play with the buttons to
see how they work. When you are finished press the OK button, which will then save your
group and exit the dialog.
Now lastly, press the 'work with groups' button, and from the list choose the group
you just created and press the 'open' button. This will load the first chart in the group.
Navigate through the group by pressing the 'next chart' button to go through all the charts.
That's all there is to it.
For further information on how everything works, use the help system.
Copyrights
==========
gtsalker is Copyright (c) by Stefan S. Stratigakos and is licensed through the
GNU General Public License. Read the COPYING file for the complete license.
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