                      Stable Technical Graphs 2.2
                                   
                      User Manual Addendum Notes
                             August 1995
         Copyright (c) 1990-1995 WINTERRA Software Group, Inc.

This information is provided as an addendum to your User's Manual.
Please keep these notes with your manual for future reference.

New Features and Enhancements
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  Several important changes have been made to the program providing
  greater usefulness of the product, and correcting bugs found in
  previous versions of the product.  Information contained within this
  file adds to or corrects information in the User Manual 2.0.

Version 2.1 Features
  Chart Templates
  Group Indicator Selection
  Program Startup Group
  Program Display Improvements
  Chart Configuration Options
  Attachments and Drawing Tools
  Technical Indicators
  Other Program Improvements and Fixes

Version 2.2 Features
  Candlestick Charts
  Popup Data Window
  Daily/Weekly/Monthly Charts
  Printing Multiple Charts/Page
  Space/Blank Delimited ASCII Files
  Tour Guide
  Other Program Improvements and Fixes

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                         Version 2.1 Features
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Chart Templates (Default Configurations)
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  You can now specify default chart configurations which are used
  when you open new charts (charts which have not been previously
  saved in a group).  The chart configuration represents items such
  as chart colors and selected technical indicators.
  
  Default chart configurations can be established at both the program
  level, and within your individual financial groups.  The default
  configuration you specify at the program level will be used when a
  new chart is opened in an "untitled" group.
  
  To specify the chart configuration you want to use at the program
  level, select or open any chart.  Configure the chart as you want
  the other new charts to look when they are opened (including any
  technical indicators).  Then select File/Save Chart As Default...
  from the menu.  Click the Standard Default button.
  
  To specify the chart configuration you want to use in a particular
  group, open or create the group - then select or open any chart.
  Configure the chart as you want the other new charts to look when
  they are opened (including any technical indicators).  Then select
  File/Save Chart As Default... from the menu.  Click the Group
  Default button.
  
  NOTE: The Group Default button is only available when you are
  working within an existing group.

Group Indicator Selection
-------------------------
  Whenever you select technical indicators for use on a chart, you
  can now specify that all the charts in the current group are to be
  configured with the same set of indicators.  You do this by
  clicking the Apply To All Charts button in the technical indicator
  dialog.  To configure only the current chart, click the Ok button.
  
  NOTE:  If a chart within the group cannot support one or more of
  the selected indicators you have chosen to be applied, those
  indicators will not be included in that chart.

Program Startup Group
---------------------
  Generally, you will have one or more financial groups configured
  within the program.  You can now select any one of your existing
  financial groups to be opened when the program starts.
  
  To select the financial group you want opened at program startup,
  select Group/Open... from the menu.  In the "Group List:" box of
  the Open Group dialog, select the name of the group, then press the
  Save As Startup Group button.  The next time the program is run,
  this group will automatically be opened for you.
  
  If you do not want a financial group opened at program startup,
  select Group/Open... from the menu.  In the Open Group dialog,
  press the No Startup Group button.  The next time the program is
  run, no group will automatically be opened for you.
  
Program Display Improvements
----------------------------
  In an effort to make better use of the display area for your
  charts, there have been some changes you should be aware of.
  
Graph Titles
  Graph titles have now been incorporated within the display area of
  the associated graph.  As a result of this change, much more space
  is now available for your technical indicators.  Additionally, you
  will find that the title now includes a value enclosed within
  square brackets.  This is the value associated with the last
  visible day for that graph.
  
The Program Toolbar and Status Bar
  The program toolbar and status bar can now be individually removed
  from the program window.  If you normally don't use or need one of
  these items, you can reclaim the display space occupied by these
  tools for your financial charts.
  
  To selectively add or remove the program toolbar and status bar,
  select Options/Toolbar or Options/Status Bar from the menu.  These
  menu items are toggles represented by the checkmark indicator found
  at the left of each item.  If a checkmark is present, that tool is
  used and visible in the program window.  To remove the item, simply
  select it.  To add the item back to the program's window, select it
  again from the menu.
  
Chart Configuration Options
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  Additional options have been added to the Chart Configuration
  providing greater control over group study and line drawing
  methods.  The changes have to do with saving group information and
  using the line drawing tools.
  
Program Notification to Save Changed Groups
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  When any change occurs to a group - such as window resizing, color
  changes, additions or the removal of charts - that group is tagged
  as "changed".  If you move to another group, try to create a new
  group, or exit the program, you are automatically notified by the
  program that the group has changed - allowing you to save or ignore
  the changes you have made.
  
  You now have the option of being notified of group changes by the
  program.
  
  To indicate whether you want to be prompted for group changes,
  select Options/Chart... from the menu.  In the Chart Options
  dialog, there is checkbox labeled "Prompt When Group is Changed".
  If this selection is checked, you will be notified by the program
  that changes to a group have been made.  If this selection is not
  checked, you will not be notified by the program.  In this case,
  you are responsible for saving any changes you make to a group.
  
"Sticky" Line Drawing Mode
--------------------------
  When using the line drawing tools (ie., Trend, Vertical,
  Horizontal, and Resistance), the tool normally remains in the
  selected mode so that you can freely draw to the chart without
  having to continually reselect that tool.  In some cases, this may
  not be the ideal mode of operation.
  
  There is now an option for selecting "sticky" line drawing mode (as
  described above), or having the line drawing tool reset immediately
  after the line is drawn.
  
  To change the setting of the line drawing mode,  select
  Options/Chart... from the menu.  In the Chart Options dialog, check
  the selection labeled "Sticky Line Drawing Mode" to operate in the
  default mode, or clear this selection to draw individual lines.
  
Attachments and Drawing Tools
-----------------------------
  There now is an additional feature of the Attachment dialog
  providing greater control over the attachments in a graph.
  
Deleting All Graph Attachments
  To date, the program has provided the ability to individually
  delete graph attachments.  While this worked adequately in many
  cases, there are some situations where you want to simply remove
  all the attachments in a graph quickly and easily.
  
  To remove all the attachments in a graph, set the focus to the
  graph in question by clicking the mouse anywhere within the graph
  area, or by pressing the Tab key until the graph is enclosed by a
  yellow border.  Activate the Attachments dialog by selecting
  Graph/Attachments... from the menu, clicking the right-mouse button
  within the graph and selecting Attachments... from the popup menu,
  or by pressing Ctrl+A.  Click the "Delete All" button to remove all
  the attachments, or the "Delete" button to remove individually
  selected attachments from the list.
  
Parallel Trend Lines
  In addition to the Trend, Horizontal, Vertical, and Speed
  Resistance line tools - you can now create parallel trend lines
  using the Parallel Trend line tool.  Access to this tool is from
  the Tools program menu.
  
  To create parallel trend lines,  select Tools/Parallel Trend Line
  from the menu.  Using the mouse cursor (which changes to the
  parallel trend line cursor), draw a trend line on the graph by
  positioning the cursor to the starting location, pressing and
  holding down the left mouse button, then moving the mouse to the
  endpoint for the trend line.  Release the mouse button.  A trend
  line has been drawn between the points you have selected.  In fact,
  two trend lines have been drawn - one on top of the other.
  
  Move the cursor so that the arrow is pointing somewhere along the
  trend line you have just drawn - then press and hold down the left
  mouse button.  Move the mouse and you will see that one of the
  trend lines follows your movement - while the other remains at the
  original location.  Release the mouse button to anchor the trend
  line at the new location.
  
Technical Indicators
--------------------
  The following information describes changes made to the technical
  indicator portion of the program.
  
Relative Strength Indicator
  Previously, the Relative Strength indicator would not properly
  retain the name of the symbol being used for calculation purposes.
  For example, if a chart was created that had a Relative Strength
  indicator to say, the Dow Jones 30, and the group containing this
  chart was saved - reopening the group (and this chart) would result
  in the Relative Strength indicator being applied to the parent
  chart instead.  This situation has been corrected.
  
  Tip: The Relative Strength indicator must always be based on a
  chart contained within the group.  However, you may not want that
  particular chart displayed along with the other charts in the
  group.  Try minimizing the chart so that the window is displayed as
  an icon at the bottom of the program desktop area.
  
Volume Accumulation Indicator
  The Volume Accumulation indicator (devised by Marc Chaikin) is an
  alternative to the On Balance Volume indicator of Joseph Granville.
  It attempts to assign a percentage of the volume based on a more
  realistic interpretation of the day's trading range.
  
  The primary differences between Volume Accumulation and OBV is:
  
     Volume Accumulation is an intra-day measure of trading volume as
     it applies to the day's price action.  OBV measures the change
     between two consecutive days closing values.
     
     Volume Accumulation assigns only a percentage of the day's volume
     to the calculation of the indicator.  Consider; if a day spends
     most of the time on the downside, but closes slightly higher than
     the day before, should all of the day's volume be applied as a
     positive value towards the indicator (OBV method) or only a
     percentage (Volume Accumulation method).
  
  In determining the amount of the day's volume that will be applied
  to the indicator, Volume Accumulation calculates a percentage based
  on where the close is in relation the average price for the day.
  If the close is above the midpoint, a positive amount of the volume
  is used.  If below the midpoint, a negative amount is used.
  Referring to the formula below, the only time the entire volume
  will be used in the indicator is when the close is equal to the
  high (positive value) or the low (negative value).
  
  VA = ( ( (Close - Low) - (High - Close) ) / (High - Low) ) * Volume
  
  As with the OBV indicator, look for confirmation or divergences
  between the indicator and price action for possible trend changes.
  
  
Other Program Improvements and Fixes
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File Open Extension Is Now Saved Between Sessions
  The program reads ASCII files containing historical financial data
  regardless of the file name extension.  Any file name extension
  that you enter in the Open Chart dialog box is now saved as the
  default for future use.  Previously, the Open Chart dialog always
  defaulted to the .CSV extension.
  
Drag & Drop Now Supports ASC, CSV, and TXT Extensions
  The program supports the opening of financial charts based on ASCII
  data files via Drag and Drop from the Windows File Manager.  This
  version now recognizes as ASCII data files those files with an
  extension of .ASC, .CSV, and .TXT.
  
Graph Labeling Improved
  Automatic price graph labeling has been improved to generate more
  common labeling values.
  
Minimal Data Conditions
  The application of technical indicators to charts containing
  minimal data has been improved so that these situations do not
  create fatal program errors.  If the amount of data in a chart is
  insufficient for the selected technical indicator, the indicator
  will not be created.  Additionally, if an attempt is made to change
  an indicator's parameters such that the chart's data cannot support
  it, the change will be ignored.
  
TeleChart 2000 Data Files on a Different Drive
  There was a situation where TeleChart 2000 (TC2000) data files
  could not be accessed if the files resided on a different drive
  volume from that of the program.  This has been corrected.
  
Error Selecting A Chart Area For Zoom
  In the previous version, if you selected an area to zoom into that
  resulted in a single point, the program would generate an error and
  terminate.  This has been corrected.

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                         Version 2.2 Features
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Candlestick Charts
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  Candlestick charts have been added to Stable Technical Graphs to
  compliment the current set of High/Low Bar, Line, and Histogram
  charts.  In order to use the Candlestick option, the underlying
  financial data must contain Open, High, Low, and Close information.
  Note that the creation of weekly or monthly charts from daily
  information always provides the information necessary to generate
  Candlestick charts.

  To create a Candlestick chart, select Graph/Candlestick or click
  the right mouse button on a Price Graph to invoke the popup window,
  and select Candlestick.

Popup Data Window
-----------------
  A Popup Data Window has been added to the product - replacing the
  individual graph data windows of earlier versions.
  
  This window is directly tied to the vertical cursor of the active
  chart window.  When activated, the data window displays all price
  and technical indicator graph values associated with the current
  position of the vertical chart cursor.
  
  To activate the Popup Data Window, select Options/Data Window or
  press the F4 key to toggle the activation of the window.

Daily/Weekly/Monthly Charts
---------------------------
  An important new feature is the ability to produce both weekly and
  monthly financial charts from your daily data.  Creating a weekly
  or monthly chart helps to remove much of the data "noise" from the
  displayed output.
  
  When a weekly or monthly chart is generated from daily data, the
  resulting data consists of open, high, low, and close information
  regardless of the daily source.
  
  If the daily data contains only closing values, the calculated open
  is the close at the beginning of the week or month. If the daily
  data contains only high/low/close values, the open is calculated as
  the midpoint between the high and low at the beginning of the week
  or month
  
  To select a daily/weekly/monthly chart, select Graph/Daily,
  Graph/Weekly, or Graph/Monthly from the menu bar; press Ctrl+D,
  Ctrl+W, or Ctrl+M, or click the right mouse button within any graph
  and select the data style.

Printing Multiple Charts/Page
-----------------------------
  A new feature is the ability to print 1, 2, or 4 financial charts
  per printed page.  This capability is available when printing all
  of the charts in a group by selecting the Group/Print All Charts...
  option.  When printing individual charts from the File/Print Active
  Chart... option, or from the toolbar, the chart will be printed to
  the entire printed page.
  
  To select the format for printing all the charts in a group, select
  File/Page Setup... and make a selection from the Chart  Layout
  group.

Space/Blank Delimited ASCII Files
---------------------------------
  Support has been added for importing ASCII data files formatted with
  spaces (blanks) as the field delimiter.  This is in addition to the
  comma and tab delimited support currently available in the product.

  This support has been added to the program in such a way that space
  delimited files are automatically supported.  If you require support
  for ASCII files containing fractional value representations
  (ie, "34 7/8"), you will have to indicate this by selecting Options/File
  Import... and checking the box "Support ASCII Fractional Values
  ("34 7/8")".  As long as this selection is active, you cannot reliably
  read standard ASCII files using space delimiters.

Tour Guide
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  A Tour Guide feature has been included in the product to assist you
  as you perform basic program functions.
  
  The Tour Guide can be enabled or disabled by choosing the Help/Tour
  Guide menu item.
  
Other Program Improvements and Fixes
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Low Resources and Chart Creation
  In some situations where a large number of charts were created
  within a single chart group, Windows resources could become
  depleted resulting in unexpected program crashes.
  
  There is now a check within the program for available resources
  when creating each individual chart.  The default amount of Windows
  resources required to create a chart is 15%.  This value can be
  modified by editing the STABLE.INI file, section "[Main]", and
  modifying or creating the line entry "LowResources=n" where "n" is
  equal to the percentage of available system resources that must be
  available before a chart is created.
  
Options/File Import... ASCII Format Validation
  In previous versions of the program, the File Import configuration
  dialog would report a data format validation error when there was
  no error.  This has been fixed.
  
ASCII Files Containing a Ctrl+Z Character Generated a General
Protection Fault
  Some ASCII file text editors use and place a Ctrl+Z character at
  the end of an ASCII file to mark the end of the file.  When the
  program processed financial ASCII files containing this character,
  a General Protection Fault would sometimes result.  This has been
  corrected so that Ctrl+Z characters are ignored.
  
Graph Line Style For Mutual Fund Charts
  In some cases, the program would default to displaying mutual fund
  charts using the High/Low Bar style - resulting in a series of dots
  to represent the Price graph.  This has been fixed so that mutual
  fund charts use the Line style as the default.
  
Negative Volume Trend Indicator Crash
  This technical indicator would occassionally generate a "Divide by
  Zero" error in situations where the volume data contained zero (0)
  values.  This has been resolved.
  
