DAS Tabs Bug?

[daspatriot 0]

Hi,

I'm experimenting with a tabbed desktop setup for when I have to use DAS on my laptop.  It seems buggy however, unless I'm missing something.

Here's one example which I also captured in the attached video.  I have three tabs, everything connected to one montage on the first tab, all windows positioned where I want them.

Now with no windows currently selected, when I click on a chart in the first tab it maximizes it for no apparent reason, I re-window it, then if I go to the third tab I see it's minimized my chart that previously was maximized.  I re-maximize that chart, go back to the first tab, click on a chart and it again it maximizes it for no apparent reason and the cycle starts over again.

I'm other seeing similar things to this that I can't find any reason for. I'm new to DAS so I'm wondering if I'm missing something here or if it's just buggy with tabs?

thanks

 

 

Edited December 23, 2021 by daspatriot
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[Alastair 111]

I use TABS extensively in DAS and have not seen this, BUT I will try to replicate.   I use a mouse buttons to hot switch to multiple TABS on both laptop and desktop.

However,  also in addition to PeterB direction, I suggest u try this.

Open a new TAB, create a new chart window, do not click or highlight, "show on ALL TABS" in chart window config option.   

Also use a diff SYMBOL, jus grasping at straws in this part of the instruction.  DAS is not the smoothest app BUT it works most of the time.

Good luck.

[daspatriot 0]

Cheers for the replies. I tried your suggestions but am seeing pretty much the same issues.  I just signed up with Ameritrade and linked DAS, above I was using the Demo / Replay version.  I did a clean install of the AMTD production version, changed no settings, started with a desktop clear and I'm seeing the same sort of thing.   This is also on a clean install of WIN 10 with no extras, this laptop is dedicated to trading.

Disappointed, this sort of thing is kind of a big barrier to using the software, if it kind of unpredictably is doing things with windows and charts when I'm trying to be fast and blast through things using hotkeys tabs etc etc. 

Here's another vid showing pretty much the same type of issue.  I see what appears to be another issue where the chart from the 2nd tab gets pulled to the 1st tab, then the screen recorder decides to maximize on its own at the end.

Hopefully there's just some settings I need to tweak and I'm missing them.  Unless someone has some other ideas,  now that I'm a paying user I guess I will contact DAS to see if I can get any support.

[Alastair 111]

Suggest u send vids to [email protected] and/or [email protected].

When u submit clearly state version of DAS, user name, how u expect the windows to work.  Clear and concise bullet points.

Currently I maximize my chart windows which are in a TAB using the top left of the chart window, with a double click..........BUT, I have chart window borders off...........its where  the red/blue bar is. (Note: in darkmode, which I use,  the red/blue bar does not appear/work............its a bug I live with.....DAS !!!!).  To restore down the chart window, I double click on any clear part of chart window background. (Found that out by accident......lol).  Will code a simple hotkey to use a windows win-restore feature in the future.

It took me  14 mths to configure DAS so I could use ....... I wrote alot of code outside of DAS to manipulate DAS.  U have to play with it for a while, unfortunately, to get it to do what u need.  I still have a few requested urgent bugs/enhancements outstanding which I am waiting on DAS to fix/complete.  Yes I am still paying them monthly.............and cannot really get it working fully. 

Happy holidays to u and ur fam.

[Alastair 111]

Reviewed ur vid again...........

1. Did I see "Chart" option create 2 charts ?

2. Also try.......... Initially create one chart only in DEFAULT tab.  Save the file.  Exit DAS. Restart DAS,  ensure chart windows works in the DEFAULT tab,  then create TAB #2, create Chart Window in TAB #2.  Save and exit DAS.  Restart computer, restart DAS and check.  Observe behavior of DAS then. 

These are things I did to understand how DAS works or does not work.  Sometimes DAS does not kill its process also, that is the reason for restarting the computer.

[daspatriot 0]

Hi Allistar,

thanks very much for your suggestions and help.

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>Suggest u send vids to [email protected] and/or [email protected].
>When u submit clearly state version of DAS, user name, how u expect the windows to work.  Clear and concise bullet points.

thanks I will, yeh I get it on the bug reports, I'm actually a programmer by trade and I work on financial software as well - though not gui based stuff and on the linux platform. 

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>Currently I maximize my chart windows which are in a TAB using the top left of the chart window, with a double click..........BUT, I have chart window borders off...........its where  the red/blue bar is. (Note: in darkmode, which I use,  the red/blue bar does not appear/work............its a bug I live with.....DAS !!!!).  To restore down the chart window, I double click on any clear part of chart window background. (Found that out by accident......lol).  

I tried with borders off in case it was a quirk of only borders on but alas same issue.

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>It took me  14 mths to configure DAS so I could use ....... I wrote alot of code outside of DAS to manipulate DAS.  U have to play with it for a while, unfortunately, to get it to do what u need.  I still have a few requested urgent bugs/enhancements outstanding which I am waiting on DAS to fix/complete.  Yes I am still paying them monthly.............and cannot really get it working fully. 

Yeh I expect a learning curve and don't mind some trial and error. Kinda feel like DAS isn't doing their QA regression testing for stuff like this to slip through, unless I'm just missing the boat on something here.

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>1. Did I see "Chart" option create 2 charts ?

If you mean did two charts weirdly show up on one tab by themselves, then yes.  It seems like another issue, again unless there's some option I'm missing.

I am testing with a default install zero configuration changes, so I have not checked show on all tabs or anything like that.

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>2. Also try.......... Initially create one chart only in DEFAULT tab.  Save the file.  Exit DAS. Restart DAS,  ensure chart windows works in the DEFAULT tab,  then create TAB #2, create Chart Window in TAB #2.  Save and exit DAS.  Restart computer, restart DAS and check.  Observe behavior of DAS then. 

thanks, I tried that alas no dice.

I also tried the TD Ameritrade beta version, again zero configuration changes, and am seeing the same issues.

Hopefully single tab works as it seems to be for everyone else, I'll just have to deal with it on the times when I'm on my laptop with no extra screen.

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>Happy holidays to u and ur fam.

Thanks you too!