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  • #21
  • Dec 3, 2006 4:02pm Dec 3, 2006 4:02pm
Quoting bundyraider
YComp,
it's not a drawback of running a simulation of a simulation is it?
I'm sure Iso would have noticed this and must not have this problem.

I have a spare box sitting around now and might resurrect my linux interest running MT4 as an EA 'server' LOL
no... because the laptop is a clean install of Ubuntu. The 2 Virtual PC things are running on my XP Desktop. But they all have this problem.

The first VPC was installed using winetools and most of the crap in winetools like Internet Explorer and all the "fake fonts". But the other VPC and the laptop just used wine, the mfc dlls and a copy of the windows xp fonts folder.
  • #22
  • Dec 3, 2006 4:44pm Dec 3, 2006 4:44pm
Nope, I could never get everything working. I have tried with Ubuntu 6.06, 6.10 and Suse 10.1. I much prefer linux to windows but this application with wine isn't quite there yet IMO. I saw another post about it running sucessfully under Gentoo distro.

http://www.fxaddict.com/community/showthread.php?t=89

Gentoo is a complicated install and not a preferred linux distro so I have never tried it under Gentoo.
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  • #23
  • Dec 4, 2006 11:23am Dec 4, 2006 11:23am
yes i did notice this problem when i was evaluating the vegas indicators on linux. it seems to be a problem with custom indicators, and probably advisors. the built in indicators seem to be ok. i retested a moving average and changed settings no problem.

one workaround i did was just to recompile the code with the right parameters to set them the way i want. i think the code editor works fine now but haven't tested it recently.

send a bug report to winehq for metatrader 4. if enough users file a bug report something might get done. it doesn't look like a hard fix really.
  • #24
  • Dec 4, 2006 11:32am Dec 4, 2006 11:32am
It affects the EAs and Custom Indicators because they use that grid-style control for inputs. The regular Indicators don't, so they don't have that problem. Also affects things like changing colors if I'm not mistaken.

It is a pain, but if everything else works properly then I can still use it to run my live EAs... since I won't be tweaking settings on a running EA.

Quoting Isotonic
yes i did notice this problem when i was evaluating the vegas indicators on linux. it seems to be a problem with custom indicators, and probably advisors. the built in indicators seem to be ok. i retested a moving average and changed settings no problem.

one workaround i did was just to recompile the code with the right parameters to set them the way i want. i think the code editor works fine now but haven't tested it recently.

send a bug report to winehq for metatrader 4. if enough users file a bug report something might get done. it doesn't look like a hard fix really.
  • #25
  • Dec 6, 2006 9:39am Dec 6, 2006 9:39am
You can edit the .set files with a text editor and then reload them.

I was able to get the Editor working in CodeWeavers beta, but it did not have code completion. I am able to run multiple copies of the EA as well.

Adding the DLL and winding font allowed MT to work in WINE.

Backtesting with WINE and CodeWeavers is currently having issues. Has anyone resolved this?

I installed IE6 and did notice any improvement in functionality at all.
  • #26
  • Last Post: Dec 10, 2006 11:05pm Dec 10, 2006 11:05pm
I am giving it a go for a couple days. I can't take M$ vista anymore, I just have a few apps loaded and every day it gets slower and slower... and I have a nice 'puter. I am trying trading one EA on a live account, handling changes with hardcode to EA or loading set files.
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