@jokumat:
I'll give you a few tips on how to use the clearwallet exchange.
Before going into detail, let me first say this: drak said that eventually most of these problems (order matching, must stay logged-in, etc.) will be resolved with a brand new escrow service inside the wallet. Said another way, (my words here) rather than waste time trying to fix every little bug (from Counterparty's code), a new and improved escrow system will SUPERSEDE most of it.
Okay, with the long term vision now in view, you probably still want to know how you can "get coins now!"
I've had the same problem and have spent many hours trying to buy on the XCH exchange, and I've learned a few things:
1. I always get an error when trying to buy more than 20k, 25k, or 30k XCH coins at a time. For example, if I want to buy 100k XCH - I buy it in 4 steps of 25k each, otherwise I get an error.
2. I ALWAYS buy one price at a time. I always got an error when trying to buy "up" several prices on the order book.
for example: (with approximate current order book)
Price [VIA/XCH] Amount [XCH]
0.010 650
0.0149 2024
0.014949 3600
0.015 134,168
The current order book makes a nice example as it illustrates both my points. You CANNOT just enter an order for 150,000 XCH at a price of 0.015 and try to buy "up" the order book, and expect it to match all the orders for you.
First, buy the complete 650 XCH at 0.010.
Then buy the 2024. Then buy the 3600.
THEN, when you get to 0.015 DO NOT try to buy more than 25k or 30k at a time. (I was like a rat in-front-of a cocaine dispenser trying to figure this out BC there was like 200,000 XCH at a very good price and I COULD NOT BUY THEM....lol...so I found-out that the code would let me buy the whole thing in small increments)
I realize (and certainly drak does too), that little work-arounds like mine are NOT long term solutions.
BUT, as an investor, I would much rather have drak working on future and more important problems rather than wasting weeks trying to fix every little bug, which hopefully, will be superseded anyways!
Please let me know what you think...let's get some more action going on this thread
P.S @jokumat, eventually (it does not show up instantly), your pending orders will be shown in the "O Open Orders" tab AND in the "Markets" tab, which will then give you the option to cancel, so you can get some closure on them
