Re: [Gretl-devel] construct lists in the GUI
Am 02.05.2017 um 11:25 schrieb Riccardo (Jack) Lucchetti:
On Tue, 2 May 2017, Sven Schreiber wrote:
> So my suggestion is to either extend the window that you get when
> choosing "Data/Define or edit list", or --perhaps more fitting-- have
> a new menu entry "Add/Create new series collection in list" (label too
> long, I know...).
> The user would get a very simple one-line window, where for example
> she could enter "sdums = seasonals(1,1)". The help button might lead
> to an enumeration of list-returning functions, but a very generic help
> would also be OK (as in "read ch. 14.1 of the guide").
>
> What do you think?
Are you aware of the Alt-X key combo?
No, in fact I wasn't, thanks. But that doesn't count IMHO, because I
modestly claim to have an above-average knowledge of gretl, so given
that it was new to me, how many users do you think will know it? If it
cannot be found in the menus with patience, then it's not really
accessible.
(Or the reverse argument would be, that the add variable window would
also be superfluous, which we don't believe, do we?)
thanks,
sven