[Gretl-devel] syntax inconsistency for coeff vector

Hi, this is nothing new, but I stumbled over it again and now I can use it as an excuse why I never manage to remember the correct syntax: When we access the coeff vector after estimation, we have '$coeff'; when we give the variable index we use square brackets ($coeff[2]), but when we give the name then it's round brackets ($coeff(myvar)). So far so good. But when we formulate restrictions, it's now 'b' for the coeff vector, and we _always_ have to use square brackets apparently (b[2] as well as b[myvar]). So there are two pretty obvious questions from the point of view of the user I think: 1) Why have a separate symbol for the coeff vector in restrict blocks at all? (Backward compatibility issues aside for now.) 2) The bracket situation seems arbitrary and confuses me every time. Can it be changed? (in the medium term I mean, no need to rush.) Thanks, sven