[Gretl-users] Menu re-structuring

I agree that this looks tidier and also feels natural. Preferences under tools makes sense too. Re-structuring the model menu also looks nice (it would be great to be able to see it in action first before the final decision though). While we are at it, I also would like to make a few suggestions regarding the user interface. It may not be possible to implement them in this version but what does everybody think of these? 1- How about dividing the main window vertically so that icon view is available and visible by default next to the vertical list of variables. This would be nice because I think the icon view is one of the particularly novel and useful features of the program and it is not very visible with the current setting. 2- Multiple UIs! It is known that econometric software can be intimidating for the uninitiated. The students are often lost within the myriad of tools and options. With the user friendliness in mind, how about gretl having 2 different user interfaces (full and lite for undergrads) which have different set of options visible in the menus. Once the students master more basic tools, they will be able to move on to the higher level, which can be easily set in the options menu. This might be a nice idea to consider for the next versions as gretl becomes more and more powerful. 3- Finally, I would like to submit my testing of the p-value finder in gretl in terms of numerical accuracy. Looks like gretl has some problems with calculating the correct values for the left tails for several distributions. Some may find the inaccuracies insignificant. Still, it might be worth to take a look into it. The results are attached as a ods spreadsheet. Cheers, Talha -- A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort. - Herm Allbright (1876-1944) --