Re: [Gretl-users] No lags though option selected

Am 13.04.2014 12:55, schrieb Tim Nall: > gretl list, > > One prob and one picayune complaint: > > 1) GRETL 1.9.14 Taiwan Windows XP professional, using GUI, [Add --> > lags of selected variables] has no effect. I have closed/reopened > GRETL, made sure I was selecting one or more variables, tried > repeatedly. The other options under the "Add" menu item all seem to > work. > cannot confirm with 1.9.14 on Win 8 (German). > 2) I know this is picayune whining, and for that I do sincerely > apologize. But the users Guide etc. are all geared toward PhDs in > Stats or Econometrics: very heavy on the math equations (don't hate me > if I say "Who cares? I can't eat equations"), and all examples use > scripts instead of GUI. It's very, very, very hard (in fact, usually > impossible) to find out "If I encounter obstacle x, what do I do? And > if I find out what to do, how do I find it on the menus?" Sorry again. > Over and out. > I understand what you mean, and it probably would be nice to communicate better the duality between menu items and script commands. OTOH, I think one important perception problem that gretl has is that many researchers think it's "just" a nice teaching tool, and don't view it as a serious number-crunching package. So I'm not sure that stressing further the nice GUI aspects is the most important thing. Apart from that, can you give some concrete examples? IMHO the menu items should be self-explanatory as far as possible. cheers, sven _______________________________________________ Gretl-users mailing list Gretl-users(a)lists.wfu.edu http://lists.wfu.edu/mailman/listinfo/gretl-users