[Gretl-devel] Feature Request 1886987

[Sven Schreiber]

Am 05.02.2008 20:59, Allin Cottrell schrieb:

> 
> But this has a "preserve" option:
> 
>   dataset clear --preserve
> 
> which has the effect that existing named matrices are not 
> destroyed.
> 
> Similarly, the commands "open" and "nulldata" have a --preserve 
> option: clear most stuff out, but keep matrices.
> 


I guess this does not cover scalar variables, what about the new string 
variables?

Or to put it differently: What's the rationale behind displaying scalars 
in the list of variables, but matrices as items in the session view? And 
where (if anywhere) are the strings and lists?

With respect to scalars I guess the reason is historical, but then I 
would suggest a reform according to some (intuitive?) guideline.

thanks,
sven