Ladder layout: Offering positions to the market?

[Big Bad Barney]

Hello there,

I am watching this video here;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b8Av8-Dvgb4

In the comments section the following is seen;

El Davido
3 years ago
Why on earth are the backs red and lays blue?!

betangeltv
betangeltv
3 years ago
we have reverse the book so we can offer positions to the market

Could anyone elaborate what that means and why one would do such a thing?

Thanks heaps for any thoughts

[Dallas]

Here you go
viewtopic.php?f=47&t=12253

[Tuco]

...that video is more than 5 years old and BA has changed significantly since then.

On a ladder screen there's little difference between having a 'normal' or 'reverse' odds display - just personal preference.

However, on a one-click screen there is a world of difference:

(subject to having custom columns), with 'normal' odds displayed you are 'matching' odds offered by others, whereas if you have 'reverse' odds displayed you are 'offering' odds to others.

[Big Bad Barney]

Thanks Dallas!

...that video is more than 5 years old and BA has changed significantly since then.

On a ladder screen there's little difference between having a 'normal' or 'reverse' odds display - just personal preference.

Thanks Tuco...I was a bit worried I was really not very smart. I couldn't figure out if it really did anything for me (other than confusion).

At this stage, I mostly live in the ladder interface. Currently just using the single click for some servant buttons, but still working on those!