Thank you for such a quick reply.
I added the node suggested , unfortunately it is down atm,
That is what I , (as a noob computer person want.) A list I can go to for active nodes I can try as the default ones are half a world away and slower than 3 seconds.
I love the idea of the Dex but it does not seem to be geographically decentralised as yet.
I will put my local node into operation as soon as I can figure out how to do it. I have windows and Linux computers available but dont like CLI as I dont understand it enough, i can partially read it but not properly. as for ssh into it I dont like the idea.
Computer people assume a level of knowledge traders may or may not have.
I assume the DEX should be for all comers but computer luddites such as myself rely on the kindness of strangers to do walkthoughs.
Without walkthoughs, i would never gotten into BTC in the first place, Bitshares has taken me a couple of years to try and attempt.
My first trade I "settled "on a price only to watch it change hourly and destroy the captured profit.
Lesson learnt, dont settle. no where in the documentation does it say settle is movable. it says settle which means stay.
Setting up a node is the same, it is written but is not straight forward to someone who does not know.
my 2 cents anyways.
If someone can write a how to for dummies, i will setup my local node.
If you can show me how to make it secure against attack i could make it public for us downunder once the NBN comes online.
regards