-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Thu, 15 Nov 2007 16:04:46 -0500 Tom Lane <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Peter Eisentraut <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > Do we care to maintain a maximum width for programs' --help output > > (and psql's \?)? I think 79 characters was once a recommendation > > (or perhaps 72), but we have a couple of violations either way, > > which I'd like to fix, but what to? > > I think 79 is still a reasonable maximum. AFAIK 80 columns is still a > pretty standard terminal window width, but if you try to print in the > last column you may get unexpected extra blank lines. O.k. this might be offtopic if it is feel free to smack me... but I have noticed that psql really breaks on terminals that are wide.. \df works fine, but \df+ is completely broke. Can't we just ask the terminal? Sincerely, Joshua D. Drake > > regards, tom lane > > ---------------------------(end of > broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 7: You can help support the > PostgreSQL project by donating at > > http://www.postgresql.org/about/donate > - -- === The PostgreSQL Company: Command Prompt, Inc. === Sales/Support: +1.503.667.4564 24x7/Emergency: +1.800.492.2240 PostgreSQL solutions since 1997 http://www.commandprompt.com/ UNIQUE NOT NULL Donate to the PostgreSQL Project: http://www.postgresql.org/about/donate PostgreSQL Replication: http://www.commandprompt.com/products/ -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFHPLW4ATb/zqfZUUQRAtH2AJ0cm3Od8SibuI79osf8wG94pqGGnwCeNVjQ qe+JxVIPris0akcrlCLeAO4= =8pTZ -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 7: You can help support the PostgreSQL project by donating at http://www.postgresql.org/about/donate