2016-07-09 18:59 GMT+02:00 Tom Lane <t...@sss.pgh.pa.us>:

> Peter Eisentraut <peter.eisentr...@2ndquadrant.com> writes:
> > On 7/7/16 5:52 PM, Corey Huinker wrote:
> >> Wouldn't it be great if we had a way of printing timing in more human
> >> friendly formats?
>
> > Something like what you are proposing might as well be the default and
> > only format.
>
> NAK --- if you're trying to do arithmetic on the numbers, converting
> them to hh:mm:ss notation isn't the best first step.  I think a separate
> setting somewhere to select the format would be good.  Please *don't*
> do "\timing interval" as that confuses the on/off state with the
> formatting selection.  Maybe a \pset option?
>
>
\pset is good idea


> Also, might I suggest that leading zeroes in such a format are not
> helpful?  That is, I'd want to see "1:02.345" not "00:01:02.345".
>

the value without units and without leading zeroes is not clear

Regards

Pavel


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