Tom Lane wrote:
"Michael Paesold" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Robert Treat wrote:
ISTM even a GUC to enable/disable would have been better scheme than
what we have now; we are basically leaving no options for those who
found the old behavior useful, while what we had before would at least
let people switch back and forth.
I think Robert is right here and the new behaviour is a step backwards.
>
Should we revert the patch for the time being, and take another go at it
in 8.2?
As the last option, if there is no quick fix, I'd say yes. Better than
making an incomplete change now and revert that later to get a better
solution.
Is it practical to have the old behavior for \df (and anything else with
particularly wide output) while still forcing \x off for \d?
I think there are quite some ways to handle the problem:
1) \x to get the new behaviour, \xx or \x+ to get the new one.
2) Have \x+ or something automatically switch based on screen width.
Other suggestions...
Well, unfortunately, I guess now is not the time to discuss this for 8.1.
Best Regards,
Michael Paesold
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