Re: [PATCHES] Patch for psql startup clarity

2004-02-12 Thread Bruce Momjian
Peter Eisentraut wrote: > David Fetter wrote: > > > > \? for help with psql commands > > > If you wanted to pick one of the two patches, which one would it be? > > If not, what should the patch look like? > > There seems to be a consensus on the form left standing above. That > seems OK to me.

Re: [PATCHES] Patch for psql startup clarity

2004-02-02 Thread David Fetter
On Mon, Feb 02, 2004 at 03:12:41PM +0100, Peter Eisentraut wrote: > David Fetter wrote: > > > > \? for help with psql commands > > > If you wanted to pick one of the two patches, which one would it > > be? If not, what should the patch look like? > > There seems to be a consensus on the form lef

Re: [PATCHES] Patch for psql startup clarity

2004-02-02 Thread Peter Eisentraut
David Fetter wrote: > > > \? for help with psql commands > If you wanted to pick one of the two patches, which one would it be? > If not, what should the patch look like? There seems to be a consensus on the form left standing above. That seems OK to me. ---(end of bro

Re: [PATCHES] Patch for psql startup clarity

2004-02-01 Thread Tom Lane
Markus Bertheau <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Вск, 2004-02-01 at 20:09 +0100, Peter Eisentraut wrote: >> Well, it's internal to psql, meaning that it is only available within >> psql. > I think "help on psql commands" completely expresses that they are only > available in psql. Do you agree?

Re: [PATCHES] Patch for psql startup clarity

2004-02-01 Thread Markus Bertheau
On ÐÑÐ, 2004-02-01 at 20:09 +0100, Peter Eisentraut wrote: > Markus Bertheau wrote: > > Ð ÐÑÐ, 30.01.2004, Ð 23:45, David Fetter ÐÐÑÐÑ: > > > \? for help on internal slash (i.e. psql) commands > > > > I think it should be > > > > \? for help with psql commands > > > > firstly because the adjective

Re: [PATCHES] Patch for psql startup clarity

2004-02-01 Thread David Fetter
On Sun, Feb 01, 2004 at 08:09:44PM +0100, Peter Eisentraut wrote: > Markus Bertheau wrote: > > В Птн, 30.01.2004, в 23:45, David Fetter пишет: > > > \? for help on internal slash (i.e. psql) commands > > > > I think it should be > > > > \? for help with psql commands > > > > firstly because the adj

Re: [PATCHES] Patch for psql startup clarity

2004-02-01 Thread Peter Eisentraut
Markus Bertheau wrote: > Ð ÐÑÐ, 30.01.2004, Ð 23:45, David Fetter ÐÐÑÐÑ: > > \? for help on internal slash (i.e. psql) commands > > I think it should be > > \? for help with psql commands > > firstly because the adjective "internal" is really subjective and > secondly because the fact that it's int

Re: [PATCHES] Patch for psql startup clarity

2004-02-01 Thread David Fetter
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> you wrote: > On Fri, Jan 30, 2004 at 11:53:19PM +0100, Markus Bertheau wrote: >> ?? ??, 30.01.2004, ?? 23:45, David Fetter ??: >> >> > \? for help on internal slash (i.e. psql) commands >> >> I think it should be >> >> \? for help with psql commands >

Re: [PATCHES] Patch for psql startup clarity

2004-01-30 Thread David Fetter
On Fri, Jan 30, 2004 at 11:53:19PM +0100, Markus Bertheau wrote: > В Птн, 30.01.2004, в 23:45, David Fetter пишет: > > > \? for help on internal slash (i.e. psql) commands > > I think it should be > > \? for help with psql commands That was my 1st thought, but wanted to make a minimal change.

Re: [PATCHES] Patch for psql startup clarity

2004-01-30 Thread Markus Bertheau
Ð ÐÑÐ, 30.01.2004, Ð 23:45, David Fetter ÐÐÑÐÑ: > \? for help on internal slash (i.e. psql) commands I think it should be \? for help with psql commands firstly because the adjective "internal" is really subjective and secondly because the fact that it's internal in whatever way is completely

[PATCHES] Patch for psql startup clarity

2004-01-30 Thread David Fetter
Kind people, Here's a minor patch for psql and related files that turns instances of \? for help on internal slash commands into \? for help on internal slash (i.e. psql) commands I think this makes it clearer exactly what \? does and how it's different from \h Cheers, D -- David Fetter [EM