Robert Treat wrote:
> On Tue, 2005-10-25 at 14:51, Bruce Momjian wrote:
>>
>> Good point. We modified 8.1 so backslash commands do not honor \x
>> because things like \d look silly in \x, but \df+ looks better with \x,
>> no question.
>>
>> Ideally I think \x should allow three modes, on, off, and auto, with
>> auto doing \x if the row output is wider than the screen. If we had
>> this, backslash commands could be auto, or we can set all queries to
>> auto by default.
>>
>
> 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.
Best Regards,
Michael Paesold