Re: expanded \df+ display broken in beta4

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