Tom Lane wrote:
> "Michael Paesold" <mpaesold@gmx.at> 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