Re: psql expanded auto

Chris Browne <cbbrowne@acm.org>

From: Chris Browne <cbbrowne@acm.org>
To: pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org
Date: 2010-12-17T23:15:58Z
Lists: pgsql-hackers
peter_e@gmx.net (Peter Eisentraut) writes:
> I have often found myself wanting that psql automatically switch between
> normal and \x mode depending on the width of the output.  Would others
> find this useful?

I haven't tested the patch, but that *does* sound generally useful.
It's no fun trying to get one's eyes to visually line up output that
spans 3 lines...
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