On 5/17/17 13:19, Tom Lane wrote:
> I agree with Robert's point that major redesign of the feature on the
> basis of one complaint isn't necessarily the way to go. Since the
> existing behavior is already out in beta1, let's wait and see if anyone
> else complains. We don't need to fix it Right This Instant.
>
> Maybe add this to the list of open issues to reconsider mid-beta?
The problem is that if we decide to change the behavior mid-beta, then
we'll only have the rest of beta to find out whether people will like
the other behavior.
I would aim for the behavior that is most suitable for refinement in the
future. The current behavior seems to match that.
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