Re: Proposal: new border setting in psql - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From D'Arcy J.M. Cain
Subject Re: Proposal: new border setting in psql
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Msg-id 20080823101227.bfc71f11.darcy@druid.net
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In response to Re: Proposal: new border setting in psql  ("D'Arcy J.M. Cain" <darcy@druid.net>)
Responses Re: Proposal: new border setting in psql  (Andrew Dunstan <andrew@dunslane.net>)
Re: Proposal: new border setting in psql  (Cédric Villemain <cedric.villemain@dalibo.com>)
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On Thu, 21 Aug 2008 21:04:07 -0400
"D'Arcy J.M. Cain" <darcy@druid.net> wrote:
> > There's still the question of whether this covers any needs that aren't
> > met just as well by XML or CSV output formats.
>
> Well, we could remove all the display formats except XML.  After all,
> it can always be converted to any other format.  Of course we wouldn't
> do that. User convenience is all I'm thinking of.

Well, Tom has raised a question about its need and Asko has questioned
whether it should be under a different setting but so far no one has
outright rejected the proposal.  Does anyone else have an opinion?  I am
attaching a patch for further review.

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