>> I don't think that would be a good idea. If somebody really just needs to >> copy, >> then wrapping the query in "copy (...) to stdout" already works nicely, >> no need to create a special mode just for that. >> > > It is working well, but it is copy to file, not copy to clipboard.
Maybe I misunderstood - are you suggesting this a special mode in pspg? I thought that you were suggesting to implement a mode in psql, something like "\pset format_for_clipboard".
no, it was proposed for psql
>> I think the question was more about being able to copy in an ad-hoc way, >> in the middle of scrolling trough "normal" output. > > I understand your motivation, but I don't feel a significant benefit to > increase the complexity of the main format (more, when it breaks pspg, > without possibility to fix it). but it can depend on usual data, and it is > true, so when I use pspg, I don't use extended mode too often.
To clarify: I'm not suggesting my patch anymore - it definitely breaks pspg and this is completely unacceptable. We're just discussing the possible alternate solutions, I think.
