Re: very long record lines in expanded psql output

Hi!

>>>>> I also find this annoying and would be happy to be rid of it.
>>>>
>>>> Have you tried "\pset format wrapped"? Pavel suggested it, and it
>>>> solved most of the problem for me, for example.
>>>
>>> Yes, but it changes the data line output. Ideally, you should be able
>>> to  modify these independently.
>>
>> I agree, and I think this can be implemented, but I'm a bit afraid of
>> introducing an additional psql option (there's already quite a lot of
>> them).
>> I suspect primary PostgreSQL maintainers won't be happy with such an
>> approach.
>>
>>
>
> I think I qualify as one of those ... :-)

Sorry, I'm new here, don't know who's who :)

I'll start working on a new patch then. A couple questions about specifics:

1. Can we add "expanded" in the option name, like "xheader_expanded_width"?
I think adjusting the header row width doesn't make sense on any other modes,
and placing that in the option name makes intent a bit clearer.

2. What was "column" option in your original suggestion supposed to do?
("\pset xheader_width column|page|nnn")

3. Should we bother with using this option when in "\pset border 2" mode?
I can do it for consistency, but it will still look bad.

Best regards,
Platon Pronko