Re: PG 14 release notes, first draft

On Mon, May 10, 2021 at 07:39:17PM +0200, Laurenz Albe wrote:
> On Mon, 2021-05-10 at 12:38 -0400, Bruce Momjian wrote:
> > I came up with this release note text:
> >
> > <listitem>
> > <!--
> > Author: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
> > 2021-04-03 [55873a00e] Improve psql's behavior when the editor is exited withou
> > -->
> >
> > <para>
> > When editing the previous query or a file with psql's \e, ignore the
> > contents if the editor exits without saving (Laurenz Albe)
> > </para>
> >
> > <para>
> > Previously, editing the previous query or a file and not saving the
> > editor contents would still execute the editor contents. The \ef and
> > \ev commands also now have this behavior.
> > </para>
> > </listitem>
>
> Thanks, that looks much better.
>
> The second paragraph starts describing the previous behavior, but the second
> sentence details on the changes. Perhaps it would be better to put that into
> the first paragraph:
>
> <para>
> When editing the previous query or a file with psql's \e, or when a
> view or function definition are edited with \ev or \ef, ignore the
> contents if the editor exits without saving (Laurenz Albe)
> </para>
>
> <para>
> Previously, editing the previous query or a file and not saving the
> editor contents would still execute the editor contents.
> </para>

Uh, I try to keep the first sentence short so people can scan it more
easily, so I am hesitant to make this change. I went with this change:

<listitem>
<!--
Author: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
2021-04-03 [55873a00e] Improve psql's behavior when the editor is exited withou
-->

<para>
When editing the previous query or a file with psql's \e, or using \ef and \ev, ignore the contents if the editor exits without saving (Laurenz Albe)
</para>

<para>
Previously, such edits would still execute the editor contents.
</para>
</listitem>

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