Re: psql \d+ and oid display

Robert Haas <robertmhaas(at)gmail(dot)com> writes:
> Well, that's sorta my concern. I mean, right now we've got people
> saying "what the heck is a replica identity?". But, if the logical
> decoding stuff becomes popular, as I hope it will, that's going to be
> an important thing for people to adjust, and the information needs to
> be present in a clear and easily-understood way. I haven't studied
> the current code in detail so maybe it's fine. I just want to make
> sure we're not giving it second-class treatment solely on the basis
> that it's new and people aren't using it yet.

I think the proposal is "don't mention the property if it has the
default value". That's not second-class status, as long as people
who know what the property is understand that behavior. It's just
conserving screen space.

regards, tom lane