Re: session username in default psql prompt?

From: jian he <jian(dot)universality(at)gmail(dot)com>
To: Andrew Dunstan <andrew(at)dunslane(dot)net>
Cc: Jelte Fennema-Nio <postgres(at)jeltef(dot)nl>, Robert Haas <robertmhaas(at)gmail(dot)com>, Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>, Kori Lane <kori(dot)lane(at)enterprisedb(dot)com>, PostgreSQL Hackers <pgsql-hackers(at)lists(dot)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: session username in default psql prompt?
Date: 2024-04-12 00:54:26
Message-ID: CACJufxG_BtjDfseE=6n=nVfXHw3SFtqTw5cXo-HADvV32V=fuA@mail.gmail.com
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On Tue, Mar 26, 2024 at 7:14 AM Andrew Dunstan <andrew(at)dunslane(dot)net> wrote:
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> On Mon, Mar 25, 2024 at 9:14 AM Jelte Fennema-Nio <postgres(at)jeltef(dot)nl> wrote:
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>> On Mon, 25 Mar 2024 at 14:06, Robert Haas <robertmhaas(at)gmail(dot)com> wrote:
>> > On Mon, Mar 25, 2024 at 4:30 AM Jelte Fennema-Nio <postgres(at)jeltef(dot)nl> wrote:
>> > > That problem seems easy to address by adding a newline into the
>> > > default prompt.
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>> > Ugh. Please, no!
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>> I guess it's partially a matter of taste, but personally I'm never
>> going back to a single line prompt. It's so nice for zoomed-in demos
>> that your SQL queries don't get broken up.
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> Very much a matter of taste. I knew when I saw your suggestion there would be some kickback. If horizontal space is at a premium vertical space is doubly so, I suspect.
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the change (session username in default psql prompt) is quite visible,
maybe this time we can conduct a poll,
but in a way the poll can reach more people?

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