I think I have fixed both problems with the attached, applied patch. 
Please let me know if it is OK.

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Tom Lane wrote:
> I'm getting grudgingly more used to CVS HEAD's behavior of stuffing a
> multiline command into the history buffer as a single item, but there's
> still something bothering me about it.  I've finally put my finger on
> what.  I think it should not combine SQL text and backslash commands
> into a single history entry.  The example that seriously sucks is:
> 
> regression=# select foo ...
> regression-# \r
> Query buffer reset (cleared).
> now control-P brings back:
> regression=# select foo ...
> \r
> 
> In the case where I type SQL and backslash on one line, of course it
> can't break them apart, but I think there should be a general rule that
> a line starting with a backslash is always a separate history entry.
> 
> Also, \e is seriously broken: after you edit the text and exit the
> editor, the text is not reloaded into the visible display (although it
> does seem to still be "behind the scenes" somewhere).
> 
> 			regards, tom lane
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