Re: pgsql-server/ oc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml rc ...

Tom Lane wrote:
> momjian(at)postgresql(dot)org (Bruce Momjian - CVS) writes:
> > Log message:
> > Here is a patch that does just that, while maintaining the
> > "traditional" behavior, so the change should be transparent. Use the
> > command "\pset pager always" to turn it on. Anything else does the
> > normal toggle between "on" and "off"
>
> Wasn't that patch rejected in favor of doing it another way? I thought
> we were going to make the use-the-pager decision depend on width as well
> as height, so that it would work automatically instead of needing an
> "always" kluge.

His reply was that there is no way to know what pager they chose and how
it handles wide output (wrap or horizontal scroll), so he felt we still
need the option.

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