Re: Other formats in pset like markdown, rst, mediawiki

From: Jan Michálek <godzilalalala(at)gmail(dot)com>
To: Pavel Stehule <pavel(dot)stehule(at)gmail(dot)com>
Cc: PostgreSQL mailing lists <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: Other formats in pset like markdown, rst, mediawiki
Date: 2017-03-06 15:39:13
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2017-03-05 14:02 GMT+01:00 Jan Michálek <godzilalalala(at)gmail(dot)com>:

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> 2017-03-05 13:39 GMT+01:00 Pavel Stehule <pavel(dot)stehule(at)gmail(dot)com>:
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>> 2017-03-05 13:22 GMT+01:00 Pavel Stehule <pavel(dot)stehule(at)gmail(dot)com>:
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>>> 2017-03-05 13:08 GMT+01:00 Jan Michálek <godzilalalala(at)gmail(dot)com>:
>>>
>>>> It is question if it is really new format, because formating is the
>>>> same as aligned/wrapped format, changed is only style of lines.
>>>>
>>>
>>> Please, don't do top posting https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
>>> Posting_style#Top-posting
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>>>> 2017-03-05 12:36 GMT+01:00 Pavel Stehule <pavel(dot)stehule(at)gmail(dot)com>:
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>>>>> 2017-03-05 11:40 GMT+01:00 Jan Michálek <godzilalalala(at)gmail(dot)com>:
>>>>>
>>>>>> I know, but, both new linestyles are created literally by cloning
>>>>>> ascii linestyle and few lines in print_aligned_text. Both works with
>>>>>> "aligned" and "wrapped" format. In rst is wrapped format useful, in my
>>>>>> opinion, in markdown i can`t find how I can get newline in record (maybe it
>>>>>> is not posiible in main markdown types). So it is why i add markdown and
>>>>>> rst as new linestyles. But it is not problem to change it in command to use
>>>>>> "\pset format", but i mean, that this is cleaner.
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Using a special linestyle for new format is possible probably. But new
>>>>> format should be switched with \pset format command.
>>>>>
>>>>
changed

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>>>>> Not sure if wrapped or aligned behave is correct for markdown - it is
>>>>> task for markdown processing, not for psql.
>>>>>
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>>>
>>> In this case I am inclined to prefer setting via format setting - you
>>> can set a linestyle and border in one step, and then is easy to return back
>>> to previous format. I don't see a big benefit in enhancing set of ascii
>>> linestyles. The collecting new features in formatting is more intuitive
>>> (for me).
>>>
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>> This can be discussed what we prefer, and what we would to implement?
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>> 1. Nice formatted markdown tables
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>>
>> | Tables | Are | Cool |
>> | ------------- |:-------------:| -----:|
>> | col 3 is | right-aligned | $1600 |
>> | col 2 is | centered | $12 |
>> | zebra stripes | are neat | $1 |
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>> or 2. enough formatting
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>> Markdown | Less | Pretty
>> --- | --- | ---
>> *Still* | `renders` | **nicely**
>> 1 | 2 | 3
>>
>> I personally prefer nice formated table, because more comfortable reading
> source of document and easier editing with blocks (deleting whole columns
> etc.).
> I will change \pset to format.
> I find, when adding <\br> for newline works in retext. I will try to add
> it to patch.
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> | Tables | Are | Cool |
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> | ------------- |:-------------:| -----:|
>
> | col 3 is | right-aligned | $1600 |
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> | col 2 is | centere<br/>d | $12 |
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> | zebra stripes | are neat | $1 |
>
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> Jan
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>> Pavel
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