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: 2017-03-05 13:02:10
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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>:
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>>> It is question if it is really new format, because formating is the same
>>> as aligned/wrapped format, changed is only style of lines.
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>> 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>:
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>>>>> 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.
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>>>> Using a special linestyle for new format is possible probably. But new
>>>> format should be switched with \pset format command.
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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
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> 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.

| Tables | Are | Cool |

| ------------- |:-------------:| -----:|

| col 3 is | right-aligned | $1600 |

| col 2 is | centere<br/>d | $12 |

| zebra stripes | are neat | $1 |

Jan

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