On Jan 19, 2010, at 3:39 PM, Tom Lane wrote:
David Christensen <da...@endpoint.com> writes:
On Jan 19, 2010, at 2:58 PM, Stefan Kaltenbrunner wrote:
well those are the most common ones I guess for the current version
of the mysql commandline client - but what about future versions or
the fact that we only have partial replacements for some of those
that people are really asking for?
I think it captures the intent of the people using the tool, and that
it adds a small net benefit in usability for those people. Deciding
to support this small subset does not obligate you to expand the
scope
in the future. (Hey ma, this slope ain't slippery!)
I thought Magnus had a really good point: covering these four cases
will
probably be enough to teach newbies to look at psql's backslash
commands. And once they absorb that, we're over a big hump.
Okay, so I can revise the code to cover those four cases specifically
(or three, depending); is there any specific feedback as to the output/
formatting of the messages themselves?
Currently, a session will look like the following:
machack:machack:5485=# show tables;
See:
\d
or \? for general help with psql commands
machack:machack:5485=#
Said formatting looks like it could use some improvement, open to
suggestions, but something on a single line seems more useful.
Also, TTBOMK these commands have been in mysql for many years. I
don't
think that commands that might get introduced in future versions would
have anywhere near the same degree of wired-into-the-fingertips uptake
to them.
They were in there since when I last used mysql on a regular basis, so
going on 10 years now. i.e., pretty safe, and pretty engrained in
muscle-memory.
Regards,
David
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