D'Arcy J.M. Cain wrote: > On Wed, 07 Jan 2009 18:12:58 -0500 > Tom Lane <t...@sss.pgh.pa.us> wrote: > > "D'Arcy J.M. Cain" <da...@druid.net> writes: > > > Bruce Momjian <br...@momjian.us> wrote: > > >> As I remember, no actual patch was posted for this. > > > > > There was. I am attaching it again in case there were any changes > > > to original files in the meantime. > > > > I think what Bruce meant to say is that this patch doesn't produce > > 100% spec-compliant ReST, and that almost-ReST doesn't seem like a > > good feature. > > It is a great feature for people actually using ReST. However, the > feature is really just a logical extension to the existing border > attribute. The fact that it is useful to people using ReST is just a > happy coincidence. I don't think it should be referred to as the ReST > feature. My patch does not mention ReST in the doc changes. > > By "logical extension" I mean this; > > 0: Underline column names with single line > 1: Add lines between columns > 2: Add table frame <<== Up to here already exists > 3: Underline column names with double line and add line between rows > > It might be argued that '3' should be split between '3' and '4' since it > is two changes but that's a minor matter. I can make that change to the > patch if anyone sees any value to that. > > 3: Add line between rows > 4: Use double line between header line and data
Well, did anyone say they actually liked the new format, appearance-wise, or would use it independently of ReST --- I don't remember anyone, and we don't want to extend the output format unless there is user demand. -- Bruce Momjian <br...@momjian.us> http://momjian.us EnterpriseDB http://enterprisedb.com + If your life is a hard drive, Christ can be your backup. + -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers