On Fri, Apr 29, 2011 at 17:09, Tom Lane <t...@sss.pgh.pa.us> wrote: > Over at > http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-novice/2011-04/msg00102.php > there's an interesting thread about a novice who forgot to put a > semicolon at the end of his SQL commands, and what psql might do to be > a little more friendly at the beginning of the learning curve. We see > similar complaints every so often, so it seems like something that would > be worth doing something about. Several ideas were mentioned, but the > one that seemed to get the most approval was to make psql's PROMPT2 > (the continuation line prompt) more visibly different from PROMPT1. > I've got to agree that the difference between > > postgres=> > postgres-> > > is on the subtle side. Two different possible changes were suggested: > > * Drop the database name from PROMPT2, so you see > > postgres=> > ->
Definite -1 on that option - your query no longer lines up, and if you then for example open it in an editor, indentation changes. -- Magnus Hagander Me: http://www.hagander.net/ Work: http://www.redpill-linpro.com/ -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers
