Tom Lane wrote:
> regression=# select
E'xxxxxxx\nxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx\nxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx'
> as a, 1 as b;
> a | b
> ------------------------------------------------------+---
> xxxxxxx +| 1
> xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx +|
> xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx |
> (1 row)
>
> regression=#
>
> The point here is exactly that previous versions didn't show the
> distinction well.
>
>
>
If we really want to make linefeeds visible, I think we should place the
indicators immediately after the character preceding the line feed, not
next to the column separator.
cheers
andrew