Robert Haas <robertmhaas@gmail.com> writes:
> Hilariously enough, that's exactly what we used to do. I am leaning
> toward the view that we should revert all the ASCII output format
> changes vs. 8.4 and let people use the new unicode mode if they want
> all the spiffy bells and whistles.
There are clearly use-cases for this feature; I think arguing to revert
it is an extreme overreaction. We could reconsider which behavior ought
to be default, perhaps.
regards, tom lane