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From: David G. Johnston <[email protected]>
To: jian he <[email protected]>
Cc: [email protected] <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: make create_table.sgml Synopsis section less wide
Date: Thu, 25 Sep 2025 18:11:11 -0600
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On Thursday, September 25, 2025, jian he <[email protected]>
wrote:

> hi.
>
> https://www.postgresql.org/docs/devel/sql-createtable.html
> Synopsis section,
> The second line is currently too long, and the explanation for
> exclude_element
> (the third line from the bottom) is also quite wide (lengthy),  the
> like_option also too long.
>
> I mentioned this earlier, and while working on CREATE TABLE LIKE related
> features, I came across this minor issue again.
>
> If we make it less wide, then we don't need to scroll horizontally.
> please check the attached screenshot to see the effect of the change
>
> what do you think?
>

I’m not able to give this much attention myself at the moment, hence it
being in drafts, but here is where this topic presently stands.

https://www.postgresql.org/message-id/flat/CAKFQuwYfMV-2SdrP-umr5SVNSqTn378BUvHsebetp5%3DDhT494w%40m...

https://commitfest.postgresql.org/patch/5547/

David J.


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