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From: "David G. Johnston" <david.g.johnston@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 25 Sep 2025 18:11:11 -0600
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Subject: Re: make create_table.sgml Synopsis section less wide
To: jian he <jian.universality@gmail.com>
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On Thursday, September 25, 2025, jian he <jian.universality@gmail.com>
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=E2=80=99m not able to give this much attention myself at the moment, henc=
e it
being in drafts, but here is where this topic presently stands.

https://www.postgresql.org/message-id/flat/CAKFQuwYfMV-2SdrP-umr5SVNSqTn378=
BUvHsebetp5%3DDhT494w%40mail.gmail.com

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

David J.

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On Thursday, September 25, 2025, jian he &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:jian.univers=
ality@gmail.com">jian.universality@gmail.com</a>&gt; wrote:<br><blockquote =
class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid=
;padding-left:1ex">hi.<br>
<br>
<a href=3D"https://www.postgresql.org/docs/devel/sql-createtable.html" targ=
et=3D"_blank">https://www.postgresql.org/<wbr>docs/devel/sql-createtable.<w=
br>html</a><br>
Synopsis section,<br>
The second line is currently too long, and the explanation for exclude_elem=
ent<br>
(the third line from the bottom) is also quite wide (lengthy),=C2=A0 the<br=
>
like_option also too long.<br>
<br>
I mentioned this earlier, and while working on CREATE TABLE LIKE related<br=
>
features, I came across this minor issue again.<br>
<br>
If we make it less wide, then we don&#39;t need to scroll horizontally.<br>
please check the attached screenshot to see the effect of the change<br>
<br>
what do you think?<br>
</blockquote><div><br></div><div>I=E2=80=99m not able to give this much att=
ention myself at the moment, hence it being in drafts, but here is where th=
is topic presently stands.<br></div><div><br></div><div><a href=3D"https://=
www.postgresql.org/message-id/flat/CAKFQuwYfMV-2SdrP-umr5SVNSqTn378BUvHsebe=
tp5%3DDhT494w%40mail.gmail.com">https://www.postgresql.org/message-id/flat/=
CAKFQuwYfMV-2SdrP-umr5SVNSqTn378BUvHsebetp5%3DDhT494w%40mail.gmail.com</a><=
br></div><div><br></div><div><a href=3D"https://commitfest.postgresql.org/p=
atch/5547/">https://commitfest.postgresql.org/patch/5547/</a></div><div><br=
></div><div>David J.</div><div><br></div>

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