Date: Mon, 14 Jul 1997 15:16:15 +0000 (GMT) From: Adam David <adam@veda.is> To: peter@spinner.dialix.com.au (Peter Wemm) Cc: peter@FreeBSD.ORG, cvs-committers@FreeBSD.ORG, cvs-all@FreeBSD.ORG, cvs-usrbin@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/usr.bin/top machine.c Message-ID: <199707141516.PAA21708@ubiq.veda.is> In-Reply-To: <199707141431.WAA05038@spinner.dialix.com.au> from Peter Wemm at "Jul 14, 97 10:31:52 pm"
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> > Wasn't it a better idea to keep track of username length for the processes > > that top sees? > > And what if somebody with a 16 character login name logs in? You can't > take a snapshot of what is currently visible and assume that no new uid's > are going to turn up... > > I had considered trying to expand the column on demand when/if a username > longer than 8 characters logs in. Would that make sense? I don't think > it's too hard but it will require more tweaks inside src/contrib/top. Exactly what I was thinking, and maybe shrink to fit when the usage count goes to zero. -- Adam David <adam@veda.is>
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