From owner-cvs-usrbin Tue Jul 15 02:58:44 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) id CAA18729 for cvs-usrbin-outgoing; Tue, 15 Jul 1997 02:58:44 -0700 (PDT) Received: from veda.is (veda.is [193.4.230.1]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id CAA18654; Tue, 15 Jul 1997 02:58:20 -0700 (PDT) Received: from ubiq.veda.is (ubiq.veda.is [193.4.230.60]) by veda.is (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id JAA14148; Tue, 15 Jul 1997 09:58:17 GMT From: Adam David Received: (from adam@localhost) by ubiq.veda.is (8.8.6/8.8.5) id JAA23164; Tue, 15 Jul 1997 09:58:14 GMT Message-Id: <199707150958.JAA23164@ubiq.veda.is> Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/usr.bin/top machine.c In-Reply-To: <19970715075749.39647@gtn.com> from Andreas Klemm at "Jul 15, 97 07:57:49 am" To: andreas@klemm.gtn.com (Andreas Klemm) Date: Tue, 15 Jul 1997 09:58:13 +0000 (GMT) Cc: ache@nagual.pp.ru, peter@spinner.dialix.com.au, peter@FreeBSD.org, cvs-committers@FreeBSD.org, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org, cvs-usrbin@FreeBSD.org X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4ME+ PL31 (25)] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-cvs-usrbin@FreeBSD.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk > > The only other sane alternative seems to be a config file, where the field > > length is specified. Once a config file is there of course, it could specify > > dynamic behaviour or (old) fixed length. But which behaviour should be the > > default? > > dynamic, because 16 character wide display looks really ugly and > leaves to few room for the running process itself. The opinion is valid, but the logic flawed. One could equally well say... static, because 8 character wide proportions well on the typical screen. or... dynamic, because 8 character wide is highly likely to truncate. Principle of least surprise (disturbance?) would also suggest to make the previous established behaviour default, unless a compelling reason exists to have it replaced. -- Adam David