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Date: Tue, 15 Jul 1997 07:57:49 +0200
From: Andreas Klemm <andreas@klemm.gtn.com>
To: Adam David <adam@veda.is>
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Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/usr.bin/top machine.c
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On Mon, Jul 14, 1997 at 06:44:14PM +0000, Adam David wrote:
> > > > > It's not ideal but (I think) better than it was before. The width is
> > > > > limited to within 8..16.
> >
> > Please back it out. We don't need hacks. If you try to improve situation,
> > please implement run-time scanning through active names to be displayed
> > (not at startup only, but each time) to compute max one.
>
> 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.
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