Date: Tue, 15 Jul 1997 07:59:44 +0200 From: Andreas Klemm <andreas@klemm.gtn.com> To: =?iso-8859-1?Q?=E1=CE=C4=D2=C5=CA_=FE=C5=D2=CE=CF=D7?= <ache@nagual.pp.ru> Cc: Adam David <adam@veda.is>, peter@spinner.dialix.com.au, 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: <19970715075944.38196@gtn.com> In-Reply-To: =?iso-8859-1?Q?=3CPine=2EBSF=2E3=2E96=2E970714233322=2E8069A-100000=40ls?= =?iso-8859-1?Q?d=2Erelcom=2Eeu=2Enet=3E=3B_from_=E1=CE=C4=D2=C5=CA_=FE?= =?iso-8859-1?Q?=C5=D2=CE=CF=D7_on_Mon=2C_Jul_14=2C_1997_at_11=3A34=3A31P?= =?iso-8859-1?Q?M_%2B0400?= References: <199707141844.SAA21921@ubiq.veda.is> <Pine.BSF.3.96.970714233322.8069A-100000@lsd.relcom.eu.net>
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On Mon, Jul 14, 1997 at 11:34:31PM +0400, Андрей Чернов wrote:
> On Mon, 14 Jul 1997, 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?
>
> Why config file is ever needed? True dynamic behaviour (not at startup
> only but each time displayed) will be enough.
What about a command line switch or a command withing top,
that allows to select it by the user. to much dynamic isn't
wanted during runtime. Default to 8 and let the user decide,
if he wants to see more of the UID and less of the process itself.
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