--- gforth/smartdots.fs	2012/03/27 23:06:42	1.7
+++ gforth/smartdots.fs	2012/03/27 23:17:52	1.8
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@
 
 : addr? ( addr -- flag )
     TRY  c@  IFERROR  2drop  false nothrow  ELSE  drop  true  THEN   ENDTRY ;
+: .var? ( addr -- flag )
+    TRY  body> @ dovar: <> throw  IFERROR  2drop false nothrow
+	ELSE  true  THEN   ENDTRY ;
 
 : string? ( addr u -- flag )
     TRY  dup #80 u> throw  bounds ?DO  I c@ bl < IF  -1 throw  THEN  LOOP
@@ -30,15 +33,17 @@
     .\" s\" " type '"' emit space ;
 : .addr. ( addr -- )
     dup >name dup IF  ." ' " .name drop  ELSE  drop hex.  THEN ;
+: .var. ( addr -- )
+    dup body> >name dup IF  .name drop  ELSE  drop hex.  THEN ;
 
 Variable smart.s-skip
 
 : smart.s. ( n -- )
     smart.s-skip @  smart.s-skip off IF  drop  EXIT  THEN
-    over r> i swap >r -
+    over r> i swap >r - \ we access the .s loop counter
     dup 1 = IF  false  ELSE  pick  2dup string?  THEN  IF
 	.string. smart.s-skip on
-    ELSE  drop dup addr? IF  .addr.
+    ELSE  drop dup addr? IF  dup .var? IF  .var.  ELSE  .addr.  THEN
 	ELSE  .  THEN
     THEN ;