--- gforth/float.fs	2000/08/09 20:04:05	1.31
+++ gforth/float.fs	2001/08/07 09:39:30	1.35
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 \ You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 \ along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
-\ Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
+\ Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111, USA.
 
 \ 1 cells 4 = [IF]
 \ ' cells   Alias sfloats
@@ -100,9 +100,9 @@ DOES> ( -- r )
   IF  '- emit  THEN ;
 
 : f.  ( r -- ) \ float-ext f-dot
-\G Display (the floating-point number) @i{r} using fixed-point notation,
+\G Display (the floating-point number) @i{r} without exponent,
 \G followed by a space.
-  f$ dup >r 0<
+  f$ dup >r 0<=
   IF    '0 emit
   ELSE  scratch r@ min type  r@ precision - zeros  THEN
   '. emit r@ negate zeros
@@ -110,14 +110,19 @@ DOES> ( -- r )
 \ I'm afraid this does not really implement ansi semantics wrt precision.
 \ Shouldn't precision indicate the number of places shown after the point?
 
+\ Why do you think so? ANS Forth appears ambiguous on this point. -anton.
+
 : fe. ( r -- ) \ float-ext f-e-dot
-\G Display @i{r} using engineering notation, followed by a space.
+\G Display @i{r} using engineering notation (with exponent dividable
+\G by 3), followed by a space.
   f$ 1- s>d 3 fm/mod 3 * >r 1+ >r
-  scratch r@ min type '. emit  scratch r> /string type
+  scratch r@ tuck min tuck - >r type r> zeros
+  '. emit scratch r> /string type
   'E emit r> . ;
 
 : fs. ( r -- ) \ float-ext f-s-dot
-\G Display @i{r} using scientific notation, followed by a space.
+\G Display @i{r} using scientific notation (with exponent), followed
+\G by a space.
   f$ 1-
   scratch over c@ emit '. emit 1 /string type
   'E emit . ;