Brain freeze. Trouble naming a word.

Fred

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Nov 20, 2009, 6:55:55 PM11/20/09

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What would be the proper way to name a word which will print a signed
number with the sign?
ie. +5 -12 +0 instead of no sign for positive numbers and zeros?

Fred

Jerry Avins

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Nov 20, 2009, 7:00:17 PM11/20/09

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Offhand, I would use S

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Elizabeth D Rather

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Nov 20, 2009, 7:39:55 PM11/20/09

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I'd call it +. (since . is the normal number display word).

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Elizabeth D Rather

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Nov 20, 2009, 7:43:38 PM11/20/09

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Jerry Avins wrote:
> Fred wrote:
>> What would be the proper way to name a word which will print a signed
>> number with the sign?
>> ie. +5 -12 +0 instead of no sign for positive numbers and zeros?
> Offhand, I would use S
>
>

Plain S ? S. would be better, IMO. I like the visual connection with .
in words that display things.

Jerry Avins

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Nov 20, 2009, 7:55:37 PM11/20/09

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Elizabeth D Rather wrote:
> Jerry Avins wrote:
>> Fred wrote:
>>> What would be the proper way to name a word which will print a signed
>>> number with the sign?
>>> ie. +5 -12 +0 instead of no sign for positive numbers and zeros?
>> Offhand, I would use S
>>
>>
> Plain S ? S. would be better, IMO. I like the visual connection with .
> in words that display things.

The screen went black right there. I didn't get to add my name. the
doorbell rang, and I just got back. S, was my intent, but I paused to
consider pictured output.

Jerry

Jerry Avins

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Nov 20, 2009, 7:56:47 PM11/20/09

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Elizabeth D Rather wrote:
> Fred wrote:
>> What would be the proper way to name a word which will print a signed
>> number with the sign?
>> ie. +5 -12 +0 instead of no sign for positive numbers and zeros?
>>
>> Fred
>
> I'd call it +. (since . is the normal number display word).

I like it. It leaves letters for number bases, like H., etc.

m_l_g3

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Nov 21, 2009, 4:24:58 PM11/21/09

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On Nov 21, 3:56 am, Jerry Avins <j...@ieee.org> wrote:
> Elizabeth D Rather wrote:
> > Fred wrote:
> >> What would be the proper way to name a word which will print a signed
> >> number with the sign?
> >> ie. +5 -12 +0 instead of no sign for positive numbers and zeros?
>
> >> Fred
>
> > I'd call it +. (since . is the normal number display word).
>
> I like it. It leaves letters for number bases, like H., etc.
>

Yes. +. is better than S. (on some systems S. was .S)
And for double numbers it should be +D. (and not D+. because there is D
+ that means addition)

Coos Haak

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Nov 21, 2009, 8:19:51 PM11/21/09

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Op Sat, 21 Nov 2009 13:24:58 -0800 (PST) schreef m_l_g3:

This way, we have two triples, a sign when negative, always a sign and
unsigned, perhaps the right aligned versions, or is that too much?
. +. U. .R +.R U.R
D. +D. UD. D.R +D.R UD.R

(Don't mention COBOL)

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Fred

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Nov 22, 2009, 8:29:06 PM11/22/09

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