Re: FP number syntax

In article <ce49909934f23b4050a9d1a232af8ffe@www.novabbs.com>,
minforth <minforth@gmx.net> wrote:

Yes ... those traditions ... as was COMPILE from earlier Forths.
Banned because it was ambiguous.
Luckily we now have POSTPONE which makes everything clearer.
But sorry, that was an inappropriate remark ...
>
Back to double numbers: with the new recogniser concept
recognition of different double number formats is laid into
the hand of users, and such standardisation becomes more of a
recommendation.

It could easily be in ciforth using PREFIX, that adds two lines
to the kernel, and the word itself. Also it observes search order.
The "recognizer" way is more complicated, and - dare I say -
harder to use.
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