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'\" See the file "license.terms" for information on usage and redistribution
'\" of this file, and for a DISCLAIMER OF ALL WARRANTIES.
'\"
-'\" RCS: @(#) $Id: PrintDbl.3,v 1.8 2007/10/24 14:29:38 dkf Exp $
+'\" RCS: @(#) $Id: PrintDbl.3,v 1.9 2007/10/26 20:11:52 dgp Exp $
'\"
.so man.macros
.TH Tcl_PrintDouble 3 8.0 Tcl "Tcl Library Procedures"
@@ -36,13 +36,10 @@ least \fBTCL_DOUBLE_SPACE\fR characters of storage.
\fBTcl_PrintDouble\fR generates a string that represents the value
of \fIvalue\fR and stores it in memory at the location given by
\fIdst\fR. It uses \fB%g\fR format to generate the string, with one
-special twist: the string is guaranteed to contain either a
-.QW .
-or an
-.QW e
-so that it doesn't look like an integer. Where \fB%g\fR would generate
-an integer with no decimal point, \fBTcl_PrintDouble\fR adds
-.QW .0 .
+special twist: the string is guaranteed to contain either
+a ``.'' or an ``e'' so that it doesn't look like an integer. Where
+\fB%g\fR would generate an integer with no decimal point, \fBTcl_PrintDouble\fR
+adds ``.0''.
.VS 8.5
.PP
If the \fBtcl_precision\fR value is non-zero, the result will have