[PD] reorg of puredata.info/docs/developer

[Martin Peach]

>> (Also, someone could make this "an XXX bits float can store a YYY bits
>> integer" a bit more clear as I personally still don't really understand
>> it.
>> I also remember vaguely some criticism of this system, that it is not
>> very
>> efficient? Matju? If you guys explain it here on the list I'll be happy
>> to
>> add it to the wiki.)
>>
>> Andras
>
> With a 32-bit float, some of the bits go to representing the exponent
> part, therefore there is not the full 32-bits available to represent an
> integer.
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Significand
>

It's worse than that though. Pd uses the %g format specifier when it 
writes out the pd patch (e.g. printf("%g", number)), so floats get 
simplified. It's possible to use a high precision number by entering it 
in the patch but when you reopen the patch it will have been simplified.

Martin