diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index ab4cc27..4167dd0 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -31,19 +31,52 @@ The following are the changes from calc version 2.14.2.0 to date:
 
 	; 1/3
 		~0.33333333333333333333
+	; sqrt(7 + 5i,1e-100)
+		~2.79305614578749801863+~0.89507688693280053094i
 
     With config("tilde_space", 1):
 
 	; 1/3
 		~ 0.33333333333333333333
+	; sqrt(7 + 5i,1e-100)
+		~ 2.79305614578749801863+~ 0.89507688693280053094i
 
-    To disable "tilde_space", use config("tilde_space", 0) on the
-    command line and/or use config("tilde_space", 0),; in your ~/.calcrc.
+    NOTE: Use of config("tilde_space", 1) can break printing and scanning
+	  of complex values via "%c".
+
+    To enable "tilde_space", use config("tilde_space", 1) on the
+    command line and/or use config("tilde_space", 1),; in your ~/.calcrc.
     Thanks goes to <GitHub use ljramalho> for this suggestion.
 
     Added config("tilde_space", boolean) to help/config, along with
     a few few minor text improvements.  Updated cal/regress to test
-    config("tilde_space") and to account for the new default.
+    config("tilde_space").
+
+    Added config("fraction_space", boolean).  The "fraction_space" controls
+    whether or not a space (' ') is printed before and after fractions.
+    By default, config("fraction_space") is false.
+
+    For example, with the default, config("fraction_space", 0):
+
+	; base(1/3),
+	; 1/7
+		1/7
+
+    With config("fraction_space", 1):
+
+	; base(1/3),
+	; 1/7
+		1 / 7
+
+    NOTE: Use of config("fraction_space", 1) can break printing and scanning
+	  of fractional values via "%r".
+
+    NOTE: Use of config("fraction_space", 1) can break printing and scanning
+	  of complex values via "%c".
+
+    Added config("fraction_space", boolean) to help/config, along with
+    a few few minor text improvements.  Updated cal/regress to test
+    config("tilde_space").
 
 
 The following are the changes from calc version 2.14.1.2 to date:
diff --git a/cal/regress.cal b/cal/regress.cal
index 9e1edb5..1013a42 100644
--- a/cal/regress.cal
+++ b/cal/regress.cal
@@ -541,7 +541,14 @@ define test_config()
 	vrfy(issimple(config("dupvar_warn")),
 		'562: issimple(config("rdupvar_warn"))');
 
-	print '563: Ending test_config';
+
+	/* test new space modes */
+	vrfy(config("tilde_space") == 0,
+		'563: config("tilde_space") == 0');
+	vrfy(config("fraction_space") == 0,
+		'564: config("fraction_space") == 0');
+
+	print '565: Ending test_config';
 }
 print '010: parsed test_config()';
 
@@ -3924,7 +3931,7 @@ define test_fileops()
 	vrfy(!iserror(p=fopen("tmp4200","r")),
 			'4274: !iserror(p=fopen("tmp4200","r"))');
 	vrfy(!iserror(s=fgetline(p)),	  '4275: !iserror(s=fgetline(p))');
-	vrfy(strcmp(s,"chongo") == 0, 	  '4276: strcmp(s,"chongo") == 0');
+	vrfy(strcmp(s,"chongo") == 0,	  '4276: strcmp(s,"chongo") == 0');
 	vrfy(!iserror(s=fgetfile(p)),	  '4277: !iserror(s=fgetfile(p))');
 	vrfy(strcmp(s,"w\0a\0s\nhere\n") == 0,
 			'4278: strcmp(s,"w\0a\0s\nhere\n") == 0');
@@ -4399,11 +4406,16 @@ define test_strprintf()
 	vrfy(strprintf("%g", 385) == "3.8e2",
 			'4851: strprintf("%g", 385) == "3.8e2"');
 
+	c = config("fraction_space", 1);
+	print				    '4852: c = config("fraction_space", 1)';
+	vrfy(strprintf("%r = %f", 27/29, 27/29) == "27 / 29 = .93",
+		'4853: strprintf("%r = %f", 27/29, 27/29) == "27 / 29 = .93"');
+
 	/* restore config */
 	c = config("all", callcfg);
-	print				    '4852: c = config("all", callcfg)';
+	print				    '4854: c = config("all", callcfg)';
 
-	print '4853: Ending test_strprintf';
+	print '4855: Ending test_strprintf';
 }
 print '088: parsed test_fileop()';
 
@@ -8159,7 +8171,7 @@ vrfy(config("redecl_warn",0),	  '8651: config("redecl_warn",0)');
 vrfy(config("dupvar_warn",0),	  '8652: config("dupvar_warn",0)');
 vrfy(u_glob == 6,		  '8653: u_glob == 6');
 global u_glob = 555;
-print 				  '8654: declare u_glob';
+print				  '8654: declare u_glob';
 vrfy(u_glob == 555,		  '8655: u_glob == 555');
 define func_8650(u_glob) { local u_glob; return u_glob; }
 print				  '8656: u_glob as both local and parameter';
diff --git a/comfunc.c b/comfunc.c
index 4a5770e..d8856c5 100644
--- a/comfunc.c
+++ b/comfunc.c
@@ -1223,7 +1223,13 @@ cprintfr(COMPLEX *c)
 	zprintval(i->num, 0L, 0L);
 	math_chr('i');
 	if (qisfrac(i)) {
+		if (conf->fraction_space) {
+		    math_chr(' ');
+		}
 		math_chr('/');
+		if (conf->fraction_space) {
+		    math_chr(' ');
+		}
 		zprintval(i->den, 0L, 0L);
 	}
 }
diff --git a/config.c b/config.c
index 573ebf9..2bfffe8 100644
--- a/config.c
+++ b/config.c
@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@ NAMETYPE configs[] = {
 	{"redecl_warn",	CONFIG_REDECL_WARN},
 	{"dupvar_warn",	CONFIG_DUPVAR_WARN},
 	{"hz",		CONFIG_HZ},
+	{"fraction_space",	CONFIG_FRACTION_SPACE},
 	{NULL,		0}
 };
 
@@ -199,6 +200,7 @@ CONFIG oldstd = {	/* backward compatible standard configuration */
 	BASEB,			/* base for calculations */
 	TRUE,			/* warn when redeclaring */
 	TRUE,			/* warn when variable names collide */
+	FALSE,			/* print spaces around / in fractions */
 };
 CONFIG newstd = {	/* new non-backward compatible configuration */
 	MODE_INITIAL,		/* current output mode */
@@ -260,6 +262,7 @@ CONFIG newstd = {	/* new non-backward compatible configuration */
 	BASEB,			/* base for calculations */
 	TRUE,			/* warn when redeclaring */
 	TRUE,			/* warn when variable names collide */
+	FALSE,			/* print spaces around / in fractions */
 };
 CONFIG *conf = NULL;	/* loaded in at startup - current configuration */
 
@@ -1006,6 +1009,20 @@ setconfig(int type, VALUE *vp)
 		not_reached();
 		break;
 
+	case CONFIG_FRACTION_SPACE:
+		if (vp->v_type == V_NUM) {
+			q = vp->v_num;
+			conf->fraction_space = !qiszero(q);
+		} else if (vp->v_type == V_STR) {
+			temp = lookup_long(truth, vp->v_str->s_str);
+			if (temp < 0) {
+				math_error("Illegal truth value for fraction_space");
+				not_reached();
+			}
+			conf->fraction_space = (int)temp;
+		}
+		break;
+
 	default:
 		math_error("Setting illegal config parameter");
 		not_reached();
@@ -1405,6 +1422,10 @@ config_value(CONFIG *cfg, int type, VALUE *vp)
 		i = CALC_HZ;
 		break;
 
+	case CONFIG_FRACTION_SPACE:
+		i = (cfg->fraction_space ? 1 : 0);
+		break;
+
 	default:
 		math_error("Getting illegal CONFIG element");
 		not_reached();
diff --git a/config.h b/config.h
index 3e8b050..33ec910 100644
--- a/config.h
+++ b/config.h
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@
 #define CONFIG_DUPVAR_WARN	45
 #define CONFIG_HZ	46
 #define CONFIG_TILDE_SPACE	47
+#define CONFIG_FRACTION_SPACE	48
 
 
 /*
@@ -167,6 +168,7 @@ struct config {
 	int baseb;		/* base for calculations */
 	BOOL redecl_warn;	/* TRUE => warn of redeclaring variables */
 	BOOL dupvar_warn;	/* TRUE => warn of var name collisions */
+	BOOL fraction_space;	/* TRUE => print spaces around / in fractions */
 };
 typedef struct config CONFIG;
 
diff --git a/hash.c b/hash.c
index ce35c88..4969367 100644
--- a/hash.c
+++ b/hash.c
@@ -1002,6 +1002,7 @@ hash_value(int type, void *v, HASH *state)
 		state = hash_int(type, value->v_config->baseb, state);
 		state = hash_bool(type, value->v_config->redecl_warn, state);
 		state = hash_bool(type, value->v_config->dupvar_warn, state);
+		state = hash_bool(type, value->v_config->fraction_space, state);
 		break;
 
 	case V_HASH:
diff --git a/help/config b/help/config
index b38660f..4f6ebb5 100644
--- a/help/config
+++ b/help/config
@@ -382,6 +382,9 @@ DESCRIPTION
     printed after leading tilde ('~').  See config("tilde") above.
     If config("tilde") is false, then config("tilde_space") has no effect.
 
+    NOTE: Use of config("tilde_space", 1) can break printing and scanning
+	  of complex values via "%c".
+
     The initial "tilde_space" value is 0.
 
     =-=
@@ -899,6 +902,21 @@ DESCRIPTION
 
     This config parameter is read-only and cannot be set.
 
+    =-=
+
+    config("fraction_space", boolean)
+
+    The "fraction_space" controls whether or not a space (' ') is
+    printed both before and after '/' when printing a fraction.
+
+    NOTE: Use of config("fraction_space", 1) can break printing and scanning
+	  of fractional values via "%r".
+
+    NOTE: Use of config("fraction_space", 1) can break printing and scanning
+	  of complex values via "%c".
+
+    The initial "fraction_space" value is 0.
+
 EXAMPLE
     ; current_cfg = config("all");
     ; config("tilde", off),;
@@ -961,6 +979,7 @@ EXAMPLE
 	redecl_warn	1
 	dupvar_warn	1
 	hz		100
+	fraction_space     0
 
     ; display()
 	20
diff --git a/qio.c b/qio.c
index fb41d31..1851a80 100644
--- a/qio.c
+++ b/qio.c
@@ -420,7 +420,13 @@ qprintfr(NUMBER *q, long width, BOOL force)
 {
 	zprintval(q->num, 0L, width);
 	if (force || qisfrac(q)) {
+		if (conf->fraction_space) {
+		    PUTCHAR(' ');
+		}
 		PUTCHAR('/');
+		if (conf->fraction_space) {
+		    PUTCHAR(' ');
+		}
 		zprintval(q->den, 0L, width);
 	}
 }
@@ -454,7 +460,13 @@ qprintfx(NUMBER *q, long width)
 {
 	zprintx(q->num, width);
 	if (qisfrac(q)) {
+		if (conf->fraction_space) {
+		    PUTCHAR(' ');
+		}
 		PUTCHAR('/');
+		if (conf->fraction_space) {
+		    PUTCHAR(' ');
+		}
 		zprintx(q->den, 0L);
 	}
 }
@@ -469,7 +481,13 @@ qprintfb(NUMBER *q, long width)
 {
 	zprintb(q->num, width);
 	if (qisfrac(q)) {
+		if (conf->fraction_space) {
+		    PUTCHAR(' ');
+		}
 		PUTCHAR('/');
+		if (conf->fraction_space) {
+		    PUTCHAR(' ');
+		}
 		zprintb(q->den, 0L);
 	}
 }
@@ -484,7 +502,13 @@ qprintfo(NUMBER *q, long width)
 {
 	zprinto(q->num, width);
 	if (qisfrac(q)) {
+		if (conf->fraction_space) {
+		    PUTCHAR(' ');
+		}
 		PUTCHAR('/');
+		if (conf->fraction_space) {
+		    PUTCHAR(' ');
+		}
 		zprinto(q->den, 0L);
 	}
 }
@@ -757,6 +781,12 @@ fitprint(NUMBER *q, long width)
 		width1 = width - width2;
 	}
 	fitzprint(q->num, numdigits, width1);
+	if (conf->fraction_space) {
+	    PUTCHAR(' ');
+	}
 	PUTCHAR('/');
+	if (conf->fraction_space) {
+	    PUTCHAR(' ');
+	}
 	fitzprint(q->den, dendigits, width2);
 }