diff --git a/src/pkg/exp/4s/xs.go b/src/pkg/exp/4s/xs.go
index c5493e719e..d8f0ce2a11 100644
--- a/src/pkg/exp/4s/xs.go
+++ b/src/pkg/exp/4s/xs.go
@@ -145,13 +145,13 @@ var txbits = [NCOL][32]byte{
 }
 
 var txpix = [NCOL]draw.Color{
-	draw.Yellow,            /* yellow */
-	draw.Cyan,              /* cyan */
-	draw.Green,             /* lime green */
-	draw.GreyBlue,          /* slate */
-	draw.Red,               /* red */
-	draw.GreyGreen,         /* olive green */
-	draw.Blue,              /* blue */
+	draw.Yellow, /* yellow */
+	draw.Cyan, /* cyan */
+	draw.Green, /* lime green */
+	draw.GreyBlue, /* slate */
+	draw.Red, /* red */
+	draw.GreyGreen, /* olive green */
+	draw.Blue, /* blue */
 	draw.Color(0xFF55AAFF), /* pink */
 	draw.Color(0xFFAAFFFF), /* lavender */
 	draw.Color(0xBB005DFF), /* maroon */
diff --git a/src/pkg/go/printer/printer.go b/src/pkg/go/printer/printer.go
index 95f0058c7f..3db42e37b1 100644
--- a/src/pkg/go/printer/printer.go
+++ b/src/pkg/go/printer/printer.go
@@ -205,22 +205,16 @@ func (p *printer) write(data []byte) {
 }
 
 
-func (p *printer) writeNewlines(n int) {
+func (p *printer) writeNewlines(n int, useFF bool) {
 	if n > 0 {
 		if n > maxNewlines {
 			n = maxNewlines
 		}
-		p.write(newlines[0:n])
-	}
-}
-
-
-func (p *printer) writeFormfeeds(n int) {
-	if n > 0 {
-		if n > maxNewlines {
-			n = maxNewlines
+		if useFF {
+			p.write(formfeeds[0:n])
+		} else {
+			p.write(newlines[0:n])
 		}
-		p.write(formfeeds[0:n])
 	}
 }
 
@@ -360,7 +354,7 @@ func (p *printer) writeCommentPrefix(pos, next token.Position, isFirst, isKeywor
 		// use formfeeds to break columns before a comment;
 		// this is analogous to using formfeeds to separate
 		// individual lines of /*-style comments
-		p.writeFormfeeds(pos.Line - p.last.Line)
+		p.writeNewlines(pos.Line-p.last.Line, true)
 	}
 }
 
@@ -591,9 +585,10 @@ func (p *printer) writeComment(comment *ast.Comment) {
 // writeCommentSuffix writes a line break after a comment if indicated
 // and processes any leftover indentation information. If a line break
 // is needed, the kind of break (newline vs formfeed) depends on the
-// pending whitespace.
+// pending whitespace. writeCommentSuffix returns true if a pending
+// formfeed was dropped from the whitespace buffer.
 //
-func (p *printer) writeCommentSuffix(needsLinebreak bool) {
+func (p *printer) writeCommentSuffix(needsLinebreak bool) (droppedFF bool) {
 	for i, ch := range p.buffer {
 		switch ch {
 		case blank, vtab:
@@ -603,9 +598,13 @@ func (p *printer) writeCommentSuffix(needsLinebreak bool) {
 			// don't loose indentation information
 		case newline, formfeed:
 			// if we need a line break, keep exactly one
+			// but remember if we dropped any formfeeds
 			if needsLinebreak {
 				needsLinebreak = false
 			} else {
+				if ch == formfeed {
+					droppedFF = true
+				}
 				p.buffer[i] = ignore
 			}
 		}
@@ -616,6 +615,8 @@ func (p *printer) writeCommentSuffix(needsLinebreak bool) {
 	if needsLinebreak {
 		p.write([]byte{'\n'})
 	}
+
+	return
 }
 
 
@@ -623,9 +624,10 @@ func (p *printer) writeCommentSuffix(needsLinebreak bool) {
 // and prints it together with the buffered whitespace (i.e., the whitespace
 // that needs to be written before the next token). A heuristic is used to mix
 // the comments and whitespace. The isKeyword parameter indicates if the next
-// token is a keyword or not.
+// token is a keyword or not. intersperseComments returns true if a pending
+// formfeed was dropped from the whitespace buffer.
 //
-func (p *printer) intersperseComments(next token.Position, isKeyword bool) {
+func (p *printer) intersperseComments(next token.Position, isKeyword bool) (droppedFF bool) {
 	isFirst := true
 	needsLinebreak := false
 	var last *ast.Comment
@@ -643,7 +645,7 @@ func (p *printer) intersperseComments(next token.Position, isKeyword bool) {
 		// follows on the same line: separate with an extra blank
 		p.write([]byte{' '})
 	}
-	p.writeCommentSuffix(needsLinebreak)
+	return p.writeCommentSuffix(needsLinebreak)
 }
 
 
@@ -772,12 +774,13 @@ func (p *printer) print(args ...) {
 		p.pos = next
 
 		if data != nil {
-			p.flush(next, isKeyword)
+			droppedFF := p.flush(next, isKeyword)
 
 			// intersperse extra newlines if present in the source
 			// (don't do this in flush as it will cause extra newlines
-			// at the end of a file)
-			p.writeNewlines(next.Line - p.pos.Line)
+			// at the end of a file) - use formfeeds if we dropped one
+			// before
+			p.writeNewlines(next.Line-p.pos.Line, droppedFF)
 
 			p.writeItem(next, data, tag)
 		}
@@ -794,15 +797,19 @@ func (p *printer) commentBefore(next token.Position) bool {
 
 
 // Flush prints any pending comments and whitespace occuring
-// textually before the position of the next item.
+// textually before the position of the next item. Flush returns
+// true if a pending formfeed character was dropped from the
+// whitespace buffer as a result of interspersing comments.
 //
-func (p *printer) flush(next token.Position, isKeyword bool) {
-	// if there are comments before the next item, intersperse them
+func (p *printer) flush(next token.Position, isKeyword bool) (droppedFF bool) {
 	if p.commentBefore(next) {
-		p.intersperseComments(next, isKeyword)
+		// if there are comments before the next item, intersperse them
+		droppedFF = p.intersperseComments(next, isKeyword)
+	} else {
+		// otherwise, write any leftover whitespace
+		p.writeWhitespace(len(p.buffer))
 	}
-	// write any leftover whitespace
-	p.writeWhitespace(len(p.buffer))
+	return
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/pkg/go/printer/testdata/comments.golden b/src/pkg/go/printer/testdata/comments.golden
index 4242688f56..c59031f870 100644
--- a/src/pkg/go/printer/testdata/comments.golden
+++ b/src/pkg/go/printer/testdata/comments.golden
@@ -105,10 +105,13 @@ func _() {
 }
 
 
-func abs(x int) int {
+func _(x int) int {
 	if x < 0 {	// the tab printed before this comment's // must not affect the remaining lines
 		return -x	// this statement should be properly indented
 	}
+	if x < 0 {	/* the tab printed before this comment's /* must not affect the remaining lines */
+		return -x	// this statement should be properly indented
+	}
 	return x
 }
 
@@ -389,6 +392,8 @@ func _() {
 
 func ( /* comment1 */ T /* comment2 */ ) _()	{}
 
+func _() { /* one-liner */ }
+
 
 // Line comments with tabs
 func _() {
diff --git a/src/pkg/go/printer/testdata/comments.input b/src/pkg/go/printer/testdata/comments.input
index 427065a8f1..c02defb0d7 100644
--- a/src/pkg/go/printer/testdata/comments.input
+++ b/src/pkg/go/printer/testdata/comments.input
@@ -105,10 +105,13 @@ func _() {
 }
 
 
-func abs(x int) int {
+func _(x int) int {
 	if x < 0 {  // the tab printed before this comment's // must not affect the remaining lines
 		return -x  // this statement should be properly indented
 	}
+	if x < 0 {  /* the tab printed before this comment's /* must not affect the remaining lines */
+		return -x  // this statement should be properly indented
+	}
 	return x
 }
 
@@ -390,6 +393,8 @@ func _() {
 
 func (/* comment1 */ T /* comment2 */) _() {}
 
+func _() { /* one-liner */ }
+
 
 // Line comments with tabs
 func _() {
diff --git a/src/pkg/math/all_test.go b/src/pkg/math/all_test.go
index ef4806540a..d80f4ee133 100644
--- a/src/pkg/math/all_test.go
+++ b/src/pkg/math/all_test.go
@@ -1205,7 +1205,7 @@ func TestFmin(t *testing.T) {
 func TestFmod(t *testing.T) {
 	for i := 0; i < len(vf); i++ {
 		if f := Fmod(10, vf[i]); fmod[i] != f { /*!close(fmod[i], f)*/
-							t.Errorf("Fmod(10, %g) = %g, want %g\n", vf[i], f, fmod[i])
+			t.Errorf("Fmod(10, %g) = %g, want %g\n", vf[i], f, fmod[i])
 		}
 	}
 	for i := 0; i < len(vffmodSC); i++ {