--- a/TextCollector.st	Sat Jan 23 06:59:40 2016 +0100
+++ b/TextCollector.st	Sun Jan 24 06:56:50 2016 +0100
@@ -770,7 +770,21 @@
 !
 
 format:formatSpec with:args
+    "convenient formatted printing:
+        %1..%9  - positional parameters from args-collection
+        %(name) - named parameter from args-dictionary
+        %%      - escape for %
+        %<cr>   - cr (also tab, nl)"
+
     ^ entryStream format:formatSpec with:args
+
+    "
+     1 to: 10 do:[:i |
+        Transcript 
+            format:'[%1] Hello %2 World - this is %3%<cr>' 
+            with:{i . 'my' . 'nice'}
+     ].
+    "
 !
 
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@@ -844,6 +858,85 @@
     "Modified: 11.1.1997 / 14:43:26 / cg"
 !
 
+printf:formatSpec with:arg1
+    "convenient C-style formatted printing"
+
+    ^ entryStream printf:formatSpec with:arg1
+
+    "
+     1 to: 10 do:[:i |
+        Transcript 
+            printf:'[%d] Hello World\n' with:i
+     ].
+    "
+!
+
+printf:formatSpec with:arg1 with:arg2
+    "convenient C-style formatted printing"
+
+    ^ entryStream printf:formatSpec with:arg1 with:arg2
+
+    "
+     1 to: 10 do:[:i |
+        Transcript 
+            printf:'[%d] Hello World\n' with:i
+     ].
+    "
+!
+
+printf:formatSpec with:arg1 with:arg2 with:arg3
+    "convenient C-style formatted printing"
+
+    ^ entryStream printf:formatSpec with:arg1 with:arg2 with:arg3
+
+    "
+     1 to: 10 do:[:i |
+        Transcript 
+            printf:'[%d] Hello World\n' with:i
+     ].
+    "
+!
+
+printf:formatSpec with:arg1 with:arg2 with:arg3 with:arg4
+    "convenient C-style formatted printing"
+
+    ^ entryStream printf:formatSpec with:arg1 with:arg2 with:arg3 with:arg4
+
+    "
+     1 to: 10 do:[:i |
+        Transcript 
+            printf:'[%d] Hello World\n' with:i
+     ].
+    "
+!
+
+printf:formatSpec with:arg1 with:arg2 with:arg3 with:arg4 with:arg5
+    "convenient C-style formatted printing"
+
+    ^ entryStream printf:formatSpec with:arg1 with:arg2 with:arg3 with:arg4 with:arg5
+
+    "
+     1 to: 10 do:[:i |
+        Transcript 
+            printf:'[%d] Hello World\n' with:i
+     ].
+    "
+!
+
+printf:formatSpec withAll:args
+    "convenient C-style formatted printing"
+
+    ^ entryStream printf:formatSpec withAll:args
+
+    "
+     1 to: 10 do:[:i |
+        Transcript 
+            printf:'[%d] Hello %s World - this is %s\n' 
+            with:{i . 'my' . 'nice'}
+     ].
+    "
+!
+
 println
     "for those used to Java/Javascript, a compatibility message.
      Most useful inside expecco"