I'm mostly unacquainted with the f scaling factor, but this commit seems to make the manual say two slightly different things about it:
> @item f > @cindex @code{f} unit > @cindex unit, @code{f} > -Fractions. Value is 65536. > +Multiply by 65,535. ...then later: > +indicator of@tie{}@code{f}, which multiplies its value by 65,536 (but