diff --git a/luprex/core/cpp/luastack.cpp b/luprex/core/cpp/luastack.cpp
index 4238ace2..92a1d1ef 100644
--- a/luprex/core/cpp/luastack.cpp
+++ b/luprex/core/cpp/luastack.cpp
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ void LuaStack::makeclass(LuaSlot tab, const std::string &name) const {
     lua_pop(L_, 1);
 }
 
-std::string LuaStack::classname(LuaSlot tab) {
+std::string LuaStack::classname(LuaSlot tab) const {
     std::string result;
     if (istable(tab)) {
         lua_pushstring(L_, "__class");
@@ -279,6 +279,22 @@ std::string LuaStack::classname(LuaSlot tab) {
     return result;
 }
 
+int64_t LuaStack::tanid(LuaSlot tab) const {
+    int64_t result = 0;
+    if (istable(tab) && gettabletype(tab) == LUA_TT_TANGIBLE) {
+        if (lua_getmetatable(L_, tab.index())) {
+            lua_pushstring(L_, "id");
+            lua_rawget(L_, -2);
+            if (lua_type(L_, -1) == LUA_TNUMBER) {
+                result = int64_t(lua_tonumber(L_, -1));
+            }
+            lua_pop(L_, 2);
+        }
+    }
+    return result;
+}
+
+
 void LuaStack::movesortablekey(LuaSlot key, LuaStack &otherstack, LuaSlot otherslot) {
     int type = lua_type(L_, key);
     switch (type) {
diff --git a/luprex/core/cpp/luastack.hpp b/luprex/core/cpp/luastack.hpp
index 551edb3b..214aa2c8 100644
--- a/luprex/core/cpp/luastack.hpp
+++ b/luprex/core/cpp/luastack.hpp
@@ -390,7 +390,10 @@ public:
     void makeclass(LuaSlot tab, LuaSlot name) const;
     void makeclass(LuaSlot tab, const char *name) const;
     void makeclass(LuaSlot tab, const std::string &name) const;
-    std::string classname(LuaSlot tab);
+    std::string classname(LuaSlot tab) const;
+
+    int64_t tanid(LuaSlot tab) const;
+
     // There's no 'isclass' operator, but 'classname' will return empty
     // string if tab is not a valid class.
 
diff --git a/luprex/core/cpp/pprint.cpp b/luprex/core/cpp/pprint.cpp
index d6d5db1c..f4d18915 100644
--- a/luprex/core/cpp/pprint.cpp
+++ b/luprex/core/cpp/pprint.cpp
@@ -37,9 +37,16 @@ static bool string_quote(LuaStack &LS, LuaSlot val, std::ostream *os) {
     case LUA_TSTRING:
         util::quote_string(LS.ckstring(val), os);
         return true;
-    case LUA_TNUMBER:
-        (*os) << LS.ckinteger(val);
+    case LUA_TNUMBER: {
+        double value = LS.cknumber(val);
+        int64_t ivalue = int64_t(value);
+        if (double(ivalue) == value) {
+            (*os) << ivalue;
+        } else {
+            (*os) << value;
+        }
         return true;
+    }
     case LUA_TBOOLEAN:
         (*os) << (LS.ckboolean(val) ? "true" : "false");
         return true;
@@ -140,29 +147,48 @@ static void pprint_r(Inspector &insp, int level, LuaSlot root) {
         return;
     }
 
-    // If the table ID is greater than zero, then we've already
-    // printed it.  Just print the table ID.
+    // Determine the table's ID, allocating an ID if necessary.
     LS.rawget(idv, insp.ids, root);
     int id = LS.ckint(idv);
-    if (id > 0) {
-        if (lua_nkeys(insp.L, root.index())==0) {
-            (*insp.stream) << "<table " << id << ">{}";
-        } else {
-            (*insp.stream) << "<table " << id << ">{...}";
+    bool new_id = false;
+    if (id < 0) {
+        new_id = true;
+        id = insp.nextid++;
+        LS.rawset(insp.ids, root, id);
+    }
+    
+    // Print the table's name, if any.
+    bool is_class = false;
+    bool is_tangible = false;
+    std::string cname = LS.classname(root);
+    if (cname != "") {
+        is_class = true;
+        (*insp.stream) << "<class " << cname << ">";
+    } else {
+        int64_t tid = LS.tanid(root);
+        if (tid > 0) {
+            is_tangible = true;
+            (*insp.stream) << "<tangible " << tid << ">";
+        } else if (id > 0) {
+            (*insp.stream) << "<table " << id << ">";
         }
+    }
+
+    // If this is a class, and we're not at the top level, truncate.
+    if ((is_class || is_tangible) && (level > 0)) {
         LS.result();
         return;
     }
 
-    // Allocate an ID for the table, if necessary.
-    if (id < 0) {
-        id = insp.nextid++;
-        LS.rawset(insp.ids, root, id);
-    }
-
-    // Print the table ID if greater than zero.
-    if (id > 0) {
-        (*insp.stream) << "<table " << id << ">";
+    // If this is a table we've already printed, truncate it.
+    if ((id > 0) && (!new_id)) {
+        if (lua_nkeys(insp.L, root.index())==0) {
+            (*insp.stream) << "{}";
+        } else {
+            (*insp.stream) << "{...}";
+        }
+        LS.result();
+        return;
     }
 
     // State variables.
@@ -212,12 +238,6 @@ static void pprint_r(Inspector &insp, int level, LuaSlot root) {
         needcomma = true;
         tabify(insp, level + 1);
         (*insp.stream) << "<meta> = ";
-
-    //     if isclass(mt) then
-    //         self:puts('<class ')
-    //         self:puts(rawget(mt, "__class"))
-    //         self:puts('>')
-    //     end
         pprint_r(insp, level + 1, val);
     }
     
diff --git a/luprex/core/cpp/world-accessor.cpp b/luprex/core/cpp/world-accessor.cpp
index cab61250..cd80c925 100644
--- a/luprex/core/cpp/world-accessor.cpp
+++ b/luprex/core/cpp/world-accessor.cpp
@@ -188,7 +188,11 @@ LuaDefine(tangible_id, "c") {
     LuaArg tanobj;
     LuaRet id;
     LuaStack LS(L, tanobj, id);
-    LS.set(id, World::tangible_id(LS, tanobj));
+    int64_t tid = LS.tanid(tanobj);
+    if (tid == 0) {
+        luaL_error(L, "Not a tangible");
+    }
+    LS.set(id, tid);
     return LS.result();
 }
 
diff --git a/luprex/core/cpp/world-core.cpp b/luprex/core/cpp/world-core.cpp
index d5e7a5c5..ac69bfaf 100644
--- a/luprex/core/cpp/world-core.cpp
+++ b/luprex/core/cpp/world-core.cpp
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ World::TanVector World::tangible_get_all(const IdVector &ids) const {
 }
 
 Tangible *World::tangible_get(const LuaStack &LS, LuaSlot tab) {
-    int64_t id = tangible_id(LS, tab);
+    int64_t id = LS.tanid(tab);
     if (id == 0) {
         luaL_error(LS.state(), "parameter is not a tangible");
     }
@@ -138,22 +138,6 @@ Tangible *World::tangible_get(const LuaStack &LS, LuaSlot tab) {
     return result;
 }
 
-int64_t World::tangible_id(const LuaStack &LS, LuaSlot tab) {
-    int64_t id = 0;
-    if (LS.istable(tab) && LS.gettabletype(tab) == LUA_TT_TANGIBLE) {
-        lua_State *L = LS.state();
-        if (lua_getmetatable(L, tab.index())) {
-            lua_pushstring(L, "id");
-            lua_rawget(L, -2);
-            if (lua_type(L, -1) == LUA_TNUMBER) {
-                id = lua_tointeger(L, -1);
-            }
-            lua_pop(L, 2);
-        }
-    }
-    return id;
-}
-
 Tangible *World::tangible_make(lua_State *L, int64_t id, const std::string &plane, bool pushdb) {
     // Get a state if we don't already have one.
     if (L == nullptr) {
diff --git a/luprex/core/cpp/world-difftab.cpp b/luprex/core/cpp/world-difftab.cpp
index 6eca2f18..2734ab0f 100644
--- a/luprex/core/cpp/world-difftab.cpp
+++ b/luprex/core/cpp/world-difftab.cpp
@@ -70,11 +70,13 @@ static bool equivalent_values(LuaStack &MLS, LuaSlot mval, LuaSlot mtnmap,
     }
     case LUA_TT_CLASS: {
         if (SLS.xtype(sval) != LUA_TT_CLASS) return false;
+        // What if it's an ill-formed class?
         return MLS.classname(mval) == SLS.classname(sval);
     }
     case LUA_TT_TANGIBLE: {
         if (SLS.xtype(sval) != LUA_TT_TANGIBLE) return false;
-        return World::tangible_id(MLS, mval) == World::tangible_id(SLS, sval);
+        // What if it's an ill-formed tangible?
+        return MLS.tanid(mval) == SLS.tanid(sval);
     }
     case LUA_TT_GLOBALENV: {
         return (SLS.xtype(sval) == LUA_TT_GLOBALENV);
@@ -120,7 +122,7 @@ static void transmit_value(LuaStack &MLS, LuaSlot mval, LuaSlot mtnmap, StreamBu
     }
     case LUA_TT_TANGIBLE: {
         sb->write_uint8(LUA_TT_TANGIBLE);
-        sb->write_int64(World::tangible_id(MLS, mval));
+        sb->write_int64(MLS.tanid(mval));
         return;
     }
     case LUA_TT_GLOBALENV: {
diff --git a/luprex/core/cpp/world.hpp b/luprex/core/cpp/world.hpp
index 41d56f65..ce31f4f7 100644
--- a/luprex/core/cpp/world.hpp
+++ b/luprex/core/cpp/world.hpp
@@ -130,12 +130,6 @@ public:
     //
     Tangible *tangible_make(lua_State *L, int64_t id, const std::string &plane, bool pushdb);
 
-    // Get the tangible ID of the specified LUA tangible database.
-    //
-    // Return zero if the item is not a tangible database.
-    //
-    static int64_t tangible_id(const LuaStack &LS, LuaSlot slot);
-
     // Get a pointer to the specified tangible.
     //
     // If there's no such tangible, returns nullptr.