diff --git a/src/runtime/haskell/PGF/VisualizeTree.hs b/src/runtime/haskell/PGF/VisualizeTree.hs
index d1e188495..4ba605432 100644
--- a/src/runtime/haskell/PGF/VisualizeTree.hs
+++ b/src/runtime/haskell/PGF/VisualizeTree.hs
@@ -500,7 +500,6 @@ data Dep = Dep {
   , tokens      :: [(String,String)]    -- word, pos (0..)
   , deps        :: [((Int,Int),String)] -- from, to, label
   , root        :: Int                  -- root word position
-  , pictureSize :: (Int,Int)            -- width = #words*wordlength
   }
 
 -- some general measures
@@ -515,7 +514,7 @@ wdist rwld x y = sum [wsize rwld i | i <- [min x y .. max x y - 1]]    -- distan
 labelheight h  = h + arcbase + 3    -- label just above arc; 25 would put it just below
 labelstart c   = c - 15.0           -- label starts 15u left of arc centre
 arcbase        = 30.0               -- arcs start and end 40u above the bottom
-arcfactor r    = r * 500            -- reduction of arc size from word distance
+arcfactor r    = r * 600            -- reduction of arc size from word distance
 xyratio        = 3                  -- width/height ratio of arcs
 
 putArc :: (Int -> Double) -> Int -> Int -> Int -> String -> String
@@ -526,7 +525,7 @@ putArc frwld height x y label = unlines [oval,arrowhead,labelling] where
   dxy  = wdist frwld x y             -- distance between words, >>= 20.0
   ndxy = 100 * rwld * fromIntegral height  -- distance that is indep of word length
   hdxy = dxy / 2                     -- half the distance
-  wdth = dxy - (arcfactor rwld)/dxy  -- longer arcs are less wide in proportion
+  wdth = dxy - (arcfactor rwld)/dxy  -- longer arcs are wider in proportion
   hght = ndxy / (xyratio * rwld)      -- arc height is independent of word length
   begp = min x y                     -- begin position of oval
   ctr  = wpos frwld begp + hdxy + (if x < y then 20 else  10)  -- LR arcs are farther right from center of oval
@@ -545,7 +544,6 @@ dep2latex d =
   ++ [put (wpos rwld (root d) + 20) (height - 10) (small "ROOT")]
   ++ ["\\end{picture}"]
  where
-   (width,height) = case pictureSize d of (w,h) -> (w, h)
    wld i  = wordLength d i  -- >= 20.0
    rwld i = (wld i) / defaultWordLength       -- >= 1.0
    aheight x y = depth (min x y) (max x y) + 1    ---- abs (x-y)
@@ -553,40 +551,8 @@ dep2latex d =
    depth x y = case [(u,v) | (u,v) <- arcs, (x < u && v <= y) || (x == u && v < y)] of ---- only projective arcs counted
      [] -> 0
      uvs -> 1 + maximum [depth u v | (u,v) <- uvs]
-
-
-  
-{-
-dep2latex :: Dep -> [String]
-dep2latex d =
-     comment (unwords (map fst (tokens d)))
-  :  app "setlength{\\unitlength}" (show defaultUnit ++ "mm")
-  :  ("\\begin{picture}(" ++ show width ++ "," ++ show height ++ ")")
-  :  [put (wpos rwld i)  0 w | (i,w) <- zip [0..] (map fst (tokens d))]   -- words
-  ++ [put (wpos rwld i) 15 (small w) | (i,w) <- zip [0..] (map snd (tokens d))]   -- pos tags 15u above bottom
-  ++ [putArc rwld x y label | ((x,y),label) <- (deps d)]    -- arcs and labels
-  ++ [put (wpos rwld (root d) + 15) height (app "vector(0,-1)" (show (fromIntegral height-arcbase)))]
-  ++ [put (wpos rwld (root d) + 20) (height - 10) (small "ROOT")]
-  ++ ["\\end{picture}"]
- where
-   (width,height) = case pictureSize d of (w,h) -> (w, h)
-   wld  = wordLength d   -- >= 20.0
-   rwld i = wld i / defaultWordLength       -- >= 1.0
-
-putArc :: (Int -> Double) -> Int -> Int -> String -> String
-putArc rwld x y label = unlines [oval,arrowhead,labelling] where
-  oval = put ctr arcbase ("\\oval(" ++ show wdth ++ "," ++ show hght ++ ")[t]")
-  arrowhead = put endp (arcbase + 5) (app "vector(0,-1)" "5")   -- downgoing arrow 5u above the arc base
-  labelling = put (labelstart ctr) (labelheight (hght/2)) (small label)
-  dxy  = wdist rwld x y              -- distance between words, >>= 20.0
-  hdxy = dxy / 2                     -- half the distance
-  wdth = dxy - (arcfactor wrwld)/dxy  -- longer arcs are less wide in proportion
-  hght = dxy / (xyratio * wrwld)      -- arc height is independent of word length
-  begp = min x y                     -- begin position of oval
-  ctr  = wpos rwld begp + hdxy + (if x < y then 20 else  10)  -- LR arcs are farther right from center of oval
-  endp = (if x < y then (+) else (-)) ctr (wdth/2)            -- the point of the arrow
-  wrwld = wdist rwld x y / defaultWordLength
--}
+   width = round (sum [wsize rwld w | (w,_) <- zip [0..] (tokens d)]) + round spaceLength * ((length (tokens d)) - 1)
+   height = 40 + 20 * round (maximum [aheight x y | ((x,y),_) <- deps d])
 
 conll2dep :: String -> Dep
 conll2dep str = Dep {
@@ -594,16 +560,13 @@ conll2dep str = Dep {
   , tokens = toks
   , deps = dps
   , root = head $ [read x-1 | x:_:_:_:_:_:"0":_ <- ls] ++ [1]
-  , pictureSize = (totallength,  60 + 16*maxdist)  -- highest arc + 60u
   }
  where
    wld i = maximum [charWidth * fromIntegral (length w) | w <- let (tok,pos) = toks !! i in [tok,pos]]
    ls = map words (lines str)
    toks = [(w,c) | _:w:_:c:_ <- ls]
    dps = [((read y-1, read x-1),lab) | x:_:_:_:_:_:y:lab:_ <- ls, y /="0"]
-   rwld w = wld w / defaultWordLength
    maxdist = maximum [abs (x-y) | ((x,y),_) <- dps]
-   totallength = round (sum [wsize rwld w | (w,_) <- zip [0..] toks]) + round spaceLength * ((length toks) - 1)
 
 -- latex formatting