diff --git a/src/GF/GFCC/Raw/PrintGFCCRaw.hs b/src/GF/GFCC/Raw/PrintGFCCRaw.hs
index c13908fe1..1b937e429 100644
--- a/src/GF/GFCC/Raw/PrintGFCCRaw.hs
+++ b/src/GF/GFCC/Raw/PrintGFCCRaw.hs
@@ -1,104 +1,37 @@
-{-# OPTIONS -fno-warn-incomplete-patterns #-}
-module GF.GFCC.Raw.PrintGFCCRaw where
-
--- pretty-printer generated by the BNF converter
+module GF.GFCC.Raw.PrintGFCCRaw (printTree) where
 
 import GF.GFCC.Raw.AbsGFCCRaw
-import Char
 
--- the top-level printing method
-printTree :: Print a => a -> String
-printTree = render . prt 0
+import Data.List (intersperse)
 
-type Doc = [ShowS] -> [ShowS]
+printTree :: Grammar -> String
+printTree g = prGrammar g ""
 
-doc :: ShowS -> Doc
-doc = (:)
+prGrammar :: Grammar -> ShowS
+prGrammar (Grm xs) = prRExpList xs
 
-render :: Doc -> String
-render d = rend 0 (map ($ "") $ d []) "" where
-  rend i ss = case ss of
-    "["      :ts -> showChar '[' . rend i ts
-    "("      :ts -> showChar '(' . rend i ts
-    "{"      :ts -> showChar '{' . new (i+1) . rend (i+1) ts
-    "}" : ";":ts -> new (i-1) . space "}" . showChar ';' . new (i-1) . rend (i-1) ts
-    "}"      :ts -> new (i-1) . showChar '}' . new (i-1) . rend (i-1) ts
-    ";"      :ts -> showChar ';' . new i . rend i ts
-    t  : "," :ts -> showString t . space "," . rend i ts
-    t  : ")" :ts -> showString t . showChar ')' . rend i ts
-    t  : "]" :ts -> showString t . showChar ']' . rend i ts
-    t        :ts -> space t . rend i ts
-    _            -> id
-  new i   = showChar '\n' . replicateS (2*i) (showChar ' ') . dropWhile isSpace
-  space t = showString t . (\s -> if null s then "" else (' ':s))
+prRExp :: RExp -> ShowS
+prRExp (App x xs) = showChar '(' . prCId x . showChar ' ' 
+                    . prRExpList xs . showChar ')'
+prRExp (AId x) = prCId x
+prRExp (AInt x) = shows x
+prRExp (AStr x) = showChar '"' . concatS (map mkEsc x) . showChar '"'
+prRExp (AFlt x) = shows x -- FIXME: simpler format
+prRExp AMet = showChar '?'
 
-parenth :: Doc -> Doc
-parenth ss = doc (showChar '(') . ss . doc (showChar ')')
+mkEsc :: Char -> ShowS
+mkEsc s = case s of
+  '"'  -> showString "\\\""
+  '\\' -> showString "\\\\"
+  '\n' -> showString "\\n"
+  '\t' -> showString "\\t"
+  _    -> showChar s
+
+prRExpList :: [RExp] -> ShowS
+prRExpList = concatS . intersperse (showChar ' ') . map prRExp
+
+prCId :: CId -> ShowS
+prCId (CId x) = showString x
 
 concatS :: [ShowS] -> ShowS
 concatS = foldr (.) id
-
-concatD :: [Doc] -> Doc
-concatD = foldr (.) id
-
-replicateS :: Int -> ShowS -> ShowS
-replicateS n f = concatS (replicate n f)
-
--- the printer class does the job
-class Print a where
-  prt :: Int -> a -> Doc
-  prtList :: [a] -> Doc
-  prtList = concatD . map (prt 0)
-
-instance Print a => Print [a] where
-  prt _ = prtList
-
-instance Print Char where
-  prt _ s = doc (showChar '\'' . mkEsc '\'' s . showChar '\'')
-  prtList s = doc (showChar '"' . concatS (map (mkEsc '"') s) . showChar '"')
-
-mkEsc :: Char -> Char -> ShowS
-mkEsc q s = case s of
-  _ | s == q -> showChar '\\' . showChar s
-  '\\'-> showString "\\\\"
-  '\n' -> showString "\\n"
-  '\t' -> showString "\\t"
-  _ -> showChar s
-
-prPrec :: Int -> Int -> Doc -> Doc
-prPrec i j = if j<i then parenth else id
-
-
-instance Print Integer where
-  prt _ x = doc (shows x)
-
-
-instance Print Double where
-  prt _ x = doc (shows x)
-
-
-
-instance Print CId where
-  prt _ (CId i) = doc (showString i)
-
-
-
-instance Print Grammar where
-  prt i e = case e of
-   Grm rexps -> prPrec i 0 (concatD [prt 0 rexps])
-
-
-instance Print RExp where
-  prt i e = case e of
-   App cid rexps -> prPrec i 0 (concatD [doc (showString "(") , prt 0 cid , prt 0 rexps , doc (showString ")")])
-   AId cid -> prPrec i 0 (concatD [prt 0 cid])
-   AInt n -> prPrec i 0 (concatD [prt 0 n])
-   AStr str -> prPrec i 0 (concatD [prt 0 str])
-   AFlt d -> prPrec i 0 (concatD [prt 0 d])
-   AMet  -> prPrec i 0 (concatD [doc (showString "?")])
-
-  prtList es = case es of
-   [] -> (concatD [])
-   x:xs -> (concatD [prt 0 x , prt 0 xs])
-
-