diff --git a/src/org/rascalmpl/library/lang/box/util/Box2Text.rsc b/src/org/rascalmpl/library/lang/box/util/Box2Text.rsc
index 1f663f9df61..4eac5aba5a8 100644
--- a/src/org/rascalmpl/library/lang/box/util/Box2Text.rsc
+++ b/src/org/rascalmpl/library/lang/box/util/Box2Text.rsc
@@ -120,67 +120,62 @@ text hskip(int n) = [right("", n)];
 @synopsis{Produces text consisting of n white lines at length 0}
 text vskip(int n) = ([] | vv(it, [""]) | _ <- [0..n]);
 
+@synopsis{Check if a string already consists of only blanks.}
+bool isBlank(str a) = (a == blank(a));
 
-bool isBlank(str a) {return a==blank(a);}
-
-text prepend(str a, text b) {
-   return [(a+c)|str c <- b];
-}
+@synopsis{Prepend Every line in b with `a`}
+text prepend(str a, text b) = ["<a><line>" | line <- b];
 
+@synopsis{Implements horizontal concatenation, also for multiple lines}
 text hh([], text b)  = b;
 text hh(text a, [])  = a;
 text hh([a], text b) = bar(a, b);
 
 default text hh(text a, text b) = vv(a[0..-1], bar(a[-1], b));
         
-
+@synsopsis{Horizontal concatenation, but if the left text is empty return nothing.}
 text lhh([], text _) = [];
 default text lhh(a, b) = hh(a, b);
 
-text lvv(text a, text b) {
-     if (isEmpty(a)) return [];
-     return vv(a, b);
-}
-
-text hh_(text a, text b) {
-     if (isEmpty(b)) return [];
-     return hh(a, b);
-}
-
-text vv_(text a, text b) {
-     if (isEmpty(b)) return [];
-     return vv(a, b);
-}
+@synsopsis{Vertical concatenation, but if the left text is empty return nothing.}
+text lvv([], text _) = [];
+default text lvv(text a, text b) = vv(a,b);
 
+@synsopsis{Horizontal concatenation, but if the right text is empty return nothing.}
+text rhh(text _, []) = [];
+text rhh(text a, text b) = hh(a, b);
 
-
-text LL(str s ) { 
-   return [s];
-   }
-
+@synsopsis{Vertical concatenation, but if the right text is empty return nothing.}
+text rvv(text _, []) = [];
+default text rvv(text a, text b) = vv(a,b);
+    
+text LL(str s ) = [s]; 
+   
 /*
 text HH(list[Box] b, Box c, options opts, int m) {
     if (isEmpty(b)) return [];
     int h = opts["h"];
     text t = O(b[0], H([]), opts, m);
     int s = hwidth(t);
-    return hh(t, hh_(hskip(h), HH(tail(b), H([]), opts, m-s-h)));
+    return hh(t, rhh(hskip(h), HH(tail(b), H([]), opts, m-s-h)));
    }
 */
    
+text HH([], Box _, options opts, int m) = [];
+
 text HH(list[Box] b, Box _, options opts, int m) {
-    if (isEmpty(b)) return [];
     int h = opts["h"];
     text r = [];
     b = reverse(b);
-    for (a<-b) {
-         text t = O(a, H([]), opts, m);
-         int s = hwidth(t); 
-         r = hh(t, hh_(hskip(h), r));
-         m  = m - s - h;
-   }
-   return r;
-   }
+    for (a <- b) {
+        text t = O(a, H([]), opts, m);
+        int s = hwidth(t); 
+        r = hh(t, rhh(hskip(h), r));
+        m  = m - s - h;
+    }
+   
+    return r;
+}
 
 text VV(list[Box] b, Box c, options opts, int m) {
     if (isEmpty(b)) return [];
@@ -191,7 +186,7 @@ text VV(list[Box] b, Box c, options opts, int m) {
         if (V(_)!:=c || L("")!:=a)
             {
             text t = O(a, V([]), opts, m);
-            r = vv(t, vv_(vskip(v), r));
+            r = vv(t, rvv(vskip(v), r));
             }
     }
     return r;
@@ -201,7 +196,7 @@ text VV(list[Box] b, Box c, options opts, int m) {
 text VV(list[Box] b, Box c, options opts, int m) {
     if (isEmpty(b)) return [];
     int v = opts["v"];
-    return vv(O(b[0], c , opts, m), vv_(vskip(v), VV(tail(b), V([]), opts, m)));
+    return vv(O(b[0], c , opts, m), rvv(vskip(v), VV(tail(b), V([]), opts, m)));
    }
 */
 
@@ -216,7 +211,7 @@ text II(list[Box] b, Box c, options opts, int m) {
           int m1 = m-i;
            text t = O(b[0], c, opts, m1);
            int s = hwidth(t);
-           text r =  hh_(hskip(i),  hh(t, II(tail(b), c, opts, m1-s)));
+           text r =  rhh(hskip(i),  hh(t, II(tail(b), c, opts, m1-s)));
            return r;
         }
      }
@@ -228,7 +223,7 @@ text WDWD(list[Box] b, Box c ,options opts, int m) {
     int h= b[0].hs?opts["h"];
     text t = O(b[0], c, opts, m);
     int s = hwidth(t);
-    return  hh(t , hh_(hskip(h) , WDWD(tail(b), c, opts, m-s-h)));
+    return  hh(t , rhh(hskip(h) , WDWD(tail(b), c, opts, m-s-h)));
     }
 
 
@@ -256,7 +251,7 @@ text HVHV(text T, int s, text a, Box A, list[Box] B, options opts, int m) {
       int n = h + hwidth(a);
       if (size(a)>1) { // Multiple lines 
            text T1 = O(A, V([]), opts, m-i);
-           return vv(T, vv_(vskip(v), HVHV(T1, m-hwidth(T1), B, opts, m, H([]))));
+           return vv(T, rvv(vskip(v), HVHV(T1, m-hwidth(T1), B, opts, m, H([]))));
           }
       if (n <= s) {  // Box A fits in current line
            return HVHV(hh(lhh(T, hskip(h)), a), s-n, B, opts, m, H([]));
@@ -265,11 +260,11 @@ text HVHV(text T, int s, text a, Box A, list[Box] B, options opts, int m) {
         n -= h; // n == width(a)
          if  ((i+n)<m) { // Fits in the next line, not in current line
                  text T1 =O(A, V([]), opts, m-i);
-                 return vv(T, vv_(vskip(v), HVHV(T1, m-n-i, B, opts, m, H([]))));
+                 return vv(T, rvv(vskip(v), HVHV(T1, m-n-i, B, opts, m, H([]))));
                  }
          else { // Doesn't fit in both lines
                  text T1 =O(A, V([]), opts, m-i);
-                 return vv(T, vv_(vskip(v), HVHV(T1, m-hwidth(T1), B, opts, m, H([]))));
+                 return vv(T, rvv(vskip(v), HVHV(T1, m-hwidth(T1), B, opts, m, H([]))));
                  }
           }
 }