diff --git a/src/mathed/formula.C b/src/mathed/formula.C
index 53b8bf2fef..c145aa8fb5 100644
--- a/src/mathed/formula.C
+++ b/src/mathed/formula.C
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ int InsetFormula::latex(Buffer const *, ostream & os, bool fragile, bool) const
 
 int InsetFormula::ascii(Buffer const *, ostream & os, int) const
 {
-#if 1
+#if 0
 	TextMetricsInfo mi;
 	par()->metricsT(mi);
 	TextPainter tpain(par()->width(), par()->height());
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ int InsetFormula::ascii(Buffer const *, ostream & os, int) const
 	metrics();
 	return tpain.textheight();
 #else
-	WriteStream wi(os, false);
+	WriteStream wi(os, false, true);
 	par_->write(wi);
 	return wi.line();
 #endif
diff --git a/src/mathed/math_hullinset.C b/src/mathed/math_hullinset.C
index 8a8dbee8aa..8e52adb9e0 100644
--- a/src/mathed/math_hullinset.C
+++ b/src/mathed/math_hullinset.C
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@
 #include "math_support.h"
 #include "debug.h"
 #include "Painter.h"
+#include "textpainter.h"
+#include "Lsstream.h"
 #include "LaTeXFeatures.h"
 #include "support/LAssert.h"
 
@@ -199,21 +201,39 @@ void MathHullInset::draw(Painter & pain, int x, int y) const
 	}
 }
 
-/*
-void MathHullInset::metricsT(TextMetricsInfo const & mi) const
+
+void MathHullInset::metricsT(TextMetricsInfo const &) const
 {
-	ascent_  = 1;
-	descent_ = 0;
-	width_   = normalName(objtype_).size();
+#if 0
+	if (display()) {
+		MathGridInset::metricsT(mi);
+	} else
+#endif
+	{
+		ostringstream os;
+		WriteStream wi(os, false, true);
+		write(wi);
+		width_   = os.str().size();
+		ascent_  = 1;
+		descent_ = 0;
+	}
 }
 
 
 void MathHullInset::drawT(TextPainter & pain, int x, int y) const
 {
-	pain.draw(x, y, normalName(objtype_).c_str());
-	MathGridInset::draw(pain, x, y);
+#if 0
+	if (display()) {
+		MathGridInset::drawT(pain, x, y);
+	} else
+#endif
+	{
+		ostringstream os;
+		WriteStream wi(os, false, true);
+		write(wi);
+		pain.draw(x, y, os.str().c_str());
+	}
 }
-*/
 
 
 string MathHullInset::label(row_type row) const
diff --git a/src/mathed/math_hullinset.h b/src/mathed/math_hullinset.h
index 6f234e7d0d..8b05af262e 100644
--- a/src/mathed/math_hullinset.h
+++ b/src/mathed/math_hullinset.h
@@ -31,9 +31,9 @@ public:
 	///
 	void draw(Painter &, int x, int y) const;
 	///
-	//void metricsT(TextMetricsInfo const & st) const;
+	void metricsT(TextMetricsInfo const & st) const;
 	///
-	//void drawT(TextPainter &, int x, int y) const;
+	void drawT(TextPainter &, int x, int y) const;
 	///
 	string label(row_type row) const;
 	///