diff --git a/GenericPretty.cabal b/GenericPretty.cabal
--- a/GenericPretty.cabal
+++ b/GenericPretty.cabal
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 -- The package version. See the Haskell package versioning policy
 -- (http://www.haskell.org/haskellwiki/Package_versioning_policy) for
 -- standards guiding when and how versions should be incremented.
-Version:             1.1.8
+Version:             1.1.9
 
 -- A short (one-line) description of the package.
 Synopsis:            A generic, derivable, haskell pretty printer.
diff --git a/README b/README
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -55,9 +55,9 @@
 The package is installed in the same way as any other package. The steps are:
   0. Make sure you have a version of ghc >= 7.2 installed and that you can 
      use the 'runhaskell' command from the command line.
-  1. Download and unpack "GenericPretty-1.1.8.tar.gz"
+  1. Download and unpack "GenericPretty-1.1.9.tar.gz"
   2. Move to the correct directory: 
-      $ cd GenericPretty-1.1.8
+      $ cd GenericPretty-1.1.9
   3. Run the following haskell commands to install the library globally:
       $ runhaskell Setup configure 
       $ runhaskell Setup build
@@ -82,8 +82,7 @@
 
 data Tree a = Leaf a | Node (Tree a) (Tree a) deriving (Generic)
 
-instance (Out a) => Out (Tree a) where
-	docPrec = docPrecDefault
+instance (Out a) => Out (Tree a)
 
 tree1 :: Tree Int
 tree1 = Node (Node (Leaf 333333) (Leaf (-555555)))(Node (Node(Node(Leaf 888888) 
@@ -95,10 +94,9 @@
 in a 'LANGUAGE' pragma, or manually by compiling with 'ghc -XDeriveGeneric'.
 
 As can be seen, to use the library you must simply import it, derive Generic
-on the custom data type by writing
+on the custom data type by typing
   "deriving (Generic)"
-and write an instance of Out implementing 'docPrec' as
-  "docPrec = docPrecDefault"
+and writing an empty instance of Out.
 
 Then you can use the pretty printing functions, such as 'pp' and 'pretty'.
 
@@ -156,8 +154,7 @@
 
 data Tree a = Leaf a | Node (Tree a) (Tree a) deriving (Generic)
 
-instance (Out a) => Out (Tree a) where
-	docPrec = docPrecDefault
+instance (Out a) => Out (Tree a)
 
 tree1 :: Tree Int
 tree1 = Node (Node (Leaf 333333) (Leaf (-555555)))(Node (Node(Node(Leaf 888888) 
@@ -213,7 +210,8 @@
   doc (Leaf a) =  parens $ text "customLeaf" <+> doc a
   doc (Node a b) = parens $ text "customNode" $$ nest 1 (doc a) 
                                                     $$ nest 1 (doc b)
-
+  docPrec _ = doc
+  
 tree1 :: Tree Int
 tree1 = Node (Node (Leaf 333333) (Leaf (-555555)))(Node (Node(Node(Leaf 888888) 
 		(Leaf 57575757))(Leaf (-14141414)))(Leaf 7777777))
@@ -221,9 +219,19 @@
 main = pp tree1
 ------------------------------
 Here we import the library 'MyPretty' and use it directly to define doc.
-We could have manually defined 'docPrec' or 'docList' as well if we wanted. 
-As it is now they are inferred from our definition of doc.
+We then define 'docPrec' in terms of 'doc', ignoring the precedence parameter.
+We could have manually defined 'docList' as well if we wanted. As it is now,
+'docList' is inferred from 'doc'.
 
+*****Note*****
+As opposed to the 'Show' class, 'doc' and 'docPrec' are NOT defined in term 
+of one another. This means that even after giving a custom definition for
+one of them, the other will retain the default behaviour. 
+If both are to be used, then custom definitions must be provided for both.
+
+For instance, in the above example, if we had ommited 'docPrec's definition,
+the result would have been identical to that of 'SimpleTest.hs'.
+
 By running the above custom definition we get a tree with little indentation:
 -----------------------------------
 (customNode
@@ -242,7 +250,6 @@
 Text.PrettyPrint.HughesPJ libraries:
   http://www.haskell.org/ghc/docs/7.0.4/html/libraries/ghc-7.0.4/Pretty.html
   http://hackage.haskell.org/packages/archive/pretty/1.1.0.0/doc/html/Text-PrettyPrint-HughesPJ.html
-The second one however is better documented.
 
 ===============================================================================
 ========================= Further Info ========================================
@@ -253,7 +260,7 @@
 examples integrated with QuickCheck can be found in 'TestSuite/Tests.hs'.
 
 Further information can be found in the API:
-  http://hackage.haskell.org/packages/archive/GenericPretty/1.1.8/doc/html/Text-PrettyPrint-GenericPretty.html
+  http://hackage.haskell.org/packages/archive/GenericPretty/1.1.9/doc/html/Text-PrettyPrint-GenericPretty.html
 and in the source code itself.
 
 ===============================================================================
diff --git a/TestSuite/CustomTest.hs b/TestSuite/CustomTest.hs
--- a/TestSuite/CustomTest.hs
+++ b/TestSuite/CustomTest.hs
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
   doc (Leaf a) =  parens $ text "customLeaf" <+> doc a
   doc (Node a b) = parens $ text "customNode" $$ nest 1 (doc a) 
                                               $$ nest 1 (doc b)
+  docPrec _ = doc
 
 tree1 :: Tree Int
 tree1 = Node (Node (Leaf 333333) (Leaf (-555555)))(Node (Node(Node(Leaf 888888) 
diff --git a/TestSuite/SimpleTest.hs b/TestSuite/SimpleTest.hs
--- a/TestSuite/SimpleTest.hs
+++ b/TestSuite/SimpleTest.hs
@@ -4,8 +4,7 @@
 
 data Tree a = Leaf a | Node (Tree a) (Tree a) deriving (Generic)
 
-instance (Out a) => Out (Tree a) where
-	docPrec = docPrecDefault
+instance (Out a) => Out (Tree a)
 
 tree1 :: Tree Int
 tree1 = Node (Node (Leaf 333333) (Leaf (-555555)))(Node (Node(Node(Leaf 888888) 
diff --git a/TestSuite/Tests.hs b/TestSuite/Tests.hs
--- a/TestSuite/Tests.hs
+++ b/TestSuite/Tests.hs
@@ -30,8 +30,7 @@
 type Transition q = (q, Char, q)
 
 -- implement 'Out' so we can pretty print
-instance (Out a) => Out (FSM a) where
-	docPrec = docPrecDefault
+instance (Out a) => Out (FSM a)
 
 --implementation needed for quickCheck generation of random values
 instance Arbitrary a => Arbitrary (FSM a) where
@@ -54,8 +53,7 @@
 -- Binary Tree data type
 data BinaryTree a = EmptyBTree | BNode a (BinaryTree a) (BinaryTree a) deriving (Show, Generic)  
 
-instance (Out a) => Out (BinaryTree a) where
-	docPrec = docPrecDefault
+instance (Out a) => Out (BinaryTree a)
 
 instance (Arbitrary a) => Arbitrary (BinaryTree a) where
 	arbitrary = sized arbitTree
@@ -95,8 +93,7 @@
 -- Tree using record syntax
 data RecordTree a = RNode {val :: a, children :: [RecordTree a]} deriving (Show, Generic)  
 
-instance (Out a) => Out (RecordTree a) where
-	docPrec = docPrecDefault
+instance (Out a) => Out (RecordTree a)
 
 instance (Arbitrary a) => Arbitrary (RecordTree a) where
 	arbitrary = sized arbitTree
@@ -120,8 +117,7 @@
 data InfixTree a = ILeaf a a | (InfixTree a) :*: (InfixTree a) | (InfixTree a) :+: (InfixTree a) 
 		deriving (Show, Generic)  
 		
-instance (Out a) => Out (InfixTree a) where
-	docPrec = docPrecDefault
+instance (Out a) => Out (InfixTree a)
 
 instance (Arbitrary a) => Arbitrary (InfixTree a) where
 	arbitrary = sized arbitTree
@@ -145,8 +141,7 @@
 data InfixRecordTree a = IRLeaf (Wrap a) | (:^:) {left :: InfixRecordTree a, right :: InfixRecordTree a} 
 			deriving (Show, Generic)  
 			
-instance (Out a) => Out (InfixRecordTree a) where
-	docPrec = docPrecDefault
+instance (Out a) => Out (InfixRecordTree a)
 	
 instance (Arbitrary a) => Arbitrary (InfixRecordTree a) where
 	arbitrary = sized arbitTree
@@ -162,14 +157,13 @@
 irt = IRLeaf  (Wrap 5454544) :^: (IRLeaf (Wrap (-5375738)) :^: ((IRLeaf  (Wrap 699879) :^: 
 		(IRLeaf (Wrap (-2332323)) :^: IRLeaf (Wrap 676765))) :^: IRLeaf (Wrap 99999)))
 
-checkInfixRecordTree :: InfixRecordTree Int -> InfixRecordTree Int -> Bool
+checkInfixRecordTree :: InfixRecordTree Float -> InfixRecordTree Float -> Bool
 checkInfixRecordTree _ a = removeSpaces (pretty a) == removeSpaces (show a)
 	
 -- just a very simple user defined type that is used in IRTree
 data Wrap a = Wrap a deriving (Show, Generic)
 
-instance Out a => Out (Wrap a) where
-	docPrec = docPrecDefault
+instance Out a => Out (Wrap a)
 	
 instance Arbitrary a => Arbitrary (Wrap a) where
 	arbitrary = liftM Wrap arbitrary
@@ -178,6 +172,6 @@
 				("BinaryTree (Char)", quickCheck checkBinaryTree),
 				("RecordTree (String)", quickCheck checkRecordTree),
 				("InfixTree (Either Int Char)", quickCheck checkInfixTree),
-				("InfixRecordTree (Int)", quickCheck checkInfixRecordTree)]
+				("InfixRecordTree (Float)", quickCheck checkInfixRecordTree)]
 				
 main = mapM_ (\(s,r) -> printf "%-30s: " s >> r) allTests			
diff --git a/TestSuite/ZigZagTest.hs b/TestSuite/ZigZagTest.hs
--- a/TestSuite/ZigZagTest.hs
+++ b/TestSuite/ZigZagTest.hs
@@ -5,8 +5,7 @@
 
 data Tree a = Leaf a | Node (Tree a) (Tree a) deriving (Generic)
 
-instance (Out a) => Out (Tree a) where
-	docPrec = docPrecDefault
+instance (Out a) => Out (Tree a)
 
 tree1 :: Tree Int
 tree1 = Node (Node (Leaf 333333) (Leaf (-555555)))(Node (Node(Node(Leaf 888888) 
diff --git a/Text/PrettyPrint/GenericPretty.hs b/Text/PrettyPrint/GenericPretty.hs
--- a/Text/PrettyPrint/GenericPretty.hs
+++ b/Text/PrettyPrint/GenericPretty.hs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{-# LANGUAGE TypeOperators, FlexibleInstances, FlexibleContexts #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE TypeOperators, FlexibleInstances, FlexibleContexts, DefaultSignatures #-}
 
 {-|
   GenericPretty is a Haskell library that supports automatic
@@ -12,12 +12,12 @@
 		
 	For examples of usage please see the README file included in the package.
   
-  For more information see the HackageDB project page: <http://hackage.haskell.org/package/GenericPretty-1.1.8> 
+  For more information see the HackageDB project page: <http://hackage.haskell.org/package/GenericPretty-1.1.9> 
 -}
 
 module Text.PrettyPrint.GenericPretty 
                       (
-                      Out(..), docPrecDefault, 
+                      Out(..), 
                       pp, ppLen, ppStyle, pretty, prettyLen, prettyStyle, fullPP, 
                       Generic,
                       outputIO, outputStr
@@ -89,11 +89,15 @@
                   -- Function application has precedence @10@. 
           -> a    -- ^ the value to be converted to a 'String'
           -> Doc  -- ^ the resulting Doc
+  default docPrec :: (Generic a ,GOut (Rep a)) => Int -> a -> Doc
+  docPrec n x = sep $ out1 (from x) Pref n False
   
   -- | 'doc' is the equivalent of 'Prelude.show'
   --
   -- This is a specialised variant of 'docPrec', using precedence context zero.
   doc :: a -> Doc
+  default doc :: (Generic a ,GOut (Rep a)) => a -> Doc
+  doc x = sep $ out1 (from x) Pref 0 False
   
   -- | 'docList' is the equivalent of 'Prelude.showList'.
   --
@@ -103,32 +107,8 @@
   -- the 'Char' type, where values of type 'String' should be shown
   -- in double quotes, rather than between square brackets.
   docList :: [a] -> Doc
-  
-  doc = docPrec 0
-  docPrec _ = doc
   docList = docListWith doc
 
--- | Default generic 'docPrec' method. 
---
--- Converts the type into a sum of products and passes it on to the generic
--- pretty printing functions, finally it concatenates all of the Doc's
---
--- It can be used in code to define the instance for 'Out'.
---
--- For instance, given the declaration: 
---
--- > data Tree a =  Leaf a  |  Node (Tree a) (Tree a) deriving (Generic)
---
--- The user would need to write an instance declaration like:
---
--- > instance (Out a) => Out (Tree a) where
--- >   docPrec = docPrecDefault
---
--- After doing this, the user can now pretty printing function like 'pp' and 'pretty'
--- on data of type Tree
-docPrecDefault :: (Generic a ,GOut (Rep a)) => Int -> a -> Doc
-docPrecDefault n x = sep $ out1 (from x) Pref n False
-  
 -- used to define docList, creates output identical to that of show for general list types
 docListWith :: (a -> Doc) -> [a] -> Doc
 docListWith f = brackets . fcat . punctuate comma . map f
@@ -160,12 +140,12 @@
 -- so can't be an instance of 'Out'
 class GOut f where
   -- |'out1' is the (*->*) kind equivalent of 'docPrec'
-  out1 :: f x 		-- The sum of products representation of the user's custom type
+  out1 :: f x 	-- The sum of products representation of the user's custom type
 		  -> Type   -- The type of multiplication. Record, Prefix or Infix.
 		  -> Int    -- The operator precedence, determines wether to wrap stuff in parens.
 		  -> Bool   -- A flag, marks wether the constructor directly above was wrapped in parens.
-					-- Used to determine correct indentation
-		  -> [Doc] -- The result. Each Doc could be on a newline, depending on available space.
+                -- Used to determine correct indentation
+		  -> [Doc]  -- The result. Each Doc could be on a newline, depending on available space.
   -- |'isNullary' marks nullary constructors, so that we don't put parens around them
   isNullary :: f x -> Bool
   
@@ -378,37 +358,39 @@
 -- define some instances of Out making sure to generate output identical to 'show' modulo the extra whitespace
 instance Out () where
   doc _ = text "()"
+  docPrec _ = doc
   
 instance Out Char where
-	doc a = char '\'' <> (text.middle.show $ a) <> char '\''
-	docList xs = text $ show xs
-			
-instance Out Integer where
-	docPrec n x
-		| n/=0 && x<0 = parens $ integer x
-		| otherwise = integer x
-
+  doc a = char '\'' <> (text.middle.show $ a) <> char '\''
+  docPrec _ = doc
+  docList xs = text $ show xs
+  			
 instance Out Int where
-   docPrec n x
-	| n/=0 && x<0 = parens $ int x
-	| otherwise = int x
+  docPrec n x
+      | n/=0 && x<0 = parens $ int x
+      | otherwise = int x
+  doc = docPrec 0
 
 instance Out Float where
-   docPrec n x
-	| n/=0 && x<0 = parens $ float x
-	| otherwise = float x
+  docPrec n x
+      | n/=0 && x<0 = parens $ float x
+      | otherwise = float x
+  doc = docPrec 0
 
 instance Out Double where
-   docPrec n x
-	| n/=0 && x<0 = parens $ double x
-	| otherwise = double x
+  docPrec n x
+      | n/=0 && x<0 = parens $ double x
+      | otherwise = double x
+  doc = docPrec 0
   
 instance Out a => Out [a] where
   doc = docList
+  docPrec _ = doc
   
 instance Out Bool where
     doc True = text "True"
     doc False = text "False"
+    docPrec _ = doc
 
 instance Out a => Out (Maybe a) where
   docPrec n Nothing = text "Nothing"
@@ -417,6 +399,7 @@
 	|otherwise = result
 	  where
 		result = text "Just" <+> docPrec 10 x
+  doc = docPrec 0
 
 instance (Out a, Out b) => Out (Either a b) where
   docPrec n (Left x)
@@ -429,79 +412,34 @@
 	| otherwise = result
 	  where
 		result = text "Right" <+> docPrec 10 y
+  doc = docPrec 0
 
 instance (Out a, Out b) => Out (a, b) where
     doc (a,b) = parens (sep [doc a <> comma, doc b])
+    docPrec _ = doc
 	
 instance (Out a, Out b, Out c) => Out (a, b, c) where
     doc (a,b,c) = parens (sep [doc a <> comma, doc b <> comma, doc c])
+    docPrec _ = doc
 
 instance (Out a, Out b, Out c, Out d) => Out (a, b, c, d) where
     doc (a,b,c,d) = parens (sep [doc a <> comma, doc b <> comma, doc c <> comma, doc d])
+    docPrec _ = doc
 
 instance (Out a, Out b, Out c, Out d, Out e) =>	 Out (a, b, c, d, e) where
     doc (a,b,c,d,e) = parens (sep [doc a <> comma, doc b <> comma, doc c <> comma, doc d <> comma, doc e])
+    docPrec _ = doc
 
 instance (Out a, Out b, Out c, Out d, Out e, Out f) 
 	=> Out (a, b, c, d, e, f) where
-		 doc (a, b, c, d, e, f) = 
-			parens (sep [doc a <> comma, doc b <> comma, doc c <> comma, 
-						 doc d <> comma, doc e <> comma, doc f])
+      doc (a, b, c, d, e, f) = 
+        parens (sep [ doc a <> comma, doc b <> comma, doc c <> comma, 
+                      doc d <> comma, doc e <> comma, doc f])
+      docPrec _ = doc
       
 instance (Out a, Out b, Out c, Out d, Out e, Out f, Out g) 
 	=> Out (a, b, c, d, e, f, g) where
-		 doc (a, b, c, d, e, f, g) = 
-			parens (sep [doc a <> comma, doc b <> comma, doc c <> comma, 
-                   doc d <> comma, doc e <> comma, doc f <> comma, doc g])
-              
-instance (Out a, Out b, Out c, Out d, Out e, Out f, Out g, Out h) 
-	=> Out (a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h) where
-		 doc (a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h) = 
-			parens (sep [doc a <> comma, doc b <> comma, doc c <> comma, 
-                   doc d <> comma, doc e <> comma, doc f <> comma, doc g <> comma, doc h])
-              
-instance (Out a, Out b, Out c, Out d, Out e, Out f, Out g, Out h, Out i) 
-	=> Out (a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h, i) where
-		 doc (a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h, i) = 
-			parens (sep [doc a <> comma, doc b <> comma, doc c <> comma, doc d <> comma, 
-                   doc e <> comma, doc f <> comma, doc g <> comma, doc h <> comma, doc i])
-              
-instance (Out a, Out b, Out c, Out d, Out e, Out f, Out g, Out h, Out i, Out j) 
-	=> Out (a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h, i, j) where
-		 doc (a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h, i, j) = 
-			parens (sep [doc a <> comma, doc b <> comma, doc c <> comma, doc d <> comma, 
-                   doc e <> comma, doc f <> comma, doc g <> comma, doc h <> comma, doc i <> comma, doc j])
-              
-instance (Out a, Out b, Out c, Out d, Out e, Out f, Out g, Out h, Out i, Out j, Out k) 
-	=> Out (a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h, i, j, k) where
-		 doc (a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h, i, j, k) = 
-			parens (sep [doc a <> comma, doc b <> comma, doc c <> comma, doc d <> comma, doc e<> comma, 
-                   doc f <> comma, doc g <> comma, doc h <> comma, doc i <> comma, doc j <> comma, doc k])
-              
-instance (Out a, Out b, Out c, Out d, Out e, Out f, Out g, Out h, Out i, Out j, Out k, Out l) 
-	=> Out (a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h, i, j, k, l) where
-		 doc (a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h, i, j, k, l) = 
-			parens (sep [doc a <> comma, doc b <> comma, doc c <> comma, doc d <> comma, doc e <> comma, 
-					doc f <> comma, doc g <> comma, doc h <> comma, doc i <> comma, doc j <> comma, 
-					doc k <> comma, doc l])
-              
-instance (Out a, Out b, Out c, Out d, Out e, Out f, Out g, Out h, Out i, Out j, Out k, Out l, Out m) 
-	=> Out (a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h, i, j, k, l, m) where
-		 doc (a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h, i, j, k, l, m) = 
-			parens (sep [doc a <> comma, doc b <> comma, doc c <> comma, doc d <> comma, doc e <> comma, 
-                   doc f <> comma, doc g <> comma, doc h <> comma, doc i <> comma, doc j <> comma, 
-                   doc k <> comma, doc l <> comma, doc m])
-              
-instance (Out a, Out b, Out c, Out d, Out e, Out f, Out g, Out h, Out i, Out j, Out k, Out l, Out m, Out n) 
-	=> Out (a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h, i, j, k, l, m, n) where
-		 doc (a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h, i, j, k, l, m, n) = 
-			parens (sep [doc a <> comma, doc b <> comma, doc c <> comma, doc d <> comma, doc e <> comma, 
-                   doc f <> comma, doc g <> comma, doc h <> comma, doc i <> comma, doc j <> comma, 
-                   doc k <> comma, doc l <> comma, doc m <> comma, doc n])
-              
-instance (Out a, Out b, Out c, Out d, Out e, Out f, Out g, Out h, Out i, Out j, Out k, Out l, Out m, Out n, Out o) 
-	=> Out (a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h, i, j, k, l, m, n, o) where
-		 doc (a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h, i, j, k, l, m, n, o) = 
-			parens (sep [doc a <> comma, doc b <> comma, doc c <> comma, doc d <> comma, doc e <> comma, 
-                   doc f <> comma, doc g <> comma, doc h <> comma, doc i <> comma, doc j <> comma, 
-                   doc k <> comma, doc l <> comma, doc m <> comma, doc n <> comma, doc o])
+      doc (a, b, c, d, e, f, g) = 
+        parens (sep [ doc a <> comma, doc b <> comma, doc c <> comma, 
+                      doc d <> comma, doc e <> comma, doc f <> comma, doc g])
+      docPrec _ = doc