case GF_LINE:
        case GF_AREA:
        case GF_TICK:
+           graphelement = 1;
+           break;
        case GF_HRULE:
+            if(isnan(im->gdes[i].yrule)) { /* we must set this here or the legend printer can not decide to print the legend */
+               im->gdes[i].yrule=im->gdes[im->gdes[i].vidx].vf.val;
+            };
+           graphelement = 1;
+           break;
        case GF_VRULE:
+            if(im->gdes[i].xrule == 0) { /* again ... the legend printer needs it*/
+              im->gdes[i].xrule = im->gdes[im->gdes[i].vidx].vf.when;
+            };
            graphelement = 1;
            break;
         case GF_COMMENT:
     
     switch(im->gdes[i].gf){
     case GF_HRULE:
-      if(isnan(im->gdes[i].yrule)) { /* fetch variable */
-        im->gdes[i].yrule = im->gdes[im->gdes[i].vidx].vf.val;
-      };
       if(im->gdes[i].yrule >= im->minval
          && im->gdes[i].yrule <= im->maxval)
         gfx_new_line(im->canvas,
                      1.0,im->gdes[i].col); 
       break;
     case GF_VRULE:
-      if(im->gdes[i].xrule == 0) { /* fetch variable */
-        im->gdes[i].xrule = im->gdes[im->gdes[i].vidx].vf.when;
-      };
       if(im->gdes[i].xrule >= im->start
          && im->gdes[i].xrule <= im->end)
         gfx_new_line(im->canvas,
            if (cnt) {
                if (dst->vf.op == VDEF_TOTAL) {
                    dst->vf.val  = sum*src->step;
-                   dst->vf.when = cnt*src->step;       /* not really "when" */
+                   dst->vf.when = 0;   /* no time component */
                } else {
                    dst->vf.val = sum/cnt;
                    dst->vf.when = 0;   /* no time component */
            if (cnt) {
                    if (dst->vf.op == VDEF_LSLSLOPE) {
                        dst->vf.val  = slope;
-                       dst->vf.when = cnt*src->step;
+                       dst->vf.when = 0;
                    } else if (dst->vf.op == VDEF_LSLINT)  {
                        dst->vf.val = y_intercept;
-                       dst->vf.when = cnt*src->step;
+                       dst->vf.when = 0;
                    } else if (dst->vf.op == VDEF_LSLCORREL)  {
                        dst->vf.val = correl;
-                       dst->vf.when = cnt*src->step;
+                       dst->vf.when = 0;
                    };
                
            } else {
                dst->vf.val  = DNAN;
                dst->vf.when = 0;
            }
-           }
-           break;
+       }
+       break;
     }
     return 0;
 }