--- a/flys-artifacts/src/main/java/de/intevation/flys/exports/ChartGenerator.java	Thu Feb 16 12:35:51 2012 +0000
+++ b/flys-artifacts/src/main/java/de/intevation/flys/exports/ChartGenerator.java	Fri Feb 17 11:29:41 2012 +0000
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 package de.intevation.flys.exports;
 
+import java.awt.BasicStroke;
 import java.awt.Color;
 import java.awt.Font;
 import java.awt.Paint;
+import java.awt.Stroke;
 import java.awt.TexturePaint;
 import java.awt.geom.Rectangle2D;
 import java.awt.image.BufferedImage;
@@ -33,6 +35,7 @@
 import org.jfree.data.Range;
 import org.jfree.data.general.Series;
 import org.jfree.data.xy.XYDataset;
+import org.jfree.ui.RectangleInsets;
 
 import de.intevation.artifacts.Artifact;
 import de.intevation.artifacts.CallContext;
@@ -908,6 +911,36 @@
 
 
     /**
+     * Adjust some Stroke/Grid parameters for <i>plot</i>. The chart
+     * <i>Settings</i> are applied in this method.
+     *
+     * @param plot The XYPlot which is adapted.
+     */
+    protected void adjustPlot(XYPlot plot) {
+        Stroke gridStroke = new BasicStroke(
+            DEFAULT_GRID_LINE_WIDTH,
+            BasicStroke.CAP_BUTT,
+            BasicStroke.JOIN_MITER,
+            3.0f,
+            new float[] { 3.0f },
+            0.0f);
+
+        ChartSettings      cs = getChartSettings();
+        boolean isGridVisible = cs != null ? isGridVisible(cs) : true;
+
+        plot.setDomainGridlineStroke(gridStroke);
+        plot.setDomainGridlinePaint(DEFAULT_GRID_COLOR);
+        plot.setDomainGridlinesVisible(isGridVisible);
+
+        plot.setRangeGridlineStroke(gridStroke);
+        plot.setRangeGridlinePaint(DEFAULT_GRID_COLOR);
+        plot.setRangeGridlinesVisible(isGridVisible);
+
+        plot.setAxisOffset(new RectangleInsets(0d, 0d, 0d, 0d));
+    }
+
+
+    /**
      * This helper mehtod is used to extract the current locale from instance
      * vairable <i>context</i>.
      *