@@ -2717,14 +2717,34 @@
 				     (print "ERROR: curr-tval is not > last-tval; curr-tval " curr-tval ", last-tval " last-tval))))
 			   next)
 			 ;; for init create vector tstart,0
 			 #f ;; (vector tstart minval minval)
 			 dat)
-			;; (for-each
+			 (vg:add-obj-to-comp
+			  cmp
+			  (vg:make-text-obj (- (tfn tstart) 10)(- lly 10)(seconds->year-week/day-time tstart)))
+			 (let*-values (((span timeunit time-blk first timesym) (common:find-start-mark-and-mark-delta tstart tend)))
+			   (let loop ((mark  first)
+				      (count 0))
+			     (let* ((smark (tfn mark))           ;; scale the mark
+				    (mark-delta (quotient (- mark tstart) time-blk)) ;; how far from first mark
+				    (label      (conc mark-delta timesym)))
+			       (if (> count 2)
+				   (begin
+				     (vg:add-obj-to-comp
+				      cmp
+				      (vg:make-rect-obj (- smark 1)(- lly 2)(+ smark 1) lly))
+				     (vg:add-obj-to-comp
+				      cmp
+				      (vg:make-text-obj (- smark 1)(- lly 10) label))))
+			       (if (< mark (- tend time-blk))
+				   (loop (+ mark time-blk)(+ count 1))))))
+			   
+			 ;; (for-each
 			;;  (lambda (dpt)
 			;;    (let* ((tval  (vector-ref dpt 0))
-			;; 	  (yval  (vector-ref dpt 2))
+			 ;; 	  (yval  (vector-ref dpt 2))
 			;; 	  (stval (tfn tval))
 			;; 	  (syval (yfunc yval)))
 			;;      (vg:add-obj-to-comp
 			;;       cmp 
 			;;       (vg:make-rect-obj (- stval 2) lly (+ stval 2)(+ lly (* yval yscale))