# EasyChart and X-Trace

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/easychart-and-x-trace/1655>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [March 18, 2010, 5:11am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/easychart-and-x-trace/1655 "2010-03-18T05:11:05Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![jgreenewv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@jgreenewv](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jgreenewv)\
**Post date:** [March 18, 2010, 5:11am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/easychart-and-x-trace/1655/1 "2010-03-18T05:11:05Z")

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A couple questions a customer asked me about the EasyChart and using X-Trace:

1. Is it possible to set the chart to default to X-Trace on start-up, instead of requiring the user to right click on the chart and select it?

2. Is it possible to adjust the placement of the X-Trace parameters, such as having the pen readings and names display to the right of the trace instead of the left?

Thanks.

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**Author:** ![Carl.Gould](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/carl.gould/32/7262_2.png) [@Carl.Gould](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Carl.Gould)\
**Post date:** [March 18, 2010, 4:27pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/easychart-and-x-trace/1655/2 "2010-03-18T16:27:41Z")

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1. Yes, through scripting you can call:

```auto
chart.setMode(4)
```

1. Sorry no. This placement is currently automatic based upon the room available in the chart.

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**Author:** ![jgreenewv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@jgreenewv](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jgreenewv)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2010, 3:01am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/easychart-and-x-trace/1655/3 "2010-03-19T03:01:32Z")

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Thanks Carl.