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+<h2>Manual Layout</h2>
+<b>TBD</b> 
+<br/>
+       
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 			id: 'plotPage',        
 			leaf:true
         },{
-			text:'Plot Objects : Layout (TBD)',
-			id: 'plotLayout',        
-			leaf:true
+			text:'Plot Objects : Layout',
+			       
+			children:[{
+				text:'Auto and Vertical Layouts', 
+				id: 'plotLayout',
+				leaf:true
+			},{
+				text:'Manual Layout (TBD)', 
+				id: 'ManualLayout',
+				leaf:true
+			}
+			] 
         },{
 			text:'Plot Objects : Panel (TBD)',
 			id: 'plotPanel',        
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 <h2><img src="js/resources/images/16x16/plot.png" style="margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px;"/>Plot Objects : Layout</h2>
-Layout defines  position of the panels on the page. On click the <b><i>Layout</b></i> element :
-<img class="centered" src="help/images/plotLayout.png" style="margin: 10px 10px 10px 10px;"/>
-<h3>Implemented Layouts</h3>
-		
-			 <i>Vertical</i> ( default ): vertical stack of panels;<br/>
-				all time panels are of the same width;<br/>
-				one XY panel in the line;<br/>
-				generic panel height (for Time and XY panel)<br/>
-				and width (for XY panel) can be defined at this level<br/><br/>
-			
-			 <i>Auto</i> : automatic layout - if possible combines<br/>
-				several XY panels at the same level;
-				only panel height can be defined (XY panel is 'square')<br/><br/>
-				
-			 <i>Manual</i> : everything is to be defined by user
-
-	<hr>           
-Two generic panel types : 'Time/Epoch' and 'XY (Scatter/Instant)';  
-<br/>
-       
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+<b><i>Layout</i></b> defines  position of the panels on the page. Note that there are two panel types 
+<i>Time</i> (TimePlot/EpochPlop, normally only panel height can be defined) and <i>XY</i> 
+(ScatterPlot/InstantPlot, normally both panel height and width can be defined).
+You may select one of three different layouts.
+<img class="centered" src="help/images/plotLayout.png" style="margin: 10px 0px 10px 0px;"/>
+<hr>
+<h3>Auto Layout</h3>
+<img class="centered" src="help/images/autoOut.png" style="margin: 10px 0px 10px 0px;"/>
+<ul>
+<li><i>Auto Layout</i> strictly defines panel height and spacing between panels (values in range 0 - 1). It is the same
+for the both panel types and can not be modified anywhere else. XY panels are square.
+<li>If possible several XY panels are  combined  at the same "row".
+<li><i>Expand Panels</i> checkbox. If it is checked panels are proportionally expanded to occupy all page size. 
+<li><i>Legend visibility for time axes</i> controls if TimeAxe tickmarks are shown on each panel, or on that
+at the bottom only.
+</ol>
+<p>
+Tip : You may ajust layout by modifying settings while plotting empty panels.
+<hr>
+<h3>Vertical Layout</h3>
+<img class="centered" src="help/images/vertical.png" style="margin: 10px 0px 10px 0px;"/>
+<i>Vertical Layout</i> is more flexible in  defining panel sizes. It allows the individual panel size even to be defined at 
+the <i>panel</i> level. But several XY panels cannot be combined at the same "row" with this layout.
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