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diff --git a/doc/rrdgraph_graph.pod b/doc/rrdgraph_graph.pod
index fed1d43..1de245b 100644
--- a/doc/rrdgraph_graph.pod
+++ b/doc/rrdgraph_graph.pod
@@ -16,9 +16,9 @@ B<VRULE>B<:>I<time>B<#>I<color>[B<:>I<legend>][B<:dashes>[B<=>I<on_s>[,I<off_s>[
 
 B<HRULE>B<:>I<value>B<#>I<color>[B<:>I<legend>][B<:dashes>[B<=>I<on_s>[,I<off_s>[,I<on_s>,I<off_s>]...]][B<:dash-offset=>I<offset>]]
 
-B<LINE>[I<width>]B<:>I<value>[B<#>I<color>][B<:>[I<legend>][B<:STACK>]][B<:dashes>[B<=>I<on_s>[,I<off_s>[,I<on_s>,I<off_s>]...]][B<:dash-offset=>I<offset>]]
+B<LINE>[I<width>]B<:>I<value>[B<#>I<color>][B<:>[I<legend>][B<:STACK>][B<:skipscale>][B<:dashes>[B<=>I<on_s>[,I<off_s>[,I<on_s>,I<off_s>]...]][B<:dash-offset=>I<offset>]]
 
-B<AREA>B<:>I<value>[B<#>I<color>][B<:>[I<legend>][B<:STACK>]]
+B<AREA>B<:>I<value>[B<#>I<color>][B<:>[I<legend>][B<:STACK>][B<:skipscale>]]
 
 B<TICK>B<:>I<vname>B<#>I<rrggbb>[I<aa>][B<:>I<fraction>[B<:>I<legend>]]
 
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ will all use the same magnitude unit except for zero values.
 =back
 
 If you PRINT a VDEF value, you can also print the time associated with it by appending the string
-B<:strftime> to the format. Note that rrdtool uses the strftime function of your OSs C library. This means that
+B<:strftime> to the format. Note that RRDtool uses the strftime function of your OSs C library. This means that
 the conversion specifier may vary. Check the manual page if you are uncertain. The following is a list of
 conversion specifiers usually supported across the board. 
 
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ The second as a decimal number (range 00 to 61).
 
 =item B<%S>
 
-The seconds since the epoch (1.1.1970) (libc dependant non standard!)
+The seconds since the epoch (1.1.1970) (libc dependent non standard!)
 
 =item B<%U>
 
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ Draw a horizontal line at I<value>.  HRULE acts much like LINE except that
 will have no effect on the scale of the graph. If a HRULE is outside the
 graphing area it will just not be visible.
 
-=head3 B<LINE>[I<width>]B<:>I<value>[B<#>I<color>][B<:>[I<legend>][B<:STACK>]][B<:dashes>[B<=>I<on_s>[,I<off_s>[,I<on_s>,I<off_s>]...]][B<:dash-offset=>I<offset>]]
+=head3 B<LINE>[I<width>]B<:>I<value>[B<#>I<color>][B<:>[I<legend>][B<:STACK>][B<:skipscale>]][B<:dashes>[B<=>I<on_s>[,I<off_s>[,I<on_s>,I<off_s>]...]][B<:dash-offset=>I<offset>]]
 
 Draw a line of the specified width onto the graph. I<width> can be a
 floating point number. If the color is not specified, the drawing is done
@@ -246,6 +246,11 @@ B<VDEF>, and B<CDEF>.  If the optional B<STACK> modifier is used, this line
 is stacked on top of the previous element which can be a B<LINE> or an
 B<AREA>.
 
+Normally the graphing function makes sure that the entire B<LINE> or B<AREA>
+is visible in the chart. The scaling of the chart will be modified
+accordingly if necessary. Any B<LINE> or B<AREA> can be excluded from this
+process by adding the option B<skipscale>.
+
 The B<dashes> modifier enables dashed line style. Without any further options
 a symmetric dashed line with a segment length of 5 pixels will be drawn. The
 dash pattern can be changed if the B<dashes=> parameter is followed by either
@@ -255,9 +260,10 @@ stroke. The B<dash-offset> parameter specifies an I<offset> into the pattern
 at which the stroke begins.
 
 When you do not specify a color, you cannot specify a legend.  Should
-you want to use STACK, use the "LINEx:<value>::STACK" form.
+you want to use B<STACK>, use the "LINEx:<value>::STACK" form.
+
 
-=head3 B<AREA>B<:>I<value>[B<#>I<color>][B<:>[I<legend>][B<:STACK>]]
+=head3 B<AREA>B<:>I<value>[B<#>I<color>][B<:>[I<legend>][B<:STACK>][B<:skipscale>]]
 
 See B<LINE>, however the area between the x-axis and the line will
 be filled.
@@ -352,7 +358,7 @@ right aligned, and B<\c> for centered. In the next section there is an
 example showing how to use centered formatting.
 
 B<\n> is a valid alias for B<\l> since incomplete parsing in earlier
-versions of rrdtool lead to this behavior and a number of people has been using it.
+versions of RRDtool lead to this behavior and a number of people has been using it.
 
 Normally there are two space characters inserted between every two items
 printed into the graph. The space following a string can be suppressed by
@@ -365,8 +371,20 @@ in connection with B<%s> to suppress empty unit strings.
 A special case is COMMENT:B<\s> which inserts some additional vertical space
 before placing the next row of legends.
 
-If you are using the proportional font in your graph, you can use tab
-characters or the sequence B<\t> to line-up legend elements. Note that
+If you want to have left and right aligned legends on the same line use COMMENT:B<\u>
+to go one line back like this:
+
+ COMMENT:left\l
+ COMMENT:\u
+ COMMENT:right\r
+
+There is also a 'nop' control for situations where you want a string to
+actually end in a backslash character sequence B<\.>
+
+ COMMENT:OS\2\.
+
+When using a proportional font in your graph, the tab
+characters or the sequence B<\t> will line-up legend elements. Note that
 the tabs inserted are relative to the start of the current legend
 element!
 
@@ -439,7 +457,7 @@ Vertical displacement, in 10000ths of an em. Can be negative for subscript, posi
 
 =item B<strikethrough_color>
 
-The color of strikethrough lines; an RGB color specification such as '#00FF00' or a color name such as 'red'
+The color of crossed out lines; an RGB color specification such as '#00FF00' or a color name such as 'red'
 
 =item B<fallback>
 
@@ -481,7 +499,7 @@ Italic
 
 =item B<s>
 
-Strikethrough
+Strike through
 
 =item B<sub>