Graph Help

Hi,
I have a bar graph (BAR_HORIZ_CLUST) based on the one shown in the User Guide with some small integer values and the marker text displayed. That works OK and I figured out how not to display any decimals, but I have 2 issues:
1. There is no marker text when the value is zero.
2. The LHS labels (O1TickLabel) are word wrapping in spite of using this decleration:
<O1TickLabel wordWrapEnabled="false" tickLabelWrapped ="false">
Is that correct, alternatively is there a way to specify the width of the space used for these labels?
Any ideas?
Standalone 5.6.2

No one else does graphs/charts?
I've read the DTD, the graphs with style FAQ and checked in the BLOG. Is there another forum to get answers?
Thanks.

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