Waveform Plot Name in Legend Reverts to default even if I change it with a Property node

I have a waveform chart where I am trying to name the plots different titles, so that they appear in the plot legend with a meaningful name, rather than 'Plot 1', 'Plot 2', etc.
However, no matter what I do, if I try to change plot 0's name to anything, the plot name changes for a split second, and then reverts to the name that it originally had. I can succesfully control the names of the other plots, but not plot zero. I have enclosed the VI with the graph control, which I cut and pasted from another VI.
It seems that the properties of this control (though it is not a custom control) are set, and that these settings take precedence over the Propery Node Instructions. Is this a bug, or am I missing something.
Try it for yourself.
Wes
Wes Ramm, Cyth UK
CLD, CPLI
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Ignore attributes help says;
If FALSE (default), the plot names in the plot legend automatically adapt to the plot names in the dynamic or waveform data attributes. If TRUE, the plot names do not adapt to the dynamic or waveform data attributes. Change this property to TRUE if you want to change the plot names. This property applies only to graphs and charts with dynamic or waveform data.
Trying to help,
Ben
Message Edited by Ben on 11-28-2006 07:46 AM
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