diff -u -r1.2 -r1.3
--- MonitoringPlotFactory.java	5 Jun 2013 17:34:59 -0000	1.2
+++ MonitoringPlotFactory.java	5 Jun 2013 19:06:59 -0000	1.3
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@

 import hep.aida.ref.plotter.PlotterUtilities;
 
 import java.awt.BorderLayout;

+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.Map;

 
 import javax.swing.JLabel;
 import javax.swing.JPanel;

@@ -18,33 +20,36 @@

  * plotter factories.  It is set externally by the MonitoringApplication before 
  * any calls to AIDA are made from Drivers.  
  * @author Jeremy McCormick <[log in to unmask]>

- * @version $Id: MonitoringPlotFactory.java,v 1.2 2013/06/05 17:34:59 jeremy Exp $

+ * @version $Id: MonitoringPlotFactory.java,v 1.3 2013/06/05 19:06:59 jeremy Exp $

  */
 class MonitoringPlotFactory extends PlotterFactory {
     

-    // Name of factory.
-    String name = null;
-    

+	// The name of the factory which will be used in naming tabs in the monitoring app.
+	String name = null;
+	

     // The GUI tabs for this factory's plots.

-    JTabbedPane tabs = new JTabbedPane();

+    private JTabbedPane tabs = new JTabbedPane();

     
     // Root pane where this factory's top-level tab will be inserted.

-    static JTabbedPane rootPane = null;

+    private static JTabbedPane rootPane = null;

     
     MonitoringPlotFactory() {        
         super();
         rootPane.addTab("", tabs);

+        rootPane.setTabComponentAt(rootPane.getTabCount()-1, new JLabel("  "));

     }
     
     MonitoringPlotFactory(String name) {
         super();
         this.name = name;        

-        if (!(new RuntimeException()).getStackTrace()[2].getClassName().equals("hep.aida.ref.plotter.style.registry.StyleStoreXMLReader"))

+        if (!(new RuntimeException()).getStackTrace()[2].getClassName().equals("hep.aida.ref.plotter.style.registry.StyleStoreXMLReader")) {

             rootPane.addTab(name, tabs);

+            rootPane.setTabComponentAt(rootPane.getTabCount()-1, new JLabel(name));
+        }

     }
               
     public IPlotter create(String plotterName) {

-        IPlotter plotter = super.create(plotterName);         

+        IPlotter plotter = super.create(plotterName);

         JPanel plotterPanel = new JPanel(new BorderLayout());
         plotterPanel.add(PlotterUtilities.componentForPlotter(plotter), BorderLayout.CENTER);
         tabs.addTab(plotterName, plotterPanel);

@@ -57,7 +62,7 @@

     }
     
     /**

-     * Set the static reference to the root tabbed pane where this factory's GUI tabs will be inserted. 

+     * Set the reference to the root tab pane where this factory's GUI tabs will be inserted. 

      * @param rootPane
      */
     static void setRootPane(JTabbedPane rootPane) {