diff --git a/PROMS/VG/IVGOutput.cs b/PROMS/VG/IVGOutput.cs
index 74bde40c..ef2bd465 100644
--- a/PROMS/VG/IVGOutput.cs
+++ b/PROMS/VG/IVGOutput.cs
@@ -34,7 +34,12 @@ namespace VG
 		public void DrawLine(Pen pn, float startx, float starty, float endx, float endy)
 		{ _VGOutput.DrawLine(pn, startx, starty, endx, endy);	}
 		public void DrawRectangle(Pen pn, RectangleF rectf)
-		{ _VGOutput.DrawRectangle(pn, rectf.X, rectf.Y, rectf.Width, rectf.Height); }
+		{
+			_VGOutput.CompositingMode = System.Drawing.Drawing2D.CompositingMode.SourceCopy;
+			_VGOutput.FillRectangle(Brushes.Transparent, rectf.X, rectf.Y, rectf.Width, rectf.Height);
+			_VGOutput.CompositingMode = System.Drawing.Drawing2D.CompositingMode.SourceOver;
+			_VGOutput.DrawRectangle(pn, rectf.X, rectf.Y, rectf.Width, rectf.Height); 
+		}
 		public void DrawEllipse(Pen pn, float cx, float cy, float dx, float dy)
 		{ _VGOutput.DrawEllipse(pn, cx, cy, dx, dy); }
 		public void DrawImage(Bitmap bm, RectangleF rectf)
diff --git a/PROMS/XYPlots/XYPlots.cs b/PROMS/XYPlots/XYPlots.cs
index f0e3696d..09e336a5 100644
--- a/PROMS/XYPlots/XYPlots.cs
+++ b/PROMS/XYPlots/XYPlots.cs
@@ -721,6 +721,8 @@ namespace XYPlots
 			Position[X] = 0;
 			Position[Y] = 0; // printerunits[Y];
 			SavePosition();
+			SetPenDiameter(5);
+			BoxRelative(printerunits[X], printerunits[Y], CurPenWidth, pg, vgOutput);
 			if (GridOnFlag == 0) Visible = 0;
 			//if (vgOutput is VGOut_Graphics)
 			//{
@@ -741,8 +743,8 @@ namespace XYPlots
 			Visible = 1;
 			RecallPosition();
 			// Draw outline last to overlap any grid lines.
-			SetPenDiameter(5);
-			BoxRelative(printerunits[X], printerunits[Y], CurPenWidth, pg, vgOutput);
+			//SetPenDiameter(5);
+			//BoxRelative(printerunits[X], printerunits[Y], CurPenWidth, pg, vgOutput);
 		}
 		private void DoGrid(int flag, VG.Page pg, IVGOutput vgOutput)
 		{
@@ -1940,8 +1942,8 @@ namespace XYPlots
 			VG.Page pg = new Page(true, _LeftMargin, _TopMargin, _RightMargin, _BottomMargin);
 			GenerateGrid(pg, vgOutput);
 			DoAxisTitles(pg, vgOutput);
-			DoBoxes(pg, vgOutput);
 			DrawLines(pg, vgOutput);
+			DoBoxes(pg, vgOutput);
 			FreeBoxList();
 			FreeLineList();
 			CloseGraph();