- /* Show temperatures in roughly the lower third */
- gc->topy = maxtemp + (maxtemp - mintemp)*2;
- gc->bottomy = mintemp - (maxtemp - mintemp)/2;
+ /* Show temperatures in roughly the lower third, but make sure the scale
+ is at least somewhat reasonable */
+ delta = maxtemp - mintemp;
+ if (delta > 3000) { /* more than 3K in fluctuation */
+ gc->topy = maxtemp + delta*2;
+ gc->bottomy = mintemp - delta/2;
+ } else {
+ gc->topy = maxtemp + 1500 + delta*2;
+ gc->bottomy = mintemp - delta/2;
+ }