# Grafana User Questions on Chronograf **URL:** \ **Category:** Telegraf\ **Tags:** chronograf\ **Created:** [November 4, 2020, 6:57pm UTC](https://community.influxdata.com/t/grafana-user-questions-on-chronograf/16616 "2020-11-04T18:57:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![sheldonh](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex023/user_avatar/community.influxdata.com/sheldonh/32/5895_2.png) [@sheldonh](https://community.influxdata.com/u/sheldonh)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2020, 6:57pm UTC](https://community.influxdata.com/t/grafana-user-questions-on-chronograf/16616/1 "2020-11-04T18:57:53Z")
I’m used to Grafana, so a couple of these points will be pretty obvious to a Chronograf user. I could use a little help. I’ve been experimenting with local statistics for macOS using Telegraf and influxdb running in docker. I’m partial to Grafana (sorry! 😁) but figured I should test out some of the latest changes since I last used Chronograf. Here’s a couple things I’m not clear on. 1. My favorite grafana feature is the ability to pick a format of the data and it converts into a “prettified” version. For instance, seconds can be turned into a “1 hour 2 mins” or “62 mins”, depending on your preference. I only see suffix in the Chronograf panels, so I’d like to know if it’s possible to do in Chronograf? Is the presentation layer not expected to handle this and instead I need to use custom/prebuilt Fluxql functions for this? 2. Is there an equivalent of graph + side legend with the stats like Grafana provides on the side? ---
**Author:** ![Anaisdg](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex023/user_avatar/community.influxdata.com/anaisdg/32/6401_2.png) [@Anaisdg](https://community.influxdata.com/u/Anaisdg)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2020, 5:23pm UTC](https://community.influxdata.com/t/grafana-user-questions-on-chronograf/16616/2 "2020-11-09T17:23:12Z")
Hello @sheldonh, Thank you for your feedback! It would be really appreciated if you could create a feature request. [Issues · influxdata/chronograf · GitHub](https://github.com/influxdata/chronograf/issues) You could use flux to represent timestamps differently. [Manipulate timestamps with Flux | InfluxDB OSS 2.0 Documentation](https://docs.influxdata.com/influxdb/v2.0/query-data/flux/manipulate-timestamps/) And drop the “\_time” column. There isn’t a graph+side legend though. ---
**Author:** ![mnorriswalker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/51bf81/32.png) [@mnorriswalker](https://community.influxdata.com/u/mnorriswalker)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2020, 7:09pm UTC](https://community.influxdata.com/t/grafana-user-questions-on-chronograf/16616/3 "2020-11-09T19:09:50Z")
We have an issue for this already in Giraffe that we’re prioritizing: > > > \### Background > See #342 > > Rendering a static legend will require allowing the …user to customize what shows up in the legend. > > This could be a set of options that applies to both the floating legend and static legend, or more fine grained and apply to each independently. > > There are two main options here: > > \- Controlling which columns should be excluded from the legend(s) > \- Ability to rename (provide an alias?) for items in the legend > - For static legend this would be control over the string that appears next to each colored dot > - For floating legend this would be control over naming of each column > > These options do not apply to all visualization types > > > \### Background > We currently render a tooltip on hover as the main means of prov…iding context and meaning to graph. This isn't useful for people who put dashboards on walls and it won't be usable if we provide mobile-viewing capability. > > As a user, I want to be able to see a static legend on the graph so that I don't have to hover over a small line to get context. > > \### Use Case > > \- User can understand the visualization without mouse interaction > > \### Acceptance Criteria > > \- User can specify position of static legend (left, bottom, or right) > \- User can specify sort in static legend (ex: alphabetical, ascending by \`\_value\`, descending by \`\_value\`) etc > \- User can hover over an item in static legend and "focus" on that line > \- User can click an item to "select" it, which fades out all other lines > - User can \`shift+click\` or \`meta+click\` to add/remove lines from the selection > > \### Design Mockup: > > \[Giraffe / Static Legend\](https://www.figma.com/file/6pwGOv5jyMT2rpU8ugZNM1/Static-Legend?node-id=0%3A1) @sheldonh if you want to add yourself in a comment on GitHub then you’ll get updates.