diff --git a/client/jsFiles/SEAWebClientMain.js b/client/jsFiles/SEAWebClientMain.js
index f6d9849..0f99ccf 100644
--- a/client/jsFiles/SEAWebClientMain.js
+++ b/client/jsFiles/SEAWebClientMain.js
@@ -78,15 +78,16 @@ new Settings()
     .treat("lazyPermission", "wr", to_bool, true);
 
 
+let args = '';
 if (window.instrument) {
-    window.clientTags = "&instrument=" + window.instrument;
+    args += "&instrument=" + window.instrument;
 } else {
     let args = '';
     if (window.stream) { args += "&stream=" + window.stream; }
     if (window.device) { args += "&device=" + window.device; }
-    if (window.hideRightPart) { args += "&history_only=1"; }
-    window.clientTags = args;
 }
+if (window.hideRightPart) { args += "&history_only=1"; }
+window.clientTags = args;
 
 // console.log('TAGS', window.clientTags);
 
diff --git a/webserver.py b/webserver.py
index 398dc4b..6277fce 100755
--- a/webserver.py
+++ b/webserver.py
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ class Server:
 
         app.debug = True
 
-        logging.basicConfig(filename='webserver.log', filemode='w', level=logging.INFO,
+        logging.basicConfig(filename='logifle.log', filemode='w', level=logging.INFO,
                             format='%(asctime)s %(levelname)s %(message)s')
 
         # srv = gevent.wsgi.WSGIServer(('', port), app, keyfile='key.key', certfile='key.crt')
@@ -357,13 +357,18 @@ a {
 ''']
     ONEMONTH = 30 * 24 * 3600
 
-    prevtitle = [None]
+    class prev:  # just a namesapce
+        title = None
+        legend = None
 
     def change_title(text):
-        if text == prevtitle[0]:
+        if text == prev.title:
             return False
-        prevtitle[0] = text
-        out.append(f'<tr><td colspan=3><h3>{text}</h3></td></tr>')
+        if prev.legend:
+            out.append(f'<tr>{prev.legend}</tr>')
+            prev.legend = None
+        prev.title = text
+        out.append(f'<tr><td colspan=3><br><i>{text}:</i></td></tr>')
         return True
 
     # TODO: sort this by (instrument / device) and list dates
@@ -390,6 +395,9 @@ a {
             if key[0] == 'instrument':
                 ins = key[1]
                 port = instruments.get(ins)
+                left = ins.upper()
+            else:
+                left = key[1]  # shown in left column
             args = ['='.join(key)]
             remote = None if port is None else f'http://{ins}.psi.ch:{port}'
             history_only = bool(remote)
@@ -398,29 +406,34 @@ a {
                     daterange = f'since {time.strftime("%H:%M", time.localtime(beg))}'
                 else:
                     daterange = f'since {begdate}'
-                if change_title('currently running'):
-                    out.append('<tr><th>instrument</th><th>history only</th><td></td></tr>')
+                change_title('currently running')
             else:
+                args.append(f'time={beg},{end}')
                 history_only = True
                 remote = None
                 daterange = begdate if begdate == enddate else f'{begdate}...{enddate}'
                 if end > now - ONEMONTH:
-                    change_title('recently running')
+                    change_title('recently running (history graphics only)')
                 else:
                     change_title('older than 30 days')
             if history_only:
                 args.append('hr=1')
-            link = f'<a href="/?{"&".join(args)}">'
+
+            def link(label):
+                return f'<a href="/?{"&".join(args)}">{label}</a>'
+
             label = " ".join(devices)
             if remote:
-                out.append(f'<tr><td><a href="{remote}">{ins.upper()}</a></td><td>{link}{label}</a></td>')
+                prev.legend = '<td></td><td></td><td colspan=2>linse-c*: <i>history graphics only</i></td>'
+                out.append(f'<tr><td><a href="{remote}">{ins.upper()}</a></td>'
+                           f'<td>{label}</td><td>{link("linse-c*")}</td>')
             else:
-                out.append(f'<tr><td colspan=2>{link}{key[1]}&nbsp;{label}</a></td>')
+                out.append(f'<tr><td>{link(left)}</td><td colspan=2>{label}</td>')
             out.append(f'<td>{daterange}</td></tr>')
         if timerange:
             out.append(f'<h3><a href="/select_experiment?time=all">earlier dates</a></h3><br>')
         out.append('</table>')
-        out.append('<h3>direct link to instruments:</h3>')
+        out.append('<br><i>direct link to instruments:</i><br>')
         out.extend([f'<a href="http://{ins}.psi.ch:{port}/">{ins.upper()}</a>&nbsp;\n'
                     for ins, port in instruments.items()])
         if server.db.has_local: