diff --git a/lib/jkqtplotter/jkqtpbaseplotter.cpp b/lib/jkqtplotter/jkqtpbaseplotter.cpp
index 9ec63ef1d7..63c95fc29d 100644
--- a/lib/jkqtplotter/jkqtpbaseplotter.cpp
+++ b/lib/jkqtplotter/jkqtpbaseplotter.cpp
@@ -821,10 +821,12 @@ void JKQTBasePlotter::setXY(double xminn, double xmaxx, double yminn, double yma
     yAxis->setRange(yminn, ymaxx);
 
     if (affectsSecondaryAxes) {
-        for (auto ax: getXAxes(false)) {
+        const auto xaxes=getXAxes(false);
+        for (auto ax: xaxes) {
             ax->setRange(ax->p2x(xminpix), ax->p2x(xmaxpix));
         }
-        for (auto ax: getYAxes(false)) {
+        const auto yaxes=getYAxes(false);
+        for (auto ax: yaxes) {
             ax->setRange(ax->p2x(yminpix), ax->p2x(ymaxpix));
         }
     }
diff --git a/lib/jkqtplotter/jkqtpbaseplotter.h b/lib/jkqtplotter/jkqtpbaseplotter.h
index c23e07d72a..679b660116 100644
--- a/lib/jkqtplotter/jkqtpbaseplotter.h
+++ b/lib/jkqtplotter/jkqtpbaseplotter.h
@@ -1771,7 +1771,15 @@ public Q_SLOTS:
 /**@}*/
 
     Q_SIGNALS:
-        /** \brief signal: emitted whenever the user selects a new x-y zoom range (by mouse) */
+        /** \brief signal: emitted whenever the user selects a new x-y zoom range (in the major axes, e.g. setX(), setY(), setXY(), zoomToFit()... )
+         *
+         * \param newxmin start of the selected x-range (in plot coordinates)
+         * \param newxmax end of the selected x-range (in plot coordinates)
+         * \param newymin start of the selected x-range (in plot coordinates)
+         * \param newymax end of the selected x-range (in plot coordinates)
+         * \param sender JKQTPlotter sending this event
+         *
+         */
         void zoomChangedLocally(double newxmin, double newxmax, double newymin, double newymax, JKQTBasePlotter* sender);
 
         /** \brief emitted when the plot has to be updated */
diff --git a/lib/jkqtplotter/jkqtplotter.h b/lib/jkqtplotter/jkqtplotter.h
index a23eddf0e5..829cca1e5f 100644
--- a/lib/jkqtplotter/jkqtplotter.h
+++ b/lib/jkqtplotter/jkqtplotter.h
@@ -1248,7 +1248,7 @@ class JKQTPLOTTER_LIB_EXPORT JKQTPlotter: public QWidget {
         void contextMenuOpened(double x, double y, QMenu* contextMenu);
 
 
-        /** \brief signal: emitted whenever the user selects a new x-y zoom range (by mouse)
+        /** \brief signal: emitted whenever the user selects a new x-y zoom range (in the major axes, e.g. by mouse, setX(), setY(), setXY(), zoomToFit()... )
          *
          * \param newxmin start of the selected x-range (in plot coordinates)
          * \param newxmax end of the selected x-range (in plot coordinates)
@@ -1257,6 +1257,8 @@ class JKQTPLOTTER_LIB_EXPORT JKQTPlotter: public QWidget {
          * \param sender JKQTPlotter sending this event
          *
          * This signal is designed to be connected to these Q_SLOTS: synchronizeXAxis(), synchronizeYAxis(), synchronizeXYAxis()
+         *
+         * \see JKQTBasePlotter::zoomChangedLocally()
          */
         void zoomChangedLocally(double newxmin, double newxmax, double newymin, double newymax, JKQTPlotter* sender);