diff --git a/system/plots.py b/system/plots.py
index 9c31273..19591bc 100644
--- a/system/plots.py
+++ b/system/plots.py
@@ -381,28 +381,33 @@ class SinePlot(Plot):
         return self._toolbar
 
 
-class LinePlot(Plot):
-    def __init__(self, dataset, name="Line plot"):
+class LineViewPlot(Plot):
+    """Line view of current selection, no interaction
+    Only works on 2d-arrays
+    input:
+           -- major_axis : dim_number for line dim (see scipy.ndarray for axis def.)
+           -- minor_axis : needs definition only for higher order arrays
+    ps: slow (cant get linecollection and blit to work)
+    """
+    def __init__(self, dataset,major_axis=1,minor_axis=None, name="Line view"):
+        self._data = dataset.asarray()
+        self.dataset = dataset
         Plot.__init__(self, name)
         fig = Figure(figsize=(5,4), dpi=72)
         self.canvas = FigureCanvas(fig)
-
-        self.ax = ax = fig.add_subplot(111)
-        self._dataset = dataset
-
-        import rpy
-        silent_eval = rpy.with_mode(rpy.NO_CONVERSION, rpy.r)
-
-        rpy.with_mode(rpy.NO_CONVERSION, rpy.r.assign)("m", dataset.asarray())        
-        ymin, ymax = rpy.r("range(m)*1.1")
-        self._ymin, self._ymax = ymin, ymax
-        silent_eval("res <- apply(m, 2, density, from=%s, to=%s)" % (ymin, ymax))
-        silent_eval("k <- sapply(1:length(res), function(id) rev(res[[id]]$y))")
-        self._bg_matrix = bg_matrix = rpy.r("k")
-        rpy.r.rm(["k", "res", "m"])
-
-        # Hack - we draw plot in selection_changed()
-        self.selection_changed(None)
+        self.ax = fig.add_subplot(111)
+        self.current_dim = self.dataset.get_dim_name(major_axis)
+        if len(self._data.shape)==2 and not minor_axis:
+            minor_axis = major_axis-1
+        #initial draw
+        self.line_collection = {}
+        x_axis = scipy.arrayrange(self._data.shape[minor_axis])
+        for i in range(self._data.shape[major_axis]):
+            yi = scipy.take(self._data,[i],axis=major_axis)
+            l, = self.ax.plot(x_axis,yi,animated=True)
+            self.line_collection[i] = l
+        # store clean state
+        self._background = self.canvas.copy_from_bbox(self.ax.bbox)
 
         self.add(self.canvas)
         self.canvas.show()
@@ -412,36 +417,27 @@ class LinePlot(Plot):
         self._toolbar.set_property('show-arrow', False)
 
     def get_toolbar(self):
-        self.canvas.draw()
         return self._toolbar
 
     def selection_changed(self, selection):
-        self.ax.clear()
-        
-        rows, cols = self._bg_matrix.shape
-        self.ax.imshow(self._bg_matrix, cmap=cm.Greys, extent=(0.5, cols+0.5, self._ymin, self._ymax))
-
-        dim_2, dim_1 = self._dataset.get_dim_names()
-
-        if selection:
-            ids = selection[dim_2] # current identifiers
-            index = [ind for id,ind in self._dataset[dim_2].items() if id in ids] #conversion to index
+        ids = selection[self.current_dim] # current identifiers
+        index = self.dataset.get_indices(self.current_dim, ids)
+        if self._background is not None:
+            self.canvas.restore_region(self._background)
+        if index:
             for i in index:
-                line = self._dataset.asarray()[i]
-                self.ax.plot(range(1, len(line)+1), line)
+                self.line_collection[i].set_visible(True)
+                self.ax.draw_artist(self.line_collection[i])
+            self.canvas.blit()
             
-        self.ax.set_xlim((0.5, cols+0.5))
-        self.ax.set_ylim((self._ymin, self._ymax))
-        self.canvas.draw()
-
-
-class ScatterPlot(Plot):
+class ScatterMarkerPlot(Plot):
+    """The ScatterMarkerPlot is faster than regular scatterplot, but
+has no color and size options."""
     def __init__(self, dataset_1, dataset_2, id_dim, sel_dim, id_1, id_2, name="Scatter plot"):
         Plot.__init__(self, name)
         fig = Figure(figsize=(5,4), dpi=72)
         self.ax = ax = fig.add_subplot(111)
         self.current_dim = id_dim
-        # testing testing
         self.dataset_1 = dataset_1
         
         x_index = dataset_1[sel_dim][id_1]
@@ -486,7 +482,6 @@ class ScatterPlot(Plot):
 
     def selection_changed(self, selection):
         ids = selection[self.current_dim] # current identifiers
-         
         index = self.dataset_1.get_indices(self.current_dim, ids)
         xdata_new = scipy.take(self.xaxis_data, index) #take data
         ydata_new = scipy.take(self.yaxis_data, index)