diff --git a/system/plots.py b/system/plots.py
index 19591bc..d673708 100644
--- a/system/plots.py
+++ b/system/plots.py
@@ -233,7 +233,11 @@ class Plot (gtk.Frame):
         self.title = title
         self.selection_listener = None
         self.set_shadow_type(gtk.SHADOW_NONE)
-
+        self._background = None
+        self.canvas = None
+        self.fig = Figure(figsize=(5,4), dpi=72)
+        self.canvas = FigureCanvas(self.fig)
+        self.fig.set_facecolor('white')
     def get_title(self):
         return self.title
 
@@ -251,7 +255,6 @@ class Plot (gtk.Frame):
 
     def get_toolbar(self):
         return None
-        
 
 class EmptyView (Plot):
     def __init__(self):
@@ -332,6 +335,7 @@ class NavToolbar(NavigationToolbar2):
                 self._select_callback(lastx, lasty, x, y)
         
         self._xypress = None
+        self.push_current()
         self.release(event)
 
     def mouse_move(self, event):
@@ -393,9 +397,8 @@ class LineViewPlot(Plot):
         self._data = dataset.asarray()
         self.dataset = dataset
         Plot.__init__(self, name)
-        fig = Figure(figsize=(5,4), dpi=72)
-        self.canvas = FigureCanvas(fig)
-        self.ax = fig.add_subplot(111)
+        self.ax = self.fig.add_subplot(111)
+        self.ax.set_title(self.get_title())
         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
@@ -404,29 +407,36 @@ class LineViewPlot(Plot):
         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)
+            l, = self.ax.plot(x_axis,yi,'k',alpha=.05,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()
 
         # We use a regular toolbar as we don't need selections
         self._toolbar = NavigationToolbar2(self.canvas, None)
         self._toolbar.set_property('show-arrow', False)
+        self.canvas.mpl_connect('resize_event',self.clear_background)
 
     def get_toolbar(self):
         return self._toolbar
-
+        
+    def clear_background(self,event):
+        self._background = None
+        
     def selection_changed(self, selection):
         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 self._background is None:
+            print "background needs copy"
+            self._background = self.canvas.copy_from_bbox(self.ax.bbox)
+        print self.ax.bbox.get_bounds()
+        self.canvas.restore_region(self._background)
         if index:
             for i in index:
                 self.line_collection[i].set_visible(True)
+                self.line_collection[i].set_color('r')
+                self.line_collection[i].set_alpha(1.0)
                 self.ax.draw_artist(self.line_collection[i])
             self.canvas.blit()
             
@@ -435,8 +445,7 @@ class ScatterMarkerPlot(Plot):
 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.ax = ax = self.fig.add_subplot(111)
         self.current_dim = id_dim
         self.dataset_1 = dataset_1
         
@@ -451,8 +460,6 @@ has no color and size options."""
         ax.set_ylabel("%s - %s" % (sel_dim, id_2))
 
         ###
-
-        self.canvas = FigureCanvas(fig)
         self.add(self.canvas)
         self.canvas.show()
 
@@ -531,15 +538,12 @@ class NetworkPlot(Plot):
         if kw.has_key('node_color'):
             kw.pop('node_color')
 
-        # FIXME: What is figsize?
-        self.fig = Figure(figsize=(5, 4), dpi=72)
         self.ax = self.fig.add_subplot(111)
         # FIXME: ax shouldn't be in kw at all
         if kw.has_key('ax'):
             kw.pop('ax')
 
         # Add canvas and show
-        self.canvas = FigureCanvas(self.fig)
         self.add(self.canvas)
         self.canvas.show()