diff --git a/nixview/ui/plotscreen.py b/nixview/ui/plotscreen.py
index e93407d..f661a5c 100644
--- a/nixview/ui/plotscreen.py
+++ b/nixview/ui/plotscreen.py
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
-from nixview.data_models.tree_model import PropertyTreeItem
-from nixview.util import dataview
 from nixview.util.enums import PlotterTypes
 from PyQt5.QtWidgets import QGroupBox, QHBoxLayout, QLabel, QPushButton, QSizePolicy, QSlider, QVBoxLayout, QWidget
-from PyQt5.QtCore import QObject, pyqtSignal, Qt
+from PyQt5.QtCore import pyqtSignal, Qt
 import matplotlib
 matplotlib.use('Qt5Agg')
 from matplotlib.backends.backend_qt5agg import FigureCanvasQTAgg
@@ -47,13 +45,16 @@ class MplCanvas(FigureCanvasQTAgg):
 
 
 class Plotter(MplCanvas):
-    def __init__(self, file_handler, item, parent=None) -> None:
+    def __init__(self, file_handler, item, data_view, parent=None) -> None:
         super().__init__(parent=parent)
         self._file_handler = file_handler
         self._item = item
+        self._dataview = data_view
 
-    def show(self):
-        plt.show()
+    
+    def current_view(self):
+        raise NotImplementedError("current_view is not implemented on the current plotter")
+    
 
 
 class EventPlotter(Plotter):
@@ -221,8 +222,8 @@ class ImagePlotter(Plotter):
 class LinePlotter(Plotter):
 
     def __init__(self, file_handler, item, data_view, xdim=-1, parent=None):
-        super().__init__(file_handler, item, parent)
-        self._dataview = data_view
+        super().__init__(file_handler, item, data_view, parent)
+        
         self.dimensions = self._file_handler.request_dimensions(self._item.block_id, self._item.id)
         self.lines = []
         self.dim_count = len(self._dataview.full_shape)
@@ -274,13 +275,13 @@ class LinePlotter(Plotter):
         x = self._file_handler.request_axis(self._item.block_id, self._item.id, 0, len(y), start) 
 
         if len(self.lines) == 0:
-            l, = self.axes.plot(x, y, label=self._item.name)
+            l, = self.axis.plot(x, y, label=self._item.name)
             self.lines.append(l)
         else:
             self.lines[0].set_ydata(y)
             self.lines[0].set_xdata(x)
 
-        self.axes.set_xlim([x[0], x[-1]])
+        self.axis.set_xlim([x[0], x[-1]])
 
     def __draw_2d(self, start, end):
         if start < 0:
@@ -407,6 +408,7 @@ class PlotScreen(QWidget):
 
     def on_view_changed(self):
         print("view changed!")
+        print(self.plotter.current_view())
 
     def plot(self, item):
         try: