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2026-04-08 09:47:52 +02:00 · 2024-03-10 13:25:22 +01:00
503 changed files with 19320 additions and 37384 deletions
--- a/.git_hooks/pre-commit
+++ b/.git_hooks/pre-commit
@@ -1,3 +1,2 @@
-black --line-length=100 $(git diff --cached --name-only --diff-filter=ACM -- '*.py')
-isort --line-length=100 --profile=black --multi-line=3 --trailing-comma $(git diff --cached --name-only --diff-filter=ACM -- '*.py')
-git add $(git diff --cached --name-only --diff-filter=ACM -- '*.py')
+black --line-length=100 $(git diff --cached --name-only --diff-filter=ACM -- '***.py')
+git add $(git diff --cached --name-only --diff-filter=ACM -- '***.py')
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -1,90 +1,34 @@
 # This file is a template, and might need editing before it works on your project.
 # Official language image. Look for the different tagged releases at:
 # https://hub.docker.com/r/library/python/tags/
-image: $CI_DEPENDENCY_PROXY_GROUP_IMAGE_PREFIX/python:3.11
+image: $CI_DOCKER_REGISTRY/python:3.10
 #commands to run in the Docker container before starting each job.
 variables:
  DOCKER_TLS_CERTDIR: ""
-  BEC_CORE_BRANCH:
-    description: bec branch
-    value: main
-  OPHYD_DEVICES_BRANCH:
-    description: ophyd_devices branch
-    value: main
-  CHILD_PIPELINE_BRANCH: $CI_DEFAULT_BRANCH
-
-workflow:
-  rules:
-    - if: $CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "schedule"
-    - if: $CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "web"
-    - if: $CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "pipeline"
-    - if: $CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "parent_pipeline"
-    - if: $CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "merge_request_event"
-    - if: $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH && $CI_OPEN_MERGE_REQUESTS
-      when: never
-    - if: $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH

 include:
  - template: Security/Secret-Detection.gitlab-ci.yml
-  - project: "bec/awi_utils"
-    file: "/templates/check-packages-job.yml"
-    inputs:
-      stage: test
-      path: "."
-      pytest_args: "-v --random-order tests/"
-      exclude_packages: ""
+

 # different stages in the pipeline
 stages:
  - Formatter
  - test
  - AdditionalTests
-  - End2End
  - Deploy

-.install-qt-webengine-deps: &install-qt-webengine-deps
-  - apt-get -y install libnss3 libxdamage1 libasound2 libatomic1 libxcursor1
-  - export QTWEBENGINE_DISABLE_SANDBOX=1
-
-.clone-repos: &clone-repos
-  - echo -e "\033[35;1m Using branch $BEC_CORE_BRANCH of BEC CORE \033[0;m";
-  - git clone --branch $BEC_CORE_BRANCH https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec.git
-  - echo -e "\033[35;1m Using branch $OPHYD_DEVICES_BRANCH of OPHYD_DEVICES \033[0;m";
-  - git clone --branch $OPHYD_DEVICES_BRANCH https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/ophyd_devices.git
-  - export OHPYD_DEVICES_PATH=$PWD/ophyd_devices
-
-.install-repos: &install-repos
-  - pip install -e ./ophyd_devices
-  - pip install -e ./bec/bec_lib[dev]
-  - pip install -e ./bec/bec_ipython_client
-
-.install-os-packages: &install-os-packages
-  - apt-get update
-  - apt-get install -y libgl1-mesa-glx libegl1-mesa x11-utils libxkbcommon-x11-0 libdbus-1-3 xvfb
-  - *install-qt-webengine-deps
-
-before_script:
-  - if [[ "$CI_PROJECT_PATH" != "bec/bec_widgets" ]]; then
-    echo -e "\033[35;1m Using branch $CHILD_PIPELINE_BRANCH of BEC Widgets \033[0;m";
-    test -d bec_widgets || git clone --branch $CHILD_PIPELINE_BRANCH https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets.git; cd bec_widgets;
-    fi
-
 formatter:
  stage: Formatter
  needs: []
  script:
-    - pip install black isort
-    - isort --check --diff ./
-    - black --check --diff --color ./
-  rules:
-    - if: $CI_PROJECT_PATH == "bec/bec_widgets"
-
+    - pip install black
+    - black --check --diff --color --line-length=100 ./
 pylint:
  stage: Formatter
  needs: []
  before_script:
    - pip install pylint pylint-exit anybadge
-    - pip install -e .[dev,pyqt6]
+    - pip install -e .[dev]
  script:
    - mkdir ./pylint
    - pylint ./bec_widgets --output-format=text --output=./pylint/pylint.log | tee ./pylint/pylint.log || pylint-exit $?
@@ -95,8 +39,6 @@ pylint:
    paths:
      - ./pylint/
    expire_in: 1 week
-  rules:
-    - if: $CI_PROJECT_PATH == "bec/bec_widgets"

 pylint-check:
  stage: Formatter
@@ -107,21 +49,18 @@ pylint-check:
    - apt-get update
    - apt-get install -y bc
  script:
-    - git fetch origin $CI_MERGE_REQUEST_TARGET_BRANCH_NAME
    # Identify changed Python files
    - if [ "$CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE" == "merge_request_event" ]; then
-      TARGET_BRANCH_COMMIT_SHA=$(git rev-parse origin/$CI_MERGE_REQUEST_TARGET_BRANCH_NAME);
-      CHANGED_FILES=$(git diff --name-only $TARGET_BRANCH_COMMIT_SHA HEAD | grep '\.py$' || true);
+        TARGET_BRANCH_COMMIT_SHA=$(git rev-parse $CI_MERGE_REQUEST_TARGET_BRANCH_NAME);
+        CHANGED_FILES=$(git diff --name-only $SOURCE_BRANCH_COMMIT_SHA $TARGET_BRANCH_COMMIT_SHA | grep '\.py$' || true);
      else
-      CHANGED_FILES=$(git diff --name-only $CI_COMMIT_BEFORE_SHA $CI_COMMIT_SHA | grep '\.py$' || true);
+        CHANGED_FILES=$(git diff --name-only $CI_COMMIT_BEFORE_SHA $CI_COMMIT_SHA | grep '\.py$' || true);
      fi
    - if [ -z "$CHANGED_FILES" ]; then echo "No Python files changed."; exit 0; fi

-    - echo "Changed Python files:"
-      - $CHANGED_FILES
    # Run pylint only on changed files
    - mkdir ./pylint
-    - pylint $CHANGED_FILES --output-format=text | tee ./pylint/pylint_changed_files.log || pylint-exit $?
+    - pylint $CHANGED_FILES --output-format=text . | tee ./pylint/pylint_changed_files.log || pylint-exit $?
    - PYLINT_SCORE=$(sed -n 's/^Your code has been rated at \([-0-9.]*\)\/.*/\1/p' ./pylint/pylint_changed_files.log)
    - echo "Pylint score is $PYLINT_SCORE"

@@ -131,20 +70,17 @@ pylint-check:
    paths:
      - ./pylint/
    expire_in: 1 week
-  rules:
-    - if: $CI_PROJECT_PATH == "bec/bec_widgets"

 tests:
  stage: test
  needs: []
  variables:
-    QT_QPA_PLATFORM: "offscreen"
+      QT_QPA_PLATFORM: "offscreen"
  script:
-    - *clone-repos
-    - *install-os-packages
-    - *install-repos
-    - pip install -e .[dev,pyqt6]
-    - coverage run --source=./bec_widgets -m pytest -v --junitxml=report.xml --maxfail=2 --random-order --full-trace ./tests/unit_tests
+    - apt-get update
+    - apt-get install -y libgl1-mesa-glx libegl1-mesa x11-utils libxkbcommon-x11-0 libdbus-1-3
+    - pip install .[dev]
+    - coverage run --source=./bec_widgets -m pytest -v --junitxml=report.xml --random-order --full-trace ./tests
    - coverage report
    - coverage xml
  coverage: '/(?i)total.*? (100(?:\.0+)?\%|[1-9]?\d(?:\.\d+)?\%)$/'
@@ -154,75 +90,29 @@ tests:
      coverage_report:
        coverage_format: cobertura
        path: coverage.xml
-    paths:
-      - tests/reference_failures/
-    when: always

-test-matrix:
-  parallel:
-    matrix:
-      - PYTHON_VERSION:
-          - "3.10"
-          - "3.11"
-          - "3.12"
-        QT_PCKG:
-          - "pyside6"
-          - "pyqt6"
+#tests-3.10-pyqt5: #todo enable when we decide what qt distributions we want to support
+#  extends: "tests"
+#  stage: AdditionalTests
+#  image: $CI_DOCKER_REGISTRY/python:3.10
+#  script:
+#    - apt-get update
+#    - apt-get install -y libgl1-mesa-glx libegl1-mesa x11-utils libxkbcommon-x11-0 libdbus-1-3
+#    - pip install .[dev,pyqt5]
+#    - pytest -v --random-order ./tests

+tests-3.11:
+  extends: "tests"
  stage: AdditionalTests
-  needs: []
-  variables:
-    QT_QPA_PLATFORM: "offscreen"
-    PYTHON_VERSION: ""
-    QT_PCKG: ""
-  image: $CI_DEPENDENCY_PROXY_GROUP_IMAGE_PREFIX/python:$PYTHON_VERSION
-  script:
-    - *clone-repos
-    - *install-os-packages
-    - *install-repos
-    - pip install -e .[dev,$QT_PCKG]
-    - pytest -v --maxfail=2 --junitxml=report.xml --random-order ./tests/unit_tests
+  image: $CI_DOCKER_REGISTRY/python:3.11
+  allow_failure: true

-end-2-end-conda:
-  stage: End2End
-  needs: []
-  image: continuumio/miniconda3
-  allow_failure: false
-  variables:
-    QT_QPA_PLATFORM: "offscreen"
-  script:
-    - *clone-repos
-    - *install-os-packages
-    - conda config --prepend channels conda-forge
-    - conda config --set channel_priority strict
-    - conda config --set always_yes yes --set changeps1 no
-    - conda create -q -n test-environment python=3.11
-    - conda init bash
-    - source ~/.bashrc
-    - conda activate test-environment
+tests-3.12:
+  extends: "tests"
+  stage: AdditionalTests
+  image: $CI_DOCKER_REGISTRY/python:3.12
+  allow_failure: true

-    - cd ./bec
-    - source ./bin/install_bec_dev.sh -t
-    - cd ../
-    - pip install -e ./ophyd_devices
-
-    - pip install -e .[dev,pyqt6]
-    - cd ./tests/end-2-end
-    - pytest -v --start-servers --flush-redis --random-order
-
-  artifacts:
-    when: on_failure
-    paths:
-      - ./logs/*.log
-    expire_in: 1 week
-
-  rules:
-    - if: '$CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "schedule"'
-    - if: '$CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "web"'
-    - if: '$CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "pipeline"'
-    - if: '$CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "parent_pipeline"'
-    - if: '$CI_MERGE_REQUEST_TARGET_BRANCH_NAME == "main"'
-    - if: '$CI_MERGE_REQUEST_TARGET_BRANCH_NAME == "production"'

 semver:
  stage: Deploy
@@ -238,19 +128,19 @@ semver:
    - git fetch --tags
    - git tag

-    # build and publish package
-    - pip install python-semantic-release==9.* wheel build twine
+    # build
+    - pip install python-semantic-release==7.* wheel
    - export GL_TOKEN=$CI_UPDATES
-    - semantic-release -vv version
-
-    # check if any artifacts were created
-    - if [ ! -d dist ]; then echo No release will be made; exit 0; fi
-    - twine upload dist/* -u __token__ -p $CI_PYPI_TOKEN --skip-existing
-    - semantic-release publish
+    - export REPOSITORY_USERNAME=__token__
+    - export REPOSITORY_PASSWORD=$CI_PYPI_TOKEN
+    - >
+      semantic-release publish -v DEBUG
+      -D version_variable=./setup.py:__version__
+      -D hvcs=gitlab

  allow_failure: false
  rules:
-    - if: '$CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME == "main" && $CI_PROJECT_PATH == "bec/bec_widgets"'
+    - if: '$CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME == "master"'

 pages:
  stage: Deploy
@@ -258,9 +148,9 @@ pages:
  variables:
    TARGET_BRANCH: $CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME
  rules:
-    - if: "$CI_COMMIT_TAG != null"
+    - if: '$CI_COMMIT_TAG != null'
      variables:
        TARGET_BRANCH: $CI_COMMIT_TAG
-    - if: '$CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME == "main" && $CI_PROJECT_PATH == "bec/bec_widgets"'
+    - if: '$CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME == "master"'
  script:
    - curl -X POST -d "branches=$CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME" -d "token=$RTD_TOKEN" https://readthedocs.org/api/v2/webhook/bec-widgets/253243/
--- a/.pylintrc
+++ b/.pylintrc
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # A comma-separated list of package or module names from where C extensions may
 # be loaded. Extensions are loading into the active Python interpreter and may
 # run arbitrary code.
-extension-pkg-allow-list=PyQt6, PySide6, pyqtgraph
+extension-pkg-allow-list=PyQt5, pyqtgraph

 # A comma-separated list of package or module names from where C extensions may
 # be loaded. Extensions are loading into the active Python interpreter and may
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,173 +1,884 @@
-# CHANGELOG
+# Changelog

+<!--next-version-placeholder-->

-## v0.115.0 (2024-10-08)
+## v0.42.0 (2024-03-07)

-### Features
+### Feature

-* feat: add bec-app script to launch applications ([`8bf4842`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/8bf48427884338672a8e3de3deb20439b0bfdf99))
+* **utils/bec_dispatcher:** BECDispatcher can register redis stream ([`4c0a7bb`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/4c0a7bbec7abafc7d04a8aaf10dabd7e668fa908))

-### Fixes
+## v0.41.4 (2024-03-07)

-* fix: make Alignment1D a MainWindow as it is an application ([`c5e9ed6`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/c5e9ed6e422acb908e1ada32822f5d7cc256ade7))
+### Fix

-* fix: adjust bec_qthemes dependency ([`b207e45`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/b207e45a67818ee061272ce00a09fe7ea31cd1ba))
+* **utils/bec_dispatcher:** BECDispatcher can accept new EndpointInfo dataclass. ([`c319dac`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/c319dacb24e64930af258a81484feeadcb1bc341))

+## v0.41.3 (2024-03-01)

-## v0.114.0 (2024-10-02)
+### Fix

-### Features
+* **cli/generate_cli:** Typing.get_overloads are only used if the python version is higher than 3.11 ([`f386563`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/f386563aa162eaca9202af16574860bf3eb5a092))
+* **cli/generate_cli:** Added automatic black formatting; added black as a dependency ([`d89f596`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/d89f596a5d0f0674b1ef3268a9cfee5e32b64ba5))

-* feat: new 'scan_axis' signal
+## v0.41.2 (2024-02-28)

-Signal is emitted before "scan_started", to inform about scan positioner
-and (start, stop) positions. In case of multiple bundles, the signal
-is emitted multiple times. ([`f084e25`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/f084e2514bc9459cccaa951b79044bc25884e738))
+### Fix

-### Fixes
+* **utils/bec_dispatcher:** Msg is unp[acked from dict before accessing .content ([`bb1f066`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/bb1f066c3c5e5076a8906e309030cfb47a6cad12))

-* fix: prevent exception when empty string updates are coming from widget ([`04cfb1e`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/04cfb1edf19437d54f07b868bcf3cfc2a35fd3bc))
+## v0.41.1 (2024-02-26)

-* fix: use new 'scan_axis' signal, to set_x and select x axis on waveform
+### Fix

-Fixes #361, do not try to change x axis when not permitted ([`efa2763`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/efa276358b0f5a45cce9fa84fa5f9aafaf4284f7))
+* **bec_dispatcher:** Handle redis connection errors more gracefully ([`a2ed2eb`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/a2ed2ebe00c623eb183b03f8182ffd672fbf9e1e))
+* **bec_dispatcher:** Adapt code to redis connector refactoring ([`8127fc2`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/8127fc2960bebd3e862dbe55ac9401af4a6dccb6))

+## v0.41.0 (2024-02-26)

-## v0.113.0 (2024-10-02)
+### Feature

-### Features
+* **widgets/waveform1d:** Data can be exported from rendered curve ([`5fc8047`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/5fc8047c8ff971cdc2807d02743eae56d288f4d7))
+* **widgets/figure:** Clear_all method for BECFigure ([`0363fd5`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/0363fd5194320a7ea868ef883f8022ea464d0298))
+* **widgets/Waveform1D:** Waveform1D can be fully constructed by config ([`9a5c86e`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/9a5c86ea35178b9cab270fc35e668dd22f3ec8da))
+* **widgets/figure.py:** Dark/light theme changer ([`08534a4`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/08534a4739ec8e85d82a00ab639411dd0198e9d8))
+* **utils/entry_validator:** Possibility to validate add_scan_curve with current BEC session ([`1db77b9`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/1db77b969bcf9b38716ae3d38bf4695b2b8c1f37))
+* **cli:** Added cli interface, rebased ([`a61bf36`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/a61bf36df5d54ad44f78479c2474c4e38e68ed26))
+* Curve can be modified after adding to the plot ([`684592a`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/684592ae37e9dd5328a96018c78ca242e10395b2))
+* Waveform1d.py curves can be removed by identifier by order(int) or by curve_id(str) ([`f0ed243`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/f0ed243c9197b7d1aab0d99a15e9ba175708ec90))
+* Waveform1d.py curves can be stylised; access scan history by index or scanID ([`cba3863`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/cba3863e5a9ac1187ea643be67db6cfc36b44ee2))
+* Start method for BECFigure, jupyter console .ui added to git ([`1d26b23`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/1d26b2322147d9ea5a6a245e1648c00986f80881))
+* Added @user_access from bec_lib.utils ([`b827e9e`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/b827e9eaa77f8b64433bb7a54e40ab5ccd86f4b6))
+* Plot can be removed from BECFigure ([`60d150a`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/60d150a41193aa7659285cf3612965f1a3c57244))
+* Figure.py create widget factory ([`c781b1b`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/c781b1b4e4121c4ec6fc8871a4cdf6f494913138))
+* Waveform1d.py draft ([`565e475`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/565e475ace72ccc103d71ea98af1dcaf04f37861))
+* Rpc decorator to add methods to USER_ACCESS ([`b676877`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/b6768772424a3ad5ee7e271de19131f8065eef09))
+* BECFigure and BECPlotBase created ([`9ef331c`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/9ef331c272b88f725de9b8497fdf906056c0738b))
+* BECConnector -> mixin class for all BEC Widget to hook them to BEC client ([`91447a2`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/91447a2d6234de1e8f2bac792e822bfda556abba))

-* feat: add first draft for alignment_1d GUI ([`63c24f9`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/63c24f97a355edaa928b6e222909252b276bcada))
+### Fix

-* feat: add move to position button to lmfit dialog ([`281cb27`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/281cb27d8b5433e27a7ba0ca0a19e4b45b9c544f))
+* **cli/client_utils:** "__rpc__" pop from msg_results ([`ebb36f6`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/ebb36f62ddc1c5013435f9e7727648b977b6b732))
+* **tests:** BECDispatcher fixture putted back ([`644f103`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/644f1031f6ff27064111565b0882cb8b2544aa2f))
+* **cli/rpc:** Rpc client can return any type of object + config dict of the widgets ([`fd711b4`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/fd711b475f268fbdb59739da0a428f0355b25bac))
+* **cli/rpc:** Server access children widget.find_widget_by_id(gui_id) ([`57132a4`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/57132a472165c55bf99e1994d09f5fe3586c24da))
+* **cli:** Fixed property access, rebased ([`f71dc5c`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/f71dc5c5abdd6b8b585cb9b502b11ef513d7813e))
+* **rpc_server:** Fixed gui_id lookup ([`4630d78`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/4630d78fc28109da7daf53e49dd3cdb9b8084941))
+* **cli:** Fixed rpc construction of nested widgets ([`da640e8`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/da640e888d575b536fdd5d7adbf1df3eda802219))
+* **plots/waveform1d:** Pandas import clean up, export curves with none skipped ([`35cd4fd`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/35cd4fd6f176ba670fad5d9fec44b305094280d6))
+* **widgets/plots:** Added placeholder for cleanup method to BECPlotBase ([`24c7737`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/24c77376b232c3846a1d6be360ec46acc077b48d))
+* **widget/figure:** Add cleanup method to disconnect all slots before removing Waveform1D from layout ([`a28b9c8`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/a28b9c8981d1058e4dc4146463f16c53413e8db9))
+* **rpc:** Added annotations to pass py3.9 tests ([`c6bdf0b`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/c6bdf0b6a5b12c054863b101a3944efc366686cb))
+* **rpc:** Connection to on_rpc_update done through bec_dispatcher ([`1c2fb8b`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/1c2fb8b972d4cb28cead11989461aea010c4571d))
+* After removing plot from BECFigure, the coordinates are correctly resigned ([`d678a85`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/d678a85957c13c1fda2b52692c0d3b9b7ff40834))
+* Removed DI references, fixed set when adding plot by fig ([`7c15d75`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/7c15d750117aec9e75111853074630a44dca87ae))

-### Fixes
+## v0.40.1 (2024-02-23)

-* fix: add is_log checks and functionality to plot_indicator_items ([`0f9953e`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/0f9953e8fdcf3f9b5a09f994c69edb6b34756df9))
+### Fix

-### Refactoring
+* **utils/bec_dispatcher:** _do_disconnect_slot will shutdown consumer of slots/signals which were already disconnected ([`feca7a3`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/feca7a3dcde6d0befa415db64fc8f9bbf0c06e52))

-* refactor: various minor improvements for the alignment gui ([`f554f3c`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/f554f3c1672c4fe32968a5991dc98802556a6f3b))
+## v0.40.0 (2024-02-16)

-* refactor: allow hiding of arg/kwarg boxes ([`efe90eb`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/efe90eb163e2123a5b4d0bb59f66025a569336ad))
+### Feature

-* refactor: add proxy to waveform to limit the dap_request frequency ([`5c74037`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/5c740371d86d9b1b341bc3c4d8bdf62027aa089b))
+* **utils.colors:** Golden_angle_color utility can return colors as a  list of QColor, RGB or HEC ([`5125909`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/51259097fa23ff861eac3f7c63624ea591bf1bd3))

-* refactor: update dap_model also if x and y axis are selected ([`28ee385`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/28ee3856be2c47a63182b16454ece37a0ec04811))
+## v0.39.0 (2024-02-12)

-* refactor: linear_region_selector accepts log_x data ([`7cc0726`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/7cc07263982a171744ff87adb10ea77585764b71))
+### Feature

-* refactor: use accent colors for bec_status_box icons; closes #338 ([`e039304`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/e039304fd3ee03dc4a3fa22a69c207139e0c0d28))
+* Added full app with all motor movement related widgets into motor_control_compilations.py ([`fa4ca93`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/fa4ca935bb39fdba4c6500ce9569d47400190e65))
+* MotorCoordinateTable mode_switch added for "Individual" and "Start/Stop" modes ([`2f96e10`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/2f96e10b9deb76eedd8f6b6e201ba3b0e526a6f0))
+* Motor_control.py MotorCoordinateTable added basic version to store coordinates and show them in motor_map.py ([`031cb09`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/031cb094e7f8a7be4a295bea99b7ca8e095db8d7))
+* Active motors from motor_map.py can be changed by slot without changing the whole config ([`17f1458`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/17f14581d7c4662a2f5814ea477dfae8ef6de555))
+* Control panels compilations ([`8361736`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/83617366796ce2926650e38a1a9cec296befd3c6))
+* Comboboxes of motor selection are changed to orange if the motors are not connected yet ([`0b9927f`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/0b9927fcf5f46410d05187b2e5a83f97a6ca9246))
+* Motor_control.py MotorControl widgets - Absolute + Relative movement, MotorSelection, ErrorMessage popups ([`6fe08e6`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/6fe08e6b8206bcaaa292b7ff0e6b0d32b883f24f))

-### Testing
+## v0.38.2 (2024-02-07)

-* test: add tests for scan_status_callback ([`dc0c825`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/dc0c825fd594c093a24543ff803d6c6564010e92))
+### Fix

-### Unknown
+* Adapt code to BEC 1.0 ([`b36131e`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/b36131eed5c3a3ea58c0fa4d083e63a3717cdf22))

-* feat : Add bec_signal_proxy to handle signals with option to unblock them manually. ([`1dcfeb6`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/1dcfeb6cfce3c69f0c5401731d4d3f9a1981b22e))
+## v0.38.1 (2024-01-26)

+### Fix

-## v0.112.1 (2024-09-19)
+* Monitor.py replots last scan after changing config with new signals; config_dialog.py checks if the new config is valid with BEC ([`ab275b8`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/ab275b8e5f226d6c5d22a844c4c0fae0fdc66108))

 ### Documentation

-* docs(dap_combo_box): updated screenshot ([`e3b5e33`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/e3b5e338bfaec276979183fb6d79ab41a7ca21e1))
+* 2D waveform scatter plot changed to 2D scatter plot ([`812ffaf`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/812ffaf8eafc3f8c3a6973717149e4befba2c395))
+* Documentation for example apps and widgets updated ([`f7a4967`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/f7a496723c3fd113867a712928e06636e3212e1a))

-* docs(device_box): updated screenshot ([`c8e614b`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/c8e614b575b48be788a6389a7aa0cfa033d86ab8))
+## v0.38.0 (2024-01-23)

-### Fixes
+### Feature

-* fix: test e2e dap wait_for_fit ([`b2f7d3c`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/b2f7d3c5f3f4bf00cc628f788e2c278ebb5688ae))
+* BECMonitor2DScatter for plotting x/y/z signal as a mesh of scatter plot ([`75090b8`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/75090b857526fa642218986806d0daeb1dec0914))

+### Fix

-## v0.112.0 (2024-09-17)
+* Monitor_scatter_2D.py changed to new BECDispatcher definition ([`747e97e`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/747e97e0c924cdedb85e9fe7d47512002b791b10))

-### Features
+## v0.37.1 (2024-01-23)

-* feat: console: various improvements, auto-adapt rows to widget size, Qt Designer plugin ([`286ad71`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/286ad7196b0b8562d648fb304eab7d759b6a959b))
+### Fix

+* **tests:** Ensure BEC service is shutdown after bec dispatcher test ([`4664568`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/46645686725a2acb7196dbd1a504c98dbf2e4b5d))
+* **tests:** Ensure threads started during plot tests are properly stopped ([`3fb6644`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/3fb6644543b4065236216b70a583641956a09a60))

-## v0.111.0 (2024-09-17)
+## v0.37.0 (2024-01-17)
+
+### Feature
+
+* Independent motor_map widget ([`1a429b3`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/1a429b3024e76446ed530bee71ed797c20843fba))
+
+## v0.36.2 (2024-01-17)
+
+### Fix
+
+* Bec_dispatcher.py can partially disconnect topics from slot ([`7607d7a`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/7607d7a3b64b3861f4833c9b8f5afc360f31b38d))
+* Bec_dispatcher.py can connect multiple topics to one callback slot ([`e51be04`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/e51be04b95f1a9549a4a3b00d76944aa58b0526a))
+
+## v0.36.1 (2024-01-15)
+
+### Fix
+
+* Motor_example.py fix to the new .read() structure from bec_lib ([`f9c5c82`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/f9c5c82381907a19582bf9132740fe27b48d48cc))
+
+## v0.36.0 (2024-01-12)
+
+### Feature
+
+* Bec_dispatcher can link multiple endpoints topics for one qt slot ([`58721be`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/58721bea1a2b4b06220ef0e3b2dcec8c1656213d))
+
+## v0.35.0 (2024-01-12)
+
+### Feature
+
+* Monitor.py can access custom data send through redis ([`6e4775a`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/6e4775a1248153f6027be754054f3f43c18514d1))
+* Monitor.py access data directly from scan storage ([`26c07c3`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/26c07c3205debaf88a346410a8ebab0a3ab7a5d9))
+
+### Fix
+
+* Monitor.py clear command from BECPlotter CLI clear now flush database and clear the plots ([`ebd4fcc`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/ebd4fccda2321aa0dc108a5436fb4cc717911d4b))
+* Monitor.py crosshair enabled by default ([`97dcc5a`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/97dcc5ac768cc4f0122382591238fd5a9d035270))
+* Monitor.py change import of ConfigDialog from relative to absolute in order to make BECPlotter be able to open it ([`6061b31`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/6061b3150e990141eafb8d5b17c7e931c7bf8631))
+* Monitor_config_validator.py changed to check .describe() instead of signals ([`5ab82bc`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/5ab82bc13340adb992c921a7211e8e2265861f7a))
+* Monitor.py fixed not updating config changes after receiving refresh from BECPlotter ([`00ef3ae`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/00ef3ae9256a368f4842c1dc38a407131181ec1d))
+* Monitor_config_validator.py valid color is Literal['black','white'] ([`86c5f25`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/86c5f25205dbaa45b7b2efd255f3a3cb2d3eb0b1))
+* Monitor.py fixed scan mode ([`a706da2`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/a706da2490f4cce80e9515633e8437b3667b0db0))
+* Motor_config_validation changed to new monitor config structure ([`d67bdd2`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/d67bdd26167dca6c65627192dbd098af08355d06))
+
+## v0.34.1 (2023-12-12)
+
+### Fix
+
+* Formatter and tests fixed ([`186c42d`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/186c42d6676a495bc2f66d8b7ed37dbf7d0be747))

 ### Documentation

-* docs(position_indicator): updated position indicator documentation and added designer properties ([`60f7d54`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/60f7d54e2b4c3129de6c95729b8b4aea1757174f))
+* Readdocs updated ([`af995a7`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/af995a74f34d59eeaff5d9100117f103ec79765d))
+* Readme.md updated ([`cba8131`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/cba81313671acfee0a40410753c1974008316d07))
+* Gitlab templates for issues and merge requests from main bec repo ([`831eddc`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/831eddc13600cc06b67de92d39509af37bb05002))

-### Features
+## v0.34.0 (2023-12-08)

-* feat(position_indicator): improved design and added more customization options ([`d15b222`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/d15b22250fbceb708d89872c0380693e04acb107))
+### Feature

-### Fixes
+* Monitor.py error message popup ([`a3b24f9`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/a3b24f92420420c8968ef4793342c3857c826e57))

-* fix(position_indicator): fixed user access ([`dd932dd`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/dd932dd8f3910ab67ec8403124f4e176d048e542))
+### Fix

-* fix(generate_cli): fixed type annotations ([`d3c1a1b`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/d3c1a1b2edcba7afea9d369820fa7974ac29c333))
+* Monitor_config_validator.py - Signal validation changed from field_validator to model_validator to check first name and then entry ([`0868047`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/086804780d19956331d8385381d2f7f9c181e77c))
+* Monitor_config_validator.py fix entry validation executed only if name validator is successful ([`af71e35`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/af71e35e73733472228c4be0061faefaf655b769))

-* fix(positioner_box): visual improvements to the positioner_box and positioner_control_line ([`7ea4a48`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/7ea4a482e7cd9499a7268ac887b345cab01632aa))
+## v0.33.0 (2023-12-07)

-* fix(palette viewer): fixed background for tool tip ([`9045323`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/9045323049d2a39c36fc8845f3b2883d6933436b))
+### Feature

+* Added axis_width and axis_color as optional plot settings ([`504944f`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/504944f696a7b2881adec06d29c271fec7e2c981))

-## v0.110.0 (2024-09-12)
+### Fix

-### Features
+* Fixed default config options ([`03bdf98`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/03bdf980bcfc37e217cde1beb258d11cee97e0eb))
+* Added hooks to react to incoming config messages and instructions ([`1084bc0`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/1084bc0a803ff73cfa2ab53819bc9809588fa622))

-* feat(palette_viewer): added widget to display the current palette and accent colors ([`a8576c1`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/a8576c164cad17746ec4fcd5c775fb78f70c055c))
+## v0.32.2 (2023-12-06)

+### Fix

-## v0.109.1 (2024-09-09)
+* Changed exec_ to exec for all apps ([`080c258`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/080c258d1542aaace093bca74225297b30453f77))
+* Yaml_dialog.py changed to use native solution of OS -> should prevent crashing on py3.11 ([`5adde23`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/5adde23a457bbd3ae1488b77d4b927b5bded0473))

-### Fixes
+## v0.32.1 (2023-12-06)

-* fix: refactor textbox widget, remove inheritance, adhere to bec style; closes #324 ([`b0d786b`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/b0d786b991677c0846a0c6ba3f2252d48d94ccaa))
+### Fix

+* Widget_io print_widget_hierarchy fix comboboxes ([`d1f9979`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/d1f9979ab1372c2f650c8aff12ccb17d668b52eb))
+* WidgetIO combobox fixed for qt6 distributions ([`4f70097`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/4f700976ddd78a6f06e358950786b731ef9051ce))

-## v0.109.0 (2024-09-06)
+## v0.32.0 (2023-11-30)

-### Features
+### Feature

-* feat(accent colors): added helper function to get all accent colors ([`84a59f7`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/84a59f70eed6d8a3c3aeeabc77a5f9ea4e864f61))
+* Jupyter rich console added as alternative to default QTextEdit terminal output ([`016b26f`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/016b26f5cf05e90da144487a9359ac2a54c8e549))
+* Editor.py basic signature calltip ([`045b1ba`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/045b1baa60a93d2266800821940d7aa29bd8bbe1))
+* Editor.py jedi autocomplete hooked ([`fb555b2`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/fb555b278a5139f180592280408742d34dc5fa84))
+* Editor.py added splitter between editor and terminal ([`c70ddb3`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/c70ddb3cb19fecf7ce14b551d7d265e2e0cff357))
+* Toolbar.py proof-of-concept ([`286e62d`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/286e62df92927d2efe0b4ab07995f7b5e36a0435))
+* Basic text editor + running terminal output ([`9487844`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/94878448c8f39a69e9e65df2789da029a9acfc0e))

-### Fixes
+### Fix

-* fix(theme): fixed theme access for themecontainer ([`de303f0`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/de303f0227fc9d3a74a0410f1e7999ac5132273c))
+* Added missing dependency jedi ([`d978740`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/d978740f9879580d01e092ad1fead46786d3ed5c))
+* Editor.py switch to disable docstring ([`3cc05cd`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/3cc05cde147cd520b98f0896beb64781ea47d816))
+* Editor.py compact signature on tooltip ([`f96cacc`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/f96caccfcb43c904887ebfc0b34fd779ffff8bf1))
+* Editor.py removed automatic background behind edited text ([`d865e2f`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/d865e2f1af6eb3d5fb31f9c53088b629a232343f))
+* Toolbar.py automatic initialisation works ([`8ad3059`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/8ad305959257a58b297896218baae06d09520ee1))
+* Terminal output as QThread ([`a0d172e`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/a0d172e3dc35bdc2d7e1b43185e31bb9a3629631))

+## v0.31.0 (2023-11-13)

-## v0.108.0 (2024-09-06)
+### Feature
+
+* Pydantic validation module for monitor.py ([`7fec0c7`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/7fec0c7e4411c221413d69aeeb4d68ade10d502b))

 ### Documentation

-* docs(progressbar): added docs ([`7d07cea`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/7d07cea946f9c884477b01bebfb60b332ff09e0a))
+* Pydantic validation module docs ([`92a5325`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/92a5325aad02fe308caaf9088a3c4386ca055124))

-### Features
+## v0.30.0 (2023-11-10)

-* feat(progressbar): added bec progressbar ([`f6d1d0b`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/f6d1d0bbe3ba30a3b7291cd36a1f7f8e6bd5b895))
+### Feature

-* feat(generate_cli): added support for property and qproperty setter ([`a52182d`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/a52182dca978833bfc3fad755c596d3a2ef45c42))
+* WidgetIO support for QLabel ([`aa4c7c3`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/aa4c7c3385f52e4bbc805ee2aced181929943a89))
+* Scan_control.py added option to limit scan selection from list of strings as init parameter ([`0fe06ad`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/0fe06ade5b44d13a9188aef474364b36baa480ef))
+* Scan_control.py a general widget which can generate GUI for scan input ([`088fa51`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/088fa516a8876d112a98cd60aa2a5701dff6b97c))

+### Fix

-## v0.107.0 (2024-09-06)
+* Added imports to __init__.py in widget for ScanControl class ([`b85cc89`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/b85cc898d521df1c99a65e579b8fe853bb04cc32))
+* Scan_control.py args_size_max fixed ([`da9025e`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/da9025e032c2bc9b34cf359a20745e3156d2f731))
+* Scan_control.py default spinBox limits increases ([`5c67026`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/5c67026637472d9c77185a59e1bf9a24cfe01307))
+* Scan_control.py supports minimum and maximum number of args ([`ee2f36f`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/ee2f36fb402d626c300a018afacbd57eff14a665))
+* Scan_control.py wipe table and reinitialise devices when scan is changed ([`5ac3526`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/5ac3526384b9ee0eb94568bac035b348eaa52abd))
+* Widget_IO.py added handler for QCheckBox ([`18a7025`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/18a702572f6bed41081d368e39c8fc69122c6203))
+* Scan_control.py scan can be executed from GUI ([`2e42ba1`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/2e42ba174f7abe1590b9afb099dc2d068eb848ae))
+* Scan_control.py all kwargs are rendered ([`4b7592c`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/4b7592c2795a26591b3e30870c73aa406316588d))
+* Scan_control.py kwargs and args are added to the correct layouts ([`b311069`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/b311069722226b95a7902f42815d2c1e219e9584))
+
+## v0.29.0 (2023-10-31)
+
+### Feature
+
+* Widget_hierarchy.py tool to inspect hierarchy of the widget ([`cda8dae`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/cda8daeb35b36692316173a19fb29f1cc0dbdb7c))
+* Yaml_dialog.py interactive QFileDialog window to load/save .yaml files to/from dict ([`2b29b6c`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/2b29b6cfe2ea94a974da4a332c47473176ddddff))
+* Qt_utils custom class for class where one can delete the row with backspace or delete ([`a6616f5`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/a6616f5986d59ad8d065105234f5b704731cce71))
+* Modular_app.py, device_monitor.py, config_dialog.py linked together, plot configuration can be done through GUI ([`bf2a09e`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/bf2a09e6307da63ecf02a1286095a19e5f1dcab4))
+* Config_dialog.py interactive editor of plot settings ([`c9e5dd5`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/c9e5dd542c9eb7c9069d1c0f1256a634a166eb40))
+
+### Fix
+
+* Yaml_dialog.py added support for .yml files ([`10539f0`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/10539f0ba59be716102b2c0577ea62f5c4a3136a))
+* Yaml_dialog.py added return None if no file path is specified ([`ff1d918`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/ff1d918d43f0f2e5fe8d78c6de9051c50e0e12c1))
+* Wrong __init__.py in modular_app ([`d52aa15`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/d52aa15aac42f09487c828836e377c78596037bd))
+* Test_bec_monitor.py config loaded fresh in the test function to avoid parameter leak ([`3866d7c`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/3866d7ce4de3391fe57ef872808f7620562eeeb0))
+* Test_bec_monitor.py setup_monitor help function changed to pytest.fixture ([`989cd51`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/989cd51162147805db1229b50b330af29f275204))
+* Test_config_dialog.py - QApplication removed ([`1cdd760`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/1cdd760e4062de1f19837737766ce05edc9ac2da))
+* Test_config_dialog.py - test_add_new_plot_and_modify qtbot action .click() changed -> function called directly ([`1333e6c`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/1333e6cbca18943b0a61206dc1ba63720b031b40))
+* Test_config_dialog.py disabled ([`4e710dd`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/4e710dda5e88b2e82ec87db350e8b1fe6aa09181))
+* Test_bec_monitor.py QApplication instance removed ([`77e1d09`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/77e1d0925db2dc6669159fbe3fb08daf330cb5c8))
+* Test_config_dialog.py QApplication instance added ([`60e864b`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/60e864b2590d121e1b0ad645d39d1a028abe8d7b))
+* Device_monitor.py BECDeviceMonitor can be promoted in the QtDesigner and then setup in the modular app ([`afab283`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/afab283988a1acc008bc53ae5a56a8f67504da81))
+* Device_monitor.py crosshairs can be attached again ([`644a97a`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/644a97aee848c973125375d5f28d3edf2ffc20cf))
+* Config_dialog.py prevents to add one scan twice ([`12469c8`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/12469c8c1e45f83cc0c65708bd412103a8ec1838))
+* Config_dialog.py export to .yaml fixed ([`7e99920`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/7e99920fc565acd59cb3a4286ac5ee40597d8af4))
+* Config_dialog.py scan_type structure implemented ([`e41d81c`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/e41d81cbd9371f8633c1e7de82c8f9b64fcb721b))
+* Config_dialog.py config from default mode can be exported to dict ([`55b5ca7`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/55b5ca7381dc33119baac0f48c76fc9d9e8215ae))
+* Config_dialog.py tabs for scans and plots are closable now ([`ec88564`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/ec88564e6577cd6579c30f36193c4a0e5fcbc483))
+* Modular_app.py configs are linked to the actual version of the state of the device monitor ([`d78940d`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/d78940da3f114062aa397b87c169f26cbc131a5f))
+* Config_dialog.py can load the current configuration of the plot ([`f94a29b`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/f94a29bf4be0a883abc200821746c3d81a0c00d4))

 ### Documentation

-* docs: extend waveform docs ([`e6976dc`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/e6976dc15105209852090a00a97b7cda723142e9))
+* Config_dialog.py comments added to example cases ([`4a6e73f`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/4a6e73f4f791d2152ff29680a4e28529a8df0b47))
+* Device_monitor.py update docstrings ([`a785bca`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/a785bca8806613f9e1e4b67380e72867b581fe6e))
+* Added sphinx base structure ([`9d36b96`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/9d36b9686e31b2c4b4206ad47b385c8f2769c641))

-### Features
+## v0.28.1 (2023-10-19)

-* feat: add roi select for dap, allow automatic clear curves on plot request ([`7bdca84`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/7bdca8431496fe6562d2c28f5a6af869d1a2e654))
+### Fix

-### Refactoring
+* Stream_plot.py on_dap_update data dict opened correctly ([`28908dd`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/28908dd07c1eef8a9d3213a581393e665b310d1b))

-* refactor: change style to bec_accent_colors ([`bd126dd`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/bd126dddbbec3e6c448cce263433d328d577c5c0))
+## v0.28.0 (2023-10-13)

-### Testing
+### Feature

-* test: add tests, including extension to end-2-end test ([`b1aff6d`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/b1aff6d791ff847eb2f628e66ccaa4672fdeea08))
+* BECDeviceMonitor modular class which can be used to replace placeholder in .ui file. ([`f3f55a7`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/f3f55a7ee0ad58aab74526a24f27436fd2bef61d))
+* Placeholders initialised ([`75af040`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/75af0404b3aa5f454528255e8971af07c4e8b39b))

+### Fix

-## v0.106.0 (2024-09-05)
+* Scan_mode for BECDeviceMonitor fixed init_ui ([`59bba14`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/59bba1429c1f8aeeb562b539583e71303506bd58))

-### Features
+## v0.27.2 (2023-10-12)

-* feat(plot_base): toggle to switch outer axes for plotting widgets ([`06d7741`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets/-/commit/06d7741622aea8556208cd17cae521c37333f8b6))
+### Fix
+
+* Scan_plot tests ([`f7cbdbc`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/f7cbdbc5ca318d60a9501df3fa03c7dea15b5b21))
+
+## v0.27.1 (2023-10-10)
+
+### Fix
+
+* Extreme.py default config file changed to the config_example.yaml ([`5814113`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/5814113f73fb1c4552bb715b27d3330decd9c878))
+* Extreme.py retry action fixed in ErrorHandler ([`5162270`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/5162270d28ca8eab4eac9d9665e2fb4c5e8a33a3))
+* Extreme.py advanced error handling with possibility to reload different config ([`51c3a9e`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/51c3a9e9ee3d75c8324300afac366dcdb9adb876))
+* Extreme.py error in configuration are displayed as messagebox ([`9750039`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/9750039097c9e4b9a45603dcefe76e5b2e8920fd))
+* Extreme.py validation function to check config key component structure ([`824ce82`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/824ce821cd5f060f2c550b970afb1f3479a006ef))
+* Extreme.py improved error handling for scan types mode ([`fbd299c`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/fbd299c7e7cf548886e2b1787d8e188c708ee8cd))
+* Extreme.py init_ui changed > to >= for setting number of columns ([`6c773c7`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/6c773c7c94e5eee700b74a792657978be86dbbf4))
+* Extreme.py init_plot_background error handling ([`c525eba`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/c525eba88576e0094063019d00fba6a43c52b42e))
+* Extreme.py ui is initialised for the first scan of config in scan mode ([`fc60984`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/fc6098414e328e14ec9ab6006538f46e36f17723))
+* Extreme.py client and device manager initialisation ([`ae79faa`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/ae79faa7ed8e9d8f680e1be1afefe43706305d9a))
+* Extreme.py default config file changed to the config_example.yaml ([`d356cf7`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/d356cf734b81fd7ed2c9b48ee85a1722af179d83))
+* Extreme.py retry action fixed in ErrorHandler ([`b76df1b`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/b76df1b583a5922229f97876f9e65e0cad64c88e))
+* Extreme.py advanced error handling with possibility to reload different config ([`d623cf9`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/d623cf95391adfc89837cd54ca1b2a1b6e491a3c))
+* Extreme.py error in configuration are displayed as messagebox ([`89a52a0`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/89a52a0948ee300e57bb7198eac339ee771bff06))
+* Extreme.py validation function to check config key component structure ([`5a7ac86`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/5a7ac860a8cf5cef53ae699b2869e649c1721f9d))
+* Extreme.py improved error handling for scan types mode ([`ece1859`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/ece1859a63b83b1d56b33cc610efea6876dd9e1f))
+* Extreme.py init_ui changed > to >= for setting number of columns ([`a0a89fe`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/a0a89fe704db6c11a99a26a080051af1c677ba7a))
+* Extreme.py init_plot_background error handling ([`dafb6fa`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/dafb6fae7a526d5b311ded1d0424ac4dbb3c8b74))
+* Extreme.py ui is initialised for the first scan of config in scan mode ([`82bebe6`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/82bebe6b41004befcb1b54db141e20ff844f76e5))
+* Extreme.py client and device manager initialisation ([`cf15163`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/cf15163bd91291e9851662c147b2e799ae022b9e))
+* Formatter fixed ([`153c5f4`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/153c5f4f9d168f433380bd2deddd2b17a45916a3))
+
+## v0.27.0 (2023-09-25)
+
+### Feature
+
+* Motor_example.py in start/end mode new button allowing user to go to end position ([`65b045e`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/65b045e1a26a0f799311e9dca25e2a9dfd7f7147))
+
+### Fix
+
+* Epics removed from requirements ([`44cc881`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/44cc881ac9e69c68f1f5296fea62a14daa55d4e3))
+* Motor_example.py load .csv logic fixed ([`b78152b`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/b78152b14999ba5c07d7cd2ef2e3309df1ba5ca6))
+* Motor_example.py export .csv logic fixed ([`85841cd`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/85841cdf1fc44472cfcc7e3e6529a41018140896))
+* Motor_example.py precision in duplicate table fixed ([`05f48de`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/05f48de3f1f6793de3f6a8bc2c5e3ad3261dfcf0))
+* Motor_example.py duplicate table fixed ([`401fec8`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/401fec85395886ea2816b6993bf8084b6e652967))
+* Motor_example.py manual changing coordinates in start/stop works again ([`b13509e`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/b13509e9eb88b55a59b141b0cec06f3c8a983151))
+* Motor_example.py replot points logic simplified ([`a15860a`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/a15860abac984328382868b0a953960c44792c41))
+* Motor_example.py new independent mapping relying on the table ([`673ed32`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/673ed325d1f56505035899549ea555497823a31f))
+* Extreme.py formatting fixed ([`63f52fc`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/63f52fc8419cd53856a32af6be3f548f8e077cd1))
+* Line_plot.py ROI interactions fixed ([`e4f23f5`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/e4f23f51012b54cde5cd41bb9ab356a277ef4b2f))
+* Online changes e21543 ([`b41d63e`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/b41d63ea4d6e15c80a7baab7a70c607079152d0a))
+* Motor_example.py user is blocked to duplicate last entry in start/end mode if end coordinate was not defined ([`418480f`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/418480f1fcdc72c05887e8b73c24f76e1e8475b2))
+* Motor_example.py - new more robust logic for getting coordinates for table go buttons ([`08f508f`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/08f508f4c3c3e1f3c2d4c6dda0d8e6693e9331b5))
+
+### Performance
+
+* Motor_example.py replot logic optimizes ([`a4fb6bd`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/a4fb6bd1d2c819740077cdc7291daf28a9e4abdd))
+
+## v0.26.7 (2023-09-19)
+
+### Fix
+
+* Eiger_plot_hist.py removed ([`abe35bf`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/abe35bf96757a38395733bddbd8702a29fd26f42))
+
+## v0.26.6 (2023-09-19)
+
+### Fix
+
+* Extreme.py saved to .yaml works correctly for different scans configurations ([`cb144c7`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/cb144c7c2cba50fc49ba53b0a9e3293b549665be))
+* Extreme.py fixed logic of loading new config.yaml during app operation ([`4287ac8`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/4287ac888591abf27a4e4ce8c23f94d54bc6c2a9))
+
+### Documentation
+
+* Extreme.py updated documentation ([`7ff72b4`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/7ff72b4086e5e340d591d130f011f83fc8370315))
+
+## v0.26.5 (2023-09-13)
+
+### Fix
+
+* Motor_example.py help extended ([`a5c6ffa`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/a5c6ffaa024a0dd6901976c81ea9146e5be016ec))
+
+## v0.26.4 (2023-09-12)
+
+### Fix
+
+* Logic fixed ([`7cb56e9`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/7cb56e9e7f2cbeee5a141c4a52a3489c26963839))
+
+## v0.26.3 (2023-09-12)
+
+### Fix
+
+* Import works for both modes ([`b867f25`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/b867f25c780ba97393ca65fe76c1cb492f365ded))
+
+## v0.26.2 (2023-09-12)
+
+### Fix
+
+* Import with start/stop mode works again ([`cacc076`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/cacc076959cdd55218b74de2974d890e583c3d94))
+
+## v0.26.1 (2023-09-12)
+
+### Fix
+
+* Removed scipy from eiger_plot.py ([`0e634ee`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/0e634ee2ac58b8be43b7f4e64fbc08ef08675aa1))
+
+## v0.26.0 (2023-09-12)
+
+### Feature
+
+* Plot different signals and plot configurations based on different scans ([`57e6990`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/57e69907d55f7693e97d48026f3bb426adfb4870))
+
+## v0.25.1 (2023-09-12)
+
+### Fix
+
+* Specific config for csaxs ([`8ff983f`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/8ff983f16e78d881582d4aaaa0261e10d9d62bf2))
+* Mode lock in config to disable changing the mode for users ([`10ccf0c`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/10ccf0cc977cae30c0c185a920e15b9cf2def58f))
+
+## v0.25.0 (2023-09-12)
+
+### Feature
+
+* ComboBox to switch between entries mode ([`f2fde2c`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/f2fde2cf5c4b219520eb0257c1c8e02ce66cde87))
+
+### Fix
+
+* Extra columns works again ([`2123361`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/2123361ada9767333792d34de56d6f1447f67cda))
+* Resize table is user controlled ([`63e3896`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/63e389672560e505159de2014846d1506b05633f))
+
+## v0.24.2 (2023-09-12)
+
+### Fix
+
+* Changes e20643 ([`2657440`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/265744076cc53bd054b45c12de3bb24b23e1845c))
+
+## v0.24.1 (2023-09-08)
+
+### Fix
+
+* Typo fixed in mca_plot.py ([`3b12f1b`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/3b12f1bc1d65772fc3613f62013809445dcead7a))
+
+## v0.24.0 (2023-09-08)
+
+### Feature
+
+* HistogramLUT for mca_plot ([`ae04072`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/ae040727fc60160de8b50ac1af51fba676106e52))
+
+## v0.23.0 (2023-09-08)
+
+### Feature
+
+* Added key bindings and help dialog ([`ade893d`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/ade893d33d07f1190994de19b84d4021586bcbcb))
+
+## v0.22.0 (2023-09-08)
+
+### Feature
+
+* Added FFT ([`b984f0f`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/b984f0f36e2178690eaaec091d4a7b9443f2378f))
+
+## v0.21.2 (2023-09-08)
+
+### Fix
+
+* Moved mask as a last step of image processing ([`87d5467`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/87d546764318679cd80e56d17d590f0e31e51504))
+
+## v0.21.1 (2023-09-08)
+
+### Fix
+
+* Update_signal typo fixed ([`43f03b5`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/43f03b543083da9b743828139a92f87732187dd9))
+
+## v0.21.0 (2023-09-08)
+
+### Feature
+
+* Added functionality to load mask ([`33d1193`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/33d1193c9623b157cc74883184677a727b8e33ce))
+
+### Fix
+
+* Path to mask fixed ([`ef42921`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/ef42921c9a585bce8a97fc8bb251e27a9455a771))
+
+## v0.20.0 (2023-09-08)
+
+### Feature
+
+* Added rotate and transpose logic ([`acd7a3b`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/acd7a3bc92746c7e56dc8699c4378d2ab778267f))
+
+### Fix
+
+* Added missing .ui file to git ([`ae8fc94`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/ae8fc9497954ca49c16d76eaeea7ecc7659c1269))
+
+## v0.19.2 (2023-09-08)
+
+### Fix
+
+* Rotation logic fixed ([`6733371`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/6733371c2ccb4e233d9aa9421e21d627978925d7))
+
+## v0.19.1 (2023-09-08)
+
+### Fix
+
+* Rotation always counter-clockwise ([`00385ab`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/00385abbf98add7945af170b292774d377473a70))
+
+## v0.19.0 (2023-09-08)
+
+### Feature
+
+* Rotation of the image to the left/right by 90, 180, 270 degree ([`327f6b3`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/327f6b3df300d1f88b475973a86175379688aa9b))
+* Simulation stream with Gaussian peak in 1st quadrant ([`4fa8d46`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/4fa8d46631ff822d5465564434d173dd766a6b1a))
+* Eiger_plot.py in example folder with new GUI ([`5cbedec`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/5cbedec5d9f6a6ae763e2cb336ecb40c4d3e1ed1))
+
+## v0.18.1 (2023-09-08)
+
+### Fix
+
+* Online changes ([`29c983f`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/29c983fb268bb2dbcfe552453501ff42442f075f))
+
+## v0.18.0 (2023-09-08)
+
+### Feature
+
+* Eigerplot added ([`70d74c7`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/70d74c774d2b318d99c049f0f03743e77812df98))
+
+## v0.17.1 (2023-09-08)
+
+### Fix
+
+* Start_device_consumer changed from EP device_status to scan_status ([`46a3981`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/46a3981e7dfd5ded7b7f325301d2a25c47abd16f))
+
+## v0.17.0 (2023-09-07)
+
+### Feature
+
+* Console arguments added for Redis port, device, and sub_device tag ([`fb52b2a`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/fb52b2a8e59fca556764e0dc32bd4edc167e31d3))
+* Plot flips every second row ([`c368871`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/c36887191914d23e85a1b480dac324be0eefb963))
+* Device_consumer is getting scanID and initialise stream_consumer ([`9271b91`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/9271b91113a3bbd46f0bffdaef7b50b629e4f44f))
+* Simulation and simple 2D plot for mca card stream ([`bfef713`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/bfef71382e6a1180d750d2c800650942c5da7a21))
+
+## v0.16.4 (2023-09-06)
+
+### Fix
+
+* Self.limit_map_data fixed to be initialised only with integers from limits ([`b62509a`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/b62509a28e970358c3ffd4f7d55c2a6bbef35970))
+
+## v0.16.3 (2023-09-06)
+
+### Fix
+
+* Limit spinBoxes morphed to doubleSpinBoxes ([`a1264fe`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/a1264fe4e2e0c864c68786d6db16550f489b00fa))
+
+### Documentation
+
+* PyqtGraph controls in help ([`2397af1`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/2397af140f2f9ee23ed5e62ef9bdf4d0aba249a1))
+
+## v0.16.2 (2023-09-06)
+
+### Fix
+
+* X and y motor can be linked again ([`f45512e`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/f45512e0ae9c189a1d26456333c5b348cd681ce7))
+
+## v0.16.1 (2023-09-06)
+
+### Fix
+
+* Default values fixed from .yaml ([`8a6e2da`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/8a6e2daaf95cb5417951cbe3cca0cb3e909b08b4))
+
+## v0.16.0 (2023-09-06)
+
+### Feature
+
+* Added help button ([`2087d19`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/2087d19d3c2349e160327880210a5cf129852f09))
+* Table can be loaded from .csv ([`15d995f`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/15d995f66b892f55526bd8b0954b6886d8f861ea))
+* Table can be exported to csv ([`772f18f`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/772f18fa09bef54c849d2fdd58e02e8dada84a4e))
+* Additional extra rows takes values from previous row ([`1235294`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/1235294b034dae50ff9a2ea93bc1a318383cbbf5))
+* Additional columns can be added through .yaml ([`fa76acb`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/fa76acbd6dda1695add1c1159c4a96c33741a4c7))
+
+### Fix
+
+* Help extended ([`9fba033`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/9fba0334a0389f66344b84dd434d4d9a39b1565e))
+* Table loads number of columns correctly ([`bf12963`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/bf129632471da2e6dc5d637a5b02c321d8d3dcac))
+* Content always aligned to centre ([`74884a3`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/74884a37076cd047e2dc75e07246f73e5f93167e))
+
+## v0.15.0 (2023-09-06)
+
+### Feature
+
+* Step for x and y can be linked or separated ([`16ab746`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/16ab746f54007ee0647b6602b7d74a4a59401705))
+* User can choose if to save coordinates when moving to absolute coordinates ([`6324199`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/632419929921fbe4e970149ce8d4e617566f71fc))
+
+### Fix
+
+* Table checkbox fixed ([`7e6244c`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/7e6244c5d3698e6fea944b9501064470b6c884c7))
+* Partial fix to table checkBox ([`75f5c8f`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/75f5c8fcd6e80288e1f3bc1b9c0c0b3edd1335bc))
+* Coordinates markers are updated on the map, if X, Y in table manually is changed ([`0aa667b`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/0aa667b70d48356bdda59b879baa3862c5e2e756))
+* Added float validator to the table ([`be1bd81`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/be1bd81d60373a0d9e776dc3f0d879d1bf905f7a))
+* Table bug, when deleted multiple rows ([`9d83a45`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/9d83a455e899e3018364123707064882076c4eb0))
+* Table bug, when user deleted row and wanted to go to the previous position ([`63e6d61`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/63e6d61c2e6f9cbc069c9d55c7006d18b6b34b4d))
+
+## v0.14.2 (2023-09-05)
+
+### Fix
+
+* Bec_config initialisation by command line argument ([`b7a1b8b`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/b7a1b8bca1b89df859c9ed0ed17862bb6d533de7))
+
+## v0.14.1 (2023-09-05)
+
+### Fix
+
+* Gui default tab changed to coordinates table ([`3c74fa5`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/3c74fa59b7b83976b13afc821c1333868e62a686))
+
+## v0.14.0 (2023-09-05)
+
+### Feature
+
+* Enable gui button, in the case that motor movement is not finished ([`84155d2`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/84155d22640e229820fa5104975d2675f63cef31))
+* Saved coordinates are shown on the map ([`0ca665a`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/0ca665a1e91d9c5dee9af0218c2e211de8304b26))
+
+### Fix
+
+* Motor position points can be switched on/off if points were deleted ([`5b30dfd`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/5b30dfd43fcbe4b9941e26cab76005ffeb21d95f))
+* Highlight disapear with new motor ([`3fb8651`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/3fb8651dd5777861488928b414d5bdacb517d0e9))
+* New points do not make invisible points visible again ([`fb10551`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/fb105513e52bcd9c62dfead16e91b45ecd817612))
+* Checkbox visibility toggle is working. ([`a178c43`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/a178c434b1d9efc1795b6f5115e2a8b9685ccdf2))
+* Saved coordinates can be removed from table and from the map again ([`c32e95a`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/c32e95a57d3faec46652b413581d830698855367))
+
+## v0.13.0 (2023-09-05)
+
+### Feature
+
+* Crosshair highlight at motor position ([`9228e5a`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/9228e5aea3d5e4192733539643654fd635c63559))
+* Increase step size double with key bindings ([`e9ef1e3`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/e9ef1e315bc7222c38c1f2f3f410f5cdff994f08))
+* Go, set, save current coordinates and keyboard shortcuts ([`5d6a328`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/5d6a328728a017eb4f1d191c96d2659800d41941))
+
+### Fix
+
+* Spinbox limits in ui file ([`8de08cf`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/8de08cf9ccb092b3cfa5cf751f69fbf5edd2b217))
+* Precision updated correctly ([`172ccc6`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/172ccc69056380abcddf572f668a4ddbd5d34eec))
+
+## v0.12.0 (2023-09-04)
+
+### Feature
+
+* Config from .yaml file ([`1a67758`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/1a677584708e1c91491fe84db169103bdda488e5))
+* Removal of motor configurations from user ([`34212d4`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/34212d4d45c88a7bba75f289a25e5488ff95fc73))
+
+### Fix
+
+* Error message if motor do not have limits attribute ([`bf93b02`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/bf93b02cdc82086b32e2bd16f4b506c1bb76c65d))
+
+### Documentation
+
+* Added documentation to all classes and methods ([`4afaa1b`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/4afaa1b0ce1f29e4193e6999ecc13b1f0f662213))
+
+## v0.11.0 (2023-09-04)
+
+### Feature
+
+* Colorbutton next to each curve in the table to be able to set up colors ([`2c6719c`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/2c6719cf390e6638cadbc814eb0c085bb45c3c6c))
+
+### Fix
+
+* User selected colors are preserved with the new scan ([`8e7885f`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/8e7885f36dd2812e3285c4d2d101212055644c7b))
+* Colorbutton change now symbols as well ([`6d2e1c9`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/6d2e1c9d08595a45f502287c6490905e8df3db10))
+
+## v0.10.0 (2023-09-01)
+
+### Feature
+
+* Load and export configuration into .yaml from GUI ([`e527353`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/e5273539741a1261e69b1bf76af78c7c1ab0d901))
+* Error messages if name or entry is wrong ([`415c4ee`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/415c4ee3f232c02ee5a00a82352c7fbb0d324449))
+* Number of columns can be dynamically changed ([`65bfccc`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/65bfccce8fce158150652fead769721de805d99e))
+* Multi window interface created for extreme BL ([`69c38d6`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/69c38d67e4e9b8a30767f6f67defce6c5c2e5b16))
+
+### Fix
+
+* Check if num_columns is not higher that actual number of plots ([`aac6e17`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/aac6e172f6e4583e751bee00db6f381aaff8ac69))
+* Add max number of columns according to the number of plots ([`fbd71c1`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/fbd71c131386508a9ec7bb5963afefc13f8b1618))
+* More specific error messages ([`583e643`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/583e643dacac3d7aaa744751baef2da69f6f892e))
+* Bec_dispatcher.py can take multiple workers as a list ([`7bcf88d`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/7bcf88d5eb139aa3cf491185b9fb3f45aa5e39a2))
+* Config.yaml can be passed as a console argument to extreme.py ([`b8aa373`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/b8aa37321d6ac0ebd9f2237c8d2ed6594b614b57))
+* Columns span generalised for any number of columns ([`2d851b6`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/2d851b6b4eb0002e32908c2effbfb79122f18c24))
+
+### Documentation
+
+* Updated documentation and TODOs ([`0ebe35a`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/0ebe35ac7a144db84c323f9ecb85dfdf6de66c21))
+* Fixed documentation ([`2f7c1b9`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/2f7c1b92a9624741f6dea44fc8f3c19a8a506fd9))
+
+## v0.9.0 (2023-08-29)
+
+### Feature
+
+* Migrate to .yaml config file instead of argparse ([`a9f1688`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/a9f16884b0b274e36fdb531b56a26343692a78f5))
+* Better color coding of curves ([`0eff18f`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/0eff18f5a074ea806d43d52ae72bf87f0187a26d))
+
+## v0.8.1 (2023-08-29)
+
+### Fix
+
+* Added missing local .ui file ([`f0589b7`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/f0589b79ec7f50ee9d040b911d1874b4232659d5))
+
+## v0.8.0 (2023-08-29)
+
+### Feature
+
+* User can specify tuple of (x,y) devices which wants to plot ([`3344f1b`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/3344f1b92a7e4f4ecd2e63c66aa01d3a4c325070))
+* Fit table hardcode to "gaussian_fit_worker_3" ([`3af57ab`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/3af57abc4888dfcd0224bf50708488dc8192be84))
+* Crosshair snapped to x, y data automatically, clicked coordinates glows ([`49ba6fe`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/49ba6feb3a8494336c5772a06e9569d611fc240a))
+* Crosshair snaps to data, but it is activated with button due to debug ([`223f102`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/223f102aa9f0e625fecef37c827c55f9062330d7))
+* Dap fit plotted as curve, data as scatter ([`118f6af`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/118f6af2b97188398a3dd0e2121f73328c53465b))
+* Oneplot can receive one motor and one monitor signal ([`ff545bf`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/ff545bf5c9e707f2dd9b43f9d059aa8605f3916b))
+* Oneplot initialized as an example app for plotting motor vs monitor signals + dispatcher loop over msg ([`98c0c64`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/98c0c64e8577f7e40eb0324dfe97d0ae4670c3a2))
+
+### Fix
+
+* User can disable dap_worker and just choose signals to plot ([`cab5354`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/cab53543e644921df69c57c70ad2b3a03bbafcc1))
+* Crosshair snaps correctly to x dataset ([`2ed5d72`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/2ed5d7208c42f8a1175a49236d706ebf503875e4))
+
+## v0.7.0 (2023-08-28)
+
+### Feature
+
+* Labels of current motors are shown in motors limits ([`413e435`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/413e4356cfde6e2432682332e470eb69427ad397))
+* Total number of points, scatter size and number of point to dim after last position can be changed from GUI ([`e0b52fc`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/e0b52fcedca46d913d1677b45f9815eccd92e8f7))
+* Speed and frequency can be updated from GUI ([`f391a2f`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/f391a2fd004f1dc8187cfe12d60f856427ae01ec))
+* Speed and frequency is retrieved from devices ([`ce98164`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/ce9816480b82373895b602d1a1bca7d1d9725f01))
+* Delete coordinate table row by DELETE or BACKSPACE key ([`5dd0af6`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/5dd0af6894a5d97457d60ef18b098e40856e4875))
+* Motor selection ([`cab32be`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/cab32be0092185870b5a12398103475342c8b1fd))
+* New GUI ([`0226188`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/0226188079f1dac4eece6b1a6fa330620f1504bc))
+* Keyboard shortcut to go to coordinates ([`3c0e595`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/3c0e5955d40a67935b8fb064d5c52fd3f29bd1a1))
+* Ability to choose how many points should be dimmed before reaching the threshold + total number of point which should be stored. ([`9eae697`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/9eae697df8a2f3961454db9ed397353f110c0e67))
+* Stop movement function, one callback function for 2 motors, move_finished is emitted in move_motor function not in callback ([`187c748`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/187c748e87264448d5026d9fa2f15b5fc9a55949))
+* Controls are disabled while motor is moving and enabled when motor movement is finished ([`ed84293`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/ed842931971fbf87ed2f3e366eb822531ef5aacc))
+* Motor coordinates are now scatter instead of image ([`3f6d5c6`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/3f6d5c66411459703c402f7449e8b1abae9a2b08))
+* Going to absolute coordinates saves coordinate in the table for later use with tag ([`8be98c9`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/8be98c9bb6af941a69c593c62d5c52339d2262bc))
+* Table with coordinates getting initial coordinates of motor ([`92388c3`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/92388c3cab7e024978aaa2906afbd698015dec66))
+* Motor move to absolute (X,Y) coordinates ([`cbe27e4`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/cbe27e46cfb6282c71844641e1ed6059e8fa96bf))
+* Motor limits can be changed by spinBoxes ([`2d1665c`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/2d1665c76b8174d9fffa3442afa98fe1ea6ac207))
+* Switch for keyboard shortcuts for motor movement ([`cac4562`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/cac45626fc9a315f9012b110760a92e27e5ed226))
+* Setting map according to motor limits ([`512e698`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/512e698e26d9eef05b4f430475ccc268b68ad632))
+* Map of motor position ([`e6952a6`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/e6952a6d13c84487fd6ab08056f1f5b46d594b8a))
+* Motor_example.py created, motor samx and samy can be moved by buttons ([`947ba9f`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/947ba9f8b730e96082cb51ff6894734a0e119ca1))
+
+### Fix
+
+* Line_plot.py default changed back to "gauss_bpm" ([`64708bc`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/64708bc1b2e6a4256da9123d0215fc87e0afa455))
+* Motor selection is disabled while motor is moving ([`c7e35d7`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/c7e35d7da69853343aa7eee53c8ad988eb490d93))
+* Init_motor_map receive motor position from motor_thread ([`95ead71`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/95ead7117e59e0979aec51b85b49537ab728cad4))
+* Motor movement absolute fixed - movement by thread ([`11aa15f`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/11aa15fefda7433e885cc8586f93c97af83b0c48))
+
+## v0.6.3 (2023-08-17)
+
+### Fix
+
+* Crosshair handles dynamic changes of number of curves in 1D plot ([`242737b`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/242737b516af7c524a6c8a98db566815f0f4ab65))
+
+### Documentation
+
+* Crosshair class documentation ([`8a60cad`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/8a60cad9187df2b2bc93dc78dd01ceb42df9c9af))
+
+## v0.6.2 (2023-08-17)
+
+### Fix
+
+* Correct coordinates for cursor table ([`ce54daf`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/ce54daf754cb2410790216585467c0ffcc8e3587))
+
+## v0.6.1 (2023-08-14)
+
+### Fix
+
+* Crosshair snaps to correct coordinates also with logx and logy ([`167a891`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/167a891c474b09ef7738e473c4a2e89dbbcbe881))
+
+## v0.6.0 (2023-08-11)
+
+### Feature
+
+* New GUI for line_plot.py ([`b57b3bb`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/b57b3bb1afc7c85acc7ed328ac8a219f392869f1))
+* Cursor universal signals ([`20e9516`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/20e951659558b7fc023e357bfe07d812c5fd020a))
+
+## v0.5.0 (2023-08-11)
+
+### Feature
+
+* Add generic connect function for slots ([`6a3df34`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/6a3df34cdfbec2434153362ded630305e5dc5e28))
+* Add possibility to provide service config ([`8c9a9c9`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/8c9a9c93535ee77c0622b483a3157af367ebce1f))
+
+### Fix
+
+* Dispatcher argparse and scan_plot tests ([`67f619e`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/67f619ee897e0040c6310e67d69fbb2e0685293d))
+* Gui event removing bugs ([`a9dd191`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/a9dd191629295ca476e2f9a1b9944ff355216583))
+
+## v0.4.0 (2023-08-11)
+
+### Feature
+
+* Cursor universal for 1D and 2D ([`f75554b`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/f75554bd7b072207847956a8720b9a62c20ba2c8))
+* Added qt_utils package with general Crosshair function ([`5353fed`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/5353fed7bfe1819819fa3348ec93d2d0ba540628))
+* 2D plot updating ([`d32088b`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/d32088b643a4d0613c32fb464a0a55a3b6b684d6))
+* Metadata available on_dap_update ([`18b5d46`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/18b5d46678619a972815532629ce96c121f5fcc9))
+* Plotting from streamer ([`bb806c1`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/bb806c149dee88023ecb647b523cbd5189ea9001))
+* Added Legend to plot ([`0feca4b`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/0feca4b1578820ec1f5f3ead3073e4d45c23798b))
+* Cursor coordinate as a QTable ([`a999f76`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/a999f7669a12910ad66e10a6d2e75197b2dce1c2))
+* Changed from PlotItem to GraphicsLayoutWidget, added LabelItem ([`075cc79`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/075cc79d6fa011803cf4a06fbff8faa951c1b59f))
+* Add display_ui_file.py ([`91d8ffa`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/91d8ffacffcbeebdf7623caf62e07244c4dcee16))
+* Add disconnect_dap_slot ([`1325704`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/1325704750ebab897e3dcae80c9d455bfbbf886f))
+* Inherit from GraphicsView for consistency with 2D plot ([`d8c101c`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/d8c101cdd7f960a152a1f318911cac6eecf6bad4))
+* Add BECScanPlot2D ([`67905e8`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/67905e896c81383f57c268db544b3314104bda38))
+* Emit the full bec message to slots ([`1bb3020`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/1bb30207038f3a54c0e96dbbbcd1ea7f6c70eca2))
+
+### Fix
+
+* Q selection for gui_event signal ([`0bf452a`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/0bf452ad1b7d9ad941e2ef4b8d61ec4ed5266415))
+* Fixed logic in data subscription ([`c2d469b`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/c2d469b4543fcf237b274399b83969cc2213b61b))
+* Scan_plot to accept metadata from dap signal ([`7bec0b5`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/7bec0b5e6c1663670f8fcc2fc6aa6c8b6df28b61))
+* Plotting latest 1d curves ([`378be81`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/378be81bf6dd5e9239f8f1fb908cafc97161c79d))
+* Testing the data structure of plotting ([`4fb0a3b`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/4fb0a3b058957f5b37227ff7c8e9bdf5259a1cde))
+* Fix examples when run directly as a script ([`cd11ee5`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/cd11ee51c1c725255e748a32b89a74487e84a631))
+* Module paths ([`e7f644c`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/e7f644c5079a8665d7d872eb0b27ed7da6cbd078))
+
+## v0.3.0 (2023-07-19)
+
+### Feature
+
+* Add auto-computed color_list from colormaps ([`3e1708b`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/3e1708bf48bc15a25c0d01242fff28d6db868e02))
+* Add functionality for plotting multiple signals ([`10e2906`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/10e29064455f50bc3b66c55b4361575957db1489))
+* Added lineplot widget ([`989a3f0`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/989a3f080839b98f1e1c2118600cddf449120124))
+* Added ctrl_c from grum ([`8fee13a`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/8fee13a67bef3ed6ed6de9d47438f04687f548d8))
+
+### Fix
+
+* Add warning for non-existing signalz ([`48075e4`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/48075e4fe3187f6ac8d0b61f94f8df73b8fd6daf))
+* Documentation and bugfix for mouse_moved ([`a460f3c`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/a460f3c0bd7b9e106a758bc330f361868407b1e3))
+
+### Documentation
+
+* Add notes about qt designer install via conda-forge ([`d8038a8`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/d8038a8cd0efa3a16df403390164603e4e8afdd8))
+* Added license ([`db2d33e`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/db2d33e8912dc493cce9ee7f09d8336155110079))
+
+## v0.2.1 (2023-07-13)
+
+### Fix
+
+* Fixed setup config (wrong name) ([`947db1e`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/947db1e0f32b067e67f94a7c8321da5194b1547b))
+* Fixed bec_lib dependency ([`86f4def`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/86f4deffd899111e8997010487ec54c6c62c43ab))
+
+## v0.2.0 (2023-07-13)
+
+### Feature
+
+* Move ivan's qtwidgets to bec-widgets ([`34e5ed2`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/34e5ed2cf7e6128a51c110db8870d9560f2b2831))
+
+## v0.1.0 (2023-07-11)
+
+### Feature
+
+* Added config plotter ([`db274c6`](https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets/-/commit/db274c644f643f830c35b6a92edd328bf7e24f59))
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -6,33 +6,32 @@ BEC Widgets is a GUI framework designed for interaction with [BEC (Beamline Expe
 Use the package manager [pip](https://pip.pypa.io/en/stable/) to install BEC Widgets:

 ```bash
-pip install bec_widgets PyQt6
+pip install bec-widgets
 ```

 For development purposes, you can clone the repository and install the package locally in editable mode:

 ```bash
 git clone https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec-widgets
-cd bec_widgets
-pip install -e .[dev,pyqt6]
+cd bec-widgets
+pip install -e .[dev]
 ```

-BEC Widgets currently supports both Pyside6 and PyQt6, however, no default distribution is specified. As a result, users must install one of the supported
-Python Qt distributions manually.
+BEC Widgets currently supports both PyQt5 and PyQt6. By default, PyQt6 is installed.

 To select a specific Python Qt distribution, install the package with an additional tag:

 ```bash
-pip install bec_widgets[pyqt6]
+pip install bec-widgets[pyqt6]
 ```
 or 

 ```bash
-pip install bec_widgets[pyside6]
+pip install bec-widgets[pyqt5]
 ```
 ## Documentation

-Documentation of BEC Widgets can be found [here](https://bec-widgets.readthedocs.io/en/latest/). The documentation of the BEC can be found [here](https://bec.readthedocs.io/en/latest/).
+Documentation of BEC Widgets can be found [here](https://bec-widgets.readthedocs.io/en/latest/). The documentation of the BEC can be found [here](https://beamline-experiment-control.readthedocs.io/en/latest/).

 ## Contributing

--- a/bec_widgets/applications/alignment/alignment_1d/alignment_1d.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/applications/alignment/alignment_1d/alignment_1d.py
@@ -1,265 +0,0 @@
-""" This module contains the GUI for the 1D alignment application.
-It is a preliminary version of the GUI, which will be added to the main branch and steadily updated to be improved.
-"""
-
-import os
-from typing import Optional
-
-from bec_lib.device import Positioner as BECPositioner
-from bec_lib.device import Signal as BECSignal
-from bec_lib.endpoints import MessageEndpoints
-from qtpy.QtCore import QSize, Signal
-from qtpy.QtGui import QIcon
-from qtpy.QtWidgets import QCheckBox, QDoubleSpinBox, QMainWindow, QPushButton, QSpinBox
-
-import bec_widgets
-from bec_widgets.qt_utils.error_popups import SafeSlot as Slot
-from bec_widgets.qt_utils.toolbar import WidgetAction
-from bec_widgets.utils import UILoader
-from bec_widgets.utils.bec_widget import BECWidget
-from bec_widgets.utils.colors import get_accent_colors
-from bec_widgets.widgets.bec_progressbar.bec_progressbar import BECProgressBar
-from bec_widgets.widgets.device_line_edit.device_line_edit import DeviceLineEdit
-from bec_widgets.widgets.lmfit_dialog.lmfit_dialog import LMFitDialog
-from bec_widgets.widgets.positioner_box.positioner_box import PositionerBox
-from bec_widgets.widgets.stop_button.stop_button import StopButton
-from bec_widgets.widgets.toggle.toggle import ToggleSwitch
-from bec_widgets.widgets.waveform.waveform_widget import BECWaveformWidget
-
-MODULE_PATH = os.path.dirname(bec_widgets.__file__)
-
-
-class Alignment1D(BECWidget, QMainWindow):
-    """Alignment GUI to perform 1D scans"""
-
-    # Emit a signal when a motion is ongoing
-    motion_is_active = Signal(bool)
-
-    def __init__(self, client=None, gui_id: Optional[str] = None) -> None:
-        """Initialise the widget
-
-        Args:
-            parent: Parent widget.
-            config: Configuration of the widget.
-            client: BEC client object.
-            gui_id: GUI ID.
-        """
-        super().__init__(client=client, gui_id=gui_id)
-        QMainWindow.__init__(self)
-        self.get_bec_shortcuts()
-        self._accent_colors = get_accent_colors()
-        self.ui_file = "alignment_1d.ui"
-        self.ui = None
-        self.progress_bar = None
-        self.waveform = None
-        self.init_ui()
-
-    def init_ui(self):
-        """Initialise the UI from QT Designer file"""
-        current_path = os.path.dirname(__file__)
-        self.ui = UILoader(self).loader(os.path.join(current_path, self.ui_file))
-        self.setCentralWidget(self.ui)
-        # Customize the plotting widget
-        self.waveform = self.ui.findChild(BECWaveformWidget, "bec_waveform_widget")
-        self._customise_bec_waveform_widget()
-        # Setup comboboxes for motor and signal selection
-        # FIXME after changing the filtering in the combobox
-        self._setup_motor_combobox()
-        self._setup_signal_combobox()
-        # Setup motor indicator
-        self._setup_motor_indicator()
-        # Connect spinboxes to scan Control
-        self._setup_scan_control()
-        # Setup progress bar
-        self._setup_progress_bar()
-        # Add actions buttons
-        self._customise_buttons()
-        # Customize the positioner box
-        self._customize_positioner_box()
-        # Hook scaninfo updates
-        self.bec_dispatcher.connect_slot(self.scan_status_callback, MessageEndpoints.scan_status())
-
-    ##############################
-    ############ SLOTS ###########
-    ##############################
-
-    @Slot(dict, dict)
-    def scan_status_callback(self, content: dict, _) -> None:
-        """This slot allows to enable/disable the UI critical components when a scan is running"""
-        if content["status"] in ["open"]:
-            self.motion_is_active.emit(True)
-            self.enable_ui(False)
-        elif content["status"] in ["aborted", "halted", "closed"]:
-            self.motion_is_active.emit(False)
-            self.enable_ui(True)
-
-    @Slot(tuple)
-    def move_to_center(self, move_request: tuple) -> None:
-        """Move the selected motor to the center"""
-        motor = self.ui.device_combobox.currentText()
-        if move_request[0] in ["center", "center1", "center2"]:
-            pos = move_request[1]
-        self.dev.get(motor).move(float(pos), relative=False)
-
-    @Slot()
-    def reset_progress_bar(self) -> None:
-        """Reset the progress bar"""
-        self.progress_bar.set_value(0)
-        self.progress_bar.set_minimum(0)
-
-    @Slot(dict, dict)
-    def update_progress_bar(self, content: dict, _) -> None:
-        """Hook to update the progress bar
-
-        Args:
-            content: Content of the scan progress message.
-            metadata: Metadata of the message.
-        """
-        if content["max_value"] == 0:
-            self.progress_bar.set_value(0)
-            return
-        self.progress_bar.set_maximum(content["max_value"])
-        self.progress_bar.set_value(content["value"])
-
-    @Slot()
-    def clear_queue(self) -> None:
-        """Clear the scan queue"""
-        self.queue.request_queue_reset()
-
-    ##############################
-    ######## END OF SLOTS ########
-    ##############################
-
-    def enable_ui(self, enable: bool) -> None:
-        """Enable or disable the UI components"""
-        # Enable/disable motor and signal selection
-        self.ui.device_combobox.setEnabled(enable)
-        self.ui.device_combobox_2.setEnabled(enable)
-        # Enable/disable DAP selection
-        self.ui.dap_combo_box.setEnabled(enable)
-        # Enable/disable Scan Button
-        self.ui.scan_button.setEnabled(enable)
-        # Positioner control line
-        # pylint: disable=protected-access
-        self.ui.positioner_box._toogle_enable_buttons(enable)
-        # Disable move to buttons in LMFitDialog
-        self.ui.findChild(LMFitDialog).set_actions_enabled(enable)
-
-    def _customise_buttons(self) -> None:
-        """Add action buttons for the Action Control.
-        In addition, we are adding a callback to also clear the queue to the stop button
-        to ensure that upon clicking the button, no scans from another client may be queued
-        which would be confusing without the queue widget.
-        """
-        fit_dialog = self.ui.findChild(LMFitDialog)
-        fit_dialog.active_action_list = ["center", "center1", "center2"]
-        fit_dialog.move_action.connect(self.move_to_center)
-        scan_button = self.ui.findChild(QPushButton, "scan_button")
-        scan_button.setStyleSheet(
-            f"""
-            QPushButton:enabled {{ background-color: {self._accent_colors.success.name()};color: white; }}
-            QPushButton:disabled {{ background-color: grey;color: white; }}
-            """
-        )
-        stop_button = self.ui.findChild(StopButton)
-        stop_button.button.setText("Stop and Clear Queue")
-        stop_button.button.clicked.connect(self.clear_queue)
-
-    def _customise_bec_waveform_widget(self) -> None:
-        """Customise the BEC Waveform Widget, i.e. clear the toolbar, add the DAP ROI selection to the toolbar.
-        We also move the scan_control widget which is fully hidden and solely used for setting up the scan parameters to the toolbar.
-        """
-        self.waveform.toolbar.clear()
-        toggle_switch = self.ui.findChild(ToggleSwitch, "toggle_switch")
-        scan_control = self.ui.scan_control
-        self.waveform.toolbar.populate_toolbar(
-            {
-                "label": WidgetAction(label="ENABLE DAP ROI", widget=toggle_switch),
-                "scan_control": WidgetAction(widget=scan_control),
-            },
-            self.waveform,
-        )
-
-    def _setup_motor_indicator(self) -> None:
-        """Setup the arrow item"""
-        self.waveform.waveform.tick_item.add_to_plot()
-        positioner_box = self.ui.findChild(PositionerBox)
-        positioner_box.position_update.connect(self.waveform.waveform.tick_item.set_position)
-        try:
-            pos = float(positioner_box.ui.readback.text())
-        except ValueError:
-            pos = 0
-        self.waveform.waveform.tick_item.set_position(pos)
-
-    def _setup_motor_combobox(self) -> None:
-        """Setup motor selection"""
-        # FIXME after changing the filtering in the combobox
-        motors = [name for name in self.dev if isinstance(self.dev.get(name), BECPositioner)]
-        self.ui.device_combobox.setCurrentText(motors[0])
-        self.ui.device_combobox.set_device_filter("Positioner")
-
-    def _setup_signal_combobox(self) -> None:
-        """Setup signal selection"""
-        # FIXME after changing the filtering in the combobox
-        signals = [name for name in self.dev if isinstance(self.dev.get(name), BECSignal)]
-        self.ui.device_combobox_2.setCurrentText(signals[0])
-        self.ui.device_combobox_2.set_device_filter("Signal")
-
-    def _setup_scan_control(self) -> None:
-        """Setup scan control, connect spin and check boxes to the scan_control widget"""
-        # Connect motor
-        device_line_edit = self.ui.scan_control.arg_box.findChild(DeviceLineEdit)
-        self.ui.device_combobox.currentTextChanged.connect(device_line_edit.setText)
-        device_line_edit.setText(self.ui.device_combobox.currentText())
-        # Connect start, stop, step, exp_time and relative check box
-        spin_boxes = self.ui.scan_control.arg_box.findChildren(QDoubleSpinBox)
-        start = self.ui.findChild(QDoubleSpinBox, "linescan_start")
-        start.valueChanged.connect(spin_boxes[0].setValue)
-        stop = self.ui.findChild(QDoubleSpinBox, "linescan_stop")
-        stop.valueChanged.connect(spin_boxes[1].setValue)
-        step = self.ui.findChild(QSpinBox, "linescan_step")
-        step.valueChanged.connect(
-            self.ui.scan_control.kwarg_boxes[0].findChildren(QSpinBox)[0].setValue
-        )
-        exp_time = self.ui.findChild(QDoubleSpinBox, "linescan_exp_time")
-        exp_time.valueChanged.connect(
-            self.ui.scan_control.kwarg_boxes[1].findChildren(QDoubleSpinBox)[0].setValue
-        )
-        relative = self.ui.findChild(QCheckBox, "linescan_relative")
-        relative.toggled.connect(
-            self.ui.scan_control.kwarg_boxes[0].findChildren(QCheckBox)[0].setChecked
-        )
-
-    def _setup_progress_bar(self) -> None:
-        """Setup progress bar"""
-        # FIXME once the BECScanProgressBar is implemented
-        self.progress_bar = self.ui.findChild(BECProgressBar, "bec_progress_bar")
-        self.progress_bar.set_value(0)
-        self.ui.bec_waveform_widget.new_scan.connect(self.reset_progress_bar)
-        self.bec_dispatcher.connect_slot(self.update_progress_bar, MessageEndpoints.scan_progress())
-
-    def _customize_positioner_box(self) -> None:
-        """Customize the positioner Box, i.e. remove the stop button"""
-        box = self.ui.findChild(PositionerBox)
-        box.ui.stop.setVisible(False)
-        box.ui.position_indicator.setFixedHeight(20)
-
-
-def main():
-    import sys
-
-    from qtpy.QtWidgets import QApplication  # pylint: disable=ungrouped-imports
-
-    app = QApplication(sys.argv)
-    icon = QIcon()
-    icon.addFile(
-        os.path.join(MODULE_PATH, "assets", "app_icons", "alignment_1d.png"), size=QSize(48, 48)
-    )
-    app.setWindowIcon(icon)
-    window = Alignment1D()
-    window.show()
-    sys.exit(app.exec_())
-
-
-if __name__ == "__main__":  # pragma: no cover
-    main()
--- a/bec_widgets/applications/alignment/alignment_1d/alignment_1d.ui
+++ b/bec_widgets/applications/alignment/alignment_1d/alignment_1d.ui
@@ -1,887 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<ui version="4.0">
- <class>Form</class>
- <widget class="QWidget" name="Form">
-  <property name="geometry">
-   <rect>
-    <x>0</x>
-    <y>0</y>
-    <width>1335</width>
-    <height>939</height>
-   </rect>
-  </property>
-  <property name="windowTitle">
-   <string>Form</string>
-  </property>
-  <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout">
-   <item>
-    <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="horizontalLayout_3" stretch="0,0,0,0,0,1">
-     <item>
-      <widget class="DarkModeButton" name="dark_mode_button"/>
-     </item>
-     <item>
-      <widget class="QRadioButton" name="radioButton_2">
-       <property name="enabled">
-        <bool>false</bool>
-       </property>
-       <property name="text">
-        <string>BEC Server State</string>
-       </property>
-       <property name="checkable">
-        <bool>true</bool>
-       </property>
-       <property name="checked">
-        <bool>true</bool>
-       </property>
-       <property name="autoExclusive">
-        <bool>false</bool>
-       </property>
-      </widget>
-     </item>
-     <item>
-      <widget class="QRadioButton" name="radioButton_4">
-       <property name="enabled">
-        <bool>false</bool>
-       </property>
-       <property name="text">
-        <string>BEC Queue</string>
-       </property>
-       <property name="checkable">
-        <bool>true</bool>
-       </property>
-       <property name="checked">
-        <bool>true</bool>
-       </property>
-       <property name="autoExclusive">
-        <bool>false</bool>
-       </property>
-      </widget>
-     </item>
-     <item>
-      <widget class="QRadioButton" name="radioButton">
-       <property name="enabled">
-        <bool>false</bool>
-       </property>
-       <property name="text">
-        <string>SLS Light On</string>
-       </property>
-       <property name="checkable">
-        <bool>true</bool>
-       </property>
-       <property name="checked">
-        <bool>true</bool>
-       </property>
-       <property name="autoExclusive">
-        <bool>false</bool>
-       </property>
-      </widget>
-     </item>
-     <item>
-      <widget class="QRadioButton" name="radioButton_3">
-       <property name="enabled">
-        <bool>false</bool>
-       </property>
-       <property name="text">
-        <string>BEAMLINE Checks</string>
-       </property>
-       <property name="checkable">
-        <bool>true</bool>
-       </property>
-       <property name="checked">
-        <bool>true</bool>
-       </property>
-       <property name="autoExclusive">
-        <bool>false</bool>
-       </property>
-      </widget>
-     </item>
-     <item>
-      <widget class="StopButton" name="stop_button">
-       <property name="sizePolicy">
-        <sizepolicy hsizetype="MinimumExpanding" vsizetype="MinimumExpanding">
-         <horstretch>0</horstretch>
-         <verstretch>0</verstretch>
-        </sizepolicy>
-       </property>
-       <property name="minimumSize">
-        <size>
-         <width>200</width>
-         <height>40</height>
-        </size>
-       </property>
-       <property name="maximumSize">
-        <size>
-         <width>200</width>
-         <height>40</height>
-        </size>
-       </property>
-      </widget>
-     </item>
-    </layout>
-   </item>
-   <item>
-    <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="horizontalLayout" stretch="0">
-     <item>
-      <widget class="QTabWidget" name="tabWidget">
-       <property name="sizePolicy">
-        <sizepolicy hsizetype="Expanding" vsizetype="Expanding">
-         <horstretch>0</horstretch>
-         <verstretch>0</verstretch>
-        </sizepolicy>
-       </property>
-       <property name="currentIndex">
-        <number>0</number>
-       </property>
-       <widget class="QWidget" name="ControlTab">
-        <attribute name="title">
-         <string>Alignment Control</string>
-        </attribute>
-        <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="horizontalLayout_6" stretch="0,1,2">
-         <property name="leftMargin">
-          <number>2</number>
-         </property>
-         <property name="topMargin">
-          <number>2</number>
-         </property>
-         <property name="rightMargin">
-          <number>2</number>
-         </property>
-         <property name="bottomMargin">
-          <number>2</number>
-         </property>
-         <item>
-          <widget class="ScanControl" name="scan_control">
-           <property name="minimumSize">
-            <size>
-             <width>0</width>
-             <height>0</height>
-            </size>
-           </property>
-           <property name="current_scan" stdset="0">
-            <string>line_scan</string>
-           </property>
-           <property name="hide_arg_box" stdset="0">
-            <bool>true</bool>
-           </property>
-           <property name="hide_kwarg_boxes" stdset="0">
-            <bool>true</bool>
-           </property>
-           <property name="hide_scan_remember_toggle" stdset="0">
-            <bool>true</bool>
-           </property>
-           <property name="hide_scan_control_buttons" stdset="0">
-            <bool>true</bool>
-           </property>
-           <property name="hide_bundle_buttons" stdset="0">
-            <bool>true</bool>
-           </property>
-           <property name="hide_args_group" stdset="0">
-            <bool>true</bool>
-           </property>
-           <property name="hide_kwargs_group" stdset="0">
-            <bool>false</bool>
-           </property>
-          </widget>
-         </item>
-         <item>
-          <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="control_layout" stretch="0,0,2">
-           <item>
-            <widget class="QGroupBox" name="device_box">
-             <property name="minimumSize">
-              <size>
-               <width>450</width>
-               <height>95</height>
-              </size>
-             </property>
-             <property name="maximumSize">
-              <size>
-               <width>450</width>
-               <height>16777215</height>
-              </size>
-             </property>
-             <property name="font">
-              <font>
-               <pointsize>15</pointsize>
-               <bold>true</bold>
-              </font>
-             </property>
-             <property name="autoFillBackground">
-              <bool>false</bool>
-             </property>
-             <property name="title">
-              <string>Devices</string>
-             </property>
-             <layout class="QGridLayout" name="gridLayout" rowstretch="0,0" columnstretch="0,0,0">
-              <property name="leftMargin">
-               <number>8</number>
-              </property>
-              <property name="topMargin">
-               <number>8</number>
-              </property>
-              <property name="rightMargin">
-               <number>8</number>
-              </property>
-              <property name="bottomMargin">
-               <number>8</number>
-              </property>
-              <item row="0" column="0">
-               <widget class="QLabel" name="label">
-                <property name="font">
-                 <font/>
-                </property>
-                <property name="text">
-                 <string>Motor</string>
-                </property>
-               </widget>
-              </item>
-              <item row="0" column="1">
-               <widget class="QLabel" name="label_2">
-                <property name="font">
-                 <font/>
-                </property>
-                <property name="text">
-                 <string>Monitor</string>
-                </property>
-               </widget>
-              </item>
-              <item row="0" column="2">
-               <widget class="QLabel" name="label_3">
-                <property name="font">
-                 <font/>
-                </property>
-                <property name="text">
-                 <string>LMFit Model</string>
-                </property>
-               </widget>
-              </item>
-              <item row="1" column="0">
-               <widget class="DeviceComboBox" name="device_combobox"/>
-              </item>
-              <item row="1" column="1">
-               <widget class="DeviceComboBox" name="device_combobox_2"/>
-              </item>
-              <item row="1" column="2">
-               <widget class="DapComboBox" name="dap_combo_box"/>
-              </item>
-             </layout>
-            </widget>
-           </item>
-           <item>
-            <widget class="QTabWidget" name="tabWidget_2">
-             <property name="minimumSize">
-              <size>
-               <width>450</width>
-               <height>343</height>
-              </size>
-             </property>
-             <property name="maximumSize">
-              <size>
-               <width>450</width>
-               <height>16777215</height>
-              </size>
-             </property>
-             <property name="currentIndex">
-              <number>0</number>
-             </property>
-             <widget class="QWidget" name="scan_control_tab">
-              <attribute name="title">
-               <string>LineScan</string>
-              </attribute>
-              <layout class="QGridLayout" name="gridLayout_2">
-               <item row="2" column="0">
-                <widget class="QLabel" name="label_10">
-                 <property name="font">
-                  <font>
-                   <bold>false</bold>
-                  </font>
-                 </property>
-                 <property name="text">
-                  <string>Relative</string>
-                 </property>
-                </widget>
-               </item>
-               <item row="1" column="0">
-                <widget class="QDoubleSpinBox" name="linescan_start">
-                 <property name="decimals">
-                  <number>3</number>
-                 </property>
-                 <property name="minimum">
-                  <double>-10000000.000000000000000</double>
-                 </property>
-                 <property name="maximum">
-                  <double>10000000.000000000000000</double>
-                 </property>
-                 <property name="value">
-                  <double>0.000000000000000</double>
-                 </property>
-                </widget>
-               </item>
-               <item row="2" column="1">
-                <widget class="QLabel" name="label_11">
-                 <property name="font">
-                  <font>
-                   <bold>false</bold>
-                  </font>
-                 </property>
-                 <property name="text">
-                  <string>Exposure Time</string>
-                 </property>
-                </widget>
-               </item>
-               <item row="0" column="0">
-                <widget class="QLabel" name="label_7">
-                 <property name="font">
-                  <font>
-                   <bold>false</bold>
-                  </font>
-                 </property>
-                 <property name="text">
-                  <string>Start</string>
-                 </property>
-                </widget>
-               </item>
-               <item row="2" column="3">
-                <widget class="QLabel" name="label_12">
-                 <property name="font">
-                  <font>
-                   <bold>false</bold>
-                  </font>
-                 </property>
-                 <property name="text">
-                  <string>Burst at each point</string>
-                 </property>
-                </widget>
-               </item>
-               <item row="3" column="0">
-                <widget class="QCheckBox" name="linescan_relative">
-                 <property name="text">
-                  <string/>
-                 </property>
-                </widget>
-               </item>
-               <item row="0" column="1" colspan="2">
-                <widget class="QLabel" name="label_8">
-                 <property name="font">
-                  <font>
-                   <bold>false</bold>
-                  </font>
-                 </property>
-                 <property name="text">
-                  <string>Stop</string>
-                 </property>
-                </widget>
-               </item>
-               <item row="1" column="3">
-                <widget class="QSpinBox" name="linescan_step">
-                 <property name="minimum">
-                  <number>0</number>
-                 </property>
-                 <property name="maximum">
-                  <number>10000000</number>
-                 </property>
-                 <property name="value">
-                  <number>0</number>
-                 </property>
-                </widget>
-               </item>
-               <item row="5" column="0" colspan="4">
-                <widget class="QPushButton" name="scan_button">
-                 <property name="minimumSize">
-                  <size>
-                   <width>0</width>
-                   <height>40</height>
-                  </size>
-                 </property>
-                 <property name="font">
-                  <font/>
-                 </property>
-                 <property name="text">
-                  <string>Run Scan</string>
-                 </property>
-                 <property name="autoDefault">
-                  <bool>false</bool>
-                 </property>
-                 <property name="default">
-                  <bool>false</bool>
-                 </property>
-                </widget>
-               </item>
-               <item row="1" column="1" colspan="2">
-                <widget class="QDoubleSpinBox" name="linescan_stop">
-                 <property name="decimals">
-                  <number>3</number>
-                 </property>
-                 <property name="minimum">
-                  <double>-10000000.000000000000000</double>
-                 </property>
-                 <property name="maximum">
-                  <double>10000000.000000000000000</double>
-                 </property>
-                 <property name="value">
-                  <double>0.000000000000000</double>
-                 </property>
-                </widget>
-               </item>
-               <item row="3" column="3">
-                <widget class="QSpinBox" name="linescan_step_2">
-                 <property name="minimum">
-                  <number>1</number>
-                 </property>
-                 <property name="maximum">
-                  <number>10000000</number>
-                 </property>
-                 <property name="value">
-                  <number>1</number>
-                 </property>
-                </widget>
-               </item>
-               <item row="0" column="3">
-                <widget class="QLabel" name="label_9">
-                 <property name="font">
-                  <font>
-                   <bold>false</bold>
-                  </font>
-                 </property>
-                 <property name="text">
-                  <string>Steps</string>
-                 </property>
-                </widget>
-               </item>
-               <item row="3" column="1">
-                <widget class="QDoubleSpinBox" name="linescan_exp_time">
-                 <property name="decimals">
-                  <number>3</number>
-                 </property>
-                 <property name="minimum">
-                  <double>-10000000.000000000000000</double>
-                 </property>
-                 <property name="maximum">
-                  <double>10000000.000000000000000</double>
-                 </property>
-                 <property name="value">
-                  <double>0.000000000000000</double>
-                 </property>
-                </widget>
-               </item>
-               <item row="4" column="1">
-                <spacer name="verticalSpacer_2">
-                 <property name="orientation">
-                  <enum>Qt::Orientation::Vertical</enum>
-                 </property>
-                 <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
-                  <size>
-                   <width>20</width>
-                   <height>40</height>
-                  </size>
-                 </property>
-                </spacer>
-               </item>
-              </layout>
-             </widget>
-             <widget class="QWidget" name="tweak_tab">
-              <attribute name="title">
-               <string>MotorTweak</string>
-              </attribute>
-              <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="horizontalLayout_2" stretch="0,0,0">
-               <item>
-                <spacer name="horizontalSpacer_2">
-                 <property name="orientation">
-                  <enum>Qt::Orientation::Horizontal</enum>
-                 </property>
-                 <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
-                  <size>
-                   <width>40</width>
-                   <height>20</height>
-                  </size>
-                 </property>
-                </spacer>
-               </item>
-               <item>
-                <widget class="PositionerBox" name="positioner_box">
-                 <property name="hide_device_selection" stdset="0">
-                  <bool>true</bool>
-                 </property>
-                </widget>
-               </item>
-               <item>
-                <spacer name="horizontalSpacer">
-                 <property name="orientation">
-                  <enum>Qt::Orientation::Horizontal</enum>
-                 </property>
-                 <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
-                  <size>
-                   <width>40</width>
-                   <height>20</height>
-                  </size>
-                 </property>
-                </spacer>
-               </item>
-              </layout>
-             </widget>
-            </widget>
-           </item>
-           <item>
-            <spacer name="verticalSpacer">
-             <property name="orientation">
-              <enum>Qt::Orientation::Vertical</enum>
-             </property>
-             <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
-              <size>
-               <width>20</width>
-               <height>40</height>
-              </size>
-             </property>
-            </spacer>
-           </item>
-          </layout>
-         </item>
-         <item>
-          <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="plotting_layout" stretch="7,0,2">
-           <item>
-            <widget class="BECWaveformWidget" name="bec_waveform_widget">
-             <property name="minimumSize">
-              <size>
-               <width>600</width>
-               <height>450</height>
-              </size>
-             </property>
-             <property name="clear_curves_on_plot_update" stdset="0">
-              <bool>true</bool>
-             </property>
-            </widget>
-           </item>
-           <item>
-            <widget class="ToggleSwitch" name="toggle_switch">
-             <property name="sizePolicy">
-              <sizepolicy hsizetype="Expanding" vsizetype="Expanding">
-               <horstretch>3</horstretch>
-               <verstretch>0</verstretch>
-              </sizepolicy>
-             </property>
-             <property name="toolTip">
-              <string>Activate linear region select for LMFit</string>
-             </property>
-             <property name="layoutDirection">
-              <enum>Qt::LayoutDirection::LeftToRight</enum>
-             </property>
-             <property name="checked" stdset="0">
-              <bool>false</bool>
-             </property>
-            </widget>
-           </item>
-           <item>
-            <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="fit_dialog_layout" stretch="4">
-             <item>
-              <widget class="LMFitDialog" name="lm_fit_dialog">
-               <property name="sizePolicy">
-                <sizepolicy hsizetype="Preferred" vsizetype="MinimumExpanding">
-                 <horstretch>0</horstretch>
-                 <verstretch>0</verstretch>
-                </sizepolicy>
-               </property>
-               <property name="minimumSize">
-                <size>
-                 <width>0</width>
-                 <height>190</height>
-                </size>
-               </property>
-               <property name="always_show_latest" stdset="0">
-                <bool>true</bool>
-               </property>
-               <property name="hide_curve_selection" stdset="0">
-                <bool>true</bool>
-               </property>
-               <property name="hide_summary" stdset="0">
-                <bool>true</bool>
-               </property>
-              </widget>
-             </item>
-            </layout>
-           </item>
-          </layout>
-         </item>
-        </layout>
-       </widget>
-       <widget class="QWidget" name="tab_2">
-        <attribute name="title">
-         <string>Logbook</string>
-        </attribute>
-        <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="horizontalLayout_4">
-         <property name="leftMargin">
-          <number>2</number>
-         </property>
-         <property name="topMargin">
-          <number>2</number>
-         </property>
-         <property name="rightMargin">
-          <number>2</number>
-         </property>
-         <property name="bottomMargin">
-          <number>2</number>
-         </property>
-         <item>
-          <widget class="WebsiteWidget" name="website_widget">
-           <property name="url" stdset="0">
-            <string>https://scilog.psi.ch/login</string>
-           </property>
-          </widget>
-         </item>
-        </layout>
-       </widget>
-      </widget>
-     </item>
-    </layout>
-   </item>
-   <item>
-    <widget class="BECProgressBar" name="bec_progress_bar">
-     <property name="minimumSize">
-      <size>
-       <width>0</width>
-       <height>25</height>
-      </size>
-     </property>
-     <property name="maximumSize">
-      <size>
-       <width>16777215</width>
-       <height>25</height>
-      </size>
-     </property>
-    </widget>
-   </item>
-  </layout>
- </widget>
- <customwidgets>
-  <customwidget>
-   <class>DapComboBox</class>
-   <extends>QWidget</extends>
-   <header>dap_combo_box</header>
-  </customwidget>
-  <customwidget>
-   <class>StopButton</class>
-   <extends>QWidget</extends>
-   <header>stop_button</header>
-  </customwidget>
-  <customwidget>
-   <class>WebsiteWidget</class>
-   <extends>QWidget</extends>
-   <header>website_widget</header>
-  </customwidget>
-  <customwidget>
-   <class>ScanControl</class>
-   <extends>QWidget</extends>
-   <header>scan_control</header>
-  </customwidget>
-  <customwidget>
-   <class>ToggleSwitch</class>
-   <extends>QWidget</extends>
-   <header>toggle_switch</header>
-  </customwidget>
-  <customwidget>
-   <class>PositionerBox</class>
-   <extends>QWidget</extends>
-   <header>positioner_box</header>
-  </customwidget>
-  <customwidget>
-   <class>BECProgressBar</class>
-   <extends>QWidget</extends>
-   <header>bec_progress_bar</header>
-  </customwidget>
-  <customwidget>
-   <class>DarkModeButton</class>
-   <extends>QWidget</extends>
-   <header>dark_mode_button</header>
-  </customwidget>
-  <customwidget>
-   <class>BECWaveformWidget</class>
-   <extends>QWidget</extends>
-   <header>bec_waveform_widget</header>
-  </customwidget>
-  <customwidget>
-   <class>DeviceComboBox</class>
-   <extends>QComboBox</extends>
-   <header>device_combobox</header>
-  </customwidget>
-  <customwidget>
-   <class>LMFitDialog</class>
-   <extends>QWidget</extends>
-   <header>lm_fit_dialog</header>
-  </customwidget>
- </customwidgets>
- <tabstops>
-  <tabstop>device_combobox</tabstop>
-  <tabstop>device_combobox_2</tabstop>
-  <tabstop>tabWidget_2</tabstop>
-  <tabstop>linescan_start</tabstop>
-  <tabstop>linescan_stop</tabstop>
-  <tabstop>linescan_step</tabstop>
-  <tabstop>linescan_relative</tabstop>
-  <tabstop>linescan_exp_time</tabstop>
-  <tabstop>linescan_step_2</tabstop>
-  <tabstop>scan_button</tabstop>
- </tabstops>
- <resources/>
- <connections>
-  <connection>
-   <sender>device_combobox_2</sender>
-   <signal>currentTextChanged(QString)</signal>
-   <receiver>dap_combo_box</receiver>
-   <slot>select_y_axis(QString)</slot>
-   <hints>
-    <hint type="sourcelabel">
-     <x>297</x>
-     <y>170</y>
-    </hint>
-    <hint type="destinationlabel">
-     <x>467</x>
-     <y>170</y>
-    </hint>
-   </hints>
-  </connection>
-  <connection>
-   <sender>dap_combo_box</sender>
-   <signal>new_dap_config(QString,QString,QString)</signal>
-   <receiver>bec_waveform_widget</receiver>
-   <slot>add_dap(QString,QString,QString)</slot>
-   <hints>
-    <hint type="sourcelabel">
-     <x>467</x>
-     <y>170</y>
-    </hint>
-    <hint type="destinationlabel">
-     <x>1099</x>
-     <y>221</y>
-    </hint>
-   </hints>
-  </connection>
-  <connection>
-   <sender>scan_button</sender>
-   <signal>clicked()</signal>
-   <receiver>scan_control</receiver>
-   <slot>run_scan()</slot>
-   <hints>
-    <hint type="sourcelabel">
-     <x>455</x>
-     <y>511</y>
-    </hint>
-    <hint type="destinationlabel">
-     <x>16</x>
-     <y>441</y>
-    </hint>
-   </hints>
-  </connection>
-  <connection>
-   <sender>device_combobox_2</sender>
-   <signal>currentTextChanged(QString)</signal>
-   <receiver>bec_waveform_widget</receiver>
-   <slot>plot(QString)</slot>
-   <hints>
-    <hint type="sourcelabel">
-     <x>297</x>
-     <y>170</y>
-    </hint>
-    <hint type="destinationlabel">
-     <x>1099</x>
-     <y>201</y>
-    </hint>
-   </hints>
-  </connection>
-  <connection>
-   <sender>toggle_switch</sender>
-   <signal>enabled(bool)</signal>
-   <receiver>bec_waveform_widget</receiver>
-   <slot>toogle_roi_select(bool)</slot>
-   <hints>
-    <hint type="sourcelabel">
-     <x>529</x>
-     <y>728</y>
-    </hint>
-    <hint type="destinationlabel">
-     <x>1099</x>
-     <y>96</y>
-    </hint>
-   </hints>
-  </connection>
-  <connection>
-   <sender>bec_waveform_widget</sender>
-   <signal>dap_summary_update(QVariantMap,QVariantMap)</signal>
-   <receiver>lm_fit_dialog</receiver>
-   <slot>update_summary_tree(QVariantMap,QVariantMap)</slot>
-   <hints>
-    <hint type="sourcelabel">
-     <x>1099</x>
-     <y>258</y>
-    </hint>
-    <hint type="destinationlabel">
-     <x>1157</x>
-     <y>929</y>
-    </hint>
-   </hints>
-  </connection>
-  <connection>
-   <sender>device_combobox</sender>
-   <signal>currentTextChanged(QString)</signal>
-   <receiver>positioner_box</receiver>
-   <slot>set_positioner(QString)</slot>
-   <hints>
-    <hint type="sourcelabel">
-     <x>109</x>
-     <y>155</y>
-    </hint>
-    <hint type="destinationlabel">
-     <x>160</x>
-     <y>286</y>
-    </hint>
-   </hints>
-  </connection>
-  <!--
-  <connection>
-   <sender>device_combobox</sender>
-   <signal>currentTextChanged(QString)</signal>
-   <receiver>bec_waveform_widget</receiver>
-   <slot>set_x(QString)</slot>
-   <hints>
-    <hint type="sourcelabel">
-     <x>297</x>
-     <y>170</y>
-    </hint>
-    <hint type="destinationlabel">
-     <x>467</x>
-     <y>170</y>
-    </hint>
-   </hints>
-  </connection>
-  -->
-  <connection>
-   <sender>scan_control</sender>
-   <signal>scan_axis(QString,double,double)</signal>
-   <receiver>bec_waveform_widget</receiver>
-   <slot>set_x(QString)</slot>
-   <hints>
-    <hint type="sourcelabel">
-     <x>244</x>
-     <y>348</y>
-    </hint>
-    <hint type="destinationlabel">
-     <x>1140</x>
-     <y>491</y>
-    </hint>
-   </hints>
-  </connection>
-  <connection>
-   <sender>scan_control</sender>
-   <signal>scan_axis(QString,double,double)</signal>
-   <receiver>dap_combo_box</receiver>
-   <slot>select_x_axis(QString)</slot>
-   <hints>
-    <hint type="sourcelabel">
-     <x>244</x>
-     <y>322</y>
-    </hint>
-    <hint type="destinationlabel">
-     <x>909</x>
-     <y>189</y>
-    </hint>
-   </hints>
-  </connection>
- </connections>
-</ui>
--- a/bec_widgets/applications/bec_app.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/applications/bec_app.py
@@ -1,84 +0,0 @@
-"""
-Launcher for BEC GUI Applications
-
-Application must be located in bec_widgets/applications ;
-in order for the launcher to find the application, it has to be put in
-a subdirectory with the same name as the main Python module:
-
-/bec_widgets/applications
-    ├── alignment
-    │   └── alignment_1d
-    │       └── alignment_1d.py
-    ├── other_app
-        └── other_app.py
-
-The tree above would contain 2 applications, alignment_1d and other_app.
-
-The Python module for the application must have `if __name__ == "__main__":`
-in order for the launcher to execute it (it is run with `python -m`).
-"""
-
-import argparse
-import os
-import sys
-
-MODULE_PATH = os.path.dirname(__file__)
-
-
-def find_apps(base_dir: str) -> list[str]:
-    matching_modules = []
-
-    for root, dirs, files in os.walk(base_dir):
-        parent_dir = os.path.basename(root)
-
-        for file in files:
-            if file.endswith(".py") and file != "__init__.py":
-                file_name_without_ext = os.path.splitext(file)[0]
-
-                if file_name_without_ext == parent_dir:
-                    rel_path = os.path.relpath(root, base_dir)
-                    module_path = rel_path.replace(os.sep, ".")
-
-                    module_name = f"{module_path}.{file_name_without_ext}"
-                    matching_modules.append((file_name_without_ext, module_name))
-
-    return matching_modules
-
-
-def main():
-    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="BEC application launcher")
-
-    parser.add_argument("-m", "--module", type=str, help="The module to run (string argument).")
-
-    # Add a positional argument for the module, which acts as a fallback if -m is not provided
-    parser.add_argument(
-        "positional_module",
-        nargs="?",  # This makes the positional argument optional
-        help="Positional argument that is treated as module if -m is not specified.",
-    )
-
-    args = parser.parse_args()
-    # If the -m/--module is not provided, fallback to the positional argument
-    module = args.module if args.module else args.positional_module
-
-    if module:
-        for app_name, app_module in find_apps(MODULE_PATH):
-            if module in (app_name, app_module):
-                print("Starting:", app_name)
-                python_executable = sys.executable
-
-                # Replace the current process with the new Python module
-                os.execvp(
-                    python_executable,
-                    [python_executable, "-m", f"bec_widgets.applications.{app_module}"],
-                )
-        print(f"Error: cannot find application {module}")
-
-    # display list of apps
-    print("Available applications:")
-    for app, _ in find_apps(MODULE_PATH):
-        print(f"  - {app}")
-
-
-if __name__ == "__main__":  # pragma: no cover
-    main()
--- a/bec_widgets/assets/app_icons/BEC-General-App.png
+++ b/bec_widgets/assets/app_icons/BEC-General-App.png
--- a/bec_widgets/assets/app_icons/alignment_1d.png
+++ b/bec_widgets/assets/app_icons/alignment_1d.png
--- a/bec_widgets/assets/app_icons/bec_widgets_icon.png
+++ b/bec_widgets/assets/app_icons/bec_widgets_icon.png
--- a/bec_widgets/cli/init.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/cli/init.py
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-from .client import *
--- a/bec_widgets/cli/auto_updates.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/cli/auto_updates.py
@@ -1,184 +0,0 @@
-from __future__ import annotations
-
-import threading
-from queue import Queue
-from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
-
-from pydantic import BaseModel
-
-if TYPE_CHECKING:
-    from .client import BECDockArea, BECFigure
-
-
-class ScanInfo(BaseModel):
-    scan_id: str
-    scan_number: int
-    scan_name: str
-    scan_report_devices: list
-    monitored_devices: list
-    status: str
-    model_config: dict = {"validate_assignment": True}
-
-
-class AutoUpdates:
-    create_default_dock: bool = False
-    enabled: bool = False
-    dock_name: str = None
-
-    def __init__(self, gui: BECDockArea):
-        self.gui = gui
-        self.msg_queue = Queue()
-        self.auto_update_thread = None
-        self._shutdown_sentinel = object()
-        self.start()
-
-    def start(self):
-        """
-        Start the auto update thread.
-        """
-        self.auto_update_thread = threading.Thread(target=self.process_queue)
-        self.auto_update_thread.start()
-
-    def start_default_dock(self):
-        """
-        Create a default dock for the auto updates.
-        """
-        dock = self.gui.add_dock("default_figure")
-        dock.add_widget("BECFigure")
-        self.dock_name = "default_figure"
-
-    @staticmethod
-    def get_scan_info(msg) -> ScanInfo:
-        """
-        Update the script with the given data.
-        """
-        info = msg.info
-        status = msg.status
-        scan_id = msg.scan_id
-        scan_number = info.get("scan_number", 0)
-        scan_name = info.get("scan_name", "Unknown")
-        scan_report_devices = info.get("scan_report_devices", [])
-        monitored_devices = info.get("readout_priority", {}).get("monitored", [])
-        monitored_devices = [dev for dev in monitored_devices if dev not in scan_report_devices]
-        return ScanInfo(
-            scan_id=scan_id,
-            scan_number=scan_number,
-            scan_name=scan_name,
-            scan_report_devices=scan_report_devices,
-            monitored_devices=monitored_devices,
-            status=status,
-        )
-
-    def get_default_figure(self) -> BECFigure | None:
-        """
-        Get the default figure from the GUI.
-        """
-        dock = self.gui.panels.get(self.dock_name, [])
-        if not dock:
-            return None
-        widgets = dock.widget_list
-        if not widgets:
-            return None
-        return widgets[0]
-
-    def run(self, msg):
-        """
-        Run the update function if enabled.
-        """
-        if not self.enabled:
-            return
-        if msg.status != "open":
-            return
-        info = self.get_scan_info(msg)
-        self.handler(info)
-
-    def process_queue(self):
-        """
-        Process the message queue.
-        """
-        while True:
-            msg = self.msg_queue.get()
-            if msg is self._shutdown_sentinel:
-                break
-            self.run(msg)
-
-    @staticmethod
-    def get_selected_device(monitored_devices, selected_device):
-        """
-        Get the selected device for the plot. If no device is selected, the first
-        device in the monitored devices list is selected.
-        """
-        if selected_device:
-            return selected_device
-        if len(monitored_devices) > 0:
-            sel_device = monitored_devices[0]
-            return sel_device
-        return None
-
-    def handler(self, info: ScanInfo) -> None:
-        """
-        Default update function.
-        """
-        if info.scan_name == "line_scan" and info.scan_report_devices:
-            self.simple_line_scan(info)
-            return
-        if info.scan_name == "grid_scan" and info.scan_report_devices:
-            self.simple_grid_scan(info)
-            return
-        if info.scan_report_devices:
-            self.best_effort(info)
-            return
-
-    def simple_line_scan(self, info: ScanInfo) -> None:
-        """
-        Simple line scan.
-        """
-        fig = self.get_default_figure()
-        if not fig:
-            return
-        dev_x = info.scan_report_devices[0]
-        dev_y = self.get_selected_device(info.monitored_devices, self.gui.selected_device)
-        if not dev_y:
-            return
-        fig.clear_all()
-        plt = fig.plot(x_name=dev_x, y_name=dev_y, label=f"Scan {info.scan_number} - {dev_y}")
-        plt.set(title=f"Scan {info.scan_number}", x_label=dev_x, y_label=dev_y)
-
-    def simple_grid_scan(self, info: ScanInfo) -> None:
-        """
-        Simple grid scan.
-        """
-        fig = self.get_default_figure()
-        if not fig:
-            return
-        dev_x = info.scan_report_devices[0]
-        dev_y = info.scan_report_devices[1]
-        dev_z = self.get_selected_device(info.monitored_devices, self.gui.selected_device)
-        fig.clear_all()
-        plt = fig.plot(
-            x_name=dev_x, y_name=dev_y, z_name=dev_z, label=f"Scan {info.scan_number} - {dev_z}"
-        )
-        plt.set(title=f"Scan {info.scan_number}", x_label=dev_x, y_label=dev_y)
-
-    def best_effort(self, info: ScanInfo) -> None:
-        """
-        Best effort scan.
-        """
-        fig = self.get_default_figure()
-        if not fig:
-            return
-        dev_x = info.scan_report_devices[0]
-        dev_y = self.get_selected_device(info.monitored_devices, self.gui.selected_device)
-        if not dev_y:
-            return
-        fig.clear_all()
-        plt = fig.plot(x_name=dev_x, y_name=dev_y, label=f"Scan {info.scan_number} - {dev_y}")
-        plt.set(title=f"Scan {info.scan_number}", x_label=dev_x, y_label=dev_y)
-
-    def shutdown(self):
-        """
-        Shutdown the auto update thread.
-        """
-        self.msg_queue.put(self._shutdown_sentinel)
-        if self.auto_update_thread:
-            self.auto_update_thread.join()
--- a/bec_widgets/cli/client.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/cli/client.py
--- a/bec_widgets/cli/client_utils.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/cli/client_utils.py
@@ -1,34 +1,13 @@
-from __future__ import annotations
-
 import importlib
-import importlib.metadata as imd
-import json
-import os
 import select
 import subprocess
-import threading
-import time
 import uuid
 from functools import wraps
-from typing import TYPE_CHECKING

-from bec_lib.client import BECClient
-from bec_lib.endpoints import MessageEndpoints
-from bec_lib.logger import bec_logger
-from bec_lib.utils.import_utils import isinstance_based_on_class_name, lazy_import, lazy_import_from
+from bec_lib import MessageEndpoints, messages

 import bec_widgets.cli.client as client
-from bec_widgets.cli.auto_updates import AutoUpdates
-
-if TYPE_CHECKING:
-    from bec_lib.device import DeviceBase
-
-messages = lazy_import("bec_lib.messages")
-# from bec_lib.connector import MessageObject
-MessageObject = lazy_import_from("bec_lib.connector", ("MessageObject",))
-BECDispatcher = lazy_import_from("bec_widgets.utils.bec_dispatcher", ("BECDispatcher",))
-
-logger = bec_logger.logger
+from bec_widgets.utils.bec_dispatcher import BECDispatcher


 def rpc_call(func):
@@ -44,200 +23,78 @@ def rpc_call(func):

    @wraps(func)
    def wrapper(self, *args, **kwargs):
-        # we could rely on a strict type check here, but this is more flexible
-        # moreover, it would anyway crash for objects...
-        out = []
-        for arg in args:
-            if hasattr(arg, "name"):
-                arg = arg.name
-            out.append(arg)
-        args = tuple(out)
-        for key, val in kwargs.items():
-            if hasattr(val, "name"):
-                kwargs[key] = val.name
-        if not self.gui_is_alive():
-            raise RuntimeError("GUI is not alive")
        return self._run_rpc(func.__name__, *args, **kwargs)

    return wrapper


-def _get_output(process, logger) -> None:
-    log_func = {process.stdout: logger.debug, process.stderr: logger.error}
-    stream_buffer = {process.stdout: [], process.stderr: []}
-    try:
-        os.set_blocking(process.stdout.fileno(), False)
-        os.set_blocking(process.stderr.fileno(), False)
-        while process.poll() is None:
-            readylist, _, _ = select.select([process.stdout, process.stderr], [], [], 1)
-            for stream in (process.stdout, process.stderr):
-                buf = stream_buffer[stream]
-                if stream in readylist:
-                    buf.append(stream.read(4096))
-                output, _, remaining = "".join(buf).rpartition("\n")
-                if output:
-                    log_func[stream](output)
-                    buf.clear()
-                    buf.append(remaining)
-    except Exception as e:
-        logger.error(f"Error reading process output: {str(e)}")
-
-
-def _start_plot_process(gui_id: str, gui_class: type, config: dict | str, logger=None) -> None:
-    """
-    Start the plot in a new process.
-
-    Logger must be a logger object with "debug" and "error" functions,
-    or it can be left to "None" as default. None means output from the
-    process will not be captured.
-    """
-    # pylint: disable=subprocess-run-check
-    command = ["bec-gui-server", "--id", gui_id, "--gui_class", gui_class.__name__]
-    if config:
-        if isinstance(config, dict):
-            config = json.dumps(config)
-        command.extend(["--config", config])
-
-    env_dict = os.environ.copy()
-    env_dict["PYTHONUNBUFFERED"] = "1"
-
-    if logger is None:
-        stdout_redirect = subprocess.DEVNULL
-        stderr_redirect = subprocess.DEVNULL
-    else:
-        stdout_redirect = subprocess.PIPE
-        stderr_redirect = subprocess.PIPE
-
-    process = subprocess.Popen(
-        command,
-        text=True,
-        start_new_session=True,
-        stdout=stdout_redirect,
-        stderr=stderr_redirect,
-        env=env_dict,
-    )
-    if logger is None:
-        process_output_processing_thread = None
-    else:
-        process_output_processing_thread = threading.Thread(
-            target=_get_output, args=(process, logger)
-        )
-        process_output_processing_thread.start()
-    return process, process_output_processing_thread
-
-
-class BECGuiClientMixin:
+class BECFigureClientMixin:
    def __init__(self, **kwargs) -> None:
        super().__init__(**kwargs)
        self._process = None
-        self._process_output_processing_thread = None
-        self.auto_updates = self._get_update_script()
-        self._target_endpoint = MessageEndpoints.scan_status()
-        self._selected_device = None
-
-    def _get_update_script(self) -> AutoUpdates | None:
-        eps = imd.entry_points(group="bec.widgets.auto_updates")
-        for ep in eps:
-            if ep.name == "plugin_widgets_update":
-                try:
-                    spec = importlib.util.find_spec(ep.module)
-                    # if the module is not found, we skip it
-                    if spec is None:
-                        continue
-                    return ep.load()(gui=self)
-                except Exception as e:
-                    logger.error(f"Error loading auto update script from plugin: {str(e)}")
-        return None
-
-    @property
-    def selected_device(self):
-        """
-        Selected device for the plot.
-        """
-        return self._selected_device
-
-    @selected_device.setter
-    def selected_device(self, device: str | DeviceBase):
-        if isinstance_based_on_class_name(device, "bec_lib.device.DeviceBase"):
-            self._selected_device = device.name
-        elif isinstance(device, str):
-            self._selected_device = device
-        else:
-            raise ValueError("Device must be a string or a device object")
-
-    def _start_update_script(self) -> None:
-        self._client.connector.register(
-            self._target_endpoint, cb=self._handle_msg_update, parent=self
-        )
-
-    @staticmethod
-    def _handle_msg_update(msg: MessageObject, parent: BECGuiClientMixin) -> None:
-        if parent.auto_updates is not None:
-            # pylint: disable=protected-access
-            parent._update_script_msg_parser(msg.value)
-
-    def _update_script_msg_parser(self, msg: messages.BECMessage) -> None:
-        if isinstance(msg, messages.ScanStatusMessage):
-            if not self.gui_is_alive():
-                return
-            self.auto_updates.msg_queue.put(msg)

    def show(self) -> None:
        """
        Show the figure.
        """
        if self._process is None or self._process.poll() is not None:
-            self._start_update_script()
-            self._process, self._process_output_processing_thread = _start_plot_process(
-                self._gui_id, self.__class__, self._client._service_config.config, logger=logger
-            )
-        while not self.gui_is_alive():
-            print("Waiting for GUI to start...")
-            time.sleep(1)
-        logger.success(f"GUI started with id: {self._gui_id}")
+            self._start_plot_process()

    def close(self) -> None:
        """
-        Close the gui window.
+        Close the figure.
        """
        if self._process is None:
            return
+        self._run_rpc("close", (), wait_for_rpc_response=False)
+        self._process.kill()
+        self._process = None

-        self._client.shutdown()
-        if self._process:
-            self._process.terminate()
-            if self._process_output_processing_thread:
-                self._process_output_processing_thread.join()
-            self._process.wait()
-            self._process = None
-        if self.auto_updates is not None:
-            self.auto_updates.shutdown()
+    def _start_plot_process(self) -> None:
+        """
+        Start the plot in a new process.
+        """
+        # pylint: disable=subprocess-run-check
+        monitor_module = importlib.import_module("bec_widgets.cli.server")
+        monitor_path = monitor_module.__file__

-
-class RPCResponseTimeoutError(Exception):
-    """Exception raised when an RPC response is not received within the expected time."""
-
-    def __init__(self, request_id, timeout):
-        super().__init__(
-            f"RPC response not received within {timeout} seconds for request ID {request_id}"
+        command = f"python {monitor_path} --id {self._gui_id}"
+        self._process = subprocess.Popen(
+            command, shell=True, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE
        )

+    def print_log(self) -> None:
+        """
+        Print the log of the plot process.
+        """
+        if self._process is None:
+            return
+        print(self._get_stderr_output())
+
+    def _get_stderr_output(self) -> str:
+        stderr_output = []
+        while self._process.poll() is not None:
+            readylist, _, _ = select.select([self._process.stderr], [], [], 0.1)
+            if not readylist:
+                break
+            line = self._process.stderr.readline()
+            if not line:
+                break
+            stderr_output.append(line.decode("utf-8"))
+        return "".join(stderr_output)
+
+    def __del__(self) -> None:
+        self.close()
+

 class RPCBase:
    def __init__(self, gui_id: str = None, config: dict = None, parent=None) -> None:
-        self._client = BECClient()  # BECClient is a singleton; here, we simply get the instance
+        self._client = BECDispatcher().client
        self._config = config if config is not None else {}
-        self._gui_id = gui_id if gui_id is not None else str(uuid.uuid4())[:5]
+        self._gui_id = gui_id if gui_id is not None else str(uuid.uuid4())
        self._parent = parent
-        self._msg_wait_event = threading.Event()
-        self._rpc_response = None
        super().__init__()
-        # print(f"RPCBase: {self._gui_id}")
-
-    def __repr__(self):
-        type_ = type(self)
-        qualname = type_.__qualname__
-        return f"<{qualname} object at {hex(id(self))}>"
+        print(f"RPCBase: {self._gui_id}")

    @property
    def _root(self):
@@ -247,11 +104,11 @@ class RPCBase:
        """
        parent = self
        # pylint: disable=protected-access
-        while parent._parent is not None:
+        while not parent._parent is None:
            parent = parent._parent
        return parent

-    def _run_rpc(self, method, *args, wait_for_rpc_response=True, timeout=3, **kwargs):
+    def _run_rpc(self, method, *args, wait_for_rpc_response=True, **kwargs):
        """
        Run the RPC call.

@@ -270,42 +127,19 @@ class RPCBase:
            parameter={"args": args, "kwargs": kwargs, "gui_id": self._gui_id},
            metadata={"request_id": request_id},
        )
-
+        print(f"RPCBase: {rpc_msg}")
        # pylint: disable=protected-access
        receiver = self._root._gui_id
-        if wait_for_rpc_response:
-            self._rpc_response = None
-            self._msg_wait_event.clear()
-            self._client.connector.register(
-                MessageEndpoints.gui_instruction_response(request_id),
-                cb=self._on_rpc_response,
-                parent=self,
-            )
+        self._client.producer.send(MessageEndpoints.gui_instructions(receiver), rpc_msg)

-        self._client.connector.set_and_publish(MessageEndpoints.gui_instructions(receiver), rpc_msg)
-
-        if wait_for_rpc_response:
-            try:
-                finished = self._msg_wait_event.wait(10)
-                if not finished:
-                    raise RPCResponseTimeoutError(request_id, timeout)
-            finally:
-                self._msg_wait_event.clear()
-                self._client.connector.unregister(
-                    MessageEndpoints.gui_instruction_response(request_id), cb=self._on_rpc_response
-                )
-            # get class name
-            if not self._rpc_response.accepted:
-                raise ValueError(self._rpc_response.message["error"])
-            msg_result = self._rpc_response.message.get("result")
-            self._rpc_response = None
-            return self._create_widget_from_msg_result(msg_result)
-
-    @staticmethod
-    def _on_rpc_response(msg: MessageObject, parent: RPCBase) -> None:
-        msg = msg.value
-        parent._msg_wait_event.set()
-        parent._rpc_response = msg
+        if not wait_for_rpc_response:
+            return None
+        response = self._wait_for_response(request_id)
+        # get class name
+        if not response.content["accepted"]:
+            raise ValueError(response.content["message"]["error"])
+        msg_result = response.content["message"].get("result")
+        return self._create_widget_from_msg_result(msg_result)

    def _create_widget_from_msg_result(self, msg_result):
        if msg_result is None:
@@ -314,9 +148,7 @@ class RPCBase:
            return [self._create_widget_from_msg_result(res) for res in msg_result]
        if isinstance(msg_result, dict):
            if "__rpc__" not in msg_result:
-                return {
-                    key: self._create_widget_from_msg_result(val) for key, val in msg_result.items()
-                }
+                return msg_result
            cls = msg_result.pop("widget_class", None)
            msg_result.pop("__rpc__", None)

@@ -324,17 +156,17 @@ class RPCBase:
                return msg_result

            cls = getattr(client, cls)
-            # print(msg_result)
+            print(msg_result)
            return cls(parent=self, **msg_result)
        return msg_result

-    def gui_is_alive(self):
+    def _wait_for_response(self, request_id):
        """
-        Check if the GUI is alive.
+        Wait for the response from the server.
        """
-        heart = self._client.connector.get(MessageEndpoints.gui_heartbeat(self._root._gui_id))
-        if heart is None:
-            return False
-        if heart.status == messages.BECStatus.RUNNING:
-            return True
-        return False
+        response = None
+        while response is None:
+            response = self._client.producer.get(
+                MessageEndpoints.gui_instruction_response(request_id)
+            )
+        return response
--- a/bec_widgets/cli/generate_cli.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/cli/generate_cli.py
@@ -1,17 +1,9 @@
 # pylint: disable=missing-module-docstring
 from __future__ import annotations
-
-import argparse
 import inspect
-import os
+import black
 import sys

-import black
-import isort
-from qtpy.QtCore import Property as QtProperty
-
-from bec_widgets.utils.generate_designer_plugin import DesignerPluginGenerator
-from bec_widgets.utils.plugin_utils import BECClassContainer, get_rpc_classes

 if sys.version_info >= (3, 11):
    from typing import get_overloads
@@ -21,98 +13,57 @@ else:
        "If you want to use the real function 'typing.get_overloads()', please use Python 3.11 or later."
    )

-    def get_overloads(_obj):
-        """
-        Dummy function for Python versions before 3.11.
-        """
+    def get_overloads(obj):
+        # Dummy function for Python versions before 3.11
        return []


 class ClientGenerator:
    def __init__(self):
        self.header = """# This file was automatically generated by generate_cli.py\n
-from __future__ import annotations
-import enum
-from typing import Literal, Optional, overload
-
-from bec_widgets.cli.client_utils import RPCBase, rpc_call, BECGuiClientMixin
-
-# pylint: skip-file"""
+from bec_widgets.cli.client_utils import rpc_call, RPCBase, BECFigureClientMixin
+from typing import Literal, Optional, overload"""

        self.content = ""

-    def generate_client(self, class_container: BECClassContainer):
+    def generate_client(self, published_classes: list):
        """
        Generate the client for the published classes.

        Args:
-            class_container: The class container with the classes to generate the client for.
+            published_classes(list): The list of published classes (e.g. [BECWaveform1D, BECFigure]).
        """
-        rpc_top_level_classes = class_container.rpc_top_level_classes
-        rpc_top_level_classes.sort(key=lambda x: x.__name__)
-        connector_classes = class_container.connector_classes
-        connector_classes.sort(key=lambda x: x.__name__)
-
-        self.write_client_enum(rpc_top_level_classes)
-        for cls in connector_classes:
+        for cls in published_classes:
            self.content += "\n\n"
            self.generate_content_for_class(cls)

-    def write_client_enum(self, published_classes: list[type]):
-        """
-        Write the client enum to the content.
-        """
-        self.content += """
-class Widgets(str, enum.Enum):
-    \"\"\"
-    Enum for the available widgets.
-    \"\"\"
-    """
-        for cls in published_classes:
-            self.content += f'{cls.__name__} = "{cls.__name__}"\n    '
-
    def generate_content_for_class(self, cls):
        """
        Generate the content for the class.
-
        Args:
            cls: The class for which to generate the content.
        """

        class_name = cls.__name__
+        module = cls.__module__
+
+        # Generate the header
+        #         self.header += f"""
+        # from {module} import {class_name}"""

        # Generate the content
-        if cls.__name__ == "BECDockArea":
+        if cls.__name__ == "BECFigure":
            self.content += f"""
-class {class_name}(RPCBase, BECGuiClientMixin):"""
+class {class_name}(RPCBase, BECFigureClientMixin):"""
        else:
            self.content += f"""
 class {class_name}(RPCBase):"""
-        if not cls.USER_ACCESS:
-            self.content += """...
-    """
        for method in cls.USER_ACCESS:
-            is_property_setter = False
-            obj = getattr(cls, method, None)
-            if obj is None:
-                obj = getattr(cls, method.split(".setter")[0], None)
-                is_property_setter = True
-                method = method.split(".setter")[0]
-            if obj is None:
-                raise AttributeError(
-                    f"Method {method} not found in class {cls.__name__}. Please check the USER_ACCESS list."
-                )
-            if isinstance(obj, (property, QtProperty)):
-                # for the cli, we can map qt properties to regular properties
-                if is_property_setter:
-                    self.content += f"""
-    @{method}.setter
-    @rpc_call"""
-                else:
-                    self.content += """
+            obj = getattr(cls, method)
+            if isinstance(obj, property):
+                self.content += """
    @property
    @rpc_call"""
-
                sig = str(inspect.signature(obj.fget))
                doc = inspect.getdoc(obj.fget)
            else:
@@ -148,60 +99,20 @@ class {class_name}(RPCBase):"""
        except black.NothingChanged:
            formatted_content = full_content

-        isort.Config(
-            profile="black",
-            line_length=100,
-            multi_line_output=3,
-            include_trailing_comma=True,
-            known_first_party=["bec_widgets"],
-        )
-        formatted_content = isort.code(formatted_content)
-
        with open(file_name, "w", encoding="utf-8") as file:
            file.write(formatted_content)


-def main():
-    """
-    Main entry point for the script, controlled by command line arguments.
-    """
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    import os

-    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Auto-generate the client for RPC widgets")
-    parser.add_argument("--core", action="store_true", help="Whether to generate the core client")
+    # Assuming ClientGenerator is defined in this script or imported correctly
+    from bec_widgets.widgets.figure import BECFigure
+    from bec_widgets.widgets.plots import BECPlotBase, BECWaveform1D, BECCurve

-    args = parser.parse_args()
-
-    if args.core:
-        current_path = os.path.dirname(__file__)
-        client_path = os.path.join(current_path, "client.py")
-
-        rpc_classes = get_rpc_classes("bec_widgets")
-
-        generator = ClientGenerator()
-        generator.generate_client(rpc_classes)
-        generator.write(client_path)
-
-        for cls in rpc_classes.plugins:
-            plugin = DesignerPluginGenerator(cls)
-            if not hasattr(plugin, "info"):
-                continue
-
-            # if the class directory already has a register, plugin and pyproject file, skip
-            if os.path.exists(
-                os.path.join(plugin.info.base_path, f"register_{plugin.info.plugin_name_snake}.py")
-            ):
-                continue
-            if os.path.exists(
-                os.path.join(plugin.info.base_path, f"{plugin.info.plugin_name_snake}_plugin.py")
-            ):
-                continue
-            if os.path.exists(
-                os.path.join(plugin.info.base_path, f"{plugin.info.plugin_name_snake}.pyproject")
-            ):
-                continue
-            plugin.run()
-
-
-if __name__ == "__main__":  # pragma: no cover
-    sys.argv = ["generate_cli.py", "--core"]
-    main()
+    current_path = os.path.dirname(__file__)
+    client_path = os.path.join(current_path, "client.py")
+    clss = [BECPlotBase, BECWaveform1D, BECFigure, BECCurve]
+    generator = ClientGenerator()
+    generator.generate_client(clss)
+    generator.write(client_path)
--- a/bec_widgets/cli/rpc_register.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/cli/rpc_register.py
@@ -1,80 +0,0 @@
-from threading import Lock
-from weakref import WeakValueDictionary
-
-from qtpy.QtCore import QObject
-
-
-class RPCRegister:
-    """
-    A singleton class that keeps track of all the RPC objects registered in the system for CLI usage.
-    """
-
-    _instance = None
-    _initialized = False
-    _lock = Lock()
-
-    def __new__(cls, *args, **kwargs):
-        if cls._instance is None:
-            cls._instance = super(RPCRegister, cls).__new__(cls)
-            cls._initialized = False
-        return cls._instance
-
-    def __init__(self):
-        if self._initialized:
-            return
-        self._rpc_register = WeakValueDictionary()
-        self._initialized = True
-
-    def add_rpc(self, rpc: QObject):
-        """
-        Add an RPC object to the register.
-
-        Args:
-            rpc(QObject): The RPC object to be added to the register.
-        """
-        if not hasattr(rpc, "gui_id"):
-            raise ValueError("RPC object must have a 'gui_id' attribute.")
-        self._rpc_register[rpc.gui_id] = rpc
-
-    def remove_rpc(self, rpc: str):
-        """
-        Remove an RPC object from the register.
-
-        Args:
-            rpc(str): The RPC object to be removed from the register.
-        """
-        if not hasattr(rpc, "gui_id"):
-            raise ValueError(f"RPC object {rpc} must have a 'gui_id' attribute.")
-        self._rpc_register.pop(rpc.gui_id, None)
-
-    def get_rpc_by_id(self, gui_id: str) -> QObject:
-        """
-        Get an RPC object by its ID.
-
-        Args:
-            gui_id(str): The ID of the RPC object to be retrieved.
-
-        Returns:
-            QObject: The RPC object with the given ID.
-        """
-        rpc_object = self._rpc_register.get(gui_id, None)
-        return rpc_object
-
-    def list_all_connections(self) -> dict:
-        """
-        List all the registered RPC objects.
-
-        Returns:
-            dict: A dictionary containing all the registered RPC objects.
-        """
-        with self._lock:
-            connections = dict(self._rpc_register)
-        return connections
-
-    @classmethod
-    def reset_singleton(cls):
-        """
-        Reset the singleton instance.
-        """
-        cls._instance = None
-        cls._initialized = False
--- a/bec_widgets/cli/rpc_wigdet_handler.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/cli/rpc_wigdet_handler.py
@@ -1,53 +0,0 @@
-from bec_widgets.utils import BECConnector
-
-
-class RPCWidgetHandler:
-    """Handler class for creating widgets from RPC messages."""
-
-    def __init__(self):
-        self._widget_classes = None
-
-    @property
-    def widget_classes(self):
-        """
-        Get the available widget classes.
-
-        Returns:
-            dict: The available widget classes.
-        """
-        if self._widget_classes is None:
-            self.update_available_widgets()
-        return self._widget_classes
-
-    def update_available_widgets(self):
-        """
-        Update the available widgets.
-
-        Returns:
-            None
-        """
-        from bec_widgets.utils.plugin_utils import get_rpc_classes
-
-        clss = get_rpc_classes("bec_widgets")
-        self._widget_classes = {cls.__name__: cls for cls in clss.top_level_classes}
-
-    def create_widget(self, widget_type, **kwargs) -> BECConnector:
-        """
-        Create a widget from an RPC message.
-
-        Args:
-            widget_type(str): The type of the widget.
-            **kwargs: The keyword arguments for the widget.
-
-        Returns:
-            widget(BECConnector): The created widget.
-        """
-        if self._widget_classes is None:
-            self.update_available_widgets()
-        widget_class = self._widget_classes.get(widget_type)
-        if widget_class:
-            return widget_class(**kwargs)
-        raise ValueError(f"Unknown widget type: {widget_type}")
-
-
-widget_handler = RPCWidgetHandler()
--- a/bec_widgets/cli/server.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/cli/server.py
@@ -1,78 +1,51 @@
-from __future__ import annotations
-
 import inspect
-import json
-import signal
-import sys
-from contextlib import redirect_stderr, redirect_stdout
-from typing import Union

-from bec_lib.endpoints import MessageEndpoints
-from bec_lib.logger import bec_logger
-from bec_lib.service_config import ServiceConfig
-from bec_lib.utils.import_utils import lazy_import
-from qtpy.QtCore import QTimer
+from bec_lib import MessageEndpoints, messages

-from bec_widgets.cli.rpc_register import RPCRegister
 from bec_widgets.utils import BECDispatcher
 from bec_widgets.utils.bec_connector import BECConnector
-from bec_widgets.utils.bec_dispatcher import QtRedisConnector
-from bec_widgets.widgets.dock.dock_area import BECDockArea
 from bec_widgets.widgets.figure import BECFigure
-
-messages = lazy_import("bec_lib.messages")
-logger = bec_logger.logger
+from bec_widgets.widgets.plots import BECCurve, BECWaveform1D


 class BECWidgetsCLIServer:
+    WIDGETS = [BECWaveform1D, BECFigure, BECCurve]

-    def __init__(
-        self,
-        gui_id: str,
-        dispatcher: BECDispatcher = None,
-        client=None,
-        config=None,
-        gui_class: Union[BECFigure, BECDockArea] = BECFigure,
-    ) -> None:
-        self.status = messages.BECStatus.BUSY
-        self.dispatcher = BECDispatcher(config=config) if dispatcher is None else dispatcher
-        self.client = self.dispatcher.client if client is None else client
+    def __init__(self, gui_id: str = None, dispatcher: BECDispatcher = None) -> None:
+        self.dispatcher = BECDispatcher() if dispatcher is None else dispatcher
+        self.client = self.dispatcher.client
        self.client.start()
        self.gui_id = gui_id
-        self.gui = gui_class(gui_id=self.gui_id)
-        self.rpc_register = RPCRegister()
-        self.rpc_register.add_rpc(self.gui)
+        self.fig = BECFigure(gui_id=self.gui_id)
+        print(f"Server started with gui_id {self.gui_id}")

        self.dispatcher.connect_slot(
            self.on_rpc_update, MessageEndpoints.gui_instructions(self.gui_id)
        )

-        # Setup QTimer for heartbeat
-        self._heartbeat_timer = QTimer()
-        self._heartbeat_timer.timeout.connect(self.emit_heartbeat)
-        self._heartbeat_timer.start(200)
+    def start(self):
+        """Start the figure window."""
+        self.fig.start()

-        self.status = messages.BECStatus.RUNNING
-        logger.success(f"Server started with gui_id: {self.gui_id}")
+    @staticmethod
+    def _rpc_update_handler(msg, parent):
+        parent.on_rpc_update(msg.value)

    def on_rpc_update(self, msg: dict, metadata: dict):
-        request_id = metadata.get("request_id")
-        logger.debug(f"Received RPC instruction: {msg}, metadata: {metadata}")
        try:
-            obj = self.get_object_from_config(msg["parameter"])
            method = msg["action"]
            args = msg["parameter"].get("args", [])
            kwargs = msg["parameter"].get("kwargs", {})
+            request_id = metadata.get("request_id")
+            obj = self.get_object_from_config(msg["parameter"])
            res = self.run_rpc(obj, method, args, kwargs)
-        except Exception as e:
-            logger.error(f"Error while executing RPC instruction: {e}")
-            self.send_response(request_id, False, {"error": str(e)})
-        else:
-            logger.debug(f"RPC instruction executed successfully: {res}")
            self.send_response(request_id, True, {"result": res})
+        except Exception as e:
+            print(e)
+            self.send_response(request_id, False, {"error": str(e)})

    def send_response(self, request_id: str, accepted: bool, msg: dict):
-        self.client.connector.set_and_publish(
+        self.client.producer.set(
            MessageEndpoints.gui_instruction_response(request_id),
            messages.RequestResponseMessage(accepted=accepted, message=msg),
            expire=60,
@@ -80,21 +53,29 @@ class BECWidgetsCLIServer:

    def get_object_from_config(self, config: dict):
        gui_id = config.get("gui_id")
-        obj = self.rpc_register.get_rpc_by_id(gui_id)
-        if obj is None:
-            raise ValueError(f"Object with gui_id {gui_id} not found")
-        return obj
+        # check if the object is the figure
+        if gui_id == self.fig.gui_id:
+            return self.fig
+        # check if the object is a widget
+        if gui_id in self.fig.widgets:
+            obj = self.fig.widgets[config["gui_id"]]
+            return obj
+        if self.fig.widgets:
+            for widget in self.fig.widgets.values():
+                item = widget.find_widget_by_id(gui_id)
+                if item:
+                    return item
+                raise NotImplementedError(
+                    f"gui_id lookup for widget of type {widget.__class__.__name__} not implemented"
+                )
+
+        raise ValueError(f"Object with gui_id {gui_id} not found")

    def run_rpc(self, obj, method, args, kwargs):
-        logger.debug(f"Running RPC instruction: {method} with args: {args}, kwargs: {kwargs}")
        method_obj = getattr(obj, method)
        # check if the method accepts args and kwargs
        if not callable(method_obj):
-            if not args:
-                res = method_obj
-            else:
-                setattr(obj, method, args[0])
-                res = None
+            res = method_obj
        else:
            sig = inspect.signature(method_obj)
            if sig.parameters:
@@ -104,8 +85,6 @@ class BECWidgetsCLIServer:

        if isinstance(res, list):
            res = [self.serialize_object(obj) for obj in res]
-        elif isinstance(res, dict):
-            res = {key: self.serialize_object(val) for key, val in res.items()}
        else:
            res = self.serialize_object(res)
        return res
@@ -120,135 +99,15 @@ class BECWidgetsCLIServer:
            }
        return obj

-    def emit_heartbeat(self):
-        logger.trace(f"Emitting heartbeat for {self.gui_id}")
-        self.client.connector.set(
-            MessageEndpoints.gui_heartbeat(self.gui_id),
-            messages.StatusMessage(name=self.gui_id, status=self.status, info={}),
-            expire=10,
-        )

-    def shutdown(self):  # TODO not sure if needed when cleanup is done at level of BECConnector
-        logger.info(f"Shutting down server with gui_id: {self.gui_id}")
-        self.status = messages.BECStatus.IDLE
-        self._heartbeat_timer.stop()
-        self.emit_heartbeat()
-        self.gui.close()
-        self.client.shutdown()
-
-
-class SimpleFileLikeFromLogOutputFunc:
-    def __init__(self, log_func):
-        self._log_func = log_func
-        self._buffer = []
-
-    def write(self, buffer):
-        self._buffer.append(buffer)
-
-    def flush(self):
-        lines, _, remaining = "".join(self._buffer).rpartition("\n")
-        if lines:
-            self._log_func(lines)
-        self._buffer = [remaining]
-
-    def close(self):
-        return
-
-
-def _start_server(gui_id: str, gui_class: Union[BECFigure, BECDockArea], config: str | None = None):
-    if config:
-        try:
-            config = json.loads(config)
-            service_config = ServiceConfig(config=config)
-        except (json.JSONDecodeError, TypeError):
-            service_config = ServiceConfig(config_path=config)
-    else:
-        # if no config is provided, use the default config
-        service_config = ServiceConfig()
-
-    # bec_logger.configure(
-    #     service_config.redis,
-    #     QtRedisConnector,
-    #     service_name="BECWidgetsCLIServer",
-    #     service_config=service_config.service_config,
-    # )
-    server = BECWidgetsCLIServer(gui_id=gui_id, config=service_config, gui_class=gui_class)
-    return server
-
-
-def main():
+if __name__ == "__main__":
    import argparse
-    import os
-
-    from qtpy.QtCore import QSize
-    from qtpy.QtGui import QIcon
-    from qtpy.QtWidgets import QApplication, QMainWindow
-
-    import bec_widgets
-
-    bec_logger.level = bec_logger.LOGLEVEL.DEBUG
-    if __name__ != "__main__":
-        # if not running as main, set the log level to critical
-        # pylint: disable=protected-access
-        bec_logger._stderr_log_level = bec_logger.LOGLEVEL.CRITICAL

    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="BEC Widgets CLI Server")
    parser.add_argument("--id", type=str, help="The id of the server")
-    parser.add_argument(
-        "--gui_class",
-        type=str,
-        help="Name of the gui class to be rendered. Possible values: \n- BECFigure\n- BECDockArea",
-    )
-    parser.add_argument("--config", type=str, help="Config file or config string.")

    args = parser.parse_args()

-    if args.gui_class == "BECFigure":
-        gui_class = BECFigure
-    elif args.gui_class == "BECDockArea":
-        gui_class = BECDockArea
-    else:
-        print(
-            "Please specify a valid gui_class to run. Use -h for help."
-            "\n Starting with default gui_class BECFigure."
-        )
-        gui_class = BECFigure
-
-    with redirect_stdout(SimpleFileLikeFromLogOutputFunc(logger.info)):
-        with redirect_stderr(SimpleFileLikeFromLogOutputFunc(logger.error)):
-            app = QApplication(sys.argv)
-            app.setApplicationName("BEC Figure")
-            module_path = os.path.dirname(bec_widgets.__file__)
-            icon = QIcon()
-            icon.addFile(
-                os.path.join(module_path, "assets", "app_icons", "bec_widgets_icon.png"),
-                size=QSize(48, 48),
-            )
-            app.setWindowIcon(icon)
-
-            win = QMainWindow()
-            win.setWindowTitle("BEC Widgets")
-
-            server = _start_server(args.id, gui_class, args.config)
-
-            gui = server.gui
-            win.setCentralWidget(gui)
-            win.resize(800, 600)
-            win.show()
-
-            app.aboutToQuit.connect(server.shutdown)
-
-            def sigint_handler(*args):
-                # display message, for people to let it terminate gracefully
-                print("Caught SIGINT, exiting")
-                app.quit()
-
-            signal.signal(signal.SIGINT, sigint_handler)
-            signal.signal(signal.SIGTERM, sigint_handler)
-
-            sys.exit(app.exec())
-
-
-if __name__ == "__main__":  # pragma: no cover
-    sys.argv = ["bec_widgets.cli.server", "--id", "e2860", "--gui_class", "BECDockArea"]
-    main()
+    server = BECWidgetsCLIServer(gui_id=args.id)
+    # server = BECWidgetsCLIServer(gui_id="test")
+    server.start()
--- a/bec_widgets/examples/init.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/examples/init.py
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+from .motor_movement import (
+    MotorControlApp,
+    MotorControlMap,
+    MotorControlPanel,
+    MotorControlPanelRelative,
+    MotorControlPanelAbsolute,
+    MotorCoordinateTable,
+    MotorThread,
+)
--- a/bec_widgets/examples/crosshair_example/init.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/examples/crosshair_example/init.py
--- a/bec_widgets/examples/crosshair_example/crosshair_example.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/examples/crosshair_example/crosshair_example.py
@@ -0,0 +1,168 @@
+import numpy as np
+import pyqtgraph as pg
+from qtpy.QtWidgets import (
+    QApplication,
+    QVBoxLayout,
+    QLabel,
+    QWidget,
+    QHBoxLayout,
+    QTableWidget,
+    QTableWidgetItem,
+    QSpinBox,
+)
+from pyqtgraph import mkPen
+from pyqtgraph.Qt import QtCore
+from bec_widgets.utils import Crosshair
+
+
+class ExampleApp(QWidget):
+    def __init__(self):
+        super().__init__()
+
+        # Layout
+        self.layout = QHBoxLayout()
+        self.setLayout(self.layout)
+
+        ##########################
+        # 1D Plot
+        ##########################
+
+        # PlotWidget
+        self.plot_widget_1d = pg.PlotWidget(title="1D PlotWidget with multiple curves")
+        self.plot_item_1d = self.plot_widget_1d.getPlotItem()
+        self.plot_item_1d.setLogMode(True, True)
+
+        # 1D Datasets
+        self.x_data = np.linspace(0, 10, 1000)
+
+        def gauss(x, mu, sigma):
+            return (1 / (sigma * np.sqrt(2 * np.pi))) * np.exp(-0.5 * ((x - mu) / sigma) ** 2)
+
+        # same convention as in line_plot.py
+        self.y_value_list = [
+            gauss(self.x_data, 1, 1),
+            gauss(self.x_data, 1.5, 3),
+            abs(np.sin(self.x_data)),
+            abs(np.cos(self.x_data)),
+            abs(np.sin(2 * self.x_data)),
+        ]  # List of y-values for multiple curves
+
+        self.curve_names = ["Gauss(1,1)", "Gauss(1.5,3)", "Abs(Sine)", "Abs(Cosine)", "Abs(Sine2x)"]
+        self.curves = []
+
+        ##########################
+        # 2D Plot
+        ##########################
+        self.plot_widget_2d = pg.PlotWidget(title="2D plot with crosshair and ROI square")
+        self.data_2D = np.random.random((100, 200))
+        self.plot_item_2d = self.plot_widget_2d.getPlotItem()
+        self.image_item = pg.ImageItem(self.data_2D)
+        self.plot_item_2d.addItem(self.image_item)
+
+        ##########################
+        # Table
+        ##########################
+        self.table = QTableWidget(len(self.curve_names), 2)
+        self.table.setHorizontalHeaderLabels(["(X, Y) - Moved", "(X, Y) - Clicked"])
+        self.table.setVerticalHeaderLabels(self.curve_names)
+        self.table.resizeColumnsToContents()
+
+        ##########################
+        # Spinbox for N curves
+        ##########################
+        self.spin_box = QSpinBox()
+        self.spin_box.setMinimum(0)
+        self.spin_box.setMaximum(len(self.y_value_list))
+        self.spin_box.setValue(2)
+        self.spin_box.valueChanged.connect(lambda: self.update_curves(self.spin_box.value()))
+
+        ##########################
+        # Adding widgets to layout
+        ##########################
+
+        ##### left side #####
+        self.column1 = QVBoxLayout()
+        self.layout.addLayout(self.column1)
+
+        # SpinBox
+        self.spin_row = QHBoxLayout()
+        self.column1.addLayout(self.spin_row)
+        self.spin_row.addWidget(QLabel("Number of curves:"))
+        self.spin_row.addWidget(self.spin_box)
+
+        # label
+        self.clicked_label_1d = QLabel("Clicked Coordinates (1D):")
+        self.column1.addWidget(self.clicked_label_1d)
+
+        # table
+        self.column1.addWidget(self.table)
+
+        # 1D plot
+        self.column1.addWidget(self.plot_widget_1d)
+
+        ##### left side #####
+        self.column2 = QVBoxLayout()
+        self.layout.addLayout(self.column2)
+
+        # labels
+        self.clicked_label_2d = QLabel("Clicked Coordinates (2D):")
+        self.moved_label_2d = QLabel("Moved Coordinates (2D):")
+        self.column2.addWidget(self.clicked_label_2d)
+        self.column2.addWidget(self.moved_label_2d)
+
+        # 2D plot
+        self.column2.addWidget(self.plot_widget_2d)
+
+        self.update_curves(2)  # just Gaussian curves
+
+    def hook_crosshair(self):
+        self.crosshair_1d = Crosshair(self.plot_item_1d, precision=10)
+        self.crosshair_1d.coordinatesChanged1D.connect(
+            lambda x, y: self.update_table(self.table, x, y, column=0)
+        )
+        self.crosshair_1d.coordinatesClicked1D.connect(
+            lambda x, y: self.update_table(self.table, x, y, column=1)
+        )
+        # 2D
+        self.crosshair_2d = Crosshair(self.plot_item_2d)
+        self.crosshair_2d.coordinatesChanged2D.connect(
+            lambda x, y: self.moved_label_2d.setText(f"Mouse Moved Coordinates (2D): x={x}, y={y}")
+        )
+        self.crosshair_2d.coordinatesClicked2D.connect(
+            lambda x, y: self.clicked_label_2d.setText(f"Clicked Coordinates (2D): x={x}, y={y}")
+        )
+
+    def update_table(self, table_widget, x, y_values, column):
+        """Update the table with the new coordinates"""
+        for i, y in enumerate(y_values):
+            table_widget.setItem(i, column, QTableWidgetItem(f"({x}, {y})"))
+            table_widget.resizeColumnsToContents()
+
+    def update_curves(self, num_curves):
+        """Update the number of curves"""
+
+        self.plot_item_1d.clear()
+
+        # Curves
+        color_list = ["#384c6b", "#e28a2b", "#5E3023", "#e41a1c", "#984e83", "#4daf4a"]
+        self.plot_item_1d.addLegend()
+        self.curves = []
+
+        y_value_list = self.y_value_list[:num_curves]
+
+        for ii, y_value in enumerate(y_value_list):
+            pen = mkPen(color=color_list[ii], width=2, style=QtCore.Qt.DashLine)
+            curve = pg.PlotDataItem(
+                self.x_data, y_value, pen=pen, skipFiniteCheck=True, name=self.curve_names[ii]
+            )
+            self.plot_item_1d.addItem(curve)
+            self.curves.append(curve)
+
+        self.hook_crosshair()
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    app = QApplication([])
+    window = ExampleApp()
+    window.show()
+    app.exec()
--- a/bec_widgets/applications/alignment/init.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/applications/alignment/init.py
--- a/bec_widgets/examples/eiger_plot/eiger_plot.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/examples/eiger_plot/eiger_plot.py
@@ -0,0 +1,315 @@
+import json
+import os
+import threading
+
+import h5py
+import numpy as np
+import pyqtgraph as pg
+import zmq
+from qtpy.QtCore import Signal as pyqtSignal
+from qtpy.QtCore import Slot as pyqtSlot
+from qtpy.QtGui import QKeySequence
+from qtpy.QtWidgets import (
+    QWidget,
+    QFileDialog,
+    QShortcut,
+    QDialog,
+    QVBoxLayout,
+    QLabel,
+    QFrame,
+)
+from pyqtgraph.Qt import uic
+
+
+# from scipy.stats import multivariate_normal
+
+
+class EigerPlot(QWidget):
+    update_signal = pyqtSignal()
+
+    def __init__(self, parent=None):
+        super().__init__(parent)
+        # pg.setConfigOptions(background="w", foreground="k", antialias=True)
+
+        current_path = os.path.dirname(__file__)
+        uic.loadUi(os.path.join(current_path, "eiger_plot.ui"), self)
+
+        # Set widow name
+        self.setWindowTitle("Eiger Plot")
+
+        self.hist_lims = None
+        self.mask = None
+        self.image = None
+
+        # UI
+        self.init_ui()
+        self.hook_signals()
+        self.key_bindings()
+
+        # ZMQ Consumer
+        self._zmq_consumer_exit_event = threading.Event()
+        self._zmq_consumer_thread = self.start_zmq_consumer()
+
+    def close(self):
+        super().close()
+        self._zmq_consumer_exit_event.set()
+        self._zmq_consumer_thread.join()
+
+    def init_ui(self):
+        # Create Plot and add ImageItem
+        self.plot_item = pg.PlotItem()
+        self.plot_item.setAspectLocked(True)
+        self.imageItem = pg.ImageItem()
+        self.plot_item.addItem(self.imageItem)
+
+        # Setting up histogram
+        self.hist = pg.HistogramLUTItem()
+        self.hist.setImageItem(self.imageItem)
+        self.hist.gradient.loadPreset("magma")
+        self.update_hist()
+
+        # Adding Items to Graphical Layout
+        self.glw.addItem(self.plot_item)
+        self.glw.addItem(self.hist)
+
+    def hook_signals(self):
+        # Buttons
+        # self.pushButton_test.clicked.connect(self.start_sim_stream)
+        self.pushButton_mask.clicked.connect(self.load_mask_dialog)
+        self.pushButton_delete_mask.clicked.connect(self.delete_mask)
+        self.pushButton_help.clicked.connect(self.show_help_dialog)
+
+        # SpinBoxes
+        self.doubleSpinBox_hist_min.valueChanged.connect(self.update_hist)
+        self.doubleSpinBox_hist_max.valueChanged.connect(self.update_hist)
+
+        # Signal/Slots
+        self.update_signal.connect(self.on_image_update)
+
+    def key_bindings(self):
+        # Key bindings for rotation
+        rotate_plus = QShortcut(QKeySequence("Ctrl+A"), self)
+        rotate_minus = QShortcut(QKeySequence("Ctrl+Z"), self)
+        self.comboBox_rotation.setToolTip("Increase rotation: Ctrl+A\nDecrease rotation: Ctrl+Z")
+        self.checkBox_transpose.setToolTip("Toggle transpose: Ctrl+T")
+
+        max_index = self.comboBox_rotation.count() - 1  # Maximum valid index
+
+        rotate_plus.activated.connect(
+            lambda: self.comboBox_rotation.setCurrentIndex(
+                min(self.comboBox_rotation.currentIndex() + 1, max_index)
+            )
+        )
+
+        rotate_minus.activated.connect(
+            lambda: self.comboBox_rotation.setCurrentIndex(
+                max(self.comboBox_rotation.currentIndex() - 1, 0)
+            )
+        )
+
+        # Key bindings for transpose
+        transpose = QShortcut(QKeySequence("Ctrl+T"), self)
+        transpose.activated.connect(self.checkBox_transpose.toggle)
+
+        FFT = QShortcut(QKeySequence("Ctrl+F"), self)
+        FFT.activated.connect(self.checkBox_FFT.toggle)
+        self.checkBox_FFT.setToolTip("Toggle FFT: Ctrl+F")
+
+        log = QShortcut(QKeySequence("Ctrl+L"), self)
+        log.activated.connect(self.checkBox_log.toggle)
+        self.checkBox_log.setToolTip("Toggle log: Ctrl+L")
+
+        mask = QShortcut(QKeySequence("Ctrl+M"), self)
+        mask.activated.connect(self.pushButton_mask.click)
+        self.pushButton_mask.setToolTip("Load mask: Ctrl+M")
+
+        delete_mask = QShortcut(QKeySequence("Ctrl+D"), self)
+        delete_mask.activated.connect(self.pushButton_delete_mask.click)
+        self.pushButton_delete_mask.setToolTip("Delete mask: Ctrl+D")
+
+    def update_hist(self):
+        self.hist_levels = [
+            self.doubleSpinBox_hist_min.value(),
+            self.doubleSpinBox_hist_max.value(),
+        ]
+        self.hist.setLevels(min=self.hist_levels[0], max=self.hist_levels[1])
+        self.hist.setHistogramRange(
+            self.hist_levels[0] - 0.1 * self.hist_levels[0],
+            self.hist_levels[1] + 0.1 * self.hist_levels[1],
+        )
+
+    def load_mask_dialog(self):
+        options = QFileDialog.Options()
+        options |= QFileDialog.ReadOnly
+        file_name, _ = QFileDialog.getOpenFileName(
+            self, "Select Mask File", "", "H5 Files (*.h5);;All Files (*)", options=options
+        )
+        if file_name:
+            self.load_mask(file_name)
+
+    def load_mask(self, path):
+        try:
+            with h5py.File(path, "r") as f:
+                self.mask = f["data"][...]
+            if self.mask is not None:
+                # Set label to mask name without path
+                self.label_mask.setText(os.path.basename(path))
+        except KeyError as e:
+            # Update GUI with the error message
+            print(f"Error: {str(e)}")
+
+    def delete_mask(self):
+        self.mask = None
+        self.label_mask.setText("No Mask")
+
+    @pyqtSlot()
+    def on_image_update(self):
+        # TODO first rotate then transpose
+        if self.mask is not None:
+            # self.image = np.ma.masked_array(self.image, mask=self.mask) #TODO test if np works
+            self.image = self.image * (1 - self.mask) + 1
+
+        if self.checkBox_FFT.isChecked():
+            self.image = np.abs(np.fft.fftshift(np.fft.fft2(self.image)))
+
+        if self.comboBox_rotation.currentIndex() > 0:  # rotate
+            self.image = np.rot90(self.image, k=self.comboBox_rotation.currentIndex(), axes=(0, 1))
+
+        if self.checkBox_transpose.isChecked():  # transpose
+            self.image = np.transpose(self.image)
+
+        if self.checkBox_log.isChecked():
+            self.image = np.log10(self.image)
+
+        self.imageItem.setImage(self.image, autoLevels=False)
+
+    ###############################
+    # ZMQ Consumer
+    ###############################
+
+    def start_zmq_consumer(self):
+        consumer_thread = threading.Thread(
+            target=self.zmq_consumer, args=(self._zmq_consumer_exit_event,), daemon=True
+        )
+        consumer_thread.start()
+        return consumer_thread
+
+    def zmq_consumer(self, exit_event):
+        print("starting consumer")
+        live_stream_url = "tcp://129.129.95.38:20000"
+        receiver = zmq.Context().socket(zmq.SUB)
+        receiver.connect(live_stream_url)
+        receiver.setsockopt_string(zmq.SUBSCRIBE, "")
+
+        poller = zmq.Poller()
+        poller.register(receiver, zmq.POLLIN)
+
+        # code could be a bit simpler here, testing exit_event in
+        # 'while' condition, but like this it is easier for the
+        # 'test_zmq_consumer' test
+        while True:
+            if poller.poll(1000):  # 1s timeout
+                raw_meta, raw_data = receiver.recv_multipart(zmq.NOBLOCK)
+
+                meta = json.loads(raw_meta.decode("utf-8"))
+                self.image = np.frombuffer(raw_data, dtype=meta["type"]).reshape(meta["shape"])
+                self.update_signal.emit()
+            if exit_event.is_set():
+                break
+
+        receiver.disconnect(live_stream_url)
+
+    ###############################
+    # just simulations from here
+    ###############################
+
+    def show_help_dialog(self):
+        dialog = QDialog(self)
+        dialog.setWindowTitle("Help")
+
+        layout = QVBoxLayout()
+
+        # Key bindings section
+        layout.addWidget(QLabel("Keyboard Shortcuts:"))
+
+        key_bindings = [
+            ("Ctrl+A", "Increase rotation"),
+            ("Ctrl+Z", "Decrease rotation"),
+            ("Ctrl+T", "Toggle transpose"),
+            ("Ctrl+F", "Toggle FFT"),
+            ("Ctrl+L", "Toggle log scale"),
+            ("Ctrl+M", "Load mask"),
+            ("Ctrl+D", "Delete mask"),
+        ]
+
+        for keys, action in key_bindings:
+            layout.addWidget(QLabel(f"{keys} - {action}"))
+
+        # Separator
+        separator = QFrame()
+        separator.setFrameShape(QFrame.HLine)
+        separator.setFrameShadow(QFrame.Sunken)
+        layout.addWidget(separator)
+
+        # Histogram section
+        layout.addWidget(QLabel("Histogram:"))
+        layout.addWidget(
+            QLabel(
+                "Use the Double Spin Boxes to adjust the minimum and maximum values of the histogram."
+            )
+        )
+
+        # Another Separator
+        another_separator = QFrame()
+        another_separator.setFrameShape(QFrame.HLine)
+        another_separator.setFrameShadow(QFrame.Sunken)
+        layout.addWidget(another_separator)
+
+        # Mask section
+        layout.addWidget(QLabel("Mask:"))
+        layout.addWidget(
+            QLabel(
+                "Use 'Load Mask' to load a mask from an H5 file. 'Delete Mask' removes the current mask."
+            )
+        )
+
+        dialog.setLayout(layout)
+        dialog.exec()
+
+    ###############################
+    # just simulations from here
+    ###############################
+    # def start_sim_stream(self):
+    #     sim_stream_thread = threading.Thread(target=self.sim_stream, daemon=True)
+    #     sim_stream_thread.start()
+    #
+    # def sim_stream(self):
+    #     for i in range(100):
+    #         # Generate 100x100 image of random noise
+    #         self.image = np.random.rand(100, 100) * 0.2
+    #
+    #         # Define Gaussian parameters
+    #         x, y = np.mgrid[0:50, 0:50]
+    #         pos = np.dstack((x, y))
+    #
+    #         # Center at (25, 25) longer along y-axis
+    #         rv = multivariate_normal(mean=[25, 25], cov=[[25, 0], [0, 80]])
+    #
+    #         # Generate Gaussian in the first quadrant
+    #         gaussian_quadrant = rv.pdf(pos) * 40
+    #
+    #         # Place Gaussian in the first quadrant
+    #         self.image[0:50, 0:50] += gaussian_quadrant * 10
+    #
+    #         self.update_signal.emit()
+    #         time.sleep(0.1)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    import sys
+    from qtpy.QtWidgets import QApplication
+
+    app = QApplication(sys.argv)
+    plot = EigerPlot()
+    plot.show()
+    sys.exit(app.exec())
--- a/bec_widgets/examples/eiger_plot/eiger_plot.ui
+++ b/bec_widgets/examples/eiger_plot/eiger_plot.ui
@@ -0,0 +1,207 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<ui version="4.0">
+ <class>Form</class>
+ <widget class="QWidget" name="Form">
+  <property name="geometry">
+   <rect>
+    <x>0</x>
+    <y>0</y>
+    <width>874</width>
+    <height>762</height>
+   </rect>
+  </property>
+  <property name="windowTitle">
+   <string>Form</string>
+  </property>
+  <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout_2">
+   <item>
+    <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="horizontalLayout">
+     <item>
+      <widget class="QGroupBox" name="groupBox">
+       <property name="title">
+        <string>Plot Control</string>
+       </property>
+       <layout class="QGridLayout" name="gridLayout">
+        <item row="0" column="0">
+         <widget class="QLabel" name="label">
+          <property name="text">
+           <string>Histogram MIN</string>
+          </property>
+         </widget>
+        </item>
+        <item row="0" column="1">
+         <widget class="QDoubleSpinBox" name="doubleSpinBox_hist_min">
+          <property name="minimum">
+           <double>-100000.000000000000000</double>
+          </property>
+          <property name="maximum">
+           <double>100000.000000000000000</double>
+          </property>
+         </widget>
+        </item>
+        <item row="1" column="0">
+         <widget class="QLabel" name="label_2">
+          <property name="text">
+           <string>Histogram MAX</string>
+          </property>
+         </widget>
+        </item>
+        <item row="1" column="1">
+         <widget class="QDoubleSpinBox" name="doubleSpinBox_hist_max">
+          <property name="minimum">
+           <double>-100000.000000000000000</double>
+          </property>
+          <property name="maximum">
+           <double>100000.000000000000000</double>
+          </property>
+          <property name="value">
+           <double>2.000000000000000</double>
+          </property>
+         </widget>
+        </item>
+       </layout>
+      </widget>
+     </item>
+     <item>
+      <widget class="QGroupBox" name="groupBox_2">
+       <property name="title">
+        <string>Data Control</string>
+       </property>
+       <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout">
+        <item>
+         <widget class="QCheckBox" name="checkBox_FFT">
+          <property name="enabled">
+           <bool>true</bool>
+          </property>
+          <property name="text">
+           <string>FFT</string>
+          </property>
+         </widget>
+        </item>
+        <item>
+         <widget class="QCheckBox" name="checkBox_log">
+          <property name="text">
+           <string>log</string>
+          </property>
+         </widget>
+        </item>
+        <item>
+         <widget class="QPushButton" name="pushButton_mask">
+          <property name="text">
+           <string>Load Mask</string>
+          </property>
+         </widget>
+        </item>
+        <item>
+         <widget class="QPushButton" name="pushButton_delete_mask">
+          <property name="text">
+           <string>Delete Mask</string>
+          </property>
+         </widget>
+        </item>
+       </layout>
+      </widget>
+     </item>
+     <item>
+      <widget class="QGroupBox" name="groupBox_3">
+       <property name="title">
+        <string>Orientation</string>
+       </property>
+       <layout class="QGridLayout" name="gridLayout_2">
+        <item row="2" column="1">
+         <widget class="QComboBox" name="comboBox_rotation">
+          <item>
+           <property name="text">
+            <string>0</string>
+           </property>
+          </item>
+          <item>
+           <property name="text">
+            <string>90</string>
+           </property>
+          </item>
+          <item>
+           <property name="text">
+            <string>180</string>
+           </property>
+          </item>
+          <item>
+           <property name="text">
+            <string>270</string>
+           </property>
+          </item>
+         </widget>
+        </item>
+        <item row="2" column="0">
+         <widget class="QLabel" name="label_3">
+          <property name="text">
+           <string>Rotation</string>
+          </property>
+         </widget>
+        </item>
+        <item row="0" column="0" colspan="2">
+         <widget class="QCheckBox" name="checkBox_transpose">
+          <property name="text">
+           <string>Transpose</string>
+          </property>
+         </widget>
+        </item>
+       </layout>
+      </widget>
+     </item>
+     <item>
+      <widget class="QGroupBox" name="groupBox_4">
+       <property name="title">
+        <string>Help</string>
+       </property>
+       <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout_3">
+        <item>
+         <widget class="QLabel" name="label_mask">
+          <property name="text">
+           <string>No Mask</string>
+          </property>
+          <property name="alignment">
+           <set>Qt::AlignCenter</set>
+          </property>
+         </widget>
+        </item>
+        <item>
+         <widget class="QPushButton" name="pushButton_help">
+          <property name="text">
+           <string>Help</string>
+          </property>
+         </widget>
+        </item>
+       </layout>
+      </widget>
+     </item>
+     <item>
+      <spacer name="horizontalSpacer">
+       <property name="orientation">
+        <enum>Qt::Horizontal</enum>
+       </property>
+       <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
+        <size>
+         <width>40</width>
+         <height>20</height>
+        </size>
+       </property>
+      </spacer>
+     </item>
+    </layout>
+   </item>
+   <item>
+    <widget class="GraphicsLayoutWidget" name="glw"/>
+   </item>
+  </layout>
+ </widget>
+ <customwidgets>
+  <customwidget>
+   <class>GraphicsLayoutWidget</class>
+   <extends>QGraphicsView</extends>
+   <header>pyqtgraph.h</header>
+  </customwidget>
+ </customwidgets>
+ <resources/>
+ <connections/>
+</ui>
--- a/bec_widgets/examples/general_app/general_app.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/examples/general_app/general_app.py
@@ -1,92 +0,0 @@
-import os
-import sys
-
-from qtpy.QtCore import QSize
-from qtpy.QtGui import QActionGroup, QIcon
-from qtpy.QtWidgets import QApplication, QMainWindow, QStyle
-
-import bec_widgets
-from bec_widgets.examples.general_app.web_links import BECWebLinksMixin
-from bec_widgets.utils.colors import apply_theme
-from bec_widgets.utils.ui_loader import UILoader
-
-MODULE_PATH = os.path.dirname(bec_widgets.__file__)
-
-
-class BECGeneralApp(QMainWindow):
-    def __init__(self, parent=None):
-        super(BECGeneralApp, self).__init__(parent)
-        ui_file_path = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "general_app.ui")
-        self.load_ui(ui_file_path)
-
-        self.resize(1280, 720)
-
-        self.ini_ui()
-
-    def ini_ui(self):
-        self._setup_icons()
-        self._hook_menubar_docs()
-        self._hook_theme_bar()
-
-    def load_ui(self, ui_file):
-        loader = UILoader(self)
-        self.ui = loader.loader(ui_file)
-        self.setCentralWidget(self.ui)
-
-    def _hook_menubar_docs(self):
-        # BEC Docs
-        self.ui.action_BEC_docs.triggered.connect(BECWebLinksMixin.open_bec_docs)
-        # BEC Widgets Docs
-        self.ui.action_BEC_widgets_docs.triggered.connect(BECWebLinksMixin.open_bec_widgets_docs)
-        # Bug report
-        self.ui.action_bug_report.triggered.connect(BECWebLinksMixin.open_bec_bug_report)
-
-    def change_theme(self, theme):
-        apply_theme(theme)
-
-    def _setup_icons(self):
-        help_icon = QApplication.style().standardIcon(QStyle.SP_MessageBoxQuestion)
-        bug_icon = QApplication.style().standardIcon(QStyle.SP_MessageBoxInformation)
-        computer_icon = QIcon.fromTheme("computer")
-        widget_icon = QIcon(os.path.join(MODULE_PATH, "assets", "designer_icons", "dock_area.png"))
-
-        self.ui.action_BEC_docs.setIcon(help_icon)
-        self.ui.action_BEC_widgets_docs.setIcon(help_icon)
-        self.ui.action_bug_report.setIcon(bug_icon)
-
-        self.ui.central_tab.setTabIcon(0, widget_icon)
-        self.ui.central_tab.setTabIcon(1, computer_icon)
-
-    def _hook_theme_bar(self):
-        self.ui.action_light.setCheckable(True)
-        self.ui.action_dark.setCheckable(True)
-
-        # Create an action group to make sure only one can be checked at a time
-        theme_group = QActionGroup(self)
-        theme_group.addAction(self.ui.action_light)
-        theme_group.addAction(self.ui.action_dark)
-        theme_group.setExclusive(True)
-
-        # Connect the actions to the theme change method
-
-        self.ui.action_light.triggered.connect(lambda: self.change_theme("light"))
-        self.ui.action_dark.triggered.connect(lambda: self.change_theme("dark"))
-
-        self.ui.action_dark.trigger()
-
-
-def main():  # pragma: no cover
-
-    app = QApplication(sys.argv)
-    icon = QIcon()
-    icon.addFile(
-        os.path.join(MODULE_PATH, "assets", "app_icons", "BEC-General-App.png"), size=QSize(48, 48)
-    )
-    app.setWindowIcon(icon)
-    main_window = BECGeneralApp()
-    main_window.show()
-    sys.exit(app.exec_())
-
-
-if __name__ == "__main__":  # pragma: no cover
-    main()
--- a/bec_widgets/examples/general_app/general_app.ui
+++ b/bec_widgets/examples/general_app/general_app.ui
@@ -1,262 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<ui version="4.0">
-    <class>MainWindow</class>
-    <widget class="QMainWindow" name="MainWindow">
-        <property name="geometry">
-            <rect>
-                <x>0</x>
-                <y>0</y>
-                <width>1718</width>
-                <height>1139</height>
-            </rect>
-        </property>
-        <property name="windowTitle">
-            <string>MainWindow</string>
-        </property>
-        <property name="tabShape">
-            <enum>QTabWidget::TabShape::Rounded</enum>
-        </property>
-        <widget class="QWidget" name="centralwidget">
-            <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout_3">
-                <item>
-                    <widget class="QTabWidget" name="central_tab">
-                        <property name="currentIndex">
-                            <number>0</number>
-                        </property>
-                        <widget class="QWidget" name="dock_area_tab">
-                            <attribute name="title">
-                                <string>Dock Area</string>
-                            </attribute>
-                            <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout">
-                                <property name="leftMargin">
-                                    <number>2</number>
-                                </property>
-                                <property name="topMargin">
-                                    <number>1</number>
-                                </property>
-                                <property name="rightMargin">
-                                    <number>2</number>
-                                </property>
-                                <property name="bottomMargin">
-                                    <number>2</number>
-                                </property>
-                                <item>
-                                    <widget class="BECDockArea" name="dock_area"/>
-                                </item>
-                            </layout>
-                        </widget>
-                        <widget class="QWidget" name="vscode_tab">
-                            <attribute name="icon">
-                                <iconset theme="QIcon::ThemeIcon::Computer"/>
-                            </attribute>
-                            <attribute name="title">
-                                <string>Visual Studio Code</string>
-                            </attribute>
-                            <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout_2">
-                                <property name="leftMargin">
-                                    <number>2</number>
-                                </property>
-                                <property name="topMargin">
-                                    <number>1</number>
-                                </property>
-                                <property name="rightMargin">
-                                    <number>2</number>
-                                </property>
-                                <property name="bottomMargin">
-                                    <number>2</number>
-                                </property>
-                                <item>
-                                    <widget class="VSCodeEditor" name="vscode"/>
-                                </item>
-                            </layout>
-                        </widget>
-                    </widget>
-                </item>
-            </layout>
-        </widget>
-        <widget class="QMenuBar" name="menubar">
-            <property name="geometry">
-                <rect>
-                    <x>0</x>
-                    <y>0</y>
-                    <width>1718</width>
-                    <height>31</height>
-                </rect>
-            </property>
-            <widget class="QMenu" name="menuHelp">
-                <property name="title">
-                    <string>Help</string>
-                </property>
-                <addaction name="action_BEC_docs"/>
-                <addaction name="action_BEC_widgets_docs"/>
-                <addaction name="action_bug_report"/>
-            </widget>
-            <widget class="QMenu" name="menuTheme">
-                <property name="title">
-                    <string>Theme</string>
-                </property>
-                <addaction name="action_light"/>
-                <addaction name="action_dark"/>
-            </widget>
-            <addaction name="menuTheme"/>
-            <addaction name="menuHelp"/>
-        </widget>
-        <widget class="QStatusBar" name="statusbar"/>
-        <widget class="QDockWidget" name="dock_scan_control">
-            <property name="windowTitle">
-                <string>Scan Control</string>
-            </property>
-            <attribute name="dockWidgetArea">
-                <number>2</number>
-            </attribute>
-            <widget class="QWidget" name="dockWidgetContents_2">
-                <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout_4">
-                    <item>
-                        <widget class="ScanControl" name="scan_control"/>
-                    </item>
-                </layout>
-            </widget>
-        </widget>
-        <widget class="QDockWidget" name="dock_status_2">
-            <property name="windowTitle">
-                <string>BEC Service Status</string>
-            </property>
-            <attribute name="dockWidgetArea">
-                <number>2</number>
-            </attribute>
-            <widget class="QWidget" name="dockWidgetContents_3">
-                <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout_5">
-                    <property name="leftMargin">
-                        <number>0</number>
-                    </property>
-                    <property name="topMargin">
-                        <number>0</number>
-                    </property>
-                    <property name="rightMargin">
-                        <number>0</number>
-                    </property>
-                    <property name="bottomMargin">
-                        <number>0</number>
-                    </property>
-                    <item>
-                        <widget class="BECStatusBox" name="bec_status_box_2"/>
-                    </item>
-                </layout>
-            </widget>
-        </widget>
-        <widget class="QDockWidget" name="dock_queue">
-            <property name="windowTitle">
-                <string>Scan Queue</string>
-            </property>
-            <attribute name="dockWidgetArea">
-                <number>2</number>
-            </attribute>
-            <widget class="QWidget" name="dockWidgetContents_4">
-                <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout_6">
-                    <property name="leftMargin">
-                        <number>0</number>
-                    </property>
-                    <property name="topMargin">
-                        <number>0</number>
-                    </property>
-                    <property name="rightMargin">
-                        <number>0</number>
-                    </property>
-                    <property name="bottomMargin">
-                        <number>0</number>
-                    </property>
-                    <item>
-                        <widget class="BECQueue" name="bec_queue">
-                            <row/>
-                            <column/>
-                            <column/>
-                            <column/>
-                            <item row="0" column="0"/>
-                            <item row="0" column="1"/>
-                            <item row="0" column="2"/>
-                        </widget>
-                    </item>
-                </layout>
-            </widget>
-        </widget>
-        <action name="action_BEC_docs">
-            <property name="icon">
-                <iconset theme="QIcon::ThemeIcon::DialogQuestion"/>
-            </property>
-            <property name="text">
-                <string>BEC Docs</string>
-            </property>
-        </action>
-        <action name="action_BEC_widgets_docs">
-            <property name="icon">
-                <iconset theme="QIcon::ThemeIcon::DialogQuestion"/>
-            </property>
-            <property name="text">
-                <string>BEC Widgets Docs</string>
-            </property>
-        </action>
-        <action name="action_bug_report">
-            <property name="icon">
-                <iconset theme="QIcon::ThemeIcon::DialogError"/>
-            </property>
-            <property name="text">
-                <string>Bug Report</string>
-            </property>
-        </action>
-        <action name="action_light">
-            <property name="checkable">
-                <bool>true</bool>
-            </property>
-            <property name="text">
-                <string>Light</string>
-            </property>
-        </action>
-        <action name="action_dark">
-            <property name="checkable">
-                <bool>true</bool>
-            </property>
-            <property name="text">
-                <string>Dark</string>
-            </property>
-        </action>
-    </widget>
-    <customwidgets>
-        <customwidget>
-            <class>WebsiteWidget</class>
-            <extends>QWebEngineView</extends>
-            <header>website_widget</header>
-        </customwidget>
-        <customwidget>
-            <class>BECQueue</class>
-            <extends>QTableWidget</extends>
-            <header>bec_queue</header>
-        </customwidget>
-        <customwidget>
-            <class>ScanControl</class>
-            <extends>QWidget</extends>
-            <header>scan_control</header>
-        </customwidget>
-        <customwidget>
-            <class>VSCodeEditor</class>
-            <extends>WebsiteWidget</extends>
-            <header>vs_code_editor</header>
-        </customwidget>
-        <customwidget>
-            <class>BECStatusBox</class>
-            <extends>QWidget</extends>
-            <header>bec_status_box</header>
-        </customwidget>
-        <customwidget>
-            <class>BECDockArea</class>
-            <extends>QWidget</extends>
-            <header>dock_area</header>
-        </customwidget>
-        <customwidget>
-            <class>QWebEngineView</class>
-            <extends></extends>
-            <header location="global">QtWebEngineWidgets/QWebEngineView</header>
-        </customwidget>
-    </customwidgets>
-    <resources/>
-    <connections/>
-</ui>
--- a/bec_widgets/examples/general_app/web_links.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/examples/general_app/web_links.py
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-import webbrowser
-
-
-class BECWebLinksMixin:
-    @staticmethod
-    def open_bec_docs():
-        webbrowser.open("https://beamline-experiment-control.readthedocs.io/en/latest/")
-
-    @staticmethod
-    def open_bec_widgets_docs():
-        webbrowser.open("https://bec.readthedocs.io/projects/bec-widgets/en/latest/")
-
-    @staticmethod
-    def open_bec_bug_report():
-        webbrowser.open("https://gitlab.psi.ch/groups/bec/-/issues/")
--- a/bec_widgets/examples/jupyter_console/jupyter_console_window.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/examples/jupyter_console/jupyter_console_window.py
@@ -1,215 +0,0 @@
-import os
-
-import numpy as np
-import pyqtgraph as pg
-from bec_qthemes import material_icon
-from qtpy.QtCore import QSize
-from qtpy.QtGui import QIcon
-from qtpy.QtWidgets import (
-    QApplication,
-    QGroupBox,
-    QHBoxLayout,
-    QSplitter,
-    QTabWidget,
-    QVBoxLayout,
-    QWidget,
-)
-
-from bec_widgets.utils import BECDispatcher
-from bec_widgets.utils.colors import apply_theme
-from bec_widgets.widgets.dock.dock_area import BECDockArea
-from bec_widgets.widgets.figure import BECFigure
-from bec_widgets.widgets.jupyter_console.jupyter_console import BECJupyterConsole
-
-
-class JupyterConsoleWindow(QWidget):  # pragma: no cover:
-    """A widget that contains a Jupyter console linked to BEC Widgets with full API access (contains Qt and pyqtgraph API)."""
-
-    def __init__(self, parent=None):
-        super().__init__(parent)
-
-        self._init_ui()
-
-        # console push
-        if self.console.inprocess is True:
-            self.console.kernel_manager.kernel.shell.push(
-                {
-                    "np": np,
-                    "pg": pg,
-                    "fig": self.figure,
-                    "dock": self.dock,
-                    "w1": self.w1,
-                    "w2": self.w2,
-                    "w3": self.w3,
-                    "w4": self.w4,
-                    "w5": self.w5,
-                    "w6": self.w6,
-                    "w7": self.w7,
-                    "w8": self.w8,
-                    "w9": self.w9,
-                    "w10": self.w10,
-                    "d0": self.d0,
-                    "d1": self.d1,
-                    "d2": self.d2,
-                    "wave": self.wf,
-                    # "bar": self.bar,
-                    # "cm": self.colormap,
-                    "im": self.im,
-                    "mm": self.mm,
-                }
-            )
-
-    def _init_ui(self):
-        self.layout = QHBoxLayout(self)
-
-        # Horizontal splitter
-        splitter = QSplitter(self)
-        self.layout.addWidget(splitter)
-
-        tab_widget = QTabWidget(splitter)
-
-        first_tab = QWidget()
-        first_tab_layout = QVBoxLayout(first_tab)
-        self.dock = BECDockArea(gui_id="dock")
-        first_tab_layout.addWidget(self.dock)
-        tab_widget.addTab(first_tab, "Dock Area")
-
-        second_tab = QWidget()
-        second_tab_layout = QVBoxLayout(second_tab)
-        self.figure = BECFigure(parent=self, gui_id="figure")
-        second_tab_layout.addWidget(self.figure)
-        tab_widget.addTab(second_tab, "BEC Figure")
-
-        group_box = QGroupBox("Jupyter Console", splitter)
-        group_box_layout = QVBoxLayout(group_box)
-        self.console = BECJupyterConsole(inprocess=True)
-        group_box_layout.addWidget(self.console)
-
-        # add stuff to figure
-        self._init_figure()
-
-        # init dock for testing
-        self._init_dock()
-
-        self.setWindowTitle("Jupyter Console Window")
-
-    def _init_figure(self):
-        self.w1 = self.figure.plot(
-            x_name="samx",
-            y_name="bpm4i",
-            # title="Standard Plot with sync device, custom labels - w1",
-            # x_label="Motor Position",
-            # y_label="Intensity (A.U.)",
-            row=0,
-            col=0,
-        )
-        self.w1.set(
-            title="Standard Plot with sync device, custom labels - w1",
-            x_label="Motor Position",
-            y_label="Intensity (A.U.)",
-        )
-        self.w2 = self.figure.motor_map("samx", "samy", row=0, col=1)
-        self.w3 = self.figure.image(
-            "eiger", color_map="viridis", vrange=(0, 100), title="Eiger Image - w3", row=0, col=2
-        )
-        self.w4 = self.figure.plot(
-            x_name="samx",
-            y_name="samy",
-            z_name="bpm4i",
-            color_map_z="magma",
-            new=True,
-            title="2D scatter plot - w4",
-            row=0,
-            col=3,
-        )
-        self.w5 = self.figure.plot(
-            y_name="bpm4i",
-            new=True,
-            title="Best Effort Plot - w5",
-            dap="GaussianModel",
-            row=1,
-            col=0,
-        )
-        self.w6 = self.figure.plot(
-            x_name="timestamp", y_name="bpm4i", new=True, title="Timestamp Plot - w6", row=1, col=1
-        )
-        self.w7 = self.figure.plot(
-            x_name="index", y_name="bpm4i", new=True, title="Index Plot - w7", row=1, col=2
-        )
-        self.w8 = self.figure.plot(
-            y_name="monitor_async", new=True, title="Async Plot - Best Effort - w8", row=2, col=0
-        )
-        self.w9 = self.figure.plot(
-            x_name="timestamp",
-            y_name="monitor_async",
-            new=True,
-            title="Async Plot - timestamp - w9",
-            row=2,
-            col=1,
-        )
-        self.w10 = self.figure.plot(
-            x_name="index",
-            y_name="monitor_async",
-            new=True,
-            title="Async Plot - index - w10",
-            row=2,
-            col=2,
-        )
-
-    def _init_dock(self):
-
-        self.d0 = self.dock.add_dock(name="dock_0")
-        self.mm = self.d0.add_widget("BECMotorMapWidget")
-        self.mm.change_motors("samx", "samy")
-
-        self.d1 = self.dock.add_dock(name="dock_1", position="right")
-        self.im = self.d1.add_widget("BECImageWidget")
-        self.im.image("eiger")
-
-        self.d2 = self.dock.add_dock(name="dock_2", position="bottom")
-        self.wf = self.d2.add_widget("BECWaveformWidget", row=0, col=0)
-        self.wf.plot(x_name="samx", y_name="bpm3a")
-        self.wf.plot(x_name="samx", y_name="bpm4i", dap="GaussianModel")
-        # self.bar = self.d2.add_widget("RingProgressBar", row=0, col=1)
-        # self.bar.set_diameter(200)
-
-        # self.d3 = self.dock.add_dock(name="dock_3", position="bottom")
-        # self.colormap = pg.GradientWidget()
-        # self.d3.add_widget(self.colormap, row=0, col=0)
-
-        self.dock.save_state()
-
-    def closeEvent(self, event):
-        """Override to handle things when main window is closed."""
-        self.dock.cleanup()
-        self.dock.close()
-        self.figure.cleanup()
-        self.figure.close()
-        self.console.close()
-
-        super().closeEvent(event)
-
-
-if __name__ == "__main__":  # pragma: no cover
-    import sys
-
-    import bec_widgets
-
-    module_path = os.path.dirname(bec_widgets.__file__)
-
-    app = QApplication(sys.argv)
-    app.setApplicationName("Jupyter Console")
-    app.setApplicationDisplayName("Jupyter Console")
-    apply_theme("dark")
-    icon = material_icon("terminal", color="#434343", filled=True)
-    app.setWindowIcon(icon)
-
-    bec_dispatcher = BECDispatcher()
-    client = bec_dispatcher.client
-    client.start()
-
-    win = JupyterConsoleWindow()
-    win.show()
-
-    app.aboutToQuit.connect(win.close)
-    sys.exit(app.exec_())
--- a/bec_widgets/applications/alignment/alignment_1d/init.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/applications/alignment/alignment_1d/init.py
--- a/bec_widgets/examples/mca_readout/mca_plot.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/examples/mca_readout/mca_plot.py
@@ -0,0 +1,161 @@
+# import simulation_progress as SP
+import numpy as np
+import pyqtgraph as pg
+from qtpy.QtCore import Signal as pyqtSignal, Slot as pyqtSlot
+from qtpy.QtWidgets import (
+    QApplication,
+    QVBoxLayout,
+    QWidget,
+)
+
+from bec_lib import MessageEndpoints, messages
+
+
+class StreamApp(QWidget):
+    update_signal = pyqtSignal()
+    new_scanID = pyqtSignal(str)
+
+    def __init__(self, device, sub_device):
+        super().__init__()
+        pg.setConfigOptions(background="w", foreground="k")
+        self.init_ui()
+
+        self.setWindowTitle("MCA readout")
+
+        self.data = None
+        self.scanID = None
+        self.stream_consumer = None
+
+        self.device = device
+        self.sub_device = sub_device
+
+        self.start_device_consumer()
+
+        # self.start_device_consumer(self.device)  # for simulation
+
+        self.new_scanID.connect(self.create_new_stream_consumer)
+        self.update_signal.connect(self.plot_new)
+
+    def init_ui(self):
+        # Create layout and add widgets
+        self.layout = QVBoxLayout()
+        self.setLayout(self.layout)
+
+        # Create plot
+        self.glw = pg.GraphicsLayoutWidget()
+        self.layout.addWidget(self.glw)
+
+        # Create Plot and add ImageItem
+        self.plot_item = pg.PlotItem()
+        self.plot_item.setAspectLocked(False)
+        self.imageItem = pg.ImageItem()
+        # self.plot_item1D = pg.PlotItem()
+        # self.plot_item.addItem(self.imageItem)
+        # self.plot_item.addItem(self.plot_item1D)
+
+        # Setting up histogram
+        # self.hist = pg.HistogramLUTItem()
+        # self.hist.setImageItem(self.imageItem)
+        # self.hist.gradient.loadPreset("magma")
+        # self.update_hist()
+
+        # Adding Items to Graphical Layout
+        self.glw.addItem(self.plot_item)
+        # self.glw.addItem(self.hist)
+
+    @pyqtSlot(str)
+    def create_new_stream_consumer(self, scanID: str):
+        print(f"Creating new stream consumer for scanID: {scanID}")
+
+        self.connect_stream_consumer(scanID, self.device)
+
+    def connect_stream_consumer(self, scanID, device):
+        if self.stream_consumer is not None:
+            self.stream_consumer.shutdown()
+
+        self.stream_consumer = connector.stream_consumer(
+            topics=MessageEndpoints.device_async_readback(scanID=scanID, device=device),
+            cb=self._streamer_cb,
+            parent=self,
+        )
+
+        self.stream_consumer.start()
+
+    def start_device_consumer(self):
+        self.device_consumer = connector.consumer(
+            topics=MessageEndpoints.scan_status(), cb=self._device_cv, parent=self
+        )
+
+        self.device_consumer.start()
+
+    # def start_device_consumer(self, device): #for simulation
+    #     self.device_consumer = connector.consumer(
+    #         topics=MessageEndpoints.device_status(device), cb=self._device_cv, parent=self
+    #     )
+    #
+    #     self.device_consumer.start()
+
+    def plot_new(self):
+        print(f"Printing data from plot update: {self.data}")
+        self.plot_item.plot(self.data[0])
+        # self.imageItem.setImage(self.data, autoLevels=False)
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _streamer_cb(msg, *, parent, **_kwargs) -> None:
+        msgMCS = msg.value
+        print(msgMCS)
+        row = msgMCS.content["signals"][parent.sub_device]
+        metadata = msgMCS.metadata
+
+        # Check if the current number of rows is odd
+        # if parent.data is not None and parent.data.shape[0] % 2 == 1:
+        #     row = np.flip(row)  # Flip the row
+        print(f"Printing data from callback update: {row}")
+        parent.data = np.array([row])
+        # if parent.data is None:
+        #     parent.data = np.array([row])
+        # else:
+        #     parent.data = np.vstack((parent.data, row))
+
+        parent.update_signal.emit()
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _device_cv(msg, *, parent, **_kwargs) -> None:
+        print("Getting ScanID")
+
+        msgDEV = msg.value
+
+        current_scanID = msgDEV.content["scanID"]
+
+        if parent.scanID is None:
+            parent.scanID = current_scanID
+            parent.new_scanID.emit(current_scanID)
+            print(f"New scanID: {current_scanID}")
+
+        if current_scanID != parent.scanID:
+            parent.scanID = current_scanID
+            # parent.data = None
+            # parent.imageItem.clear()
+            parent.new_scanID.emit(current_scanID)
+
+            print(f"New scanID: {current_scanID}")
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    import argparse
+    from bec_lib import RedisConnector
+
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Stream App.")
+    parser.add_argument("--port", type=str, default="pc15543:6379", help="Port for RedisConnector")
+    parser.add_argument("--device", type=str, default="mcs", help="Device name")
+    parser.add_argument("--sub_device", type=str, default="mca4", help="Sub-device name")
+
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+
+    connector = RedisConnector(args.port)
+
+    app = QApplication([])
+    streamApp = StreamApp(device=args.device, sub_device=args.sub_device)
+
+    streamApp.show()
+    app.exec()
--- a/bec_widgets/examples/mca_readout/mca_sim.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/examples/mca_readout/mca_sim.py
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+from bec_lib import messages, MessageEndpoints, RedisConnector
+import time
+
+connector = RedisConnector("localhost:6379")
+producer = connector.producer()
+metadata = {}
+
+scanID = "ScanID1"
+
+metadata.update(
+    {
+        "scanID": scanID,  # this will be different for each scan
+        "async_update": "append",
+    }
+)
+for ii in range(20):
+    data = {"mca1": [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10], "mca2": [10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1]}
+    msg = messages.DeviceMessage(
+        signals=data,
+        metadata=metadata,
+    ).dumps()
+
+    # producer.send(topic=MessageEndpoints.device_status(device="mca"), msg=msg)
+
+    producer.xadd(
+        topic=MessageEndpoints.device_async_readback(
+            scanID=scanID, device="mca"
+        ),  # scanID will be different for each scan
+        msg={"data": msg},  # TODO should be msg_dict
+        expire=1800,
+    )
+
+    print(f"Sent {ii}")
+    time.sleep(0.5)
--- a/bec_widgets/examples/modular_app/_init.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/examples/modular_app/_init.py
--- a/bec_widgets/examples/modular_app/modular.ui
+++ b/bec_widgets/examples/modular_app/modular.ui
@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<ui version="4.0">
+ <class>MainWindow</class>
+ <widget class="QMainWindow" name="MainWindow">
+  <property name="geometry">
+   <rect>
+    <x>0</x>
+    <y>0</y>
+    <width>1433</width>
+    <height>689</height>
+   </rect>
+  </property>
+  <property name="windowTitle">
+   <string>MainWindow</string>
+  </property>
+  <widget class="QWidget" name="centralwidget">
+   <layout class="QGridLayout" name="gridLayout">
+    <item row="1" column="2">
+     <widget class="QLabel" name="label_3">
+      <property name="text">
+       <string>Plot  Config 2</string>
+      </property>
+     </widget>
+    </item>
+    <item row="3" column="0" colspan="2">
+     <widget class="BECMonitor" name="plot_1"/>
+    </item>
+    <item row="1" column="3">
+     <widget class="QPushButton" name="pushButton_setting_2">
+      <property name="text">
+       <string>Setting Plot 2</string>
+      </property>
+     </widget>
+    </item>
+    <item row="3" column="2" colspan="2">
+     <widget class="BECMonitor" name="plot_2"/>
+    </item>
+    <item row="1" column="4">
+     <widget class="QLabel" name="label_2">
+      <property name="text">
+       <string>Plot Scan Types = True</string>
+      </property>
+     </widget>
+    </item>
+    <item row="1" column="1">
+     <widget class="QPushButton" name="pushButton_setting_1">
+      <property name="text">
+       <string>Setting Plot 1</string>
+      </property>
+     </widget>
+    </item>
+    <item row="1" column="0">
+     <widget class="QLabel" name="label">
+      <property name="text">
+       <string>Plot Config 1</string>
+      </property>
+     </widget>
+    </item>
+    <item row="1" column="5">
+     <widget class="QPushButton" name="pushButton_setting_3">
+      <property name="text">
+       <string>Setting Plot 3</string>
+      </property>
+     </widget>
+    </item>
+    <item row="3" column="4" colspan="2">
+     <widget class="BECMonitor" name="plot_3"/>
+    </item>
+   </layout>
+  </widget>
+  <widget class="QMenuBar" name="menubar">
+   <property name="geometry">
+    <rect>
+     <x>0</x>
+     <y>0</y>
+     <width>1433</width>
+     <height>37</height>
+    </rect>
+   </property>
+  </widget>
+  <widget class="QStatusBar" name="statusbar"/>
+ </widget>
+ <customwidgets>
+  <customwidget>
+   <class>BECMonitor</class>
+   <extends>QGraphicsView</extends>
+   <header location="global">bec_widgets.widgets.h</header>
+  </customwidget>
+ </customwidgets>
+ <resources/>
+ <connections/>
+</ui>
--- a/bec_widgets/examples/modular_app/modular_app.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/examples/modular_app/modular_app.py
@@ -0,0 +1,200 @@
+import os
+
+from qtpy import uic
+from qtpy.QtWidgets import QMainWindow, QApplication
+
+from bec_widgets.utils.bec_dispatcher import BECDispatcher
+from bec_widgets.widgets import BECMonitor
+
+# some default configs for demonstration purposes
+CONFIG_SIMPLE = {
+    "plot_settings": {
+        "background_color": "black",
+        "num_columns": 2,
+        "colormap": "plasma",
+        "scan_types": False,
+    },
+    "plot_data": [
+        {
+            "plot_name": "BPM4i plots vs samx",
+            "x_label": "Motor X",
+            "y_label": "bpm4i",
+            "sources": [
+                {
+                    "type": "scan_segment",
+                    "signals": {
+                        "x": [{"name": "samx"}],
+                        "y": [{"name": "bpm4i", "entry": "bpm4i"}],
+                    },
+                },
+                # {
+                #     "type": "history",
+                #     "signals": {
+                #         "x": [{"name": "samx"}],
+                #         "y": [{"name": "bpm4i", "entry": "bpm4i"}],
+                #     },
+                # },
+                # {
+                #     "type": "dap",
+                #     'worker':'some_worker',
+                #     "signals": {
+                #         "x": [{"name": "samx"}],
+                #         "y": [{"name": "bpm4i", "entry": "bpm4i"}],
+                #     },
+                # },
+            ],
+        },
+        {
+            "plot_name": "Gauss plots vs samx",
+            "x_label": "Motor X",
+            "y_label": "Gauss",
+            "sources": [
+                {
+                    "type": "scan_segment",
+                    "signals": {
+                        "x": [{"name": "samx", "entry": "samx"}],
+                        "y": [{"name": "gauss_bpm"}, {"name": "gauss_adc1"}],
+                    },
+                }
+            ],
+        },
+    ],
+}
+
+
+CONFIG_SCAN_MODE = {
+    "plot_settings": {
+        "background_color": "white",
+        "num_columns": 3,
+        "colormap": "plasma",
+        "scan_types": True,
+    },
+    "plot_data": {
+        "grid_scan": [
+            {
+                "plot_name": "Grid plot 1",
+                "x_label": "Motor X",
+                "y_label": "BPM",
+                "sources": [
+                    {
+                        "type": "scan_segment",
+                        "signals": {
+                            "x": [{"name": "samx", "entry": "samx"}],
+                            "y": [{"name": "gauss_bpm"}],
+                        },
+                    }
+                ],
+            },
+            {
+                "plot_name": "Grid plot 2",
+                "x_label": "Motor X",
+                "y_label": "BPM",
+                "sources": [
+                    {
+                        "type": "scan_segment",
+                        "signals": {
+                            "x": [{"name": "samx", "entry": "samx"}],
+                            "y": [{"name": "gauss_adc1"}],
+                        },
+                    }
+                ],
+            },
+            {
+                "plot_name": "Grid plot 3",
+                "x_label": "Motor X",
+                "y_label": "BPM",
+                "sources": [
+                    {
+                        "type": "scan_segment",
+                        "signals": {
+                            "x": [{"name": "samy"}],
+                            "y": [{"name": "gauss_adc2"}],
+                        },
+                    }
+                ],
+            },
+            {
+                "plot_name": "Grid plot 4",
+                "x_label": "Motor X",
+                "y_label": "BPM",
+                "sources": [
+                    {
+                        "type": "scan_segment",
+                        "signals": {
+                            "x": [{"name": "samy", "entry": "samy"}],
+                            "y": [{"name": "gauss_adc3"}],
+                        },
+                    }
+                ],
+            },
+        ],
+        "line_scan": [
+            {
+                "plot_name": "BPM plots vs samx",
+                "x_label": "Motor X",
+                "y_label": "Gauss",
+                "sources": [
+                    {
+                        "type": "scan_segment",
+                        "signals": {
+                            "x": [{"name": "samx", "entry": "samx"}],
+                            "y": [{"name": "bpm4i"}],
+                        },
+                    }
+                ],
+            },
+            {
+                "plot_name": "Gauss plots vs samx",
+                "x_label": "Motor X",
+                "y_label": "Gauss",
+                "sources": [
+                    {
+                        "type": "scan_segment",
+                        "signals": {
+                            "x": [{"name": "samx", "entry": "samx"}],
+                            "y": [{"name": "gauss_bpm"}, {"name": "gauss_adc1"}],
+                        },
+                    }
+                ],
+            },
+        ],
+    },
+}
+
+
+class ModularApp(QMainWindow):
+    def __init__(self, client=None, parent=None):
+        super(ModularApp, self).__init__(parent)
+
+        # Client and device manager from BEC
+        self.client = BECDispatcher().client if client is None else client
+
+        # Loading UI
+        current_path = os.path.dirname(__file__)
+        uic.loadUi(os.path.join(current_path, "modular.ui"), self)
+
+        self._init_plots()
+
+    def _init_plots(self):
+        """Initialize plots and connect the buttons to the config dialogs"""
+        plots = [self.plot_1, self.plot_2, self.plot_3]
+        configs = [CONFIG_SIMPLE, CONFIG_SCAN_MODE, CONFIG_SCAN_MODE]
+        buttons = [self.pushButton_setting_1, self.pushButton_setting_2, self.pushButton_setting_3]
+
+        # hook plots, configs and buttons together
+        for plot, config, button in zip(plots, configs, buttons):
+            plot.on_config_update(config)
+            button.clicked.connect(plot.show_config_dialog)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    # BECclient global variables
+    client = BECDispatcher().client
+    client.start()
+
+    app = QApplication([])
+    modularApp = ModularApp(client=client)
+
+    window = modularApp
+    window.show()
+    app.exec()
--- a/bec_widgets/examples/motor_movement/init.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/examples/motor_movement/init.py
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+from .motor_control_compilations import (
+    MotorControlApp,
+    MotorControlMap,
+    MotorControlPanel,
+    MotorControlPanelRelative,
+    MotorControlPanelAbsolute,
+    MotorCoordinateTable,
+    MotorThread,
+)
--- a/bec_widgets/examples/motor_movement/config_example.yaml
+++ b/bec_widgets/examples/motor_movement/config_example.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+selected_motors:
+  motor_x: "samx"
+  motor_y: "samy"
+
+plot_motors:
+  max_points: 1000
+  num_dim_points: 100
+  scatter_size: 5
+  precision: 3
+  mode_lock: False # "Individual" or "Start/Stop". False to unlock
+  extra_columns:
+    - sample name: "sample 1"
+    - step_x [mu]: 25
+    - step_y [mu]: 25
+    - exp_time [s]: 1
+    - start: 1
+    - tilt [deg]: 0
--- a/bec_widgets/examples/motor_movement/csax_bec_config.yaml
+++ b/bec_widgets/examples/motor_movement/csax_bec_config.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+redis:
+  host: pc15543
+  port: 6379
+mongodb:
+  host: localhost
+  port: 27017
+scibec:
+  host: http://localhost
+  port: 3030
+  beamline: MyBeamline
--- a/bec_widgets/examples/motor_movement/csaxs_config.yaml
+++ b/bec_widgets/examples/motor_movement/csaxs_config.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+selected_motors:
+  motor_x: "samx"
+  motor_y: "samy"
+
+plot_motors:
+  max_points: 1000
+  num_dim_points: 100
+  scatter_size: 5
+  precision: 3
+  mode_lock: Start/Stop # "Individual" or "Start/Stop"
+  extra_columns:
+    - sample name: "sample 1"
+    - step_x [mu]: 25
+    - step_y [mu]: 25
+    - exp_time [s]: 1
+    - start: 1
+    - tilt [deg]: 0
--- a/bec_widgets/examples/motor_movement/motor_control_compilations.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/examples/motor_movement/motor_control_compilations.py
@@ -0,0 +1,260 @@
+# pylint: disable = no-name-in-module,missing-class-docstring, missing-module-docstring
+
+import qdarktheme
+from qtpy.QtWidgets import QApplication
+from qtpy.QtWidgets import QVBoxLayout
+from qtpy.QtWidgets import (
+    QWidget,
+    QSplitter,
+)
+from qtpy.QtCore import Qt
+
+from bec_widgets.utils.bec_dispatcher import BECDispatcher
+from bec_widgets.widgets import (
+    MotorControlAbsolute,
+    MotorControlRelative,
+    MotorControlSelection,
+    MotorThread,
+    MotorMap,
+    MotorCoordinateTable,
+)
+
+CONFIG_DEFAULT = {
+    "motor_control": {
+        "motor_x": "samx",
+        "motor_y": "samy",
+        "step_size_x": 3,
+        "step_size_y": 3,
+        "precision": 4,
+        "step_x_y_same": False,
+        "move_with_arrows": False,
+    },
+    "plot_settings": {
+        "colormap": "Greys",
+        "scatter_size": 5,
+        "max_points": 1000,
+        "num_dim_points": 100,
+        "precision": 2,
+        "num_columns": 1,
+        "background_value": 25,
+    },
+    "motors": [
+        {
+            "plot_name": "Motor Map",
+            "x_label": "Motor X",
+            "y_label": "Motor Y",
+            "signals": {
+                "x": [{"name": "samx", "entry": "samx"}],
+                "y": [{"name": "samy", "entry": "samy"}],
+            },
+        },
+    ],
+}
+
+
+class MotorControlApp(QWidget):
+    def __init__(self, parent=None, client=None, config=None):
+        super().__init__(parent)
+
+        bec_dispatcher = BECDispatcher()
+        self.client = bec_dispatcher.client if client is None else client
+        self.config = config
+
+        # Widgets
+        self.motor_control_panel = MotorControlPanel(client=self.client, config=self.config)
+        # Create MotorMap
+        self.motion_map = MotorMap(client=self.client, config=self.config)
+        # Create MotorCoordinateTable
+        self.motor_table = MotorCoordinateTable(client=self.client, config=self.config)
+
+        # Create the splitter and add MotorMap and MotorControlPanel
+        splitter = QSplitter(Qt.Horizontal)
+        splitter.addWidget(self.motion_map)
+        splitter.addWidget(self.motor_control_panel)
+        splitter.addWidget(self.motor_table)
+
+        # Set the main layout
+        layout = QVBoxLayout(self)
+        layout.addWidget(splitter)
+        self.setLayout(layout)
+
+        # Connecting signals and slots
+        self.motor_control_panel.selection_widget.selected_motors_signal.connect(
+            lambda x, y: self.motion_map.change_motors(x, y, 0)
+        )
+        self.motor_control_panel.absolute_widget.coordinates_signal.connect(
+            self.motor_table.add_coordinate
+        )
+        self.motor_control_panel.relative_widget.precision_signal.connect(
+            self.motor_table.set_precision
+        )
+        self.motor_control_panel.relative_widget.precision_signal.connect(
+            self.motor_control_panel.absolute_widget.set_precision
+        )
+
+        self.motor_table.plot_coordinates_signal.connect(self.motion_map.plot_saved_coordinates)
+
+
+class MotorControlMap(QWidget):
+    def __init__(self, parent=None, client=None, config=None):
+        super().__init__(parent)
+
+        bec_dispatcher = BECDispatcher()
+        self.client = bec_dispatcher.client if client is None else client
+        self.config = config
+
+        # Widgets
+        self.motor_control_panel = MotorControlPanel(client=self.client, config=self.config)
+        # Create MotorMap
+        self.motion_map = MotorMap(client=self.client, config=self.config)
+
+        # Create the splitter and add MotorMap and MotorControlPanel
+        splitter = QSplitter(Qt.Horizontal)
+        splitter.addWidget(self.motion_map)
+        splitter.addWidget(self.motor_control_panel)
+
+        # Set the main layout
+        layout = QVBoxLayout(self)
+        layout.addWidget(splitter)
+        self.setLayout(layout)
+
+        # Connecting signals and slots
+        self.motor_control_panel.selection_widget.selected_motors_signal.connect(
+            lambda x, y: self.motion_map.change_motors(x, y, 0)
+        )
+
+
+class MotorControlPanel(QWidget):
+    def __init__(self, parent=None, client=None, config=None):
+        super().__init__(parent)
+
+        bec_dispatcher = BECDispatcher()
+        self.client = bec_dispatcher.client if client is None else client
+        self.config = config
+
+        self.motor_thread = MotorThread(client=self.client)
+
+        self.selection_widget = MotorControlSelection(
+            client=self.client, config=self.config, motor_thread=self.motor_thread
+        )
+        self.relative_widget = MotorControlRelative(
+            client=self.client, config=self.config, motor_thread=self.motor_thread
+        )
+        self.absolute_widget = MotorControlAbsolute(
+            client=self.client, config=self.config, motor_thread=self.motor_thread
+        )
+
+        layout = QVBoxLayout(self)
+
+        layout.addWidget(self.selection_widget)
+        layout.addWidget(self.relative_widget)
+        layout.addWidget(self.absolute_widget)
+
+        # Connecting signals and slots
+        self.selection_widget.selected_motors_signal.connect(self.relative_widget.change_motors)
+        self.selection_widget.selected_motors_signal.connect(self.absolute_widget.change_motors)
+
+        # Set the window to a fixed size based on its contents
+        self.layout().setSizeConstraint(layout.SetFixedSize)
+
+
+class MotorControlPanelAbsolute(QWidget):
+    def __init__(self, parent=None, client=None, config=None):
+        super().__init__(parent)
+
+        bec_dispatcher = BECDispatcher()
+        self.client = bec_dispatcher.client if client is None else client
+        self.config = config
+
+        self.motor_thread = MotorThread(client=self.client)
+
+        self.selection_widget = MotorControlSelection(
+            client=client, config=config, motor_thread=self.motor_thread
+        )
+        self.absolute_widget = MotorControlAbsolute(
+            client=client, config=config, motor_thread=self.motor_thread
+        )
+
+        layout = QVBoxLayout(self)
+        layout.addWidget(self.selection_widget)
+        layout.addWidget(self.absolute_widget)
+
+        # Connecting signals and slots
+        self.selection_widget.selected_motors_signal.connect(self.absolute_widget.change_motors)
+
+        # Set the window to a fixed size based on its contents
+        self.layout().setSizeConstraint(layout.SetFixedSize)
+
+
+class MotorControlPanelRelative(QWidget):
+    def __init__(self, parent=None, client=None, config=None):
+        super().__init__(parent)
+
+        bec_dispatcher = BECDispatcher()
+        self.client = bec_dispatcher.client if client is None else client
+        self.config = config
+
+        self.motor_thread = MotorThread(client=self.client)
+
+        self.selection_widget = MotorControlSelection(
+            client=client, config=config, motor_thread=self.motor_thread
+        )
+        self.relative_widget = MotorControlRelative(
+            client=client, config=config, motor_thread=self.motor_thread
+        )
+
+        layout = QVBoxLayout(self)
+        layout.addWidget(self.selection_widget)
+        layout.addWidget(self.relative_widget)
+
+        # Connecting signals and slots
+        self.selection_widget.selected_motors_signal.connect(self.relative_widget.change_motors)
+
+        # Set the window to a fixed size based on its contents
+        self.layout().setSizeConstraint(layout.SetFixedSize)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":  # pragma: no cover
+    import argparse
+    import sys
+
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Run various Motor Control Widgets compositions.")
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "-v",
+        "--variant",
+        type=str,
+        choices=["app", "map", "panel", "panel_abs", "panel_rel"],
+        help="Select the variant of the motor control to run. "
+        "'app' for the full application, "
+        "'map' for MotorMap, "
+        "'panel' for the MotorControlPanel, "
+        "'panel_abs' for MotorControlPanel with absolute control, "
+        "'panel_rel' for MotorControlPanel with relative control.",
+    )
+
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+
+    bec_dispatcher = BECDispatcher()
+    client = bec_dispatcher.client
+    client.start()
+
+    app = QApplication([])
+    qdarktheme.setup_theme("auto")
+
+    if args.variant == "app":
+        window = MotorControlApp(client=client, config=CONFIG_DEFAULT)
+    elif args.variant == "map":
+        window = MotorControlMap(client=client, config=CONFIG_DEFAULT)
+    elif args.variant == "panel":
+        window = MotorControlPanel(client=client, config=CONFIG_DEFAULT)
+    elif args.variant == "panel_abs":
+        window = MotorControlPanelAbsolute(client=client, config=CONFIG_DEFAULT)
+    elif args.variant == "panel_rel":
+        window = MotorControlPanelRelative(client=client, config=CONFIG_DEFAULT)
+    else:
+        print("Please specify a valid variant to run. Use -h for help.")
+        print("Running the full application by default.")
+        window = MotorControlApp(client=client, config=CONFIG_DEFAULT)
+
+    window.show()
+    sys.exit(app.exec())
--- a/bec_widgets/examples/motor_movement/motor_controller.ui
+++ b/bec_widgets/examples/motor_movement/motor_controller.ui
@@ -0,0 +1,926 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<ui version="4.0">
+ <class>Form</class>
+ <widget class="QWidget" name="Form">
+  <property name="geometry">
+   <rect>
+    <x>0</x>
+    <y>0</y>
+    <width>1561</width>
+    <height>748</height>
+   </rect>
+  </property>
+  <property name="minimumSize">
+   <size>
+    <width>1409</width>
+    <height>748</height>
+   </size>
+  </property>
+  <property name="windowTitle">
+   <string>Motor Controller</string>
+  </property>
+  <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="horizontalLayout" stretch="8,5,8">
+   <item>
+    <widget class="GraphicsLayoutWidget" name="glw">
+     <property name="enabled">
+      <bool>true</bool>
+     </property>
+    </widget>
+   </item>
+   <item>
+    <widget class="QFrame" name="Controls">
+     <property name="minimumSize">
+      <size>
+       <width>221</width>
+       <height>471</height>
+      </size>
+     </property>
+     <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout_6" stretch="1,1,1,0,1">
+      <property name="spacing">
+       <number>1</number>
+      </property>
+      <property name="sizeConstraint">
+       <enum>QLayout::SetMinimumSize</enum>
+      </property>
+      <item>
+       <widget class="QGroupBox" name="motorSelection">
+        <property name="minimumSize">
+         <size>
+          <width>261</width>
+          <height>145</height>
+         </size>
+        </property>
+        <property name="title">
+         <string>Motor Selection</string>
+        </property>
+        <layout class="QGridLayout" name="gridLayout_4">
+         <item row="2" column="0">
+          <widget class="QLabel" name="label_8">
+           <property name="text">
+            <string>Motor Y</string>
+           </property>
+          </widget>
+         </item>
+         <item row="1" column="1">
+          <widget class="QComboBox" name="comboBox_motor_x"/>
+         </item>
+         <item row="2" column="1">
+          <widget class="QComboBox" name="comboBox_motor_y"/>
+         </item>
+         <item row="1" column="0">
+          <widget class="QLabel" name="label_5">
+           <property name="text">
+            <string>Motor X</string>
+           </property>
+          </widget>
+         </item>
+         <item row="3" column="0" colspan="2">
+          <widget class="QPushButton" name="pushButton_connecMotors">
+           <property name="text">
+            <string>Connect Motors</string>
+           </property>
+          </widget>
+         </item>
+        </layout>
+       </widget>
+      </item>
+      <item>
+       <spacer name="verticalSpacer_3">
+        <property name="orientation">
+         <enum>Qt::Vertical</enum>
+        </property>
+        <property name="sizeType">
+         <enum>QSizePolicy::Minimum</enum>
+        </property>
+        <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
+         <size>
+          <width>20</width>
+          <height>18</height>
+         </size>
+        </property>
+       </spacer>
+      </item>
+      <item>
+       <widget class="QGroupBox" name="motorControl">
+        <property name="minimumSize">
+         <size>
+          <width>261</width>
+          <height>339</height>
+         </size>
+        </property>
+        <property name="title">
+         <string>Motor Relative</string>
+        </property>
+        <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout_5">
+         <item>
+          <widget class="QCheckBox" name="checkBox_enableArrows">
+           <property name="text">
+            <string>Move with arrow keys</string>
+           </property>
+          </widget>
+         </item>
+         <item>
+          <widget class="QCheckBox" name="checkBox_same_xy">
+           <property name="text">
+            <string>Step [X] = Step [Y]</string>
+           </property>
+          </widget>
+         </item>
+         <item>
+          <layout class="QGridLayout" name="step_grid">
+           <item row="2" column="0">
+            <widget class="QLabel" name="label_step_y">
+             <property name="minimumSize">
+              <size>
+               <width>111</width>
+               <height>19</height>
+              </size>
+             </property>
+             <property name="text">
+              <string>Step [Y]</string>
+             </property>
+            </widget>
+           </item>
+           <item row="0" column="0">
+            <widget class="QLabel" name="label_2">
+             <property name="minimumSize">
+              <size>
+               <width>111</width>
+               <height>19</height>
+              </size>
+             </property>
+             <property name="text">
+              <string>Decimal</string>
+             </property>
+            </widget>
+           </item>
+           <item row="1" column="1">
+            <widget class="QDoubleSpinBox" name="spinBox_step_x">
+             <property name="minimumSize">
+              <size>
+               <width>110</width>
+               <height>19</height>
+              </size>
+             </property>
+             <property name="alignment">
+              <set>Qt::AlignCenter</set>
+             </property>
+             <property name="minimum">
+              <double>0.000000000000000</double>
+             </property>
+             <property name="maximum">
+              <double>99.000000000000000</double>
+             </property>
+             <property name="singleStep">
+              <double>0.100000000000000</double>
+             </property>
+             <property name="value">
+              <double>1.000000000000000</double>
+             </property>
+            </widget>
+           </item>
+           <item row="1" column="0">
+            <widget class="QLabel" name="label_step_x">
+             <property name="minimumSize">
+              <size>
+               <width>111</width>
+               <height>19</height>
+              </size>
+             </property>
+             <property name="text">
+              <string>Step [X]</string>
+             </property>
+            </widget>
+           </item>
+           <item row="2" column="1">
+            <widget class="QDoubleSpinBox" name="spinBox_step_y">
+             <property name="minimumSize">
+              <size>
+               <width>110</width>
+               <height>19</height>
+              </size>
+             </property>
+             <property name="alignment">
+              <set>Qt::AlignCenter</set>
+             </property>
+             <property name="minimum">
+              <double>0.000000000000000</double>
+             </property>
+             <property name="maximum">
+              <double>99.000000000000000</double>
+             </property>
+             <property name="singleStep">
+              <double>0.100000000000000</double>
+             </property>
+             <property name="value">
+              <double>1.000000000000000</double>
+             </property>
+            </widget>
+           </item>
+           <item row="0" column="1">
+            <widget class="QSpinBox" name="spinBox_precision">
+             <property name="minimumSize">
+              <size>
+               <width>110</width>
+               <height>19</height>
+              </size>
+             </property>
+             <property name="alignment">
+              <set>Qt::AlignCenter</set>
+             </property>
+             <property name="maximum">
+              <number>8</number>
+             </property>
+             <property name="value">
+              <number>2</number>
+             </property>
+            </widget>
+           </item>
+          </layout>
+         </item>
+         <item>
+          <layout class="QGridLayout" name="direction_grid">
+           <property name="sizeConstraint">
+            <enum>QLayout::SetDefaultConstraint</enum>
+           </property>
+           <item row="1" column="2" alignment="Qt::AlignHCenter|Qt::AlignVCenter">
+            <widget class="QToolButton" name="toolButton_up">
+             <property name="minimumSize">
+              <size>
+               <width>26</width>
+               <height>26</height>
+              </size>
+             </property>
+             <property name="text">
+              <string>...</string>
+             </property>
+             <property name="arrowType">
+              <enum>Qt::UpArrow</enum>
+             </property>
+            </widget>
+           </item>
+           <item row="2" column="4">
+            <spacer name="horizontalSpacer_2">
+             <property name="orientation">
+              <enum>Qt::Horizontal</enum>
+             </property>
+             <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
+              <size>
+               <width>40</width>
+               <height>20</height>
+              </size>
+             </property>
+            </spacer>
+           </item>
+           <item row="3" column="2" alignment="Qt::AlignHCenter|Qt::AlignVCenter">
+            <widget class="QToolButton" name="toolButton_down">
+             <property name="minimumSize">
+              <size>
+               <width>26</width>
+               <height>26</height>
+              </size>
+             </property>
+             <property name="text">
+              <string>...</string>
+             </property>
+             <property name="arrowType">
+              <enum>Qt::DownArrow</enum>
+             </property>
+            </widget>
+           </item>
+           <item row="2" column="1">
+            <widget class="QToolButton" name="toolButton_left">
+             <property name="minimumSize">
+              <size>
+               <width>26</width>
+               <height>26</height>
+              </size>
+             </property>
+             <property name="text">
+              <string>...</string>
+             </property>
+             <property name="arrowType">
+              <enum>Qt::LeftArrow</enum>
+             </property>
+            </widget>
+           </item>
+           <item row="0" column="2">
+            <spacer name="verticalSpacer">
+             <property name="orientation">
+              <enum>Qt::Vertical</enum>
+             </property>
+             <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
+              <size>
+               <width>20</width>
+               <height>40</height>
+              </size>
+             </property>
+            </spacer>
+           </item>
+           <item row="2" column="3">
+            <widget class="QToolButton" name="toolButton_right">
+             <property name="minimumSize">
+              <size>
+               <width>26</width>
+               <height>26</height>
+              </size>
+             </property>
+             <property name="text">
+              <string>...</string>
+             </property>
+             <property name="arrowType">
+              <enum>Qt::RightArrow</enum>
+             </property>
+            </widget>
+           </item>
+           <item row="2" column="0">
+            <spacer name="horizontalSpacer">
+             <property name="orientation">
+              <enum>Qt::Horizontal</enum>
+             </property>
+             <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
+              <size>
+               <width>40</width>
+               <height>20</height>
+              </size>
+             </property>
+            </spacer>
+           </item>
+           <item row="4" column="2">
+            <spacer name="verticalSpacer_2">
+             <property name="orientation">
+              <enum>Qt::Vertical</enum>
+             </property>
+             <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
+              <size>
+               <width>20</width>
+               <height>40</height>
+              </size>
+             </property>
+            </spacer>
+           </item>
+          </layout>
+         </item>
+        </layout>
+       </widget>
+      </item>
+      <item>
+       <spacer name="verticalSpacer_4">
+        <property name="orientation">
+         <enum>Qt::Vertical</enum>
+        </property>
+        <property name="sizeType">
+         <enum>QSizePolicy::Minimum</enum>
+        </property>
+        <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
+         <size>
+          <width>20</width>
+          <height>18</height>
+         </size>
+        </property>
+       </spacer>
+      </item>
+      <item>
+       <widget class="QGroupBox" name="motorControl_absolute">
+        <property name="minimumSize">
+         <size>
+          <width>261</width>
+          <height>195</height>
+         </size>
+        </property>
+        <property name="title">
+         <string>Move Absolute</string>
+        </property>
+        <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout">
+         <item>
+          <widget class="QCheckBox" name="checkBox_save_with_go">
+           <property name="text">
+            <string>Save position with Go</string>
+           </property>
+          </widget>
+         </item>
+         <item>
+          <layout class="QGridLayout" name="gridLayout_3">
+           <item row="1" column="1">
+            <widget class="QDoubleSpinBox" name="spinBox_absolute_y">
+             <property name="alignment">
+              <set>Qt::AlignCenter</set>
+             </property>
+             <property name="minimum">
+              <double>-500.000000000000000</double>
+             </property>
+             <property name="maximum">
+              <double>500.000000000000000</double>
+             </property>
+             <property name="singleStep">
+              <double>0.100000000000000</double>
+             </property>
+            </widget>
+           </item>
+           <item row="1" column="0">
+            <widget class="QDoubleSpinBox" name="spinBox_absolute_x">
+             <property name="alignment">
+              <set>Qt::AlignCenter</set>
+             </property>
+             <property name="minimum">
+              <double>-500.000000000000000</double>
+             </property>
+             <property name="maximum">
+              <double>500.000000000000000</double>
+             </property>
+             <property name="singleStep">
+              <double>0.100000000000000</double>
+             </property>
+            </widget>
+           </item>
+           <item row="0" column="1">
+            <widget class="QLabel" name="label_7">
+             <property name="text">
+              <string>Y</string>
+             </property>
+             <property name="alignment">
+              <set>Qt::AlignCenter</set>
+             </property>
+            </widget>
+           </item>
+           <item row="0" column="0">
+            <widget class="QLabel" name="label_6">
+             <property name="text">
+              <string>X</string>
+             </property>
+             <property name="alignment">
+              <set>Qt::AlignCenter</set>
+             </property>
+            </widget>
+           </item>
+          </layout>
+         </item>
+         <item>
+          <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="horizontalLayout_2">
+           <item>
+            <widget class="QPushButton" name="pushButton_save">
+             <property name="text">
+              <string>Save</string>
+             </property>
+            </widget>
+           </item>
+           <item>
+            <widget class="QPushButton" name="pushButton_set">
+             <property name="text">
+              <string>Set</string>
+             </property>
+            </widget>
+           </item>
+           <item>
+            <widget class="QPushButton" name="pushButton_go_absolute">
+             <property name="text">
+              <string>Go</string>
+             </property>
+            </widget>
+           </item>
+          </layout>
+         </item>
+         <item>
+          <widget class="QPushButton" name="pushButton_stop">
+           <property name="text">
+            <string>Stop Movement</string>
+           </property>
+          </widget>
+         </item>
+        </layout>
+       </widget>
+      </item>
+     </layout>
+    </widget>
+   </item>
+   <item>
+    <widget class="QTabWidget" name="tabWidget_tables">
+     <property name="enabled">
+      <bool>true</bool>
+     </property>
+     <property name="currentIndex">
+      <number>0</number>
+     </property>
+     <widget class="QWidget" name="tab_coordinates">
+      <attribute name="title">
+       <string>Coordinates</string>
+      </attribute>
+      <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout_3">
+       <item>
+        <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="horizontalLayout_3">
+         <item>
+          <spacer name="horizontalSpacer_3">
+           <property name="orientation">
+            <enum>Qt::Horizontal</enum>
+           </property>
+           <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
+            <size>
+             <width>40</width>
+             <height>20</height>
+            </size>
+           </property>
+          </spacer>
+         </item>
+         <item>
+          <widget class="QLabel" name="label">
+           <property name="text">
+            <string>Entries Mode:</string>
+           </property>
+          </widget>
+         </item>
+         <item>
+          <widget class="QComboBox" name="comboBox_mode">
+           <item>
+            <property name="text">
+             <string>Individual</string>
+            </property>
+           </item>
+           <item>
+            <property name="text">
+             <string>Start/Stop</string>
+            </property>
+           </item>
+          </widget>
+         </item>
+        </layout>
+       </item>
+       <item>
+        <widget class="QTableWidget" name="tableWidget_coordinates">
+         <property name="selectionMode">
+          <enum>QAbstractItemView::MultiSelection</enum>
+         </property>
+         <property name="selectionBehavior">
+          <enum>QAbstractItemView::SelectRows</enum>
+         </property>
+         <column>
+          <property name="text">
+           <string>Show</string>
+          </property>
+         </column>
+         <column>
+          <property name="text">
+           <string>Move</string>
+          </property>
+         </column>
+         <column>
+          <property name="text">
+           <string>Tag</string>
+          </property>
+         </column>
+         <column>
+          <property name="text">
+           <string>X</string>
+          </property>
+         </column>
+         <column>
+          <property name="text">
+           <string>Y</string>
+          </property>
+         </column>
+        </widget>
+       </item>
+       <item>
+        <layout class="QGridLayout" name="gridLayout">
+         <item row="1" column="1">
+          <widget class="QPushButton" name="pushButton_resize_table">
+           <property name="text">
+            <string>Resize Table</string>
+           </property>
+          </widget>
+         </item>
+         <item row="0" column="1">
+          <widget class="QCheckBox" name="checkBox_resize_auto">
+           <property name="text">
+            <string>Resize Auto</string>
+           </property>
+           <property name="checked">
+            <bool>true</bool>
+           </property>
+          </widget>
+         </item>
+         <item row="1" column="0">
+          <widget class="QPushButton" name="pushButton_importCSV">
+           <property name="text">
+            <string>Import CSV</string>
+           </property>
+          </widget>
+         </item>
+         <item row="0" column="0">
+          <widget class="QPushButton" name="pushButton_exportCSV">
+           <property name="text">
+            <string>Export CSV</string>
+           </property>
+          </widget>
+         </item>
+         <item row="2" column="0">
+          <widget class="QPushButton" name="pushButton_help">
+           <property name="text">
+            <string>Help</string>
+           </property>
+          </widget>
+         </item>
+         <item row="2" column="1">
+          <widget class="QPushButton" name="pushButton_duplicate">
+           <property name="text">
+            <string>Duplicate Last Entry</string>
+           </property>
+          </widget>
+         </item>
+        </layout>
+       </item>
+      </layout>
+     </widget>
+     <widget class="QWidget" name="tab_settings">
+      <attribute name="title">
+       <string>Settings</string>
+      </attribute>
+      <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout_4">
+       <item>
+        <widget class="QGroupBox" name="motorLimits">
+         <property name="enabled">
+          <bool>false</bool>
+         </property>
+         <property name="title">
+          <string>Motor Limits</string>
+         </property>
+         <layout class="QGridLayout" name="gridLayout_2">
+          <item row="2" column="1">
+           <widget class="QPushButton" name="pushButton_updateLimits">
+            <property name="text">
+             <string>Update</string>
+            </property>
+           </widget>
+          </item>
+          <item row="0" column="1">
+           <widget class="QLabel" name="label_Y_max">
+            <property name="text">
+             <string>+ Y</string>
+            </property>
+            <property name="alignment">
+             <set>Qt::AlignCenter</set>
+            </property>
+           </widget>
+          </item>
+          <item row="4" column="1">
+           <widget class="QLabel" name="label_Y_min">
+            <property name="text">
+             <string>- Y</string>
+            </property>
+            <property name="alignment">
+             <set>Qt::AlignCenter</set>
+            </property>
+           </widget>
+          </item>
+          <item row="1" column="0">
+           <widget class="QLabel" name="label_X_min">
+            <property name="text">
+             <string>- X</string>
+            </property>
+            <property name="alignment">
+             <set>Qt::AlignCenter</set>
+            </property>
+           </widget>
+          </item>
+          <item row="1" column="2">
+           <widget class="QLabel" name="label_X_max">
+            <property name="text">
+             <string>+ X</string>
+            </property>
+            <property name="alignment">
+             <set>Qt::AlignCenter</set>
+            </property>
+           </widget>
+          </item>
+          <item row="1" column="1">
+           <widget class="QDoubleSpinBox" name="spinBox_y_max">
+            <property name="alignment">
+             <set>Qt::AlignCenter</set>
+            </property>
+            <property name="minimum">
+             <double>-1000.000000000000000</double>
+            </property>
+            <property name="maximum">
+             <double>1000.000000000000000</double>
+            </property>
+           </widget>
+          </item>
+          <item row="3" column="1">
+           <widget class="QDoubleSpinBox" name="spinBox_y_min">
+            <property name="alignment">
+             <set>Qt::AlignCenter</set>
+            </property>
+            <property name="minimum">
+             <double>-1000.000000000000000</double>
+            </property>
+            <property name="maximum">
+             <double>1000.000000000000000</double>
+            </property>
+           </widget>
+          </item>
+          <item row="2" column="0">
+           <widget class="QDoubleSpinBox" name="spinBox_x_min">
+            <property name="alignment">
+             <set>Qt::AlignCenter</set>
+            </property>
+            <property name="minimum">
+             <double>-1000.000000000000000</double>
+            </property>
+            <property name="maximum">
+             <double>1000.000000000000000</double>
+            </property>
+           </widget>
+          </item>
+          <item row="2" column="2">
+           <widget class="QDoubleSpinBox" name="spinBox_x_max">
+            <property name="alignment">
+             <set>Qt::AlignCenter</set>
+            </property>
+            <property name="minimum">
+             <double>-1000.000000000000000</double>
+            </property>
+            <property name="maximum">
+             <double>1000.000000000000000</double>
+            </property>
+           </widget>
+          </item>
+         </layout>
+        </widget>
+       </item>
+       <item>
+        <widget class="QGroupBox" name="groupBox_2">
+         <property name="title">
+          <string>Plotting Options</string>
+         </property>
+         <layout class="QGridLayout" name="gridLayout_5">
+          <item row="0" column="1" colspan="2">
+           <widget class="QSpinBox" name="spinBox_max_points">
+            <property name="alignment">
+             <set>Qt::AlignCenter</set>
+            </property>
+            <property name="minimum">
+             <number>100</number>
+            </property>
+            <property name="maximum">
+             <number>10000</number>
+            </property>
+            <property name="singleStep">
+             <number>100</number>
+            </property>
+            <property name="value">
+             <number>5000</number>
+            </property>
+           </widget>
+          </item>
+          <item row="0" column="0">
+           <widget class="QLabel" name="label_15">
+            <property name="text">
+             <string>Max Points</string>
+            </property>
+           </widget>
+          </item>
+          <item row="2" column="1" colspan="2">
+           <widget class="QSpinBox" name="spinBox_scatter_size">
+            <property name="alignment">
+             <set>Qt::AlignCenter</set>
+            </property>
+            <property name="minimum">
+             <number>1</number>
+            </property>
+            <property name="maximum">
+             <number>15</number>
+            </property>
+            <property name="value">
+             <number>5</number>
+            </property>
+           </widget>
+          </item>
+          <item row="2" column="0">
+           <widget class="QLabel" name="label_11">
+            <property name="text">
+             <string>Scatter Size</string>
+            </property>
+           </widget>
+          </item>
+          <item row="3" column="0" colspan="3">
+           <widget class="QPushButton" name="pushButton_update_config">
+            <property name="text">
+             <string>Update Settings</string>
+            </property>
+           </widget>
+          </item>
+          <item row="1" column="1" colspan="2">
+           <widget class="QSpinBox" name="spinBox_num_dim_points">
+            <property name="alignment">
+             <set>Qt::AlignCenter</set>
+            </property>
+            <property name="minimum">
+             <number>10</number>
+            </property>
+            <property name="maximum">
+             <number>1000</number>
+            </property>
+            <property name="singleStep">
+             <number>10</number>
+            </property>
+            <property name="value">
+             <number>100</number>
+            </property>
+           </widget>
+          </item>
+          <item row="1" column="0">
+           <widget class="QLabel" name="label_16">
+            <property name="text">
+             <string>N dim</string>
+            </property>
+           </widget>
+          </item>
+          <item row="4" column="0" colspan="3">
+           <widget class="QPushButton" name="pushButton_enableGUI">
+            <property name="text">
+             <string>Enable Control GUI</string>
+            </property>
+           </widget>
+          </item>
+         </layout>
+        </widget>
+       </item>
+      </layout>
+     </widget>
+     <widget class="QWidget" name="tab_queue">
+      <attribute name="title">
+       <string>Queue</string>
+      </attribute>
+      <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout_2">
+       <item>
+        <widget class="QLabel" name="label_3">
+         <property name="text">
+          <string>Work in progress</string>
+         </property>
+         <property name="alignment">
+          <set>Qt::AlignCenter</set>
+         </property>
+        </widget>
+       </item>
+       <item>
+        <widget class="QPushButton" name="pushButton_5">
+         <property name="enabled">
+          <bool>false</bool>
+         </property>
+         <property name="text">
+          <string>Reset Queue</string>
+         </property>
+        </widget>
+       </item>
+       <item>
+        <widget class="QTableWidget" name="tableWidget_2">
+         <property name="enabled">
+          <bool>false</bool>
+         </property>
+         <column>
+          <property name="text">
+           <string>queueID</string>
+          </property>
+         </column>
+         <column>
+          <property name="text">
+           <string>scanID</string>
+          </property>
+         </column>
+         <column>
+          <property name="text">
+           <string>is_scan</string>
+          </property>
+         </column>
+         <column>
+          <property name="text">
+           <string>type</string>
+          </property>
+         </column>
+         <column>
+          <property name="text">
+           <string>scan_number</string>
+          </property>
+         </column>
+         <column>
+          <property name="text">
+           <string>IQ status</string>
+          </property>
+         </column>
+        </widget>
+       </item>
+      </layout>
+     </widget>
+    </widget>
+   </item>
+  </layout>
+ </widget>
+ <customwidgets>
+  <customwidget>
+   <class>GraphicsLayoutWidget</class>
+   <extends>QGraphicsView</extends>
+   <header>pyqtgraph.h</header>
+  </customwidget>
+ </customwidgets>
+ <resources/>
+ <connections/>
+</ui>
--- a/bec_widgets/examples/motor_movement/motor_example.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/examples/motor_movement/motor_example.py
--- a/bec_widgets/examples/jupyter_console/init.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/examples/jupyter_console/init.py
--- a/bec_widgets/examples/oneplot/config_gaussworker.yaml
+++ b/bec_widgets/examples/oneplot/config_gaussworker.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+x_value: "samx"
+y_values: ["gauss_bpm", "gauss_adc1", "gauss_adc2"]
+dap_worker: "gaussian_fit_worker_3"
--- a/bec_widgets/examples/oneplot/config_noworker.yaml
+++ b/bec_widgets/examples/oneplot/config_noworker.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+x_value: "samx"
+y_values: ["gauss_bpm", "gauss_adc1", "gauss_adc2"]
+dap_worker: None
--- a/bec_widgets/examples/oneplot/oneplot.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/examples/oneplot/oneplot.py
@@ -0,0 +1,271 @@
+import os
+
+import numpy as np
+import qtpy.QtWidgets
+import pyqtgraph as pg
+from bec_lib import MessageEndpoints
+from qtpy.QtCore import Signal as pyqtSignal, Slot as pyqtSlot
+from qtpy.QtWidgets import QApplication, QTableWidgetItem, QWidget
+from pyqtgraph import mkBrush, mkColor, mkPen
+from pyqtgraph.Qt import QtCore, uic
+
+from bec_widgets.utils import Crosshair, ctrl_c
+from bec_widgets.utils.bec_dispatcher import BECDispatcher
+
+
+# TODO implement:
+#   - implement scanID database for visualizing previous scans
+#   - multiple signals for different monitors
+#   - change how dap is handled in bec_dispatcher to handle more workers
+
+
+class PlotApp(QWidget):
+    """
+    Main class for the PlotApp used to plot two signals from the BEC.
+
+    Attributes:
+        update_signal (pyqtSignal): Signal to trigger plot updates.
+        update_dap_signal (pyqtSignal): Signal to trigger DAP updates.
+
+    Args:
+        x_value (str): The x device/signal for plotting.
+        y_values (list of str): List of y device/signals for plotting.
+        dap_worker (str, optional): DAP process to specify. Set to None to disable.
+        parent (QWidget, optional): Parent widget.
+    """
+
+    update_signal = pyqtSignal()
+    update_dap_signal = pyqtSignal()
+
+    def __init__(self, x_value, y_values, dap_worker=None, parent=None):
+        super(PlotApp, self).__init__(parent)
+        current_path = os.path.dirname(__file__)
+        uic.loadUi(os.path.join(current_path, "oneplot.ui"), self)
+
+        self.x_value = x_value
+        self.y_values = y_values
+        self.dap_worker = dap_worker
+
+        self.scanID = None
+        self.data_x = []
+        self.data_y = []
+
+        self.dap_x = np.array([])
+        self.dap_y = np.array([])
+
+        self.fit = None
+
+        self.init_ui()
+        self.init_curves()
+        self.hook_crosshair()
+
+        self.proxy_update_plot = pg.SignalProxy(
+            self.update_signal, rateLimit=25, slot=self.update_plot
+        )
+        self.proxy_update_fit = pg.SignalProxy(
+            self.update_dap_signal, rateLimit=25, slot=self.update_fit_table
+        )
+
+    def init_ui(self) -> None:
+        """Initialize the UI components."""
+        self.plot = pg.PlotItem()
+        self.glw.addItem(self.plot)
+        self.plot.setLabel("bottom", self.x_value)
+        self.plot.setLabel("left", ", ".join(self.y_values))
+        self.plot.addLegend()
+
+    def init_curves(self) -> None:
+        """Initialize curve data and properties."""
+        self.plot.clear()
+
+        self.curves_data = []
+        self.curves_dap = []
+
+        colors_y_values = PlotApp.golden_angle_color(colormap="CET-R2", num=len(self.y_values))
+        # colors_y_daps = PlotApp.golden_angle_color(
+        #     colormap="CET-I2", num=len(self.dap_worker)
+        # )  # TODO adapt for multiple dap_workers
+
+        # Initialize curves for y_values
+        for ii, (signal, color) in enumerate(zip(self.y_values, colors_y_values)):
+            pen_curve = mkPen(color=color, width=2, style=QtCore.Qt.DashLine)
+            brush_curve = mkBrush(color=color)
+            curve_data = pg.PlotDataItem(
+                symbolSize=5,
+                symbolBrush=brush_curve,
+                pen=pen_curve,
+                skipFiniteCheck=True,
+                name=f"{signal}",
+            )
+            self.curves_data.append(curve_data)
+            self.plot.addItem(curve_data)
+
+        # Initialize curves for DAP if dap_worker is not None
+        if self.dap_worker is not None:
+            # for ii, (monitor, color) in enumerate(zip(self.dap_worker, colors_y_daps)):#TODO adapt for multiple dap_workers
+            pen_dap = mkPen(color="#3b5998", width=2, style=QtCore.Qt.DashLine)
+            curve_dap = pg.PlotDataItem(
+                pen=pen_dap, skipFiniteCheck=True, symbolSize=5, name=f"{self.dap_worker}"
+            )
+            self.curves_dap.append(curve_dap)
+            self.plot.addItem(curve_dap)
+
+        self.tableWidget_crosshair.setRowCount(len(self.y_values))
+        self.tableWidget_crosshair.setVerticalHeaderLabels(self.y_values)
+        self.hook_crosshair()
+
+    def hook_crosshair(self) -> None:
+        """Attach the crosshair to the plot."""
+        self.crosshair_1d = Crosshair(self.plot, precision=3)
+        self.crosshair_1d.coordinatesChanged1D.connect(
+            lambda x, y: self.update_table(self.tableWidget_crosshair, x, y, column=0)
+        )
+        self.crosshair_1d.coordinatesClicked1D.connect(
+            lambda x, y: self.update_table(self.tableWidget_crosshair, x, y, column=1)
+        )
+
+    def update_table(
+        self, table_widget: qtpy.QtWidgets.QTableWidget, x: float, y_values: list, column: int
+    ) -> None:
+        for i, y in enumerate(y_values):
+            table_widget.setItem(i, column, QTableWidgetItem(f"({x}, {y})"))
+            table_widget.resizeColumnsToContents()
+
+    def update_plot(self) -> None:
+        """Update the plot data."""
+        for ii, curve in enumerate(self.curves_data):
+            curve.setData(self.data_x, self.data_y[ii])
+
+        if self.dap_worker is not None:
+            # for ii, curve in enumerate(self.curves_dap): #TODO adapt for multiple dap_workers
+            #     curve.setData(self.dap_x, self.dap_y[ii])
+            self.curves_dap[0].setData(self.dap_x, self.dap_y)
+
+    def update_fit_table(self):
+        """Update the table for fit data."""
+
+        self.tableWidget_fit.setData(self.fit)
+
+    @pyqtSlot(dict, dict)
+    def on_dap_update(self, msg: dict, metadata: dict) -> None:
+        """
+        Update DAP  related data.
+
+        Args:
+            msg (dict): Message received with data.
+            metadata (dict): Metadata of the DAP.
+        """
+
+        # TODO adapt for multiple dap_workers
+        self.dap_x = msg[self.dap_worker]["x"]
+        self.dap_y = msg[self.dap_worker]["y"]
+
+        self.fit = metadata["fit_parameters"]
+
+        self.update_dap_signal.emit()
+
+    @pyqtSlot(dict, dict)
+    def on_scan_segment(self, msg: dict, metadata: dict):
+        """
+        Handle new scan segments.
+
+        Args:
+            msg (dict): Message received with scan data.
+            metadata (dict): Metadata of the scan.
+        """
+        current_scanID = msg["scanID"]
+
+        if current_scanID != self.scanID:
+            self.scanID = current_scanID
+            self.data_x = []
+            self.data_y = [[] for _ in self.y_values]
+            self.init_curves()
+
+        dev_x = self.x_value
+        data_x = msg["data"][dev_x][dev[dev_x]._hints[0]]["value"]
+        self.data_x.append(data_x)
+
+        for ii, dev_y in enumerate(self.y_values):
+            data_y = msg["data"][dev_y][dev[dev_y]._hints[0]]["value"]
+            self.data_y[ii].append(data_y)
+
+        self.update_signal.emit()
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def golden_ratio(num: int) -> list:
+        """Calculate the golden ratio for a given number of angles.
+
+        Args:
+            num (int): Number of angles
+        """
+        phi = 2 * np.pi * ((1 + np.sqrt(5)) / 2)
+        angles = []
+        for ii in range(num):
+            x = np.cos(ii * phi)
+            y = np.sin(ii * phi)
+            angle = np.arctan2(y, x)
+            angles.append(angle)
+        return angles
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def golden_angle_color(colormap: str, num: int) -> list:
+        """
+        Extract num colors for from the specified colormap following golden angle distribution.
+
+        Args:
+            colormap (str): Name of the colormap
+            num (int): Number of requested colors
+
+        Returns:
+            list: List of colors with length <num>
+
+        Raises:
+            ValueError: If the number of requested colors is greater than the number of colors in the colormap.
+        """
+
+        cmap = pg.colormap.get(colormap)
+        cmap_colors = cmap.color
+        if num > len(cmap_colors):
+            raise ValueError(
+                f"Number of colors requested ({num}) is greater than the number of colors in the colormap ({len(cmap_colors)})"
+            )
+        angles = PlotApp.golden_ratio(len(cmap_colors))
+        color_selection = np.round(np.interp(angles, (-np.pi, np.pi), (0, len(cmap_colors))))
+        colors = [
+            mkColor(tuple((cmap_colors[int(ii)] * 255).astype(int))) for ii in color_selection[:num]
+        ]
+        return colors
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    import yaml
+
+    with open("config_noworker.yaml", "r") as file:
+        config = yaml.safe_load(file)
+
+    x_value = config["x_value"]
+    y_values = config["y_values"]
+    dap_worker = config["dap_worker"]
+
+    dap_worker = None if dap_worker == "None" else dap_worker
+
+    # BECclient global variables
+    bec_dispatcher = BECDispatcher()
+    client = bec_dispatcher.client
+    client.start()
+
+    dev = client.device_manager.devices
+    scans = client.scans
+    queue = client.queue
+
+    app = QApplication([])
+    plotApp = PlotApp(x_value=x_value, y_values=y_values, dap_worker=dap_worker)
+
+    # Connecting signals from bec_dispatcher
+    bec_dispatcher.connect_slot(plotApp.on_dap_update, MessageEndpoints.processed_data(dap_worker))
+    bec_dispatcher.connect_slot(plotApp.on_scan_segment, MessageEndpoints.scan_segment())
+    ctrl_c.setup(app)
+
+    window = plotApp
+    window.show()
+    app.exec()
--- a/bec_widgets/examples/oneplot/oneplot.ui
+++ b/bec_widgets/examples/oneplot/oneplot.ui
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<ui version="4.0">
+ <class>Form</class>
+ <widget class="QWidget" name="Form">
+  <property name="geometry">
+   <rect>
+    <x>0</x>
+    <y>0</y>
+    <width>547</width>
+    <height>653</height>
+   </rect>
+  </property>
+  <property name="windowTitle">
+   <string>Form</string>
+  </property>
+  <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout" stretch="1,2">
+   <item>
+    <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="horizontalLayout" stretch="2,1">
+     <item>
+      <widget class="QGroupBox" name="groupBox">
+       <property name="title">
+        <string>Cursor</string>
+       </property>
+       <layout class="QGridLayout" name="gridLayout">
+        <item row="0" column="0">
+         <widget class="QTableWidget" name="tableWidget_crosshair">
+          <column>
+           <property name="text">
+            <string>Moved</string>
+           </property>
+          </column>
+          <column>
+           <property name="text">
+            <string>Clicked</string>
+           </property>
+          </column>
+         </widget>
+        </item>
+       </layout>
+      </widget>
+     </item>
+     <item>
+      <widget class="QGroupBox" name="groupBox_2">
+       <property name="title">
+        <string>Fit</string>
+       </property>
+       <layout class="QGridLayout" name="gridLayout_2">
+        <item row="0" column="0">
+         <widget class="TableWidget" name="tableWidget_fit"/>
+        </item>
+       </layout>
+      </widget>
+     </item>
+    </layout>
+   </item>
+   <item>
+    <widget class="GraphicsLayoutWidget" name="glw"/>
+   </item>
+  </layout>
+ </widget>
+ <customwidgets>
+  <customwidget>
+   <class>GraphicsLayoutWidget</class>
+   <extends>QGraphicsView</extends>
+   <header>pyqtgraph.h</header>
+  </customwidget>
+  <customwidget>
+   <class>TableWidget</class>
+   <extends>QTableWidget</extends>
+   <header>pyqtgraph.h</header>
+  </customwidget>
+ </customwidgets>
+ <resources/>
+ <connections/>
+</ui>
--- a/bec_widgets/examples/plugin_example_pyside/init.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/examples/plugin_example_pyside/init.py
--- a/bec_widgets/examples/plot_app/config_example.yaml
+++ b/bec_widgets/examples/plot_app/config_example.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,130 @@
+plot_settings:
+  background_color: "black"
+  num_columns: 2
+  colormap: "plasma"
+  scan_types: False # True to show scan types
+
+# example to use without scan_type -> only one general configuration
+plot_data:
+  - plot_name: "BPM4i plots vs samy"
+    x:
+      label: 'Motor Y'
+      signals:
+        - name: "samy"
+#          entry: "samy" # here I also forgot to specify entry
+    y:
+      label: 'bpm4i'
+      signals:
+        - name: "bpm4i"
+          entry: "bpm4i"
+          # I will not specify entry, because I want to take hint from gauss_adc2
+  - plot_name: "BPM4i plots vs samx"
+    x:
+      label: 'Motor Y'
+      signals:
+        - name: "samy"
+#          entry: "samy" # here I also forgot to specify entry
+    y:
+      label: 'bpm4i'
+      signals:
+        - name: "bpm4i"
+          entry: "bpm4i"
+          # I will not specify entry, because I want to take hint from gauss_adc2
+  - plot_name: "MCS Channel 4 (Cyberstar) vs samx"
+    x:
+      label: 'Motor X'
+      signals:
+        - name: "samx"
+          entry: "samx"
+    y:
+      label: 'mcs4 cyberstar'
+      signals:
+        - name: "mcs"
+          entry: "mca4"
+  - plot_name: "MCS Channel 4 (Cyberstar) vs samy"
+    x:
+      label: 'Motor X'
+      signals:
+        - name: "samy"
+          entry: "samy"
+    y:
+      label: 'mcs4 cyberstar'
+      signals:
+        - name: "mcs"
+          entry: "mca4"
+
+
+
+# example to use with scan_type -> different configuration for different scan types
+#plot_data:
+#  line_scan:
+#    - plot_name: "BPM plot"
+#      x:
+#        label: 'Motor X'
+#        signals:
+#          - name: "samx"
+#  #          entry: "samx"
+#      y:
+#        label: 'BPM'
+#        signals:
+#          - name: "gauss_bpm"
+#            entry: "gauss_bpm"
+#          - name: "gauss_adc1"
+#            entry: "gauss_adc1"
+#          - name: "gauss_adc2"
+#            entry: "gauss_adc2"
+#
+#    - plot_name: "Multi"
+#      x:
+#        label: 'Motor X'
+#        signals:
+#          - name: "samx"
+#            entry: "samx"
+#      y:
+#        label: 'Multi'
+#        signals:
+#          - name: "gauss_bpm"
+#            entry: "gauss_bpm"
+#          - name: "samx"
+#            entry: ["samx", "samx_setpoint"]
+#
+#  grid_scan:
+#    - plot_name: "Grid plot 1"
+#      x:
+#        label: 'Motor X'
+#        signals:
+#          - name: "samx"
+#            entry: "samx"
+#      y:
+#        label: 'BPM'
+#        signals:
+#          - name: "gauss_bpm"
+#            entry: "gauss_bpm"
+#          - name: "gauss_adc1"
+#            entry: "gauss_adc1"
+#    - plot_name: "Grid plot 2"
+#      x:
+#        label: 'Motor X'
+#        signals:
+#          - name: "samx"
+#            entry: "samx"
+#      y:
+#        label: 'BPM'
+#        signals:
+#          - name: "gauss_bpm"
+#            entry: "gauss_bpm"
+#          - name: "gauss_adc1"
+#            entry: "gauss_adc1"
+#
+#    - plot_name: "Grid plot 3"
+#      x:
+#        label: 'Motor Y'
+#        signals:
+#          - name: "samy"
+#            entry: "samy"
+#      y:
+#        label: 'BPM'
+#        signals:
+#          - name: "gauss_bpm"
+#            entry: "gauss_bpm"
+
--- a/bec_widgets/examples/plot_app/config_scans_example.yaml
+++ b/bec_widgets/examples/plot_app/config_scans_example.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+plot_settings:
+  background_color: "black"
+  num_columns: 2
+  colormap: "plasma"
+  scan_types: True # True to show scan types
+
+# example to use with scan_type -> different configuration for different scan types
+plot_data:
+  line_scan:
+    - plot_name: "BPM plot"
+      x:
+        label: 'Motor X'
+        signals:
+          - name: "samx"
+  #          entry: "samx"
+      y:
+        label: 'BPM'
+        signals:
+          - name: "gauss_bpm"
+            entry: "gauss_bpm"
+          - name: "gauss_adc1"
+            entry: "gauss_adc1"
+          - name: "gauss_adc2"
+            entry: "gauss_adc2"
+
+    - plot_name: "Multi"
+      x:
+        label: 'Motor X'
+        signals:
+          - name: "samx"
+            entry: "samx"
+      y:
+        label: 'Multi'
+        signals:
+          - name: "gauss_bpm"
+            entry: "gauss_bpm"
+          - name: "samx"
+            entry: ["samx", "samx_setpoint"]
+
+  grid_scan:
+    - plot_name: "Grid plot 1"
+      x:
+        label: 'Motor X'
+        signals:
+          - name: "samx"
+            entry: "samx"
+      y:
+        label: 'BPM'
+        signals:
+          - name: "gauss_bpm"
+            entry: "gauss_bpm"
+          - name: "gauss_adc1"
+            entry: "gauss_adc1"
+    - plot_name: "Grid plot 2"
+      x:
+        label: 'Motor X'
+        signals:
+          - name: "samx"
+            entry: "samx"
+      y:
+        label: 'BPM'
+        signals:
+          - name: "gauss_bpm"
+            entry: "gauss_bpm"
+          - name: "gauss_adc1"
+            entry: "gauss_adc1"
+
+    - plot_name: "Grid plot 3"
+      x:
+        label: 'Motor Y'
+        signals:
+          - name: "samy"
+            entry: "samy"
+      y:
+        label: 'BPM'
+        signals:
+          - name: "gauss_bpm"
+            entry: "gauss_bpm"
+
+    - plot_name: "Grid plot 4"
+      x:
+        label: 'Motor Y'
+        signals:
+          - name: "samy"
+            entry: "samy"
+      y:
+        label: 'BPM'
+        signals:
+          - name: "gauss_adc3"
+            entry: "gauss_adc3"
+
--- a/bec_widgets/examples/plot_app/plot_app.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/examples/plot_app/plot_app.py
@@ -0,0 +1,730 @@
+import logging
+import os
+
+# import traceback
+
+import pyqtgraph
+import pyqtgraph as pg
+
+from qtpy.QtCore import Signal as pyqtSignal, Slot as pyqtSlot
+
+from qtpy.QtWidgets import (
+    QApplication,
+    QWidget,
+    QTableWidgetItem,
+    QTableWidget,
+    QFileDialog,
+    QMessageBox,
+)
+from pyqtgraph import ColorButton
+from pyqtgraph import mkBrush, mkPen
+from pyqtgraph.Qt import QtCore, uic
+from pyqtgraph.Qt import QtWidgets
+
+from bec_lib import MessageEndpoints
+from bec_widgets.utils import Crosshair, Colors
+from bec_widgets.utils.bec_dispatcher import BECDispatcher
+
+
+# TODO implement:
+#   - implement scanID database for visualizing previous scans
+
+
+class PlotApp(QWidget):
+    """
+    Main class for PlotApp, designed to plot multiple signals in a grid layout
+    based on a flexible YAML configuration.
+
+    Attributes:
+        update_signal (pyqtSignal): Signal to trigger plot updates.
+        plot_data (list of dict): List of dictionaries containing plot configurations.
+                                  Each dictionary specifies x and y signals, including their
+                                  name and entry, for a particular plot.
+
+    Args:
+        config (dict): Configuration dictionary containing all settings for the plotting app.
+                      It should include the following keys:
+                      - 'plot_settings': Dictionary containing global plot settings.
+                      - 'plot_data': List of dictionaries specifying the signals to plot.
+        parent (QWidget, optional): Parent widget.
+
+    Example:
+        General Plot Configuration:
+        {
+            'plot_settings': {'background_color': 'black', 'num_columns': 2, 'colormap': 'plasma', 'scan_types': False},
+            'plot_data': [
+                {
+                    'plot_name': 'Plot A',
+                    'x': {'label': 'X-axis', 'signals': [{'name': 'device_x', 'entry': 'entry_x'}]},
+                    'y': {'label': 'Y-axis', 'signals': [{'name': 'device_y', 'entry': 'entry_y'}]}
+                }
+            ]
+        }
+
+        Different Scans Mode Configuration:
+        {
+            'plot_settings': {'background_color': 'black', 'num_columns': 2, 'colormap': 'plasma', 'scan_types': True},
+            'plot_data': {
+                'scan_type_1': [
+                    {
+                        'plot_name': 'Plot 1',
+                        'x': {'label': 'X-axis', 'signals': [{'name': 'device_x1', 'entry': 'entry_x1'}]},
+                        'y': {'label': 'Y-axis', 'signals': [{'name': 'device_y1', 'entry': 'entry_y1'}]}
+                    }
+                ],
+                'scan_type_2': [
+                    {
+                        'plot_name': 'Plot 2',
+                        'x': {'label': 'X-axis', 'signals': [{'name': 'device_x2', 'entry': 'entry_x2'}]},
+                        'y': {'label': 'Y-axis', 'signals': [{'name': 'device_y2', 'entry': 'entry_y2'}]}
+                    }
+                ]
+            }
+        }
+    """
+
+    update_signal = pyqtSignal()
+    update_dap_signal = pyqtSignal()
+
+    def __init__(self, config: dict, client=None, parent=None):
+        super(PlotApp, self).__init__(parent)
+
+        # Error handler
+        self.error_handler = ErrorHandler(parent=self)
+
+        # Client and device manager from BEC
+        self.client = BECDispatcher().client if client is None else client
+        self.dev = self.client.device_manager.devices
+
+        # Loading UI
+        current_path = os.path.dirname(__file__)
+        uic.loadUi(os.path.join(current_path, "plot_app.ui"), self)
+
+        self.data = {}
+
+        self.crosshairs = None
+        self.plots = None
+        self.curves_data = None
+        self.grid_coordinates = None
+        self.scanID = None
+
+        self.user_colors = {}  # key: (plot_name, y_name, y_entry), value: color
+
+        # Default config
+        self.config = config
+
+        # Validate the configuration before proceeding
+        self.load_config(self.config)
+
+        # Default splitter size
+        self.splitter.setSizes([400, 100])
+
+        # Buttons
+        self.pushButton_save.clicked.connect(self.save_settings_to_yaml)
+        self.pushButton_load.clicked.connect(self.load_settings_from_yaml)
+
+        # Connect the update signal to the update plot method
+        self.proxy_update_plot = pg.SignalProxy(
+            self.update_signal, rateLimit=25, slot=self.update_plot
+        )
+
+        # Change layout of plots when the number of columns is changed in GUI
+        self.spinBox_N_columns.valueChanged.connect(lambda x: self.init_ui(x))
+
+    def load_config(self, config: dict) -> None:
+        """
+        Load and validate the configuration, retrying until a valid configuration is provided or the user cancels.
+        Args:
+            config (dict): Configuration dictionary form .yaml file.
+
+        Returns:
+            None
+        """
+        valid_config = False
+        self.error_handler.set_retry_action(self.load_settings_from_yaml)
+        while not valid_config:
+            if config is None:
+                self.config = (
+                    self.load_settings_from_yaml()
+                )  # Load config if it hasn't been loaded yet
+            try:  # Validate loaded config file
+                self.error_handler.validate_config_file(config)
+                valid_config = True
+            except ValueError as e:
+                self.config = None  # Reset config_to_test to force reloading configuration
+                self.config = self.error_handler.handle_error(str(e))
+        if valid_config is True:  # Initialize config if validation succeeds
+            self.init_config(self.config)
+
+    def init_config(self, config: dict) -> None:
+        """
+        Initializes or update the configuration settings for the PlotApp.
+
+        Args:
+            config (dict): Dictionary containing plot settings and data configurations.
+        """
+
+        # YAML config
+        self.plot_settings = config.get("plot_settings", {})
+        self.plot_data_config = config.get("plot_data", {})
+        self.scan_types = self.plot_settings.get("scan_types", False)
+
+        if self.scan_types is False:  # Device tracking mode
+            self.plot_data = self.plot_data_config  # TODO logic has to be improved
+        else:  # setup first line scan as default, then changed with different scan type
+            self.plot_data = self.plot_data_config[list(self.plot_data_config.keys())[0]]
+
+        # Setting global plot settings
+        self.init_plot_background(self.plot_settings["background_color"])
+
+        # Initialize the UI
+        self.init_ui(self.plot_settings["num_columns"])
+        self.spinBox_N_columns.setValue(
+            self.plot_settings["num_columns"]
+        )  # TODO has to be checked if it will not setup more columns than plots
+        self.spinBox_N_columns.setMaximum(len(self.plot_data))
+
+    def init_plot_background(self, background_color: str) -> None:
+        """
+        Initialize plot settings based on the background color.
+
+        Args:
+            background_color (str): The background color ('white' or 'black').
+
+        This method sets the background and foreground colors for pyqtgraph.
+        If the background is dark ('black'), the foreground will be set to 'white',
+        and vice versa.
+        """
+        if background_color.lower() == "black":
+            pg.setConfigOption("background", "k")
+            pg.setConfigOption("foreground", "w")
+        elif background_color.lower() == "white":
+            pg.setConfigOption("background", "w")
+            pg.setConfigOption("foreground", "k")
+        else:
+            raise ValueError(
+                f"Invalid background color {background_color}. Allowed values are 'white' or 'black'."
+            )
+
+        # TODO simplify -> find way how to setup also foreground color
+        # if background_color.lower() not in ["black", "white"]:
+        #     raise ValueError(
+        #         f"Invalid background color {background_color}. Allowed values are 'white' or 'black'."
+        #     )
+        # self.glw.setBackground(background_color.lower())
+
+    def init_ui(self, num_columns: int = 3) -> None:
+        """
+        Initialize the UI components, create plots and store their grid positions.
+
+        Args:
+            num_columns (int): Number of columns to wrap the layout.
+
+        This method initializes a dictionary `self.plots` to store the plot objects
+        along with their corresponding x and y signal names. It dynamically arranges
+        the plots in a grid layout based on the given number of columns and dynamically
+        stretches the last plots to fit the remaining space.
+        """
+        self.glw.clear()
+        self.plots = {}
+        self.grid_coordinates = []
+
+        num_plots = len(self.plot_data)
+
+        # Check if num_columns exceeds the number of plots
+        if num_columns >= num_plots:
+            num_columns = num_plots
+            self.plot_settings["num_columns"] = num_columns  # Update the settings
+            print(
+                f"Warning: num_columns in the YAML file was greater than the number of plots. Resetting num_columns to number of plots:{num_columns}."
+            )
+        else:
+            self.plot_settings["num_columns"] = num_columns  # Update the settings
+
+        num_rows = num_plots // num_columns
+        last_row_cols = num_plots % num_columns
+        remaining_space = num_columns - last_row_cols
+
+        for i, plot_config in enumerate(self.plot_data):
+            row, col = i // num_columns, i % num_columns
+            colspan = 1
+
+            if row == num_rows and remaining_space > 0:
+                if last_row_cols == 1:
+                    colspan = num_columns
+                else:
+                    colspan = remaining_space // last_row_cols + 1
+                    remaining_space -= colspan - 1
+                    last_row_cols -= 1
+
+            plot_name = plot_config.get("plot_name", "")
+            x_label = plot_config["x"].get("label", "")
+            y_label = plot_config["y"].get("label", "")
+
+            plot = self.glw.addPlot(row=row, col=col, colspan=colspan, title=plot_name)
+            plot.setLabel("bottom", x_label)
+            plot.setLabel("left", y_label)
+            plot.addLegend()
+
+            self.plots[plot_name] = plot
+            self.grid_coordinates.append((row, col))
+
+        self.init_curves()
+
+    def init_curves(self) -> None:
+        """
+        Initialize curve data and properties, and update table row labels.
+
+        This method initializes a nested dictionary `self.curves_data` to store
+        the curve objects for each x and y signal pair. It also updates the row labels
+        in `self.tableWidget_crosshair` to include the grid position for each y-value.
+        """
+        self.curves_data = {}
+        row_labels = []
+
+        for idx, plot_config in enumerate(self.plot_data):
+            plot_name = plot_config.get("plot_name", "")
+            plot = self.plots[plot_name]
+            plot.clear()
+
+            y_configs = plot_config["y"]["signals"]
+            colors_ys = Colors.golden_angle_color(
+                colormap=self.plot_settings["colormap"], num=len(y_configs)
+            )
+
+            curve_list = []
+            for i, (y_config, color) in enumerate(zip(y_configs, colors_ys)):
+                # print(y_config)
+                y_name = y_config["name"]
+                y_entries = y_config.get("entry", [y_name])
+
+                if not isinstance(y_entries, list):
+                    y_entries = [y_entries]
+
+                for y_entry in y_entries:
+                    user_color = self.user_colors.get((plot_name, y_name, y_entry), None)
+                    color_to_use = user_color if user_color else color
+
+                    pen_curve = mkPen(color=color_to_use, width=2, style=QtCore.Qt.DashLine)
+                    brush_curve = mkBrush(color=color_to_use)
+
+                    curve_data = pg.PlotDataItem(
+                        symbolSize=5,
+                        symbolBrush=brush_curve,
+                        pen=pen_curve,
+                        skipFiniteCheck=True,
+                        name=f"{y_name} ({y_entry})",
+                    )
+
+                    curve_list.append((y_name, y_entry, curve_data))
+                    plot.addItem(curve_data)
+                    row_labels.append(f"{y_name} ({y_entry}) - {plot_name}")
+
+                    # Create a ColorButton and set its color
+                    color_btn = ColorButton()
+                    color_btn.setColor(color_to_use)
+                    color_btn.sigColorChanged.connect(
+                        lambda btn=color_btn, plot=plot_name, yname=y_name, yentry=y_entry, curve=curve_data: self.change_curve_color(
+                            btn, plot, yname, yentry, curve
+                        )
+                    )
+
+                    # Add the ColorButton as a QWidget to the table
+                    color_widget = QtWidgets.QWidget()
+                    layout = QtWidgets.QHBoxLayout()
+                    layout.addWidget(color_btn)
+                    layout.setContentsMargins(0, 0, 0, 0)
+                    color_widget.setLayout(layout)
+
+                    row = len(row_labels) - 1  # The row index in the table
+                    self.tableWidget_crosshair.setCellWidget(row, 2, color_widget)
+
+            self.curves_data[plot_name] = curve_list
+
+        self.tableWidget_crosshair.setRowCount(len(row_labels))
+        self.tableWidget_crosshair.setVerticalHeaderLabels(row_labels)
+        self.hook_crosshair()
+
+    def change_curve_color(
+        self,
+        btn: pyqtgraph.ColorButton,
+        plot_name: str,
+        y_name: str,
+        y_entry: str,
+        curve: pyqtgraph.PlotDataItem,
+    ) -> None:
+        """
+        Change the color of a curve and update the corresponding ColorButton.
+
+        Args:
+            btn (ColorButton): The ColorButton that was clicked.
+            plot_name (str): The name of the plot where the curve belongs.
+            y_name (str): The name of the y signal.
+            y_entry (str): The entry of the y signal.
+            curve (PlotDataItem): The curve to be changed.
+        """
+        color = btn.color()
+        pen_curve = mkPen(color=color, width=2, style=QtCore.Qt.DashLine)
+        brush_curve = mkBrush(color=color)
+        curve.setPen(pen_curve)
+        curve.setSymbolBrush(brush_curve)
+        self.user_colors[(plot_name, y_name, y_entry)] = color
+
+    def hook_crosshair(self) -> None:
+        """Attach crosshairs to each plot and connect them to the update_table method."""
+        self.crosshairs = {}
+        for plot_name, plot in self.plots.items():
+            crosshair = Crosshair(plot, precision=3)
+            crosshair.coordinatesChanged1D.connect(
+                lambda x, y, plot=plot: self.update_table(
+                    self.tableWidget_crosshair, x, y, column=0, plot=plot
+                )
+            )
+            crosshair.coordinatesClicked1D.connect(
+                lambda x, y, plot=plot: self.update_table(
+                    self.tableWidget_crosshair, x, y, column=1, plot=plot
+                )
+            )
+            self.crosshairs[plot_name] = crosshair
+
+    def update_table(
+        self, table_widget: QTableWidget, x: float, y_values: list, column: int, plot: pg.PlotItem
+    ) -> None:
+        """
+        Update the table with coordinates based on cursor movements and clicks.
+
+        Args:
+            table_widget (QTableWidget): The table to be updated.
+            x (float): The x-coordinate from the plot.
+            y_values (list): The y-coordinates from the plot.
+            column (int): The column in the table to be updated.
+            plot (PlotItem): The plot from which the coordinates are taken.
+
+        This method calculates the correct row in the table for each y-value
+        and updates the cell at (row, column) with the new x and y coordinates.
+        """
+        plot_name = [name for name, value in self.plots.items() if value == plot][0]
+
+        starting_row = 0
+        for plot_config in self.plot_data:
+            if plot_config.get("plot_name", "") == plot_name:
+                break
+            for y_config in plot_config.get("y", {}).get("signals", []):
+                y_entries = y_config.get("entry", [y_config.get("name", "")])
+                if not isinstance(y_entries, list):
+                    y_entries = [y_entries]
+                starting_row += len(y_entries)
+
+        for i, y in enumerate(y_values):
+            row = starting_row + i
+            table_widget.setItem(row, column, QTableWidgetItem(f"({x}, {y})"))
+            table_widget.resizeColumnsToContents()
+
+    def update_plot(self) -> None:
+        """Update the plot data based on the stored data dictionary."""
+        for plot_name, curve_list in self.curves_data.items():
+            for y_name, y_entry, curve in curve_list:
+                x_config = next(
+                    (pc["x"] for pc in self.plot_data if pc.get("plot_name") == plot_name), {}
+                )
+                x_signal_config = x_config["signals"][0]
+                x_name = x_signal_config.get("name", "")
+                x_entry = x_signal_config.get("entry", x_name)
+
+                key = (x_name, x_entry, y_name, y_entry)
+                data_x = self.data.get(key, {}).get("x", [])
+                data_y = self.data.get(key, {}).get("y", [])
+
+                curve.setData(data_x, data_y)
+
+    @pyqtSlot(dict, dict)
+    def on_scan_segment(
+        self, msg, metadata
+    ) -> None:  # TODO the logic should be separated from GUI operation
+        """
+        Handle new scan segments and saves data to a dictionary. Linked through bec_dispatcher.
+
+        Args:
+            msg (dict): Message received with scan data.
+            metadata (dict): Metadata of the scan.
+        """
+
+        current_scanID = msg.get("scanID", None)
+        if current_scanID is None:
+            return
+
+        if current_scanID != self.scanID:
+            if self.scan_types is False:
+                self.plot_data = self.plot_data_config
+            elif self.scan_types is True:
+                currentName = metadata.get("scan_name")
+                if currentName is None:
+                    raise ValueError(
+                        f"Scan name not found in metadata. Please check the scan_name in the YAML config or in bec "
+                        f"configuration."
+                    )
+                self.plot_data = self.plot_data_config.get(currentName, [])
+                if self.plot_data == []:
+                    raise ValueError(
+                        f"Scan name {currentName} not found in the YAML config. Please check the scan_name in the "
+                        f"YAML config or in bec configuration."
+                    )
+
+                # Init UI
+                self.init_ui(self.plot_settings["num_columns"])
+                self.spinBox_N_columns.setValue(
+                    self.plot_settings["num_columns"]
+                )  # TODO has to be checked if it will not setup more columns than plots
+                self.spinBox_N_columns.setMaximum(len(self.plot_data))
+
+            self.scanID = current_scanID
+            self.data = {}
+            self.init_curves()
+
+        for plot_config in self.plot_data:
+            plot_name = plot_config.get("plot_name", "Unnamed Plot")
+            x_config = plot_config["x"]
+            x_signal_config = x_config["signals"][0]  # Assuming there's at least one signal for x
+
+            x_name = x_signal_config.get("name", "")
+            if not x_name:
+                raise ValueError(f"Name for x signal must be specified in plot: {plot_name}.")
+
+            x_entry_list = x_signal_config.get("entry", [])
+            if not x_entry_list:
+                x_entry_list = (
+                    self.dev[x_name]._hints if hasattr(self.dev[x_name], "_hints") else [x_name]
+                )
+
+            if not isinstance(x_entry_list, list):
+                x_entry_list = [x_entry_list]
+
+            y_configs = plot_config["y"]["signals"]
+
+            for x_entry in x_entry_list:
+                for y_config in y_configs:
+                    y_name = y_config.get("name", "")
+                    if not y_name:
+                        raise ValueError(
+                            f"Name for y signal must be specified in plot: {plot_name}."
+                        )
+
+                    y_entry_list = y_config.get("entry", [])
+                    if not y_entry_list:
+                        y_entry_list = (
+                            self.dev[y_name]._hints
+                            if hasattr(self.dev[y_name], "_hints")
+                            else [y_name]
+                        )
+
+                    if not isinstance(y_entry_list, list):
+                        y_entry_list = [y_entry_list]
+
+                    for y_entry in y_entry_list:
+                        key = (x_name, x_entry, y_name, y_entry)
+
+                        data_x = msg["data"].get(x_name, {}).get(x_entry, {}).get("value", None)
+                        data_y = msg["data"].get(y_name, {}).get(y_entry, {}).get("value", None)
+
+                        if data_x is None:
+                            raise ValueError(
+                                f"Incorrect entry '{x_entry}' specified for x in plot: {plot_name}, x name: {x_name}"
+                            )
+
+                        if data_y is None:
+                            if hasattr(self.dev[y_name], "_hints"):
+                                raise ValueError(
+                                    f"Incorrect entry '{y_entry}' specified for y in plot: {plot_name}, y name: {y_name}"
+                                )
+                            else:
+                                raise ValueError(
+                                    f"No hints available for y in plot: {plot_name}, and name '{y_name}' did not work as entry"
+                                )
+
+                        if data_x is not None:
+                            self.data.setdefault(key, {}).setdefault("x", []).append(data_x)
+
+                        if data_y is not None:
+                            self.data.setdefault(key, {}).setdefault("y", []).append(data_y)
+
+        self.update_signal.emit()
+
+    def save_settings_to_yaml(self):
+        """Save the current settings to a .yaml file using a file dialog."""
+        options = QFileDialog.Options()
+        options |= QFileDialog.DontUseNativeDialog
+        file_path, _ = QFileDialog.getSaveFileName(
+            self, "Save Settings", "", "YAML Files (*.yaml);;All Files (*)", options=options
+        )
+
+        if file_path:
+            try:
+                if not file_path.endswith(".yaml"):
+                    file_path += ".yaml"
+
+                with open(file_path, "w") as file:
+                    yaml.dump(
+                        {"plot_settings": self.plot_settings, "plot_data": self.plot_data_config},
+                        file,
+                    )
+                print(f"Settings saved to {file_path}")
+            except Exception as e:
+                print(f"An error occurred while saving the settings to {file_path}: {e}")
+
+    def load_settings_from_yaml(self) -> dict:  # TODO can be replace by the utils function
+        """Load settings from a .yaml file using a file dialog and update the current settings."""
+        options = QFileDialog.Options()
+        options |= QFileDialog.DontUseNativeDialog
+        file_path, _ = QFileDialog.getOpenFileName(
+            self, "Load Settings", "", "YAML Files (*.yaml);;All Files (*)", options=options
+        )
+
+        if file_path:
+            try:
+                with open(file_path, "r") as file:
+                    self.config = yaml.safe_load(file)
+                    self.load_config(self.config)  # validate new config
+                return config
+            except FileNotFoundError:
+                print(f"The file {file_path} was not found.")
+            except Exception as e:
+                print(f"An error occurred while loading the settings from {file_path}: {e}")
+                return None  # Return None on exception to indicate failure
+
+
+class ErrorHandler:
+    def __init__(self, parent=None):
+        self.parent = parent
+        self.errors = []
+        self.retry_action = None
+        logging.basicConfig(level=logging.ERROR)  # Configure logging
+
+    def set_retry_action(self, action):
+        self.retry_action = action  # Store a reference to the retry action
+
+    def handle_error(self, error_message: str):
+        # logging.error(f"{error_message}\n{traceback.format_exc()}") #TODO decide if useful
+
+        choice = QMessageBox.critical(
+            self.parent,
+            "Error",
+            f"{error_message}\n\nWould you like to retry?",
+            QMessageBox.Retry | QMessageBox.Cancel,
+        )
+        if choice == QMessageBox.Retry and self.retry_action is not None:
+            return self.retry_action()
+        else:
+            exit(1)  # Exit the program if the user selects Cancel or if no retry_action is provided
+
+    def validate_config_file(self, config: dict) -> None:
+        """
+        Validate the configuration dictionary.
+        Args:
+            config (dict): Configuration dictionary form .yaml file.
+
+        Returns:
+            None
+        """
+        self.errors = []
+
+        # Validate common keys
+        required_top_level_keys = ["plot_settings", "plot_data"]
+        for key in required_top_level_keys:
+            if key not in config:
+                self.errors.append(f"Missing required key: {key}")
+
+        # Only continue if no errors so far
+        if not self.errors:
+            # Determine the configuration mode (device or scan)
+            plot_settings = config.get("plot_settings", {})
+            scan_types = plot_settings.get("scan_types", False)
+
+            plot_data = config.get("plot_data", [])
+
+            if scan_types:
+                # Validate scan mode configuration
+                for scan_type, plots in plot_data.items():
+                    for i, plot_config in enumerate(plots):
+                        self.validate_plot_config(plot_config, i)
+            else:
+                # Validate device mode configuration
+                for i, plot_config in enumerate(plot_data):
+                    self.validate_plot_config(plot_config, i)
+
+        if self.errors != []:
+            self.handle_error("\n".join(self.errors))
+
+    def validate_plot_config(self, plot_config: dict, i: int):
+        """
+        Validate individual plot configuration.
+        Args:
+            plot_config (dict): Individual plot configuration.
+            i (int): Index of the plot configuration.
+
+        Returns:
+            None
+        """
+        for axis in ["x", "y"]:
+            axis_config = plot_config.get(axis)
+            plot_name = plot_config.get("plot_name", "")
+            if axis_config is None:
+                error_msg = f"Missing '{axis}' configuration in plot {i} - {plot_name}"
+                logging.error(error_msg)  # Log the error
+                self.errors.append(error_msg)
+
+            signals_config = axis_config.get("signals")
+            if signals_config is None:
+                error_msg = (
+                    f"Missing 'signals' configuration for {axis} axis in plot {i} - '{plot_name}'"
+                )
+                logging.error(error_msg)  # Log the error
+                self.errors.append(error_msg)
+            elif not isinstance(signals_config, list) or len(signals_config) == 0:
+                error_msg = (
+                    f"'signals' configuration for {axis} axis in plot {i} must be a non-empty list"
+                )
+                logging.error(error_msg)  # Log the error
+                self.errors.append(error_msg)
+            # TODO add condition for name and entry
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    import yaml
+    import argparse
+
+    # from bec_widgets import ctrl_c
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Plotting App")
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--config",
+        "-c",
+        help="Path to the .yaml configuration file",
+        default="config_example.yaml",
+    )
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+
+    try:
+        with open(args.config, "r") as file:
+            config = yaml.safe_load(file)
+
+    except FileNotFoundError:
+        print(f"The file {args.config} was not found.")
+        exit(1)
+    except Exception as e:
+        print(f"An error occurred while loading the config file: {e}")
+        exit(1)
+
+    # BECclient global variables
+    bec_dispatcher = BECDispatcher()
+    client = bec_dispatcher.client
+    client.start()
+
+    app = QApplication([])
+    plotApp = PlotApp(config=config, client=client)
+
+    # Connecting signals from bec_dispatcher
+    bec_dispatcher.connect_slot(plotApp.on_scan_segment, MessageEndpoints.scan_segment())
+    # ctrl_c.setup(app)
+
+    window = plotApp
+    window.show()
+    app.exec()
--- a/bec_widgets/examples/plot_app/plot_app.ui
+++ b/bec_widgets/examples/plot_app/plot_app.ui
@@ -0,0 +1,115 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<ui version="4.0">
+ <class>MultiWindow</class>
+ <widget class="QWidget" name="MultiWindow">
+  <property name="geometry">
+   <rect>
+    <x>0</x>
+    <y>0</y>
+    <width>1248</width>
+    <height>564</height>
+   </rect>
+  </property>
+  <property name="windowTitle">
+   <string>MultiWindow</string>
+  </property>
+  <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout">
+   <item>
+    <widget class="QSplitter" name="splitter">
+     <property name="orientation">
+      <enum>Qt::Horizontal</enum>
+     </property>
+     <widget class="GraphicsLayoutWidget" name="glw"/>
+     <widget class="QWidget" name="">
+      <layout class="QGridLayout" name="gridLayout_2">
+       <item row="1" column="0">
+        <spacer name="horizontalSpacer">
+         <property name="orientation">
+          <enum>Qt::Horizontal</enum>
+         </property>
+         <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
+          <size>
+           <width>40</width>
+           <height>20</height>
+          </size>
+         </property>
+        </spacer>
+       </item>
+       <item row="2" column="0" colspan="3">
+        <widget class="QGroupBox" name="groupBox">
+         <property name="title">
+          <string>Cursor</string>
+         </property>
+         <layout class="QGridLayout" name="gridLayout">
+          <item row="0" column="0">
+           <widget class="QTableWidget" name="tableWidget_crosshair">
+            <column>
+             <property name="text">
+              <string>Moved</string>
+             </property>
+            </column>
+            <column>
+             <property name="text">
+              <string>Clicked</string>
+             </property>
+            </column>
+            <column>
+             <property name="text">
+              <string>Color</string>
+             </property>
+            </column>
+           </widget>
+          </item>
+         </layout>
+        </widget>
+       </item>
+       <item row="1" column="1">
+        <widget class="QLabel" name="label">
+         <property name="text">
+          <string>Number of Columns:</string>
+         </property>
+        </widget>
+       </item>
+       <item row="1" column="2">
+        <widget class="QSpinBox" name="spinBox_N_columns">
+         <property name="minimum">
+          <number>1</number>
+         </property>
+         <property name="maximum">
+          <number>10</number>
+         </property>
+         <property name="value">
+          <number>3</number>
+         </property>
+        </widget>
+       </item>
+       <item row="0" column="1">
+        <widget class="QPushButton" name="pushButton_load">
+         <property name="text">
+          <string>Load Config</string>
+         </property>
+        </widget>
+       </item>
+       <item row="0" column="2">
+        <widget class="QPushButton" name="pushButton_save">
+         <property name="text">
+          <string>Save Config</string>
+         </property>
+        </widget>
+       </item>
+      </layout>
+     </widget>
+    </widget>
+   </item>
+  </layout>
+ </widget>
+ <customwidgets>
+  <customwidget>
+   <class>GraphicsLayoutWidget</class>
+   <extends>QGraphicsView</extends>
+   <header>pyqtgraph.h</header>
+  </customwidget>
+ </customwidgets>
+ <resources/>
+ <connections/>
+</ui>
--- a/bec_widgets/examples/plugin_example_pyside/main.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/examples/plugin_example_pyside/main.py
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-# Copyright (C) 2022 The Qt Company Ltd.
-# SPDX-License-Identifier: LicenseRef-Qt-Commercial OR BSD-3-Clause
-
-"""PySide6 port of the Qt Designer taskmenuextension example from Qt v6.x"""
-
-import sys
-
-from bec_ipython_client.main import BECIPythonClient
-from qtpy.QtWidgets import QApplication
-
-from bec_widgets.examples.plugin_example_pyside.tictactoe import TicTacToe
-
-if __name__ == "__main__":  # pragma: no cover
-    app = QApplication(sys.argv)
-    window = TicTacToe()
-    window.state = "-X-XO----"
-    window.show()
-    sys.exit(app.exec())
--- a/bec_widgets/examples/plugin_example_pyside/registertictactoe.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/examples/plugin_example_pyside/registertictactoe.py
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-# Copyright (C) 2022 The Qt Company Ltd.
-# SPDX-License-Identifier: LicenseRef-Qt-Commercial OR BSD-3-Clause
-
-from qtpy.QtDesigner import QPyDesignerCustomWidgetCollection
-
-from bec_widgets.examples.plugin_example_pyside.tictactoe import TicTacToe
-from bec_widgets.examples.plugin_example_pyside.tictactoeplugin import TicTacToePlugin
-
-# Set PYSIDE_DESIGNER_PLUGINS to point to this directory and load the plugin
-
-
-if __name__ == "__main__":  # pragma: no cover
-    QPyDesignerCustomWidgetCollection.addCustomWidget(TicTacToePlugin())
--- a/bec_widgets/examples/plugin_example_pyside/taskmenuextension.pyproject
+++ b/bec_widgets/examples/plugin_example_pyside/taskmenuextension.pyproject
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-{
-    "files": ["tictactoe.py", "main.py", "registertictactoe.py", "tictactoeplugin.py",
-    "tictactoetaskmenu.py"]
-}
--- a/bec_widgets/examples/plugin_example_pyside/tictactoe.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/examples/plugin_example_pyside/tictactoe.py
@@ -1,135 +0,0 @@
-# Copyright (C) 2022 The Qt Company Ltd.
-# SPDX-License-Identifier: LicenseRef-Qt-Commercial OR BSD-3-Clause
-
-from qtpy.QtCore import Property, QPoint, QRect, QSize, Qt, Slot
-from qtpy.QtGui import QPainter, QPen
-from qtpy.QtWidgets import QWidget
-
-EMPTY = "-"
-CROSS = "X"
-NOUGHT = "O"
-DEFAULT_STATE = "---------"
-
-
-class TicTacToe(QWidget):  # pragma: no cover
-    def __init__(self, parent=None):
-        super().__init__(parent)
-        self._state = DEFAULT_STATE
-        self._turn_number = 0
-
-    def minimumSizeHint(self):
-        return QSize(200, 200)
-
-    def sizeHint(self):
-        return QSize(200, 200)
-
-    def setState(self, new_state):
-        self._turn_number = 0
-        self._state = DEFAULT_STATE
-        for position in range(min(9, len(new_state))):
-            mark = new_state[position]
-            if mark == CROSS or mark == NOUGHT:
-                self._turn_number += 1
-                self._change_state_at(position, mark)
-            position += 1
-        self.update()
-
-    def state(self):
-        return self._state
-
-    @Slot()
-    def clear_board(self):
-        self._state = DEFAULT_STATE
-        self._turn_number = 0
-        self.update()
-
-    def _change_state_at(self, pos, new_state):
-        self._state = self._state[:pos] + new_state + self._state[pos + 1 :]
-
-    def mousePressEvent(self, event):
-        if self._turn_number == 9:
-            self.clear_board()
-            return
-        for position in range(9):
-            cell = self._cell_rect(position)
-            if cell.contains(event.position().toPoint()):
-                if self._state[position] == EMPTY:
-                    new_state = CROSS if self._turn_number % 2 == 0 else NOUGHT
-                    self._change_state_at(position, new_state)
-                    self._turn_number += 1
-                    self.update()
-
-    def paintEvent(self, event):
-        with QPainter(self) as painter:
-            painter.setRenderHint(QPainter.Antialiasing)
-
-            painter.setPen(QPen(Qt.darkGreen, 1))
-            painter.drawLine(self._cell_width(), 0, self._cell_width(), self.height())
-            painter.drawLine(2 * self._cell_width(), 0, 2 * self._cell_width(), self.height())
-            painter.drawLine(0, self._cell_height(), self.width(), self._cell_height())
-            painter.drawLine(0, 2 * self._cell_height(), self.width(), 2 * self._cell_height())
-
-            painter.setPen(QPen(Qt.darkBlue, 2))
-
-            for position in range(9):
-                cell = self._cell_rect(position)
-                if self._state[position] == CROSS:
-                    painter.drawLine(cell.topLeft(), cell.bottomRight())
-                    painter.drawLine(cell.topRight(), cell.bottomLeft())
-                elif self._state[position] == NOUGHT:
-                    painter.drawEllipse(cell)
-
-            painter.setPen(QPen(Qt.yellow, 3))
-
-            for position in range(0, 8, 3):
-                if (
-                    self._state[position] != EMPTY
-                    and self._state[position + 1] == self._state[position]
-                    and self._state[position + 2] == self._state[position]
-                ):
-                    y = self._cell_rect(position).center().y()
-                    painter.drawLine(0, y, self.width(), y)
-                    self._turn_number = 9
-
-            for position in range(3):
-                if (
-                    self._state[position] != EMPTY
-                    and self._state[position + 3] == self._state[position]
-                    and self._state[position + 6] == self._state[position]
-                ):
-                    x = self._cell_rect(position).center().x()
-                    painter.drawLine(x, 0, x, self.height())
-                    self._turn_number = 9
-
-            if (
-                self._state[0] != EMPTY
-                and self._state[4] == self._state[0]
-                and self._state[8] == self._state[0]
-            ):
-                painter.drawLine(0, 0, self.width(), self.height())
-                self._turn_number = 9
-
-            if (
-                self._state[2] != EMPTY
-                and self._state[4] == self._state[2]
-                and self._state[6] == self._state[2]
-            ):
-                painter.drawLine(0, self.height(), self.width(), 0)
-                self._turn_number = 9
-
-    def _cell_rect(self, position):
-        h_margin = self.width() / 30
-        v_margin = self.height() / 30
-        row = int(position / 3)
-        column = position - 3 * row
-        pos = QPoint(column * self._cell_width() + h_margin, row * self._cell_height() + v_margin)
-        size = QSize(self._cell_width() - 2 * h_margin, self._cell_height() - 2 * v_margin)
-        return QRect(pos, size)
-
-    def _cell_width(self):
-        return self.width() / 3
-
-    def _cell_height(self):
-        return self.height() / 3
-
-    state = Property(str, state, setState)
--- a/bec_widgets/examples/plugin_example_pyside/tictactoeplugin.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/examples/plugin_example_pyside/tictactoeplugin.py
@@ -1,73 +0,0 @@
-# Copyright (C) 2022 The Qt Company Ltd.
-# SPDX-License-Identifier: LicenseRef-Qt-Commercial OR BSD-3-Clause
-import os
-
-from qtpy.QtDesigner import QDesignerCustomWidgetInterface
-
-import bec_widgets
-from bec_widgets.examples.plugin_example_pyside.tictactoe import TicTacToe
-from bec_widgets.examples.plugin_example_pyside.tictactoetaskmenu import TicTacToeTaskMenuFactory
-from bec_widgets.utils.bec_designer import designer_material_icon
-
-DOM_XML = """
-<ui language='c++'>
-    <widget class='TicTacToe' name='ticTacToe'>
-        <property name='geometry'>
-            <rect>
-                <x>0</x>
-                <y>0</y>
-                <width>200</width>
-                <height>200</height>
-            </rect>
-        </property>
-        <property name='state'>
-            <string>-X-XO----</string>
-        </property>
-    </widget>
-</ui>
-"""
-
-MODULE_PATH = os.path.dirname(bec_widgets.__file__)
-
-
-class TicTacToePlugin(QDesignerCustomWidgetInterface):  # pragma: no cover
-    def __init__(self):
-        super().__init__()
-        self._form_editor = None
-
-    def createWidget(self, parent):
-        t = TicTacToe(parent)
-        return t
-
-    def domXml(self):
-        return DOM_XML
-
-    def group(self):
-        return "Games"
-
-    def icon(self):
-        return designer_material_icon("sports_esports")
-
-    def includeFile(self):
-        return "tictactoe"
-
-    def initialize(self, form_editor):
-        self._form_editor = form_editor
-        manager = form_editor.extensionManager()
-        iid = TicTacToeTaskMenuFactory.task_menu_iid()
-        manager.registerExtensions(TicTacToeTaskMenuFactory(manager), iid)
-
-    def isContainer(self):
-        return False
-
-    def isInitialized(self):
-        return self._form_editor is not None
-
-    def name(self):
-        return "TicTacToe"
-
-    def toolTip(self):
-        return "Tic Tac Toe Example, demonstrating class QDesignerTaskMenuExtension (Python)"
-
-    def whatsThis(self):
-        return self.toolTip()
--- a/bec_widgets/examples/plugin_example_pyside/tictactoetaskmenu.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/examples/plugin_example_pyside/tictactoetaskmenu.py
@@ -1,68 +0,0 @@
-# Copyright (C) 2022 The Qt Company Ltd.
-# SPDX-License-Identifier: LicenseRef-Qt-Commercial OR BSD-3-Clause
-
-from qtpy.QtDesigner import QExtensionFactory, QPyDesignerTaskMenuExtension
-from qtpy.QtGui import QAction
-from qtpy.QtWidgets import QDialog, QDialogButtonBox, QVBoxLayout
-
-from bec_widgets.examples.plugin_example_pyside.tictactoe import TicTacToe
-from bec_widgets.qt_utils.error_popups import SafeSlot as Slot
-
-
-class TicTacToeDialog(QDialog):  # pragma: no cover
-    def __init__(self, parent):
-        super().__init__(parent)
-        layout = QVBoxLayout(self)
-        self._ticTacToe = TicTacToe(self)
-        layout.addWidget(self._ticTacToe)
-        button_box = QDialogButtonBox(
-            QDialogButtonBox.Ok | QDialogButtonBox.Cancel | QDialogButtonBox.Reset
-        )
-        button_box.accepted.connect(self.accept)
-        button_box.rejected.connect(self.reject)
-        reset_button = button_box.button(QDialogButtonBox.Reset)
-        reset_button.clicked.connect(self._ticTacToe.clear_board)
-        layout.addWidget(button_box)
-
-    def set_state(self, new_state):
-        self._ticTacToe.setState(new_state)
-
-    def state(self):
-        return self._ticTacToe.state
-
-
-class TicTacToeTaskMenu(QPyDesignerTaskMenuExtension):
-    def __init__(self, ticTacToe, parent):
-        super().__init__(parent)
-        self._ticTacToe = ticTacToe
-        self._edit_state_action = QAction("Edit State...", None)
-        self._edit_state_action.triggered.connect(self._edit_state)
-
-    def taskActions(self):
-        return [self._edit_state_action]
-
-    def preferredEditAction(self):
-        return self._edit_state_action
-
-    @Slot()
-    def _edit_state(self):
-        dialog = TicTacToeDialog(self._ticTacToe)
-        dialog.set_state(self._ticTacToe.state)
-        if dialog.exec() == QDialog.Accepted:
-            self._ticTacToe.state = dialog.state()
-
-
-class TicTacToeTaskMenuFactory(QExtensionFactory):
-    def __init__(self, extension_manager):
-        super().__init__(extension_manager)
-
-    @staticmethod
-    def task_menu_iid():
-        return "org.qt-project.Qt.Designer.TaskMenu"
-
-    def createExtension(self, object, iid, parent):
-        if iid != TicTacToeTaskMenuFactory.task_menu_iid():
-            return None
-        if object.__class__.__name__ != "TicTacToe":
-            return None
-        return TicTacToeTaskMenu(object, parent)
--- a/bec_widgets/examples/stream_plot/init.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/examples/stream_plot/init.py
--- a/bec_widgets/examples/stream_plot/line_plot.ui
+++ b/bec_widgets/examples/stream_plot/line_plot.ui
@@ -0,0 +1,155 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<ui version="4.0">
+ <class>Form</class>
+ <widget class="QWidget" name="Form">
+  <property name="geometry">
+   <rect>
+    <x>0</x>
+    <y>0</y>
+    <width>845</width>
+    <height>635</height>
+   </rect>
+  </property>
+  <property name="windowTitle">
+   <string>Line Plot</string>
+  </property>
+  <layout class="QGridLayout" name="gridLayout">
+   <item row="0" column="0">
+    <widget class="QSplitter" name="splitter">
+     <property name="orientation">
+      <enum>Qt::Horizontal</enum>
+     </property>
+     <widget class="QSplitter" name="splitter_plot">
+      <property name="sizePolicy">
+       <sizepolicy hsizetype="Expanding" vsizetype="Expanding">
+        <horstretch>1</horstretch>
+        <verstretch>1</verstretch>
+       </sizepolicy>
+      </property>
+      <property name="orientation">
+       <enum>Qt::Vertical</enum>
+      </property>
+      <widget class="GraphicsLayoutWidget" name="glw_plot"/>
+      <widget class="GraphicsLayoutWidget" name="glw_image"/>
+     </widget>
+     <widget class="QWidget" name="">
+      <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout" stretch="1,1,1,15">
+       <item>
+        <widget class="QPushButton" name="pushButton_generate">
+         <property name="text">
+          <string>Generate 1D and 2D data without stream</string>
+         </property>
+        </widget>
+       </item>
+       <item>
+        <widget class="QGroupBox" name="groupBox">
+         <property name="sizePolicy">
+          <sizepolicy hsizetype="Expanding" vsizetype="Expanding">
+           <horstretch>0</horstretch>
+           <verstretch>0</verstretch>
+          </sizepolicy>
+         </property>
+         <property name="title">
+          <string>1st angle of azimutal segment (deg)</string>
+         </property>
+         <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="horizontalLayout">
+          <item>
+           <widget class="QDoubleSpinBox" name="doubleSpinBox">
+            <property name="sizePolicy">
+             <sizepolicy hsizetype="Expanding" vsizetype="Fixed">
+              <horstretch>0</horstretch>
+              <verstretch>0</verstretch>
+             </sizepolicy>
+            </property>
+            <property name="maximum">
+             <double>360.000000000000000</double>
+            </property>
+            <property name="singleStep">
+             <double>0.250000000000000</double>
+            </property>
+           </widget>
+          </item>
+          <item>
+           <widget class="QComboBox" name="comboBox">
+            <property name="sizePolicy">
+             <sizepolicy hsizetype="Expanding" vsizetype="Expanding">
+              <horstretch>0</horstretch>
+              <verstretch>0</verstretch>
+             </sizepolicy>
+            </property>
+            <item>
+             <property name="text">
+              <string>f1amp</string>
+             </property>
+            </item>
+            <item>
+             <property name="text">
+              <string>f2amp</string>
+             </property>
+            </item>
+            <item>
+             <property name="text">
+              <string>f2 phase</string>
+             </property>
+            </item>
+           </widget>
+          </item>
+         </layout>
+        </widget>
+       </item>
+       <item>
+        <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="horizontalLayout_2">
+         <item>
+          <widget class="QLabel" name="label">
+           <property name="text">
+            <string>Precision</string>
+           </property>
+          </widget>
+         </item>
+         <item>
+          <widget class="QSpinBox" name="spinBox_precision">
+           <property name="value">
+            <number>4</number>
+           </property>
+          </widget>
+         </item>
+        </layout>
+       </item>
+       <item>
+        <widget class="QTableWidget" name="cursor_table">
+         <property name="textElideMode">
+          <enum>Qt::ElideMiddle</enum>
+         </property>
+         <column>
+          <property name="text">
+           <string>Display</string>
+          </property>
+         </column>
+         <column>
+          <property name="text">
+           <string>X</string>
+          </property>
+         </column>
+         <column>
+          <property name="text">
+           <string>Y</string>
+          </property>
+         </column>
+        </widget>
+       </item>
+      </layout>
+     </widget>
+    </widget>
+   </item>
+  </layout>
+ </widget>
+ <customwidgets>
+  <customwidget>
+   <class>GraphicsLayoutWidget</class>
+   <extends>QGraphicsView</extends>
+   <header>pyqtgraph.h</header>
+  </customwidget>
+ </customwidgets>
+ <resources/>
+ <connections/>
+</ui>
--- a/bec_widgets/examples/stream_plot/stream_plot.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/examples/stream_plot/stream_plot.py
@@ -0,0 +1,335 @@
+import os
+import threading
+import time
+
+import numpy as np
+import pyqtgraph
+import pyqtgraph as pg
+from bec_lib import messages, MessageEndpoints
+from bec_lib.redis_connector import RedisConnector
+from qtpy.QtCore import Slot as pyqtSlot
+from qtpy.QtWidgets import QTableWidgetItem
+from pyqtgraph import mkBrush, mkPen
+from pyqtgraph.Qt import QtCore, QtWidgets, uic
+from pyqtgraph.Qt.QtCore import pyqtSignal
+from bec_widgets.utils import Crosshair, Colors
+from bec_widgets.utils.bec_dispatcher import BECDispatcher
+
+
+class StreamPlot(QtWidgets.QWidget):
+    update_signal = pyqtSignal()
+    roi_signal = pyqtSignal(tuple)
+
+    def __init__(self, name="", y_value_list=["gauss_bpm"], client=None, parent=None) -> None:
+        """
+        Basic plot widget for displaying scan data.
+
+        Args:
+            name (str, optional): Name of the plot. Defaults to "".
+            y_value_list (list, optional): List of signals to be plotted. Defaults to ["gauss_bpm"].
+        """
+
+        # Client and device manager from BEC
+        self.client = BECDispatcher().client if client is None else client
+
+        super(StreamPlot, self).__init__()
+        # Set style for pyqtgraph plots
+        pg.setConfigOption("background", "w")
+        pg.setConfigOption("foreground", "k")
+        current_path = os.path.dirname(__file__)
+        uic.loadUi(os.path.join(current_path, "line_plot.ui"), self)
+
+        self._idle_time = 100
+        self.producer = RedisConnector(["localhost:6379"]).producer()
+
+        self.y_value_list = y_value_list
+        self.previous_y_value_list = None
+        self.plotter_data_x = []
+        self.plotter_data_y = []
+
+        self.plotter_scan_id = None
+
+        self._current_proj = None
+        self._current_metadata_ep = "px_stream/projection_{}/metadata"
+
+        self.proxy_update = pg.SignalProxy(self.update_signal, rateLimit=25, slot=self.update)
+
+        self._data_retriever_thread_exit_event = threading.Event()
+        self.data_retriever = threading.Thread(
+            target=self.on_projection, args=(self._data_retriever_thread_exit_event,), daemon=True
+        )
+        self.data_retriever.start()
+
+        ##########################
+        # UI
+        ##########################
+        self.init_ui()
+        self.init_curves()
+        self.hook_crosshair()
+
+    def close(self):
+        super().close()
+        self._data_retriever_thread_exit_event.set()
+        self.data_retriever.join()
+
+    def init_ui(self):
+        """Setup all ui elements"""
+        ##########################
+        # 1D Plot
+        ##########################
+
+        # LabelItem for ROI
+        self.label_plot = pg.LabelItem(justify="center")
+        self.glw_plot.addItem(self.label_plot)
+        self.label_plot.setText("ROI region")
+
+        # ROI selector - so far from [-1,1] #TODO update to scale with xrange
+        self.roi_selector = pg.LinearRegionItem([-1, 1])
+
+        self.glw_plot.nextRow()  # TODO update of cursor
+        self.label_plot_moved = pg.LabelItem(justify="center")
+        self.glw_plot.addItem(self.label_plot_moved)
+        self.label_plot_moved.setText("Actual coordinates (X, Y)")
+
+        # Label for coordinates clicked
+        self.glw_plot.nextRow()
+        self.label_plot_clicked = pg.LabelItem(justify="center")
+        self.glw_plot.addItem(self.label_plot_clicked)
+        self.label_plot_clicked.setText("Clicked coordinates (X, Y)")
+
+        # 1D PlotItem
+        self.glw_plot.nextRow()
+        self.plot = pg.PlotItem()
+        self.plot.setLogMode(True, True)
+        self.glw_plot.addItem(self.plot)
+        self.plot.addLegend()
+
+        ##########################
+        # 2D Plot
+        ##########################
+
+        # Label for coordinates moved
+        self.label_image_moved = pg.LabelItem(justify="center")
+        self.glw_image.addItem(self.label_image_moved)
+        self.label_image_moved.setText("Actual coordinates (X, Y)")
+
+        # Label for coordinates clicked
+        self.glw_image.nextRow()
+        self.label_image_clicked = pg.LabelItem(justify="center")
+        self.glw_image.addItem(self.label_image_clicked)
+        self.label_image_clicked.setText("Clicked coordinates (X, Y)")
+
+        # TODO try to lock aspect ratio with view
+
+        # # Create a window
+        # win = pg.GraphicsLayoutWidget()
+        # win.show()
+        #
+        # # Create a ViewBox
+        # view = win.addViewBox()
+        #
+        # # Lock the aspect ratio
+        # view.setAspectLocked(True)
+
+        # # Create an ImageItem
+        # image_item = pg.ImageItem(np.random.random((100, 100)))
+        #
+        # # Add the ImageItem to the ViewBox
+        # view.addItem(image_item)
+
+        # 2D ImageItem
+        self.glw_image.nextRow()
+        self.plot_image = pg.PlotItem()
+        self.glw_image.addItem(self.plot_image)
+
+    def init_curves(self):
+        # init of 1D plot
+        self.plot.clear()
+
+        self.curves = []
+        self.pens = []
+        self.brushs = []
+
+        self.color_list = Colors.golden_angle_color(colormap="CET-R2", num=len(self.y_value_list))
+
+        for ii, y_value in enumerate(self.y_value_list):
+            pen = mkPen(color=self.color_list[ii], width=2, style=QtCore.Qt.DashLine)
+            brush = mkBrush(color=self.color_list[ii])
+            curve = pg.PlotDataItem(symbolBrush=brush, pen=pen, skipFiniteCheck=True, name=y_value)
+            self.plot.addItem(curve)
+            self.curves.append(curve)
+            self.pens.append(pen)
+            self.brushs.append(brush)
+
+        # check if roi selector is in the plot
+        if self.roi_selector not in self.plot.items:
+            self.plot.addItem(self.roi_selector)
+
+        # init of 2D plot
+        self.plot_image.clear()
+
+        self.img = pg.ImageItem()
+        self.plot_image.addItem(self.img)
+
+        # hooking signals
+        self.hook_crosshair()
+        self.init_table()
+
+    def splitter_sizes(self): ...
+
+    def hook_crosshair(self):
+        self.crosshair_1d = Crosshair(self.plot, precision=4)
+
+        self.crosshair_1d.coordinatesChanged1D.connect(
+            lambda x, y: self.label_plot_moved.setText(f"Moved : ({x}, {y})")
+        )
+        self.crosshair_1d.coordinatesClicked1D.connect(
+            lambda x, y: self.label_plot_clicked.setText(f"Moved : ({x}, {y})")
+        )
+
+        self.crosshair_1d.coordinatesChanged1D.connect(
+            lambda x, y: self.update_table(table_widget=self.cursor_table, x=x, y_values=y)
+        )
+
+        self.crosshair_2D = Crosshair(self.plot_image)
+
+        self.crosshair_2D.coordinatesChanged2D.connect(
+            lambda x, y: self.label_image_moved.setText(f"Moved : ({x}, {y})")
+        )
+        self.crosshair_2D.coordinatesClicked2D.connect(
+            lambda x, y: self.label_image_clicked.setText(f"Moved : ({x}, {y})")
+        )
+
+        # ROI
+        self.roi_selector.sigRegionChangeFinished.connect(self.get_roi_region)
+
+    def get_roi_region(self):
+        """For testing purpose now, get roi region and print it to self.label as tuple"""
+        region = self.roi_selector.getRegion()
+        self.label_plot.setText(f"x = {(10 ** region[0]):.4f}, y ={(10 ** region[1]):.4f}")
+        return_dict = {
+            "horiz_roi": [
+                np.where(self.plotter_data_x[0] > 10 ** region[0])[0][0],
+                np.where(self.plotter_data_x[0] < 10 ** region[1])[0][-1],
+            ]
+        }
+        msg = messages.DeviceMessage(signals=return_dict).dumps()
+        self.producer.set_and_publish("px_stream/gui_event", msg=msg)
+        self.roi_signal.emit(region)
+
+    def init_table(self):
+        # Init number of rows in table according to n of devices
+        self.cursor_table.setRowCount(len(self.y_value_list))
+        # self.table.setHorizontalHeaderLabels(["(X, Y) - Moved", "(X, Y) - Clicked"]) #TODO can be dynamic
+        self.cursor_table.setVerticalHeaderLabels(self.y_value_list)
+        self.cursor_table.resizeColumnsToContents()
+
+    def update_table(self, table_widget, x, y_values):
+        for i, y in enumerate(y_values):
+            table_widget.setItem(i, 1, QTableWidgetItem(str(x)))
+            table_widget.setItem(i, 2, QTableWidgetItem(str(y)))
+            table_widget.resizeColumnsToContents()
+
+    def update(self):
+        """Update the plot with the new data."""
+
+        # check if QTable was initialised and if list of devices was changed
+        # if self.y_value_list != self.previous_y_value_list:
+        #     self.setup_cursor_table()
+        #     self.previous_y_value_list = self.y_value_list.copy() if self.y_value_list else None
+
+        self.curves[0].setData(self.plotter_data_x[0], self.plotter_data_y[0])
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def flip_even_rows(arr):
+        arr_copy = np.copy(arr)  # Create a writable copy
+        arr_copy[1::2, :] = arr_copy[1::2, ::-1]
+        return arr_copy
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def remove_curve_by_name(plot: pyqtgraph.PlotItem, name: str) -> None:
+        # def remove_curve_by_name(plot: pyqtgraph.PlotItem, checkbox: QtWidgets.QCheckBox, name: str) -> None:
+        """Removes a curve from the given plot by the specified name.
+
+        Args:
+            plot (pyqtgraph.PlotItem): The plot from which to remove the curve.
+            name (str): The name of the curve to remove.
+        """
+        # if checkbox.isChecked():
+        for item in plot.items:
+            if isinstance(item, pg.PlotDataItem) and getattr(item, "opts", {}).get("name") == name:
+                plot.removeItem(item)
+                return
+
+        # else:
+        #     return
+
+    def on_projection(self, exit_event):
+        while not exit_event.is_set():
+            if self._current_proj is None:
+                time.sleep(0.1)
+                continue
+            endpoint = f"px_stream/projection_{self._current_proj}/data"
+            msgs = self.client.producer.lrange(topic=endpoint, start=-1, end=-1)
+            data = msgs
+            if not data:
+                continue
+            with np.errstate(divide="ignore", invalid="ignore"):
+                self.plotter_data_y = [
+                    np.sum(
+                        np.sum(data[-1].content["signals"]["data"] * self._current_norm, axis=1)
+                        / np.sum(self._current_norm, axis=0),
+                        axis=0,
+                    ).squeeze()
+                ]
+
+            self.update_signal.emit()
+
+    @pyqtSlot(dict, dict)
+    def on_dap_update(self, data: dict, metadata: dict):
+        flipped_data = self.flip_even_rows(data["data"]["z"])
+
+        self.img.setImage(flipped_data)
+
+    @pyqtSlot(dict, dict)
+    def new_proj(self, content: dict, _metadata: dict):
+        proj_nr = content["signals"]["proj_nr"]
+        endpoint = f"px_stream/projection_{proj_nr}/metadata"
+        msg_raw = self.client.producer.get(topic=endpoint)
+        msg = messages.DeviceMessage.loads(msg_raw)
+        self._current_q = msg.content["signals"]["q"]
+        self._current_norm = msg.content["signals"]["norm_sum"]
+        self._current_metadata = msg.content["signals"]["metadata"]
+
+        self.plotter_data_x = [self._current_q]
+        self._current_proj = proj_nr
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    import argparse
+
+    # from bec_widgets import ctrl_c  # TODO uncomment when ctrl_c is ready to be compatible with qtpy
+
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--signals", help="specify recorded signals", nargs="+", default=["gauss_bpm"]
+    )
+    # default = ["gauss_bpm", "bpm4i", "bpm5i", "bpm6i", "xert"],
+    value = parser.parse_args()
+    print(f"Plotting signals for: {', '.join(value.signals)}")
+
+    # Client from dispatcher
+    bec_dispatcher = BECDispatcher()
+    client = bec_dispatcher.client
+
+    app = QtWidgets.QApplication([])
+    # ctrl_c.setup(app) # TODO uncomment when ctrl_c is ready to be compatible with qtpy
+    plot = StreamPlot(y_value_list=value.signals, client=client)
+
+    bec_dispatcher.connect_slot(plot.new_proj, "px_stream/proj_nr")
+    bec_dispatcher.connect_slot(
+        plot.on_dap_update, MessageEndpoints.processed_data("px_dap_worker")
+    )
+    plot.show()
+    # client.callbacks.register("scan_segment", plot, sync=False)
+    app.exec()
--- a/bec_widgets/qt_utils/error_popups.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/qt_utils/error_popups.py
@@ -1,214 +0,0 @@
-import functools
-import sys
-import traceback
-
-from qtpy.QtCore import QObject, Qt, Signal, Slot
-from qtpy.QtWidgets import QApplication, QMessageBox, QPushButton, QVBoxLayout, QWidget
-
-
-def SafeSlot(*slot_args, **slot_kwargs):  # pylint: disable=invalid-name
-    """Function with args, acting like a decorator, applying "error_managed" decorator + Qt Slot
-    to the passed function, to display errors instead of potentially raising an exception
-
-    'popup_error' keyword argument can be passed with boolean value if a dialog should pop up,
-    otherwise error display is left to the original exception hook
-    """
-    popup_error = bool(slot_kwargs.pop("popup_error", False))
-
-    def error_managed(method):
-        @Slot(*slot_args, **slot_kwargs)
-        @functools.wraps(method)
-        def wrapper(*args, **kwargs):
-            try:
-                return method(*args, **kwargs)
-            except Exception:
-                ErrorPopupUtility().custom_exception_hook(*sys.exc_info(), popup_error=popup_error)
-
-        return wrapper
-
-    return error_managed
-
-
-class WarningPopupUtility(QObject):
-    """
-    Utility class to show warning popups in the application.
-    """
-
-    @SafeSlot(str, str, str, QWidget)
-    def show_warning_message(self, title, message, detailed_text, widget):
-        msg = QMessageBox(widget)
-        msg.setIcon(QMessageBox.Warning)
-        msg.setWindowTitle(title)
-        msg.setText(message)
-        msg.setStandardButtons(QMessageBox.Ok)
-        msg.setDetailedText(detailed_text)
-        msg.exec_()
-
-    def show_warning(self, title: str, message: str, detailed_text: str, widget: QWidget = None):
-        """
-        Show a warning message with the given title, message, and detailed text.
-
-        Args:
-            title (str): The title of the warning message.
-            message (str): The main text of the warning message.
-            detailed_text (str): The detailed text to show when the user expands the message.
-            widget (QWidget): The parent widget for the message box.
-        """
-        self.show_warning_message(title, message, detailed_text, widget)
-
-
-_popup_utility_instance = None
-
-
-class _ErrorPopupUtility(QObject):
-    """
-    Utility class to manage error popups in the application to show error messages to the users.
-    This class is singleton and the error popup can be enabled or disabled globally or attach to widget methods with decorator @error_managed.
-    """
-
-    error_occurred = Signal(str, str, QWidget)
-
-    def __init__(self, parent=None):
-        super().__init__(parent=parent)
-        self.error_occurred.connect(self.show_error_message)
-        self.enable_error_popup = False
-        self._initialized = True
-        sys.excepthook = self.custom_exception_hook
-
-    @SafeSlot(str, str, QWidget)
-    def show_error_message(self, title, message, widget):
-        detailed_text = self.format_traceback(message)
-        error_message = self.parse_error_message(detailed_text)
-
-        msg = QMessageBox(widget)
-        msg.setIcon(QMessageBox.Critical)
-        msg.setWindowTitle(title)
-        msg.setText(error_message)
-        msg.setStandardButtons(QMessageBox.Ok)
-        msg.setDetailedText(detailed_text)
-        msg.setTextInteractionFlags(Qt.TextSelectableByMouse)
-        msg.setMinimumWidth(600)
-        msg.setMinimumHeight(400)
-        msg.exec_()
-
-    def format_traceback(self, traceback_message: str) -> str:
-        """
-        Format the traceback message to be displayed in the error popup by adding indentation to each line.
-
-        Args:
-            traceback_message(str): The traceback message to be formatted.
-
-        Returns:
-            str: The formatted traceback message.
-        """
-        formatted_lines = []
-        lines = traceback_message.split("\n")
-        for line in lines:
-            formatted_lines.append("    " + line)  # Add indentation to each line
-        return "\n".join(formatted_lines)
-
-    def parse_error_message(self, traceback_message):
-        lines = traceback_message.split("\n")
-        error_message = "Error occurred. See details."
-        capture = False
-        captured_message = []
-
-        for line in lines:
-            if "raise" in line:
-                capture = True
-                continue
-            if capture:
-                if line.strip() and not line.startswith("  File "):
-                    captured_message.append(line.strip())
-                else:
-                    break
-
-        if captured_message:
-            error_message = " ".join(captured_message)
-        return error_message
-
-    def custom_exception_hook(self, exctype, value, tb, popup_error=False):
-        if popup_error or self.enable_error_popup:
-            error_message = traceback.format_exception(exctype, value, tb)
-            self.error_occurred.emit(
-                "Method error" if popup_error else "Application Error",
-                "".join(error_message),
-                self.parent(),
-            )
-        else:
-            sys.__excepthook__(exctype, value, tb)  # Call the original excepthook
-
-    def enable_global_error_popups(self, state: bool):
-        """
-        Enable or disable global error popups for all applications.
-
-        Args:
-            state(bool): True to enable error popups, False to disable error popups.
-        """
-        self.enable_error_popup = bool(state)
-
-
-def ErrorPopupUtility():
-    global _popup_utility_instance
-    if not _popup_utility_instance:
-        _popup_utility_instance = _ErrorPopupUtility()
-    return _popup_utility_instance
-
-
-class ExampleWidget(QWidget):  # pragma: no cover
-    """
-    Example widget to demonstrate error handling with the ErrorPopupUtility.
-
-    Warnings -> This example works properly only with PySide6, PyQt6 has a bug with the error handling.
-    """
-
-    def __init__(self, parent=None):
-        super().__init__(parent=parent)
-        self.init_ui()
-        self.warning_utility = WarningPopupUtility(self)
-
-    def init_ui(self):
-        self.layout = QVBoxLayout(self)
-
-        # Button to trigger method with error handling
-        self.error_button = QPushButton("Trigger Handled Error", self)
-        self.error_button.clicked.connect(self.method_with_error_handling)
-        self.layout.addWidget(self.error_button)
-
-        # Button to trigger method without error handling
-        self.normal_button = QPushButton("Trigger Normal Error", self)
-        self.normal_button.clicked.connect(self.method_without_error_handling)
-        self.layout.addWidget(self.normal_button)
-
-        # Button to trigger warning popup
-        self.warning_button = QPushButton("Trigger Warning", self)
-        self.warning_button.clicked.connect(self.trigger_warning)
-        self.layout.addWidget(self.warning_button)
-
-    @SafeSlot(popup_error=True)
-    def method_with_error_handling(self):
-        """This method raises an error and the exception is handled by the decorator."""
-        raise ValueError("This is a handled error.")
-
-    @SafeSlot()
-    def method_without_error_handling(self):
-        """This method raises an error and the exception is not handled here."""
-        raise ValueError("This is an unhandled error.")
-
-    @SafeSlot()
-    def trigger_warning(self):
-        """Trigger a warning using the WarningPopupUtility."""
-        self.warning_utility.show_warning(
-            title="Warning",
-            message="This is a warning message.",
-            detailed_text="This is the detailed text of the warning message.",
-            widget=self,
-        )
-
-
-if __name__ == "__main__":  # pragma: no cover
-
-    app = QApplication(sys.argv)
-    widget = ExampleWidget()
-    widget.show()
-    sys.exit(app.exec_())
--- a/bec_widgets/qt_utils/palette_viewer.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/qt_utils/palette_viewer.py
@@ -1,183 +0,0 @@
-from qtpy.QtCore import Qt
-from qtpy.QtWidgets import (
-    QApplication,
-    QFrame,
-    QGridLayout,
-    QHBoxLayout,
-    QLabel,
-    QScrollArea,
-    QSizePolicy,
-    QVBoxLayout,
-    QWidget,
-)
-
-from bec_widgets.utils.bec_widget import BECWidget
-from bec_widgets.utils.colors import get_accent_colors, get_theme_palette
-from bec_widgets.widgets.dark_mode_button.dark_mode_button import DarkModeButton
-
-
-class PaletteViewer(BECWidget, QWidget):
-    """
-    This class is a widget that displays current palette colors.
-    """
-
-    ICON_NAME = "palette"
-
-    def __init__(self, *args, parent=None, **kwargs):
-        super().__init__(*args, theme_update=True, **kwargs)
-        QWidget.__init__(self, parent=parent)
-        self.setFixedSize(400, 600)
-        layout = QVBoxLayout(self)
-        dark_mode_button = DarkModeButton(self)
-        layout.addWidget(dark_mode_button)
-
-        # Create a scroll area to hold the color boxes
-        scroll_area = QScrollArea(self)
-        scroll_area.setWidgetResizable(True)
-        scroll_area.setSizePolicy(QSizePolicy.Expanding, QSizePolicy.Expanding)
-
-        # Create a frame to hold the color boxes
-        self.frame = QFrame(self)
-        self.frame_layout = QGridLayout(self.frame)
-        self.frame_layout.setSpacing(0)
-        self.frame_layout.setContentsMargins(0, 0, 0, 0)
-
-        scroll_area.setWidget(self.frame)
-        layout.addWidget(scroll_area)
-
-        self.setLayout(layout)
-
-        self.update_palette()
-
-    def apply_theme(self, theme) -> None:
-        """
-        Apply the theme to the widget.
-
-        Args:
-            theme (str): The theme to apply.
-        """
-        self.update_palette()
-
-    def clear_palette(self) -> None:
-        """
-        Clear the palette colors from the frame.
-        Recursively removes all widgets and layouts in the frame layout.
-        """
-        # Iterate over all items in the layout in reverse to safely remove them
-        for i in reversed(range(self.frame_layout.count())):
-            item = self.frame_layout.itemAt(i)
-
-            # If the item is a layout, clear its contents
-            if isinstance(item, QHBoxLayout):
-                # Recursively remove all widgets from the layout
-                for j in reversed(range(item.count())):
-                    widget = item.itemAt(j).widget()
-                    if widget:
-                        item.removeWidget(widget)
-                        widget.deleteLater()
-                self.frame_layout.removeItem(item)
-
-            # If the item is a widget, remove and delete it
-            elif item.widget():
-                widget = item.widget()
-                self.frame_layout.removeWidget(widget)
-                widget.deleteLater()
-
-    def update_palette(self) -> None:
-        """
-        Update the palette colors in the frame.
-        """
-        self.clear_palette()
-        palette_label = QLabel("Palette Colors (e.g. palette.windowText().color())")
-        palette_label.setStyleSheet("font-weight: bold;")
-        self.frame_layout.addWidget(palette_label, 0, 0)
-
-        palette = get_theme_palette()
-        # Add the palette colors (roles) to the frame
-        palette_roles = [
-            palette.windowText,
-            palette.toolTipText,
-            palette.placeholderText,
-            palette.text,
-            palette.buttonText,
-            palette.highlight,
-            palette.link,
-            palette.light,
-            palette.midlight,
-            palette.mid,
-            palette.shadow,
-            palette.button,
-            palette.brightText,
-            palette.toolTipBase,
-            palette.alternateBase,
-            palette.dark,
-            palette.base,
-            palette.window,
-            palette.highlightedText,
-            palette.linkVisited,
-        ]
-
-        offset = 1
-        for i, pal in enumerate(palette_roles):
-            i += offset
-            color = pal().color()
-            label_layout = QHBoxLayout()
-            color_label = QLabel(f"{pal().color().name()} ({pal.__name__})")
-            background_label = self.background_label_with_clipboard(color)
-            label_layout.addWidget(color_label)
-            label_layout.addWidget(background_label)
-            self.frame_layout.addLayout(label_layout, i, 0)
-
-        # add a horizontal spacer
-        spacer = QLabel()
-        spacer.setSizePolicy(QSizePolicy.Expanding, QSizePolicy.Minimum)
-        self.frame_layout.addWidget(spacer, i + 1, 0)
-
-        accent_colors_label = QLabel("Accent Colors (e.g. accent_colors.default)")
-        accent_colors_label.setStyleSheet("font-weight: bold;")
-        self.frame_layout.addWidget(accent_colors_label, i + 2, 0)
-
-        accent_colors = get_accent_colors()
-        items = [
-            (accent_colors.default, "default"),
-            (accent_colors.success, "success"),
-            (accent_colors.warning, "warning"),
-            (accent_colors.emergency, "emergency"),
-            (accent_colors.highlight, "highlight"),
-        ]
-
-        offset = len(palette_roles) + 2
-        for i, (color, name) in enumerate(items):
-            i += offset
-            label_layout = QHBoxLayout()
-            color_label = QLabel(f"{color.name()} ({name})")
-            background_label = self.background_label_with_clipboard(color)
-            label_layout.addWidget(color_label)
-            label_layout.addWidget(background_label)
-            self.frame_layout.addLayout(label_layout, i + 2, 0)
-
-    def background_label_with_clipboard(self, color) -> QLabel:
-        """
-        Create a label with a background color that copies the color to the clipboard when clicked.
-
-        Args:
-            color (QColor): The color to display in the background.
-
-        Returns:
-            QLabel: The label with the background color.
-        """
-        button = QLabel()
-        button.setStyleSheet(f"QLabel {{ background-color: {color.name()}; }}")
-        button.setToolTip("Click to copy color to clipboard")
-        button.setCursor(Qt.PointingHandCursor)
-        button.mousePressEvent = lambda event: QApplication.clipboard().setText(color.name())
-        return button
-
-
-if __name__ == "__main__":  # pragma: no cover
-    import sys
-
-    app = QApplication(sys.argv)
-    viewer = PaletteViewer()
-    viewer.show()
-    sys.exit(app.exec_())
--- a/bec_widgets/qt_utils/redis_message_waiter.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/qt_utils/redis_message_waiter.py
@@ -1,47 +0,0 @@
-from bec_lib.serialization import MsgpackSerialization
-from bec_lib.utils import lazy_import_from
-from qtpy.QtCore import QEventLoop, QSocketNotifier, QTimer
-
-MessageObject = lazy_import_from("bec_lib.connector", ("MessageObject",))
-
-
-class QtRedisMessageWaiter:
-    def __init__(self, redis_connector, message_to_wait):
-        self.ev_loop = QEventLoop()
-        self.response = None
-        self.connector = redis_connector
-        self.message_to_wait = message_to_wait
-        self.pubsub = redis_connector._redis_conn.pubsub()
-        self.pubsub.subscribe(self.message_to_wait.endpoint)
-        fd = self.pubsub.connection._sock.fileno()
-        self.notifier = QSocketNotifier(fd, QSocketNotifier.Read)
-        self.notifier.activated.connect(self._pubsub_readable)
-
-    def _msg_received(self, msg_obj):
-        self.response = msg_obj.value
-        self.ev_loop.quit()
-
-    def wait(self, timeout=1):
-        timer = QTimer()
-        timer.singleShot(timeout * 1000, self.ev_loop.quit)
-        self.ev_loop.exec_()
-        timer.stop()
-        self.notifier.setEnabled(False)
-        self.pubsub.close()
-        return self.response
-
-    def _pubsub_readable(self, fd):
-        while True:
-            msg = self.pubsub.get_message()
-            if msg:
-                if msg["type"] == "subscribe":
-                    # get_message buffers, so we may already have the answer
-                    # let's check...
-                    continue
-                else:
-                    break
-            else:
-                return
-        channel = msg["channel"].decode()
-        msg = MessageObject(topic=channel, value=MsgpackSerialization.loads(msg["data"]))
-        self.connector._execute_callback(self._msg_received, msg, {})
--- a/bec_widgets/qt_utils/settings_dialog.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/qt_utils/settings_dialog.py
@@ -1,119 +0,0 @@
-from qtpy.QtWidgets import QDialog, QDialogButtonBox, QHBoxLayout, QPushButton, QVBoxLayout, QWidget
-
-from bec_widgets.qt_utils.error_popups import SafeSlot as Slot
-
-
-class SettingWidget(QWidget):
-    """
-    Abstract class for a settings widget to enforce the implementation of the accept_changes and display_current_settings.
-    Can be used for toolbar actions to display the settings of a widget.
-
-    Args:
-        target_widget (QWidget): The widget that the settings will be taken from and applied to.
-    """
-
-    def __init__(self, parent=None, *args, **kwargs):
-        super().__init__(parent, *args, **kwargs)
-
-        self.target_widget = None
-
-    def set_target_widget(self, target_widget: QWidget):
-        self.target_widget = target_widget
-
-    @Slot()
-    def accept_changes(self):
-        """
-        Accepts the changes made in the settings widget and applies them to the target widget.
-        """
-        pass
-
-    @Slot(dict)
-    def display_current_settings(self, config_dict: dict):
-        """
-        Displays the current settings of the target widget in the settings widget.
-
-        Args:
-            config_dict(dict): The current settings of the target widget.
-        """
-        pass
-
-
-class SettingsDialog(QDialog):
-    """
-    Dialog to display and edit the settings of a widget with accept and cancel buttons.
-
-    Args:
-        parent (QWidget): The parent widget of the dialog.
-        target_widget (QWidget): The widget that the settings will be taken from and applied to.
-        settings_widget (SettingWidget): The widget that will display the settings.
-    """
-
-    def __init__(
-        self,
-        parent=None,
-        settings_widget: SettingWidget = None,
-        window_title: str = "Settings",
-        config: dict = None,
-        *args,
-        **kwargs,
-    ):
-        super().__init__(parent, *args, **kwargs)
-
-        self.setModal(False)
-
-        self.setWindowTitle(window_title)
-
-        self.widget = settings_widget
-        self.widget.set_target_widget(parent)
-        if config is None:
-            config = parent.get_config()
-
-        self.widget.display_current_settings(config)
-
-        self.button_box = QDialogButtonBox(QDialogButtonBox.Ok | QDialogButtonBox.Cancel)
-
-        self.apply_button = QPushButton("Apply")
-
-        button_layout = QHBoxLayout()
-        button_layout.addWidget(self.button_box.button(QDialogButtonBox.Cancel))
-        button_layout.addWidget(self.apply_button)
-        button_layout.addWidget(self.button_box.button(QDialogButtonBox.Ok))
-
-        self.button_box.accepted.connect(self.accept)
-        self.button_box.rejected.connect(self.reject)
-        self.apply_button.clicked.connect(self.apply_changes)
-
-        self.layout = QVBoxLayout(self)
-        self.layout.setContentsMargins(5, 5, 5, 5)
-        self.layout.addWidget(self.widget)
-        self.layout.addLayout(button_layout)
-
-        ok_button = self.button_box.button(QDialogButtonBox.Ok)
-        ok_button.setDefault(True)
-        ok_button.setAutoDefault(True)
-
-    @Slot()
-    def accept(self):
-        """
-        Accept the changes made in the settings widget and close the dialog.
-        """
-        self.widget.accept_changes()
-        super().accept()
-
-    @Slot()
-    def apply_changes(self):
-        """
-        Apply the changes made in the settings widget without closing the dialog.
-        """
-        self.widget.accept_changes()
-
-    def cleanup(self):
-        """
-        Cleanup the dialog.
-        """
-        self.button_box.close()
-        self.button_box.deleteLater()
-
-    def closeEvent(self, event):
-        self.cleanup()
-        super().closeEvent(event)
--- a/bec_widgets/qt_utils/toolbar.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/qt_utils/toolbar.py
@@ -1,257 +0,0 @@
-# pylint: disable=no-name-in-module
-from __future__ import annotations
-
-import os
-from abc import ABC, abstractmethod
-from collections import defaultdict
-from typing import Literal
-
-from bec_qthemes._icon.material_icons import material_icon
-from qtpy.QtCore import QSize
-from qtpy.QtGui import QAction, QColor, QIcon
-from qtpy.QtWidgets import QHBoxLayout, QLabel, QMenu, QSizePolicy, QToolBar, QToolButton, QWidget
-
-import bec_widgets
-
-MODULE_PATH = os.path.dirname(bec_widgets.__file__)
-
-
-class ToolBarAction(ABC):
-    """
-    Abstract base class for toolbar actions.
-
-    Args:
-        icon_path (str, optional): The name of the icon file from `assets/toolbar_icons`. Defaults to None.
-        tooltip (bool, optional): The tooltip for the action. Defaults to None.
-        checkable (bool, optional): Whether the action is checkable. Defaults to False.
-    """
-
-    def __init__(self, icon_path: str = None, tooltip: str = None, checkable: bool = False):
-        self.icon_path = (
-            os.path.join(MODULE_PATH, "assets", "toolbar_icons", icon_path) if icon_path else None
-        )
-        self.tooltip = tooltip
-        self.checkable = checkable
-        self.action = None
-
-    @abstractmethod
-    def add_to_toolbar(self, toolbar: QToolBar, target: QWidget):
-        """Adds an action or widget to a toolbar.
-
-        Args:
-            toolbar (QToolBar): The toolbar to add the action or widget to.
-            target (QWidget): The target widget for the action.
-        """
-
-
-class SeparatorAction(ToolBarAction):
-    """Separator action for the toolbar."""
-
-    def add_to_toolbar(self, toolbar: QToolBar, target: QWidget):
-        toolbar.addSeparator()
-
-
-class IconAction(ToolBarAction):
-    """
-    Action with an icon for the toolbar.
-
-    Args:
-        icon_path (str): The path to the icon file.
-        tooltip (str): The tooltip for the action.
-        checkable (bool, optional): Whether the action is checkable. Defaults to False.
-    """
-
-    def __init__(self, icon_path: str = None, tooltip: str = None, checkable: bool = False):
-        super().__init__(icon_path, tooltip, checkable)
-
-    def add_to_toolbar(self, toolbar: QToolBar, target: QWidget):
-        icon = QIcon()
-        icon.addFile(self.icon_path, size=QSize(20, 20))
-        self.action = QAction(icon, self.tooltip, target)
-        self.action.setCheckable(self.checkable)
-        toolbar.addAction(self.action)
-
-
-class MaterialIconAction:
-    """
-    Action with a Material icon for the toolbar.
-
-    Args:
-        icon_path (str, optional): The name of the Material icon. Defaults to None.
-        tooltip (bool, optional): The tooltip for the action. Defaults to None.
-        checkable (bool, optional): Whether the action is checkable. Defaults to False.
-        filled (bool, optional): Whether the icon is filled. Defaults to False.
-    """
-
-    def __init__(
-        self,
-        icon_name: str = None,
-        tooltip: str = None,
-        checkable: bool = False,
-        filled: bool = False,
-        color: str | tuple | QColor | dict[Literal["dark", "light"], str] | None = None,
-    ):
-        self.icon_name = icon_name
-        self.tooltip = tooltip
-        self.checkable = checkable
-        self.action = None
-        self.filled = filled
-        self.color = color
-
-    def add_to_toolbar(self, toolbar: QToolBar, target: QWidget):
-        icon = self.get_icon()
-        self.action = QAction(icon, self.tooltip, target)
-        self.action.setCheckable(self.checkable)
-        toolbar.addAction(self.action)
-
-    def get_icon(self):
-
-        icon = material_icon(
-            self.icon_name,
-            size=(20, 20),
-            convert_to_pixmap=False,
-            filled=self.filled,
-            color=self.color,
-        )
-        return icon
-
-
-class DeviceSelectionAction(ToolBarAction):
-    """
-    Action for selecting a device in a combobox.
-
-    Args:
-        label (str): The label for the combobox.
-        device_combobox (DeviceComboBox): The combobox for selecting the device.
-
-    """
-
-    def __init__(self, label: str, device_combobox):
-        super().__init__()
-        self.label = label
-        self.device_combobox = device_combobox
-        self.device_combobox.currentIndexChanged.connect(lambda: self.set_combobox_style("#ffa700"))
-
-    def add_to_toolbar(self, toolbar, target):
-        widget = QWidget()
-        layout = QHBoxLayout(widget)
-        label = QLabel(f"{self.label}")
-        layout.addWidget(label)
-        layout.addWidget(self.device_combobox)
-        toolbar.addWidget(widget)
-
-    def set_combobox_style(self, color: str):
-        self.device_combobox.setStyleSheet(f"QComboBox {{ background-color: {color}; }}")
-
-
-class WidgetAction(ToolBarAction):
-    """
-    Action for adding any widget to the toolbar.
-
-    Args:
-        label (str|None): The label for the widget.
-        widget (QWidget): The widget to be added to the toolbar.
-
-    """
-
-    def __init__(self, label: str | None = None, widget: QWidget = None):
-        super().__init__()
-        self.label = label
-        self.widget = widget
-
-    def add_to_toolbar(self, toolbar, target):
-        widget = QWidget()
-        layout = QHBoxLayout(widget)
-        layout.setContentsMargins(0, 0, 0, 0)
-        if self.label is not None:
-            label = QLabel(f"{self.label}")
-            label.setSizePolicy(QSizePolicy.Minimum, QSizePolicy.Fixed)
-            layout.addWidget(label)
-        self.widget.setSizePolicy(QSizePolicy.Minimum, QSizePolicy.Fixed)
-        layout.addWidget(self.widget)
-        toolbar.addWidget(widget)
-
-
-class ExpandableMenuAction(ToolBarAction):
-    """
-    Action for an expandable menu in the toolbar.
-
-    Args:
-        label (str): The label for the menu.
-        actions (dict): A dictionary of actions to populate the menu.
-        icon_path (str, optional): The path to the icon file. Defaults to None.
-
-    """
-
-    def __init__(self, label: str, actions: dict, icon_path: str = None):
-        super().__init__(icon_path, label)
-        self.actions = actions
-        self.widgets = defaultdict(dict)
-
-    def add_to_toolbar(self, toolbar: QToolBar, target: QWidget):
-        button = QToolButton(toolbar)
-        if self.icon_path:
-            button.setIcon(QIcon(self.icon_path))
-        button.setText(self.tooltip)
-        button.setPopupMode(QToolButton.InstantPopup)
-        button.setStyleSheet(
-            """
-                   QToolButton {
-                       font-size: 14px;
-                   }
-                   QMenu {
-                       font-size: 14px;
-                   }
-               """
-        )
-        menu = QMenu(button)
-        for action_id, action in self.actions.items():
-            sub_action = QAction(action.tooltip, target)
-            if hasattr(action, "icon_path"):
-                icon = QIcon()
-                icon.addFile(action.icon_path, size=QSize(20, 20))
-                sub_action.setIcon(icon)
-            elif hasattr(action, "get_icon"):
-                sub_action.setIcon(action.get_icon())
-            sub_action.setCheckable(action.checkable)
-            menu.addAction(sub_action)
-            self.widgets[action_id] = sub_action
-        button.setMenu(menu)
-        toolbar.addWidget(button)
-
-
-class ModularToolBar(QToolBar):
-    """Modular toolbar with optional automatic initialization.
-    Args:
-        parent (QWidget, optional): The parent widget of the toolbar. Defaults to None.
-        actions (list[ToolBarAction], optional): A list of action creators to populate the toolbar. Defaults to None.
-        target_widget (QWidget, optional): The widget that the actions will target. Defaults to None.
-    """
-
-    def __init__(self, parent=None, actions: dict | None = None, target_widget=None):
-        super().__init__(parent)
-
-        self.widgets = defaultdict(dict)
-        self.set_background_color()
-
-        if actions is not None and target_widget is not None:
-            self.populate_toolbar(actions, target_widget)
-
-    def populate_toolbar(self, actions: dict, target_widget):
-        """Populates the toolbar with a set of actions.
-
-        Args:
-            actions (list[ToolBarAction]): A list of action creators to populate the toolbar.
-            target_widget (QWidget): The widget that the actions will target.
-        """
-        self.clear()
-        for action_id, action in actions.items():
-            action.add_to_toolbar(self, target_widget)
-            self.widgets[action_id] = action
-
-    def set_background_color(self):
-        self.setIconSize(QSize(20, 20))
-        self.setMovable(False)
-        self.setFloatable(False)
-        self.setContentsMargins(0, 0, 0, 0)
-        self.setStyleSheet("QToolBar { background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: none; }")
--- a/bec_widgets/widgets/base_classes/init.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/widgets/base_classes/init.py
--- a/bec_widgets/qtdesigner_plugins/scan2d_plot_plugin.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/qtdesigner_plugins/scan2d_plot_plugin.py
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+from qtpy.QtDesigner import QPyDesignerCustomWidgetPlugin
+from qtpy.QtGui import QIcon
+
+from bec_widgets.widgets.scan_plot.scan2d_plot import BECScanPlot2D
+
+
+class BECScanPlot2DPlugin(QPyDesignerCustomWidgetPlugin):
+    def __init__(self, parent=None):
+        super().__init__(parent)
+
+        self._initialized = False
+
+    def initialize(self, formEditor):
+        if self._initialized:
+            return
+
+        self._initialized = True
+
+    def isInitialized(self):
+        return self._initialized
+
+    def createWidget(self, parent):
+        return BECScanPlot2D(parent)
+
+    def name(self):
+        return "BECScanPlot2D"
+
+    def group(self):
+        return "BEC widgets"
+
+    def icon(self):
+        return QIcon()
+
+    def toolTip(self):
+        return "BEC plot for 2D scans"
+
+    def whatsThis(self):
+        return "BEC plot for 2D scans"
+
+    def isContainer(self):
+        return False
+
+    def domXml(self):
+        return (
+            '<widget class="BECScanPlot2D" name="BECScanPlot2D">\n'
+            ' <property name="toolTip" >\n'
+            "  <string>BEC plot for 2D scans</string>\n"
+            " </property>\n"
+            ' <property name="whatsThis" >\n'
+            "  <string>BEC plot for 2D scans in Python using PyQt.</string>\n"
+            " </property>\n"
+            "</widget>\n"
+        )
+
+    def includeFile(self):
+        return "scan2d_plot"
--- a/bec_widgets/qtdesigner_plugins/scan_plot_plugin.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/qtdesigner_plugins/scan_plot_plugin.py
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+from qtpy.QtDesigner import QPyDesignerCustomWidgetPlugin
+from qtpy.QtGui import QIcon
+
+from bec_widgets.widgets.scan_plot.scan_plot import BECScanPlot
+
+
+class BECScanPlotPlugin(QPyDesignerCustomWidgetPlugin):
+    def __init__(self, parent=None):
+        super().__init__(parent)
+
+        self._initialized = False
+
+    def initialize(self, formEditor):
+        if self._initialized:
+            return
+
+        self._initialized = True
+
+    def isInitialized(self):
+        return self._initialized
+
+    def createWidget(self, parent):
+        return BECScanPlot(parent)
+
+    def name(self):
+        return "BECScanPlot"
+
+    def group(self):
+        return "BEC widgets"
+
+    def icon(self):
+        return QIcon()
+
+    def toolTip(self):
+        return "BEC plot for scans"
+
+    def whatsThis(self):
+        return "BEC plot for scans"
+
+    def isContainer(self):
+        return False
+
+    def domXml(self):
+        return (
+            '<widget class="BECScanPlot" name="BECScanPlot">\n'
+            ' <property name="toolTip" >\n'
+            "  <string>BEC plot for scans</string>\n"
+            " </property>\n"
+            ' <property name="whatsThis" >\n'
+            "  <string>BEC plot for scans in Python using PyQt.</string>\n"
+            " </property>\n"
+            "</widget>\n"
+        )
+
+    def includeFile(self):
+        return "scan_plot"
--- a/bec_widgets/widgets/bec_progressbar/init.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/widgets/bec_progressbar/init.py
--- a/bec_widgets/utils/init.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/utils/init.py
@@ -1,13 +1,8 @@
-from qtpy.QtWebEngineWidgets import QWebEngineView
-
+from .crosshair import Crosshair
+from .colors import Colors
+from .validator_delegate import DoubleValidationDelegate
+from .bec_table import BECTable
 from .bec_connector import BECConnector, ConnectionConfig
 from .bec_dispatcher import BECDispatcher
-from .bec_table import BECTable
-from .colors import Colors
-from .container_utils import WidgetContainerUtils
-from .crosshair import Crosshair
+from .rpc_decorator import rpc_public, register_rpc_methods
 from .entry_validator import EntryValidator
-from .layout_manager import GridLayoutManager
-from .rpc_decorator import register_rpc_methods, rpc_public
-from .ui_loader import UILoader
-from .validator_delegate import DoubleValidationDelegate
--- a/bec_widgets/utils/bec_connector.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/utils/bec_connector.py
@@ -1,24 +1,13 @@
 # pylint: disable = no-name-in-module,missing-module-docstring
 from __future__ import annotations

-import os
 import time
-import uuid
-from typing import Optional
+from typing import Type, Optional

-from bec_lib.logger import bec_logger
-from bec_lib.utils.import_utils import lazy_import_from
 from pydantic import BaseModel, Field, field_validator
-from qtpy.QtCore import QObject, QRunnable, QThreadPool, Signal
-from qtpy.QtWidgets import QApplication
+from qtpy.QtCore import Slot as pyqtSlot

-from bec_widgets.cli.rpc_register import RPCRegister
-from bec_widgets.qt_utils.error_popups import ErrorPopupUtility
-from bec_widgets.qt_utils.error_popups import SafeSlot as pyqtSlot
-from bec_widgets.utils.yaml_dialog import load_yaml, load_yaml_gui, save_yaml, save_yaml_gui
-
-logger = bec_logger.logger
-BECDispatcher = lazy_import_from("bec_widgets.utils.bec_dispatcher", ("BECDispatcher",))
+from bec_widgets.utils.bec_dispatcher import BECDispatcher


 class ConnectionConfig(BaseModel):
@@ -28,10 +17,8 @@ class ConnectionConfig(BaseModel):
    gui_id: Optional[str] = Field(
        default=None, validate_default=True, description="The GUI ID of the widget."
    )
-    model_config: dict = {"validate_assignment": True}

    @field_validator("gui_id")
-    @classmethod
    def generate_gui_id(cls, v, values):
        """Generate a GUI ID if none is provided."""
        if v is None:
@@ -41,60 +28,18 @@ class ConnectionConfig(BaseModel):
        return v


-class WorkerSignals(QObject):
-    progress = Signal(dict)
-    completed = Signal()
-
-
-class Worker(QRunnable):
-    """
-    Worker class to run a function in a separate thread.
-    """
-
-    def __init__(self, func, *args, **kwargs):
-        super().__init__()
-        self.signals = WorkerSignals()
-        self.func = func
-        self.args = args
-        self.kwargs = kwargs
-
-    def run(self):
-        """
-        Run the specified function in the thread.
-        """
-        self.func(*self.args, **self.kwargs)
-        self.signals.completed.emit()
-
-
 class BECConnector:
-    """Connection mixin class to handle BEC client and device manager"""
-
-    USER_ACCESS = ["_config_dict", "_get_all_rpc"]
-    EXIT_HANDLERS = {}
+    """Connection mixin class for all BEC widgets, to handle BEC client and device manager"""

    def __init__(self, client=None, config: ConnectionConfig = None, gui_id: str = None):
        # BEC related connections
-        self.bec_dispatcher = BECDispatcher(client=client)
+        self.bec_dispatcher = BECDispatcher()
        self.client = self.bec_dispatcher.client if client is None else client

-        if not self.client in BECConnector.EXIT_HANDLERS:
-            # register function to clean connections at exit;
-            # the function depends on BECClient, and BECDispatcher
-            @pyqtSlot()
-            def terminate(client=self.client, dispatcher=self.bec_dispatcher):
-                logger.info("Disconnecting", repr(dispatcher))
-                dispatcher.disconnect_all()
-                logger.info("Shutting down BEC Client", repr(client))
-                client.shutdown()
-
-            BECConnector.EXIT_HANDLERS[self.client] = terminate
-            QApplication.instance().aboutToQuit.connect(terminate)
-
        if config:
            self.config = config
-            self.config.widget_class = self.__class__.__name__
        else:
-            logger.debug(
+            print(
                f"No initial config found for {self.__class__.__name__}.\n"
                f"Initializing with default config."
            )
@@ -106,146 +51,10 @@ class BECConnector:
        else:
            self.gui_id = self.config.gui_id

-        # register widget to rpc register
-        # be careful: when registering, and the object is not a BECWidget,
-        # cleanup has to called manually since there is no 'closeEvent'
-        self.rpc_register = RPCRegister()
-        self.rpc_register.add_rpc(self)
-
-        # Error popups
-        self.error_utility = ErrorPopupUtility()
-
-        self._thread_pool = QThreadPool.globalInstance()
-
-    def submit_task(self, fn, *args, on_complete: pyqtSlot = None, **kwargs) -> Worker:
-        """
-        Submit a task to run in a separate thread. The task will run the specified
-        function with the provided arguments and emit the completed signal when done.
-
-        Use this method if you want to wait for a task to complete without blocking the
-        main thread.
-
-        Args:
-            fn: Function to run in a separate thread.
-            *args: Arguments for the function.
-            on_complete: Slot to run when the task is complete.
-            **kwargs: Keyword arguments for the function.
-
-        Returns:
-            worker: The worker object that will run the task.
-
-        Examples:
-            >>> def my_function(a, b):
-            >>>     print(a + b)
-            >>> self.submit_task(my_function, 1, 2)
-
-            >>> def my_function(a, b):
-            >>>     print(a + b)
-            >>> def on_complete():
-            >>>     print("Task complete")
-            >>> self.submit_task(my_function, 1, 2, on_complete=on_complete)
-
-        """
-        worker = Worker(fn, *args, **kwargs)
-        if on_complete:
-            worker.signals.completed.connect(on_complete)
-        self._thread_pool.start(worker)
-        return worker
-
-    def _get_all_rpc(self) -> dict:
-        """Get all registered RPC objects."""
-        all_connections = self.rpc_register.list_all_connections()
-        return dict(all_connections)
-
-    @property
-    def _rpc_id(self) -> str:
-        """Get the RPC ID of the widget."""
-        return self.gui_id
-
-    @_rpc_id.setter
-    def _rpc_id(self, rpc_id: str) -> None:
-        """Set the RPC ID of the widget."""
-        self.gui_id = rpc_id
-
-    @property
-    def _config_dict(self) -> dict:
-        """
-        Get the configuration of the widget.
-
-        Returns:
-            dict: The configuration of the widget.
-        """
-        return self.config.model_dump()
-
-    @_config_dict.setter
-    def _config_dict(self, config: BaseModel) -> None:
-        """
-        Get the configuration of the widget.
-
-        Returns:
-            dict: The configuration of the widget.
-        """
-        self.config = config
-
-    def apply_config(self, config: dict, generate_new_id: bool = True) -> None:
-        """
-        Apply the configuration to the widget.
-
-        Args:
-            config(dict): Configuration settings.
-            generate_new_id(bool): If True, generate a new GUI ID for the widget.
-        """
-        self.config = ConnectionConfig(**config)
-        if generate_new_id is True:
-            gui_id = str(uuid.uuid4())
-            self.rpc_register.remove_rpc(self)
-            self.set_gui_id(gui_id)
-            self.rpc_register.add_rpc(self)
-        else:
-            self.gui_id = self.config.gui_id
-
-    def load_config(self, path: str | None = None, gui: bool = False):
-        """
-        Load the configuration of the widget from YAML.
-
-        Args:
-            path(str): Path to the configuration file for non-GUI dialog mode.
-            gui(bool): If True, use the GUI dialog to load the configuration file.
-        """
-        if gui is True:
-            config = load_yaml_gui(self)
-        else:
-            config = load_yaml(path)
-
-        if config is not None:
-            if config.get("widget_class") != self.__class__.__name__:
-                raise ValueError(
-                    f"Configuration file is not for {self.__class__.__name__}. Got configuration for {config.get('widget_class')}."
-                )
-            self.apply_config(config)
-
-    def save_config(self, path: str | None = None, gui: bool = False):
-        """
-        Save the configuration of the widget to YAML.
-
-        Args:
-            path(str): Path to save the configuration file for non-GUI dialog mode.
-            gui(bool): If True, use the GUI dialog to save the configuration file.
-        """
-        if gui is True:
-            save_yaml_gui(self, self._config_dict)
-        else:
-            if path is None:
-                path = os.getcwd()
-            file_path = os.path.join(path, f"{self.__class__.__name__}_config.yaml")
-
-            save_yaml(file_path, self._config_dict)
-
    @pyqtSlot(str)
    def set_gui_id(self, gui_id: str) -> None:
        """
        Set the GUI ID for the widget.
-
        Args:
            gui_id(str): GUI ID
        """
@@ -266,7 +75,6 @@ class BECConnector:

    def update_client(self, client) -> None:
        """Update the client and device manager from BEC and create object for BEC shortcuts.
-
        Args:
            client: BEC client
        """
@@ -277,7 +85,6 @@ class BECConnector:
    def on_config_update(self, config: ConnectionConfig | dict) -> None:
        """
        Update the configuration for the widget.
-
        Args:
            config(ConnectionConfig): Configuration settings.
        """
@@ -290,10 +97,8 @@ class BECConnector:
    def get_config(self, dict_output: bool = True) -> dict | BaseModel:
        """
        Get the configuration of the widget.
-
        Args:
            dict_output(bool): If True, return the configuration as a dictionary. If False, return the configuration as a pydantic model.
-
        Returns:
            dict: The configuration of the plot widget.
        """
--- a/bec_widgets/utils/bec_designer.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/utils/bec_designer.py
@@ -1,153 +0,0 @@
-import importlib.metadata
-import json
-import os
-import site
-import sys
-import sysconfig
-from pathlib import Path
-
-from bec_qthemes import material_icon
-from qtpy import PYSIDE6
-from qtpy.QtGui import QIcon
-
-if PYSIDE6:
-    from PySide6.scripts.pyside_tool import (
-        _extend_path_var,
-        init_virtual_env,
-        qt_tool_wrapper,
-        is_pyenv_python,
-        is_virtual_env,
-        ui_tool_binary,
-    )
-
-import bec_widgets
-
-
-def designer_material_icon(icon_name: str) -> QIcon:
-    """
-    Create a QIcon for the BECDesigner with the given material icon name.
-
-    Args:
-        icon_name (str): The name of the material icon.
-
-    Returns:
-        QIcon: The QIcon for the material icon.
-    """
-    return QIcon(material_icon(icon_name, filled=True, convert_to_pixmap=True))
-
-
-def list_editable_packages() -> set[str]:
-    """
-    List all editable packages in the environment.
-
-    Returns:
-        set: A set of paths to editable packages.
-    """
-
-    editable_packages = set()
-
-    # Get site-packages directories
-    site_packages = site.getsitepackages()
-    if hasattr(site, "getusersitepackages"):
-        site_packages.append(site.getusersitepackages())
-
-    for dist in importlib.metadata.distributions():
-        location = dist.locate_file("").resolve()
-        is_editable = all(not str(location).startswith(site_pkg) for site_pkg in site_packages)
-
-        if is_editable:
-            editable_packages.add(str(location))
-
-    for packages in site_packages:
-        # all dist-info directories in site-packages that contain a direct_url.json file
-        dist_info_dirs = Path(packages).rglob("*.dist-info")
-        for dist_info_dir in dist_info_dirs:
-            direct_url = dist_info_dir / "direct_url.json"
-            if not direct_url.exists():
-                continue
-            # load the json file and get the path to the package
-            with open(direct_url, "r", encoding="utf-8") as f:
-                data = json.load(f)
-                path = data.get("url", "")
-                if path.startswith("file://"):
-                    path = path[7:]
-                    editable_packages.add(path)
-
-    return editable_packages
-
-
-def patch_designer():  # pragma: no cover
-    if not PYSIDE6:
-        print("PYSIDE6 is not available in the environment. Cannot patch designer.")
-        return
-
-    init_virtual_env()
-
-    major_version = sys.version_info[0]
-    minor_version = sys.version_info[1]
-    os.environ["PY_MAJOR_VERSION"] = str(major_version)
-    os.environ["PY_MINOR_VERSION"] = str(minor_version)
-
-    if sys.platform == "win32":
-        if is_virtual_env():
-            _extend_path_var("PATH", os.fspath(Path(sys._base_executable).parent), True)
-    else:
-        if sys.platform == "linux":
-            suffix = f"{sys.abiflags}.so"
-            env_var = "LD_PRELOAD"
-        elif sys.platform == "darwin":
-            suffix = ".dylib"
-            env_var = "DYLD_INSERT_LIBRARIES"
-        else:
-            raise RuntimeError(f"Unsupported platform: {sys.platform}")
-        version = f"{major_version}.{minor_version}"
-        library_name = f"libpython{version}{suffix}"
-        lib_path = str(Path(sysconfig.get_config_var("LIBDIR")) / library_name)
-        os.environ[env_var] = lib_path
-
-        if is_pyenv_python() or is_virtual_env():
-            # append all editable packages to the PYTHONPATH
-            editable_packages = list_editable_packages()
-            for pckg in editable_packages:
-                _extend_path_var("PYTHONPATH", pckg, True)
-    qt_tool_wrapper(ui_tool_binary("designer"), sys.argv[1:])
-
-
-def find_plugin_paths(base_path: Path):
-    """
-    Recursively find all directories containing a .pyproject file.
-    """
-    plugin_paths = []
-    for path in base_path.rglob("*.pyproject"):
-        plugin_paths.append(str(path.parent))
-    return plugin_paths
-
-
-def set_plugin_environment_variable(plugin_paths):
-    """
-    Set the PYSIDE_DESIGNER_PLUGINS environment variable with the given plugin paths.
-    """
-    current_paths = os.environ.get("PYSIDE_DESIGNER_PLUGINS", "")
-    if current_paths:
-        current_paths = current_paths.split(os.pathsep)
-    else:
-        current_paths = []
-
-    current_paths.extend(plugin_paths)
-    os.environ["PYSIDE_DESIGNER_PLUGINS"] = os.pathsep.join(current_paths)
-
-
-# Patch the designer function
-def main():  # pragma: no cover
-    if not PYSIDE6:
-        print("PYSIDE6 is not available in the environment. Exiting...")
-        return
-    base_dir = Path(os.path.dirname(bec_widgets.__file__)).resolve()
-    plugin_paths = find_plugin_paths(base_dir)
-    set_plugin_environment_variable(plugin_paths)
-
-    patch_designer()
-
-
-if __name__ == "__main__":  # pragma: no cover
-    main()
--- a/bec_widgets/utils/bec_dispatcher.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/utils/bec_dispatcher.py
@@ -1,181 +1,193 @@
 from __future__ import annotations

-import collections
+import argparse
+import itertools
+import os
 from collections.abc import Callable
-from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Union
+from typing import Union

 import redis
-from bec_lib.client import BECClient
-from bec_lib.logger import bec_logger
-from bec_lib.redis_connector import MessageObject, RedisConnector
-from bec_lib.service_config import ServiceConfig
+from bec_lib import BECClient, ServiceConfig
 from qtpy.QtCore import QObject
 from qtpy.QtCore import Signal as pyqtSignal

-logger = bec_logger.logger
+from bec_lib.endpoints import EndpointInfo

-if TYPE_CHECKING:
-    from bec_lib.endpoints import EndpointInfo
+# Adding a new pyqt signal requires a class factory, as they must be part of the class definition
+# and cannot be dynamically added as class attributes after the class has been defined.
+_signal_class_factory = (
+    type(f"Signal{i}", (QObject,), dict(signal=pyqtSignal(dict, dict))) for i in itertools.count()
+)


-class QtThreadSafeCallback(QObject):
-    cb_signal = pyqtSignal(dict, dict)
-
-    def __init__(self, cb):
-        super().__init__()
-
-        self.cb = cb
-        self.cb_signal.connect(self.cb)
-
-    def __hash__(self):
-        # make 2 differents QtThreadSafeCallback to look
-        # identical when used as dictionary keys, if the
-        # callback is the same
-        return id(self.cb)
-
-    def __call__(self, msg_content, metadata):
-        self.cb_signal.emit(msg_content, metadata)
-
-
-class QtRedisConnector(RedisConnector):
-    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
-        super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
-
-    def _execute_callback(self, cb, msg, kwargs):
-        if not isinstance(cb, QtThreadSafeCallback):
-            return super()._execute_callback(cb, msg, kwargs)
-        # if msg.msg_type == "bundle_message":
-        #    # big warning: how to handle bundle messages?
-        #    # message with messages inside ; which slot to call?
-        #    # bundle_msg = msg
-        #    # for msg in bundle_msg:
-        #    #    ...
-        #    # for now, only consider the 1st message
-        #    msg = msg[0]
-        #    raise RuntimeError(f"
-        if isinstance(msg, MessageObject):
-            if isinstance(msg.value, list):
-                msg = msg.value[0]
-            else:
-                msg = msg.value
-
-            # we can notice kwargs are lost when passed to Qt slot
-            metadata = msg.metadata
-            cb(msg.content, metadata)
-        else:
-            # from stream
-            msg = msg["data"]
-            cb(msg.content, msg.metadata)
-
-
-class BECDispatcher:
+class _Connection:
    """Utility class to keep track of slots connected to a particular redis connector"""

-    _instance = None
-    _initialized = False
+    def __init__(self, callback) -> None:
+        self.callback = callback

-    def __new__(cls, client=None, config: str = None, *args, **kwargs):
-        if cls._instance is None:
-            cls._instance = super(BECDispatcher, cls).__new__(cls)
-            cls._initialized = False
-        return cls._instance
+        self.slots = set()
+        # keep a reference to a new signal class, so it is not gc'ed
+        self._signal_container = next(_signal_class_factory)()
+        self.signal: pyqtSignal = self._signal_container.signal

-    def __init__(self, client=None, config: str | ServiceConfig = None):
-        if self._initialized:
-            return

-        self._slots = collections.defaultdict(set)
-        self.client = client
+class _BECDispatcher(QObject):
+    """Utility class to keep track of slots connected to a particular redis connector"""

-        if self.client is None:
-            if config is not None:
-                if not isinstance(config, ServiceConfig):
-                    # config is supposed to be a path
-                    config = ServiceConfig(config)
-            self.client = BECClient(
-                config=config, connector_cls=QtRedisConnector, name="BECWidgets"
-            )
-        else:
-            if self.client.started:
-                # have to reinitialize client to use proper connector
-                logger.info("Shutting down BECClient to switch to QtRedisConnector")
-                self.client.shutdown()
-            self.client._BECClient__init_params["connector_cls"] = QtRedisConnector
+    def __init__(self, bec_config=None):
+        super().__init__()
+        self.client = BECClient()
+
+        # TODO: this is a workaround for now to provide service config within qtdesigner, but is
+        # it possible to provide config via a cli arg?
+        if bec_config is None and os.path.isfile("bec_config.yaml"):
+            bec_config = "bec_config.yaml"

        try:
-            self.client.start()
-        except redis.exceptions.ConnectionError:
-            logger.warning("Could not connect to Redis, skipping start of BECClient.")
-
-        logger.success("Initialized BECDispatcher")
-        self._initialized = True
-
-    @classmethod
-    def reset_singleton(cls):
-        cls._instance = None
-        cls._initialized = False
+            self.client.initialize(config=ServiceConfig(config_path=bec_config))
+        except redis.exceptions.ConnectionError as e:
+            print(f"Failed to initialize BECClient: {e}")
+        self._connections = {}

    def connect_slot(
        self,
        slot: Callable,
        topics: Union[EndpointInfo, str, list[Union[EndpointInfo, str]]],
-        **kwargs,
+        single_callback_for_all_topics=False,
    ) -> None:
-        """Connect widget's qt slot, so that it is called on new pub/sub topic message.
+        """Connect widget's pyqt slot, so that it is called on new pub/sub topic message.

        Args:
            slot (Callable): A slot method/function that accepts two inputs: content and metadata of
                the corresponding pub/sub message
            topics (EndpointInfo | str | list): A topic or list of topics that can typically be acquired via bec_lib.MessageEndpoints
+            single_callback_for_all_topics (bool): If True, use the same callback for all topics, otherwise use
+                separate callbacks.
        """
-        slot = QtThreadSafeCallback(slot)
-        self.client.connector.register(topics, cb=slot, **kwargs)
-        topics_str, _ = self.client.connector._convert_endpointinfo(topics)
-        self._slots[slot].update(set(topics_str))
+        # Normalise the topics input
+        if isinstance(topics, (str, EndpointInfo)):
+            topics = [topics]

-    def disconnect_slot(self, slot: Callable, topics: Union[str, list]):
-        """
-        Disconnect a slot from a topic.
+        endpoint_to_consumer_type = {
+            (topic.endpoint if isinstance(topic, EndpointInfo) else topic): (
+                topic.message_op.name if isinstance(topic, EndpointInfo) else "SEND"
+            )
+            for topic in topics
+        }
+
+        # Group topics by consumer type
+        consumer_type_to_endpoints = {}
+        for endpoint, consumer_type in endpoint_to_consumer_type.items():
+            if consumer_type not in consumer_type_to_endpoints:
+                consumer_type_to_endpoints[consumer_type] = []
+            consumer_type_to_endpoints[consumer_type].append(endpoint)
+
+        for consumer_type, endpoints in consumer_type_to_endpoints.items():
+            topics_key = (
+                tuple(sorted(endpoints)) if single_callback_for_all_topics else tuple(endpoints)
+            )
+
+            if topics_key not in self._connections:
+                self._connections[topics_key] = self._create_connection(endpoints, consumer_type)
+            connection = self._connections[topics_key]
+
+            if slot not in connection.slots:
+                connection.signal.connect(slot)
+                connection.slots.add(slot)
+
+    def _create_connection(self, topics: list, consumer_type: str) -> _Connection:
+        """Creates a new connection for given topics."""
+
+        def cb(msg):
+            if isinstance(msg, dict):
+                msg = msg["data"]
+            else:
+                msg = msg.value
+            for connection_key, connection in self._connections.items():
+                if set(topics).intersection(connection_key):
+                    if isinstance(msg, list):
+                        msg = msg[0]
+                    connection.signal.emit(msg.content, msg.metadata)
+
+        try:
+            if consumer_type == "STREAM":
+                self.client.connector.register_stream(topics=topics, cb=cb, newest_only=True)
+            else:
+                self.client.connector.register(topics=topics, cb=cb)
+        except redis.exceptions.ConnectionError:
+            print("Could not connect to Redis, skipping registration of topics.")
+
+        return _Connection(cb)
+
+    def _do_disconnect_slot(self, topic, slot):
+        print(f"Disconnecting {slot} from {topic}")
+        connection = self._connections[topic]
+        try:
+            connection.signal.disconnect(slot)
+        except TypeError:
+            print(f"Could not disconnect slot:'{slot}' from topic:'{topic}'")
+            print("Continue to remove slot:'{slot}' from 'connection.slots'.")
+        connection.slots.remove(slot)
+        if not connection.slots:
+            del self._connections[topic]
+
+    def _disconnect_slot_from_topic(self, slot: Callable, topic: str) -> None:
+        """A helper method to disconnect a slot from a specific topic.

        Args:
-            slot(Callable): The slot to disconnect
-            topics(Union[str, list]): The topic(s) to disconnect from
+            slot (Callable): A slot to be disconnected
+            topic (str): A corresponding topic that can typically be acquired via
+                bec_lib.MessageEndpoints
        """
-        # find the right slot to disconnect from ;
-        # slot callbacks are wrapped in QtThreadSafeCallback objects,
-        # but the slot we receive here is the original callable
-        for connected_slot in self._slots:
-            if connected_slot.cb == slot:
-                break
-        else:
-            return
-        self.client.connector.unregister(topics, cb=connected_slot)
-        topics_str, _ = self.client.connector._convert_endpointinfo(topics)
-        self._slots[connected_slot].difference_update(set(topics_str))
-        if not self._slots[connected_slot]:
-            del self._slots[connected_slot]
+        connection = self._connections.get(topic)
+        if connection and slot in connection.slots:
+            self._do_disconnect_slot(topic, slot)

-    def disconnect_topics(self, topics: Union[str, list]):
-        """
-        Disconnect all slots from a topic.
+    def disconnect_slot(self, slot: Callable, topics: Union[str, list]) -> None:
+        """Disconnect widget's pyqt slot from pub/sub updates on a topic.

        Args:
-            topics(Union[str, list]): The topic(s) to disconnect from
+            slot (Callable): A slot to be disconnected
+            topics (str | list): A corresponding topic or list of topics that can typically be acquired via
+                bec_lib.MessageEndpoints
        """
-        self.client.connector.unregister(topics)
-        topics_str, _ = self.client.connector._convert_endpointinfo(topics)
-        for slot in list(self._slots.keys()):
-            slot_topics = self._slots[slot]
-            slot_topics.difference_update(set(topics_str))
-            if not slot_topics:
-                del self._slots[slot]
+        # Normalise the topics input
+        if isinstance(topics, (str, EndpointInfo)):
+            topics = [topics]

-    def disconnect_all(self, *args, **kwargs):
-        """
-        Disconnect all slots from all topics.
+        endpoints = [
+            topic.endpoint if isinstance(topic, EndpointInfo) else topic for topic in topics
+        ]

-        Args:
-            *args: Arbitrary positional arguments
-            **kwargs: Arbitrary keyword arguments
-        """
-        self.disconnect_topics(self.client.connector._topics_cb)
+        for key, connection in list(self._connections.items()):
+            if slot in connection.slots:
+                common_topics = set(endpoints).intersection(key)
+                if common_topics:
+                    remaining_topics = set(key) - set(endpoints)
+                    # Disconnect slot from common topics
+                    self._do_disconnect_slot(key, slot)
+                    # Reconnect slot to remaining topics if any
+                    if remaining_topics:
+                        self.connect_slot(slot, list(remaining_topics), True)
+
+    def disconnect_all(self):
+        """Disconnect all slots from all topics."""
+        for key, connection in list(self._connections.items()):
+            for slot in list(connection.slots):
+                self._disconnect_slot_from_topic(slot, key)
+
+
+# variable holding the Singleton instance of BECDispatcher
+_bec_dispatcher = None
+
+
+def BECDispatcher():
+    global _bec_dispatcher
+    if _bec_dispatcher is None:
+        parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
+        parser.add_argument("--bec-config", default=None)
+        args, _ = parser.parse_known_args()
+
+        _bec_dispatcher = _BECDispatcher(args.bec_config)
+    return _bec_dispatcher
--- a/bec_widgets/utils/bec_signal_proxy.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/utils/bec_signal_proxy.py
@@ -1,54 +0,0 @@
-""" This custom class is a thin wrapper around the SignalProxy class to allow signal calls to be blocked.
-Unblocking the proxy needs to be done through the slot unblock_proxy. The most likely use case for this class is
-when the callback function is potentially initiating a slower progress, i.e. requesting a data analysis routine to 
-analyse data. Requesting a new fit may lead to request piling up and an overall slow done of performance. This proxy
-will allow you to decide by yourself when to unblock and execute the callback again."""
-
-from pyqtgraph import SignalProxy
-from qtpy.QtCore import Signal, Slot
-
-
-class BECSignalProxy(SignalProxy):
-    """Thin wrapper around the SignalProxy class to allow signal calls to be blocked, but args still being stored
-
-    Args:
-        *args: Arguments to pass to the SignalProxy class
-        rateLimit (int): The rateLimit of the proxy
-        **kwargs: Keyword arguments to pass to the SignalProxy class
-
-    Example:
-    >>> proxy = BECSignalProxy(signal, rate_limit=25, slot=callback)"""
-
-    is_blocked = Signal(bool)
-
-    def __init__(self, *args, rateLimit=25, **kwargs):
-        super().__init__(*args, rateLimit=rateLimit, **kwargs)
-        self._blocking = False
-        self.old_args = None
-        self.new_args = None
-
-    @property
-    def blocked(self):
-        """Returns if the proxy is blocked"""
-        return self._blocking
-
-    @blocked.setter
-    def blocked(self, value: bool):
-        self._blocking = value
-        self.is_blocked.emit(value)
-
-    def signalReceived(self, *args):
-        """Receive signal, store the args and call signalReceived from the parent class if not blocked"""
-        self.new_args = args
-        if self.blocked is True:
-            return
-        self.blocked = True
-        self.old_args = args
-        super().signalReceived(*args)
-
-    @Slot()
-    def unblock_proxy(self):
-        """Unblock the proxy, and call the signalReceived method in case there was an update of the args."""
-        self.blocked = False
-        if self.new_args != self.old_args:
-            self.signalReceived(*self.new_args)
--- a/bec_widgets/utils/bec_table.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/utils/bec_table.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-from qtpy.QtCore import Qt
 from qtpy.QtWidgets import QTableWidget
+from qtpy.QtCore import Qt


 class BECTable(QTableWidget):
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ class BECTable(QTableWidget):
    def keyPressEvent(self, event) -> None:
        """
        Delete selected rows with backspace or delete key
-
        Args:
            event: keyPressEvent
        """
--- a/bec_widgets/utils/bec_widget.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/utils/bec_widget.py
@@ -1,96 +0,0 @@
-from __future__ import annotations
-
-import darkdetect
-from bec_lib.logger import bec_logger
-from qtpy.QtCore import Slot
-from qtpy.QtWidgets import QApplication, QWidget
-
-from bec_widgets.utils.bec_connector import BECConnector, ConnectionConfig
-from bec_widgets.utils.colors import set_theme
-
-logger = bec_logger.logger
-
-
-class BECWidget(BECConnector):
-    """Mixin class for all BEC widgets, to handle cleanup"""
-
-    # The icon name is the name of the icon in the icon theme, typically a name taken
-    # from fonts.google.com/icons. Override this in subclasses to set the icon name.
-    ICON_NAME = "widgets"
-
-    def __init__(
-        self,
-        client=None,
-        config: ConnectionConfig = None,
-        gui_id: str = None,
-        theme_update: bool = False,
-    ):
-        """
-        Base class for all BEC widgets. This class should be used as a mixin class for all BEC widgets, e.g.:
-
-
-        >>> class MyWidget(BECWidget, QWidget):
-        >>>     def __init__(self, parent=None, client=None, config=None, gui_id=None):
-        >>>         super().__init__(client=client, config=config, gui_id=gui_id)
-        >>>         QWidget.__init__(self, parent=parent)
-
-
-        Args:
-            client(BECClient, optional): The BEC client.
-            config(ConnectionConfig, optional): The connection configuration.
-            gui_id(str, optional): The GUI ID.
-            theme_update(bool, optional): Whether to subscribe to theme updates. Defaults to False. When set to True, the
-                widget's apply_theme method will be called when the theme changes.
-        """
-        if not isinstance(self, QWidget):
-            raise RuntimeError(f"{repr(self)} is not a subclass of QWidget")
-        super().__init__(client=client, config=config, gui_id=gui_id)
-
-        # Set the theme to auto if it is not set yet
-        app = QApplication.instance()
-        if not hasattr(app, "theme"):
-            # DO NOT SET THE THEME TO AUTO! Otherwise, the qwebengineview will segfault
-            # Instead, we will set the theme to the system setting on startup
-            if darkdetect.isDark():
-                set_theme("dark")
-            else:
-                set_theme("light")
-
-        if theme_update:
-            logger.debug(f"Subscribing to theme updates for {self.__class__.__name__}")
-            self._connect_to_theme_change()
-
-    def _connect_to_theme_change(self):
-        """Connect to the theme change signal."""
-        qapp = QApplication.instance()
-        if hasattr(qapp, "theme_signal"):
-            qapp.theme_signal.theme_updated.connect(self._update_theme)
-
-    def _update_theme(self, theme: str):
-        """Update the theme."""
-        if theme is None:
-            qapp = QApplication.instance()
-            if hasattr(qapp, "theme"):
-                theme = qapp.theme.theme
-            else:
-                theme = "dark"
-        self.apply_theme(theme)
-
-    @Slot(str)
-    def apply_theme(self, theme: str):
-        """
-        Apply the theme to the widget.
-
-        Args:
-            theme(str, optional): The theme to be applied.
-        """
-
-    def cleanup(self):
-        """Cleanup the widget."""
-
-    def closeEvent(self, event):
-        self.rpc_register.remove_rpc(self)
-        try:
-            self.cleanup()
-        finally:
-            super().closeEvent(event)
--- a/bec_widgets/utils/colors.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/utils/colors.py
@@ -1,93 +1,11 @@
-from __future__ import annotations
+from typing import Literal

-import itertools
-import re
-from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Literal
-
-import bec_qthemes
 import numpy as np
 import pyqtgraph as pg
-from bec_qthemes._os_appearance.listener import OSThemeSwitchListener
-from pydantic_core import PydanticCustomError
 from qtpy.QtGui import QColor
-from qtpy.QtWidgets import QApplication
-
-if TYPE_CHECKING:
-    from bec_qthemes._main import AccentColors
-
-
-def get_theme_palette():
-    if QApplication.instance() is None or not hasattr(QApplication.instance(), "theme"):
-        theme = "dark"
-    else:
-        theme = QApplication.instance().theme.theme
-    return bec_qthemes.load_palette(theme)
-
-
-def get_accent_colors() -> AccentColors | None:
-    """
-    Get the accent colors for the current theme. These colors are extensions of the color palette
-    and are used to highlight specific elements in the UI.
-    """
-    if QApplication.instance() is None or not hasattr(QApplication.instance(), "theme"):
-        return None
-    return QApplication.instance().theme.accent_colors
-
-
-def _theme_update_callback():
-    """
-    Internal callback function to update the theme based on the system theme.
-    """
-    app = QApplication.instance()
-    # pylint: disable=protected-access
-    app.theme.theme = app.os_listener._theme.lower()
-    app.theme_signal.theme_updated.emit(app.theme.theme)
-    apply_theme(app.os_listener._theme.lower())
-
-
-def set_theme(theme: Literal["dark", "light", "auto"]):
-    """
-    Set the theme for the application.
-
-    Args:
-        theme (Literal["dark", "light", "auto"]): The theme to set. "auto" will automatically switch between dark and light themes based on the system theme.
-    """
-    app = QApplication.instance()
-    bec_qthemes.setup_theme(theme, install_event_filter=False)
-
-    app.theme_signal.theme_updated.emit(theme)
-    apply_theme(theme)
-
-    if theme != "auto":
-        return
-
-    if not hasattr(app, "os_listener") or app.os_listener is None:
-        app.os_listener = OSThemeSwitchListener(_theme_update_callback)
-        app.installEventFilter(app.os_listener)
-
-
-def apply_theme(theme: Literal["dark", "light"]):
-    """
-    Apply the theme to all pyqtgraph widgets. Do not use this function directly. Use set_theme instead.
-    """
-    app = QApplication.instance()
-    # go through all pyqtgraph widgets and set background
-    children = itertools.chain.from_iterable(
-        top.findChildren(pg.GraphicsLayoutWidget) for top in app.topLevelWidgets()
-    )
-    pg.setConfigOptions(
-        foreground="d" if theme == "dark" else "k", background="k" if theme == "dark" else "w"
-    )
-    for pg_widget in children:
-        pg_widget.setBackground("k" if theme == "dark" else "w")
-
-    # now define stylesheet according to theme and apply it
-    style = bec_qthemes.load_stylesheet(theme)
-    app.setStyleSheet(style)


 class Colors:
-
    @staticmethod
    def golden_ratio(num: int) -> list:
        """Calculate the golden ratio for a given number of angles.
@@ -134,19 +52,8 @@ class Colors:
        angles = Colors.golden_ratio(len(cmap_colors))
        color_selection = np.round(np.interp(angles, (-np.pi, np.pi), (0, len(cmap_colors))))
        colors = []
-        ii = 0
-        while len(colors) < num:
-            color_index = int(color_selection[ii])
-            color = cmap_colors[color_index]
-            app = QApplication.instance()
-            if hasattr(app, "theme") and app.theme.theme == "light":
-                background = 255
-            else:
-                background = 0
-            if np.abs(np.mean(color[:3] * 255) - background) < 50:
-                ii += 1
-                continue
-
+        for ii in color_selection[:num]:
+            color = cmap_colors[int(ii)]
            if format.upper() == "HEX":
                colors.append(QColor.fromRgbF(*color).name())
            elif format.upper() == "RGB":
@@ -155,251 +62,4 @@ class Colors:
                colors.append(QColor.fromRgbF(*color))
            else:
                raise ValueError("Unsupported format. Please choose 'RGB', 'HEX', or 'QColor'.")
-            ii += 1
        return colors
-
-    @staticmethod
-    def hex_to_rgba(hex_color: str, alpha=255) -> tuple:
-        """
-        Convert HEX color to RGBA.
-
-        Args:
-            hex_color(str): HEX color string.
-            alpha(int): Alpha value (0-255). Default is 255 (opaque).
-
-        Returns:
-            tuple: RGBA color tuple (r, g, b, a).
-        """
-        hex_color = hex_color.lstrip("#")
-        if len(hex_color) == 6:
-            r, g, b = tuple(int(hex_color[i : i + 2], 16) for i in (0, 2, 4))
-        elif len(hex_color) == 8:
-            r, g, b, a = tuple(int(hex_color[i : i + 2], 16) for i in (0, 2, 4, 6))
-            return (r, g, b, a)
-        else:
-            raise ValueError("HEX color must be 6 or 8 characters long.")
-        return (r, g, b, alpha)
-
-    @staticmethod
-    def rgba_to_hex(r: int, g: int, b: int, a: int = 255) -> str:
-        """
-        Convert RGBA color to HEX.
-
-        Args:
-            r(int): Red value (0-255).
-            g(int): Green value (0-255).
-            b(int): Blue value (0-255).
-            a(int): Alpha value (0-255). Default is 255 (opaque).
-
-        Returns:
-            hec_color(str): HEX color string.
-        """
-        return "#{:02X}{:02X}{:02X}{:02X}".format(r, g, b, a)
-
-    @staticmethod
-    def validate_color(color: tuple | str) -> tuple | str:
-        """
-        Validate the color input if it is HEX or RGBA compatible. Can be used in any pydantic model as a field validator.
-
-        Args:
-            color(tuple|str): The color to be validated. Can be a tuple of RGBA values or a HEX string.
-
-        Returns:
-            tuple|str: The validated color.
-        """
-        CSS_COLOR_NAMES = {
-            "aliceblue",
-            "antiquewhite",
-            "aqua",
-            "aquamarine",
-            "azure",
-            "beige",
-            "bisque",
-            "black",
-            "blanchedalmond",
-            "blue",
-            "blueviolet",
-            "brown",
-            "burlywood",
-            "cadetblue",
-            "chartreuse",
-            "chocolate",
-            "coral",
-            "cornflowerblue",
-            "cornsilk",
-            "crimson",
-            "cyan",
-            "darkblue",
-            "darkcyan",
-            "darkgoldenrod",
-            "darkgray",
-            "darkgreen",
-            "darkgrey",
-            "darkkhaki",
-            "darkmagenta",
-            "darkolivegreen",
-            "darkorange",
-            "darkorchid",
-            "darkred",
-            "darksalmon",
-            "darkseagreen",
-            "darkslateblue",
-            "darkslategray",
-            "darkslategrey",
-            "darkturquoise",
-            "darkviolet",
-            "deeppink",
-            "deepskyblue",
-            "dimgray",
-            "dimgrey",
-            "dodgerblue",
-            "firebrick",
-            "floralwhite",
-            "forestgreen",
-            "fuchsia",
-            "gainsboro",
-            "ghostwhite",
-            "gold",
-            "goldenrod",
-            "gray",
-            "green",
-            "greenyellow",
-            "grey",
-            "honeydew",
-            "hotpink",
-            "indianred",
-            "indigo",
-            "ivory",
-            "khaki",
-            "lavender",
-            "lavenderblush",
-            "lawngreen",
-            "lemonchiffon",
-            "lightblue",
-            "lightcoral",
-            "lightcyan",
-            "lightgoldenrodyellow",
-            "lightgray",
-            "lightgreen",
-            "lightgrey",
-            "lightpink",
-            "lightsalmon",
-            "lightseagreen",
-            "lightskyblue",
-            "lightslategray",
-            "lightslategrey",
-            "lightsteelblue",
-            "lightyellow",
-            "lime",
-            "limegreen",
-            "linen",
-            "magenta",
-            "maroon",
-            "mediumaquamarine",
-            "mediumblue",
-            "mediumorchid",
-            "mediumpurple",
-            "mediumseagreen",
-            "mediumslateblue",
-            "mediumspringgreen",
-            "mediumturquoise",
-            "mediumvioletred",
-            "midnightblue",
-            "mintcream",
-            "mistyrose",
-            "moccasin",
-            "navajowhite",
-            "navy",
-            "oldlace",
-            "olive",
-            "olivedrab",
-            "orange",
-            "orangered",
-            "orchid",
-            "palegoldenrod",
-            "palegreen",
-            "paleturquoise",
-            "palevioletred",
-            "papayawhip",
-            "peachpuff",
-            "peru",
-            "pink",
-            "plum",
-            "powderblue",
-            "purple",
-            "red",
-            "rosybrown",
-            "royalblue",
-            "saddlebrown",
-            "salmon",
-            "sandybrown",
-            "seagreen",
-            "seashell",
-            "sienna",
-            "silver",
-            "skyblue",
-            "slateblue",
-            "slategray",
-            "slategrey",
-            "snow",
-            "springgreen",
-            "steelblue",
-            "tan",
-            "teal",
-            "thistle",
-            "tomato",
-            "turquoise",
-            "violet",
-            "wheat",
-            "white",
-            "whitesmoke",
-            "yellow",
-            "yellowgreen",
-        }
-        if isinstance(color, str):
-            hex_pattern = re.compile(r"^#(?:[0-9a-fA-F]{3}){1,2}$")
-            if hex_pattern.match(color):
-                return color
-            elif color.lower() in CSS_COLOR_NAMES:
-                return color
-            else:
-                raise PydanticCustomError(
-                    "unsupported color",
-                    "The color must be a valid HEX string or CSS Color.",
-                    {"wrong_value": color},
-                )
-        elif isinstance(color, tuple):
-            if len(color) != 4:
-                raise PydanticCustomError(
-                    "unsupported color",
-                    "The color must be a tuple of 4 elements (R, G, B, A).",
-                    {"wrong_value": color},
-                )
-            for value in color:
-                if not 0 <= value <= 255:
-                    raise PydanticCustomError(
-                        "unsupported color",
-                        f"The color values must be between 0 and 255 in RGBA format (R,G,B,A)",
-                        {"wrong_value": color},
-                    )
-            return color
-
-    @staticmethod
-    def validate_color_map(color_map: str) -> str:
-        """
-        Validate the colormap input if it is supported by pyqtgraph. Can be used in any pydantic model as a field validator. If validation fails it prints all available colormaps from pyqtgraph instance.
-
-        Args:
-            color_map(str): The colormap to be validated.
-
-        Returns:
-            str: The validated colormap.
-        """
-        available_colormaps = pg.colormap.listMaps()
-        if color_map not in available_colormaps:
-            raise PydanticCustomError(
-                "unsupported colormap",
-                f"Colormap '{color_map}' not found in the current installation of pyqtgraph. Choose on the following: {available_colormaps}.",
-                {"wrong_value": color_map},
-            )
-        return color_map
--- a/bec_widgets/utils/container_utils.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/utils/container_utils.py
@@ -1,50 +0,0 @@
-from __future__ import annotations
-
-import itertools
-from typing import Type
-
-from qtpy.QtWidgets import QWidget
-
-
-class WidgetContainerUtils:
-
-    @staticmethod
-    def generate_unique_widget_id(container: dict, prefix: str = "widget") -> str:
-        """
-        Generate a unique widget ID.
-
-        Args:
-            container(dict): The container of widgets.
-            prefix(str): The prefix of the widget ID.
-
-        Returns:
-            widget_id(str): The unique widget ID.
-        """
-        existing_ids = set(container.keys())
-        for i in itertools.count(1):
-            widget_id = f"{prefix}_{i}"
-            if widget_id not in existing_ids:
-                return widget_id
-
-    @staticmethod
-    def find_first_widget_by_class(
-        container: dict, widget_class: Type[QWidget], can_fail: bool = True
-    ) -> QWidget | None:
-        """
-        Find the first widget of a given class in the figure.
-
-        Args:
-            container(dict): The container of widgets.
-            widget_class(Type): The class of the widget to find.
-            can_fail(bool): If True, the method will return None if no widget is found. If False, it will raise an error.
-
-        Returns:
-            widget: The widget of the given class.
-        """
-        for widget_id, widget in container.items():
-            if isinstance(widget, widget_class):
-                return widget
-        if can_fail:
-            return None
-        else:
-            raise ValueError(f"No widget of class {widget_class} found.")
--- a/bec_widgets/utils/crosshair.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/utils/crosshair.py
@@ -1,27 +1,21 @@
-from collections import defaultdict
-
 import numpy as np
 import pyqtgraph as pg

 # from qtpy.QtCore import QObject, pyqtSignal
-from qtpy.QtCore import QObject, Qt
-from qtpy.QtCore import Signal as pyqtSignal
+from qtpy.QtCore import QObject, Signal as pyqtSignal


 class Crosshair(QObject):
-    positionChanged = pyqtSignal(tuple)
-    positionClicked = pyqtSignal(tuple)
    # Signal for 1D plot
-    coordinatesChanged1D = pyqtSignal(tuple)
-    coordinatesClicked1D = pyqtSignal(tuple)
+    coordinatesChanged1D = pyqtSignal(float, list)
+    coordinatesClicked1D = pyqtSignal(float, list)
    # Signal for 2D plot
-    coordinatesChanged2D = pyqtSignal(tuple)
-    coordinatesClicked2D = pyqtSignal(tuple)
+    coordinatesChanged2D = pyqtSignal(float, float)
+    coordinatesClicked2D = pyqtSignal(float, float)

-    def __init__(self, plot_item: pg.PlotItem, precision: int = 3, parent=None):
+    def __init__(self, plot_item: pg.PlotItem, precision: int = None, parent=None):
        """
        Crosshair for 1D and 2D plots.
-
        Args:
            plot_item (pyqtgraph.PlotItem): The plot item to which the crosshair will be attached.
            precision (int, optional): Number of decimal places to round the coordinates to. Defaults to None.
@@ -30,13 +24,10 @@ class Crosshair(QObject):
        super().__init__(parent)
        self.is_log_y = None
        self.is_log_x = None
-        self.is_derivative = None
        self.plot_item = plot_item
        self.precision = precision
        self.v_line = pg.InfiniteLine(angle=90, movable=False)
-        self.v_line.skip_auto_range = True
        self.h_line = pg.InfiniteLine(angle=0, movable=False)
-        self.h_line.skip_auto_range = True
        self.plot_item.addItem(self.v_line, ignoreBounds=True)
        self.plot_item.addItem(self.h_line, ignoreBounds=True)
        self.proxy = pg.SignalProxy(
@@ -44,75 +35,74 @@ class Crosshair(QObject):
        )
        self.plot_item.scene().sigMouseClicked.connect(self.mouse_clicked)

-        self.plot_item.ctrl.derivativeCheck.checkStateChanged.connect(self.check_derivatives)
-        self.plot_item.ctrl.logXCheck.checkStateChanged.connect(self.check_log)
-        self.plot_item.ctrl.logYCheck.checkStateChanged.connect(self.check_log)
-
        # Initialize markers
-        self.marker_moved_1d = {}
-        self.marker_clicked_1d = {}
+        self.marker_moved_1d = []
+        self.marker_clicked_1d = []
        self.marker_2d = None
        self.update_markers()

    def update_markers(self):
        """Update the markers for the crosshair, creating new ones if necessary."""

+        # Clear existing markers
+        for marker in self.marker_moved_1d + self.marker_clicked_1d:
+            self.plot_item.removeItem(marker)
+        if self.marker_2d:
+            self.plot_item.removeItem(self.marker_2d)
+
        # Create new markers
+        self.marker_moved_1d = []
+        self.marker_clicked_1d = []
+        self.marker_2d = None
        for item in self.plot_item.items:
            if isinstance(item, pg.PlotDataItem):  # 1D plot
-                if item.name() in self.marker_moved_1d:
-                    continue
                pen = item.opts["pen"]
                color = pen.color() if hasattr(pen, "color") else pg.mkColor(pen)
                marker_moved = pg.ScatterPlotItem(
                    size=10, pen=pg.mkPen(color), brush=pg.mkBrush(None)
                )
-                marker_moved.skip_auto_range = True
-                self.marker_moved_1d[item.name()] = marker_moved
+                marker_clicked = pg.ScatterPlotItem(
+                    size=10, pen=pg.mkPen(None), brush=pg.mkBrush(color)
+                )
+                self.marker_moved_1d.append(marker_moved)
                self.plot_item.addItem(marker_moved)
-
                # Create glowing effect markers for clicked events
+                marker_clicked_list = []
                for size, alpha in [(18, 64), (14, 128), (10, 255)]:
                    marker_clicked = pg.ScatterPlotItem(
                        size=size,
                        pen=pg.mkPen(None),
                        brush=pg.mkBrush(color.red(), color.green(), color.blue(), alpha),
                    )
-                    marker_clicked.skip_auto_range = True
-                    self.marker_clicked_1d[item.name()] = marker_clicked
+                    marker_clicked_list.append(marker_clicked)
                    self.plot_item.addItem(marker_clicked)

+                self.marker_clicked_1d.append(marker_clicked_list)
            elif isinstance(item, pg.ImageItem):  # 2D plot
-                if self.marker_2d is not None:
-                    continue
                self.marker_2d = pg.ROI(
                    [0, 0], size=[1, 1], pen=pg.mkPen("r", width=2), movable=False
                )
                self.plot_item.addItem(self.marker_2d)

-    def snap_to_data(self, x, y) -> tuple[defaultdict[list], defaultdict[list]]:
+    def snap_to_data(self, x, y) -> tuple:
        """
        Finds the nearest data points to the given x and y coordinates.

        Args:
-            x: The x-coordinate of the mouse cursor
-            y: The y-coordinate of the mouse cursor
+            x: The x-coordinate
+            y: The y-coordinate

        Returns:
-            tuple: x and y values snapped to the nearest data
+            tuple: The nearest x and y values
        """
-        y_values = defaultdict(list)
-        x_values = defaultdict(list)
+        y_values_1d = []
+        x_values_1d = []
        image_2d = None

        # Iterate through items in the plot
        for item in self.plot_item.items:
            if isinstance(item, pg.PlotDataItem):  # 1D plot
-                name = item.name()
-                plot_data = item._getDisplayDataset()
-                if plot_data is None:
-                    continue
-                x_data, y_data = plot_data.x, plot_data.y
+                x_data, y_data = item.xData, item.yData
                if x_data is not None and y_data is not None:
                    if self.is_log_x:
                        min_x_data = np.min(x_data[x_data > 0])
@@ -120,25 +110,25 @@ class Crosshair(QObject):
                        min_x_data = np.min(x_data)
                    max_x_data = np.max(x_data)
                    if x < min_x_data or x > max_x_data:
-                        y_values[name] = None
-                        x_values[name] = None
-                        continue
+                        return None, None
                    closest_x, closest_y = self.closest_x_y_value(x, x_data, y_data)
-                    y_values[name] = closest_y
-                    x_values[name] = closest_x
+                    y_values_1d.append(closest_y)
+                    x_values_1d.append(closest_x)
            elif isinstance(item, pg.ImageItem):  # 2D plot
-                name = item.config.monitor
                image_2d = item.image
-                # clip the x and y values to the image dimensions to avoid out of bounds errors
-                y_values[name] = int(np.clip(y, 0, image_2d.shape[1] - 1))
-                x_values[name] = int(np.clip(x, 0, image_2d.shape[0] - 1))

-        if x_values and y_values:
-            if all(v is None for v in x_values.values()) or all(
-                v is None for v in y_values.values()
-            ):
+        # Handle 1D plot
+        if y_values_1d:
+            if all(v is None for v in x_values_1d) or all(v is None for v in y_values_1d):
                return None, None
-            return x_values, y_values
+            closest_x = min(x_values_1d, key=lambda xi: abs(xi - x))  # Snap x to closest data point
+            return closest_x, y_values_1d
+
+        # Handle 2D plot
+        if image_2d is not None:
+            x_idx = int(np.clip(x, 0, image_2d.shape[0] - 1))
+            y_idx = int(np.clip(y, 0, image_2d.shape[1] - 1))
+            return x_idx, y_idx

        return None, None

@@ -164,9 +154,8 @@ class Crosshair(QObject):
        Args:
            event: The mouse moved event
        """
+        self.check_log()
        pos = event[0]
-        self.update_markers()
-        self.positionChanged.emit((pos.x(), pos.y()))
        if self.plot_item.vb.sceneBoundingRect().contains(pos):
            mouse_point = self.plot_item.vb.mapSceneToView(pos)
            self.v_line.setPos(mouse_point.x())
@@ -177,34 +166,25 @@ class Crosshair(QObject):
                x = 10**x
            if self.is_log_y:
                y = 10**y
-            x_snap_values, y_snap_values = self.snap_to_data(x, y)
-            if x_snap_values is None or y_snap_values is None:
-                return
-            if all(v is None for v in x_snap_values.values()) or all(
-                v is None for v in y_snap_values.values()
-            ):
-                # not sure how we got here, but just to be safe...
-                return
+            x, y_values = self.snap_to_data(x, y)

            for item in self.plot_item.items:
                if isinstance(item, pg.PlotDataItem):
-                    name = item.name()
-                    x, y = x_snap_values[name], y_snap_values[name]
-                    if x is None or y is None:
-                        continue
-                    self.marker_moved_1d[name].setData([x], [y])
-                    coordinate_to_emit = (name, round(x, self.precision), round(y, self.precision))
-                    self.coordinatesChanged1D.emit(coordinate_to_emit)
+                    if x is None or all(v is None for v in y_values):
+                        return
+                    self.coordinatesChanged1D.emit(
+                        round(x, self.precision),
+                        [round(y_val, self.precision) for y_val in y_values],
+                    )
+                    for i, y_val in enumerate(y_values):
+                        self.marker_moved_1d[i].setData(
+                            [x if not self.is_log_x else np.log10(x)],
+                            [y_val if not self.is_log_y else np.log10(y_val)],
+                        )
                elif isinstance(item, pg.ImageItem):
-                    name = item.config.monitor
-                    x, y = x_snap_values[name], y_snap_values[name]
-                    if x is None or y is None:
-                        continue
-                    self.marker_2d.setPos([x, y])
-                    coordinate_to_emit = (name, x, y)
-                    self.coordinatesChanged2D.emit(coordinate_to_emit)
-                else:
-                    continue
+                    if x is None or y_values is None:
+                        return
+                    self.coordinatesChanged2D.emit(x, y_values)

    def mouse_clicked(self, event):
        """Handles the mouse clicked event, updating the crosshair position and emitting signals.
@@ -212,69 +192,38 @@ class Crosshair(QObject):
        Args:
            event: The mouse clicked event
        """
-
-        # we only accept left mouse clicks
-        if event.button() != Qt.MouseButton.LeftButton:
-            return
-        self.update_markers()
+        self.check_log()
        if self.plot_item.vb.sceneBoundingRect().contains(event._scenePos):
            mouse_point = self.plot_item.vb.mapSceneToView(event._scenePos)
            x, y = mouse_point.x(), mouse_point.y()
-            self.positionClicked.emit((x, y))

            if self.is_log_x:
                x = 10**x
            if self.is_log_y:
                y = 10**y
-            x_snap_values, y_snap_values = self.snap_to_data(x, y)
-
-            if x_snap_values is None or y_snap_values is None:
-                return
-            if all(v is None for v in x_snap_values.values()) or all(
-                v is None for v in y_snap_values.values()
-            ):
-                # not sure how we got here, but just to be safe...
-                return
+            x, y_values = self.snap_to_data(x, y)

            for item in self.plot_item.items:
                if isinstance(item, pg.PlotDataItem):
-                    name = item.name()
-                    x, y = x_snap_values[name], y_snap_values[name]
-                    if x is None or y is None:
-                        continue
-                    self.marker_clicked_1d[name].setData([x], [y])
-                    coordinate_to_emit = (name, round(x, self.precision), round(y, self.precision))
-                    self.coordinatesClicked1D.emit(coordinate_to_emit)
+                    if x is None or all(v is None for v in y_values):
+                        return
+                    self.coordinatesClicked1D.emit(
+                        round(x, self.precision),
+                        [round(y_val, self.precision) for y_val in y_values],
+                    )
+                    for i, y_val in enumerate(y_values):
+                        for marker in self.marker_clicked_1d[i]:
+                            marker.setData(
+                                [x if not self.is_log_x else np.log10(x)],
+                                [y_val if not self.is_log_y else np.log10(y_val)],
+                            )
                elif isinstance(item, pg.ImageItem):
-                    name = item.config.monitor
-                    x, y = x_snap_values[name], y_snap_values[name]
-                    if x is None or y is None:
-                        continue
-                    self.marker_2d.setPos([x, y])
-                    coordinate_to_emit = (name, x, y)
-                    self.coordinatesClicked2D.emit(coordinate_to_emit)
-                else:
-                    continue
-
-    def clear_markers(self):
-        """Clears the markers from the plot."""
-        for marker in self.marker_moved_1d.values():
-            marker.clear()
-        for marker in self.marker_clicked_1d.values():
-            marker.clear()
+                    if x is None or y_values is None:
+                        return
+                    self.coordinatesClicked2D.emit(x, y_values)
+                    self.marker_2d.setPos([x, y_values])

    def check_log(self):
        """Checks if the x or y axis is in log scale and updates the internal state accordingly."""
        self.is_log_x = self.plot_item.ctrl.logXCheck.isChecked()
        self.is_log_y = self.plot_item.ctrl.logYCheck.isChecked()
-        self.clear_markers()
-
-    def check_derivatives(self):
-        """Checks if the derivatives are enabled and updates the internal state accordingly."""
-        self.is_derivative = self.plot_item.ctrl.derivativeCheck.isChecked()
-        self.clear_markers()
-
-    def cleanup(self):
-        self.v_line.deleteLater()
-        self.h_line.deleteLater()
-        self.clear_markers()
--- a/bec_widgets/utils/ctrl_c.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/utils/ctrl_c.py
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+# TODO haven't found yet how to deal with QAbstractSocket in qtpy
+# import signal
+# import socket
+# from PyQt5.QtNetwork import QAbstractSocket
+#
+#
+# def setup(app):
+#     app.signalwatchdog = SignalWatchdog()  # need to store to keep socket pair alive
+#     signal.signal(signal.SIGINT, make_quit_handler(app))
+#
+#
+# def make_quit_handler(app):
+#     def handler(*args):
+#         print()  # make ^C appear on its own line
+#         app.quit()
+#
+#     return handler
+#
+#
+# class SignalWatchdog(QAbstractSocket):
+#     def __init__(self):
+#         """
+#         Propagates system signals from Python to QEventLoop
+#         adapted from https://stackoverflow.com/a/65802260/655404
+#         """
+#         super().__init__(QAbstractSocket.SctpSocket, None)
+#
+#         self.writer, self.reader = writer, reader = socket.socketpair()
+#         writer.setblocking(False)
+#
+#         fd_writer = writer.fileno()
+#         fd_reader = reader.fileno()
+#
+#         signal.set_wakeup_fd(fd_writer)  # Python hook
+#         self.setSocketDescriptor(fd_reader)  # Qt hook
+#
+#         self.readyRead.connect(
+#             lambda: None
+#         )  # dummy function call that lets the Python interpreter run
--- a/bec_widgets/utils/entry_validator.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/utils/entry_validator.py
@@ -3,40 +3,15 @@ class EntryValidator:
        self.devices = devices

    def validate_signal(self, name: str, entry: str = None) -> str:
-        """
-        Validate a signal entry for a given device. If the entry is not provided, the first signal entry will be used from the device hints.
-
-        Args:
-            name(str): Device name
-            entry(str): Signal entry
-
-        Returns:
-            str: Signal entry
-        """
        if name not in self.devices:
            raise ValueError(f"Device '{name}' not found in current BEC session")

        device = self.devices[name]
        description = device.describe()

-        if entry is None or entry == "":
+        if entry is None:
            entry = next(iter(device._hints), name) if hasattr(device, "_hints") else name
        if entry not in description:
            raise ValueError(f"Entry '{entry}' not found in device '{name}' signals")

        return entry
-
-    def validate_monitor(self, monitor: str) -> str:
-        """
-        Validate a monitor entry for a given device.
-
-        Args:
-            monitor(str): Monitor entry
-
-        Returns:
-            str: Monitor entry
-        """
-        if monitor not in self.devices:
-            raise ValueError(f"Device '{monitor}' not found in current BEC session")
-
-        return monitor
--- a/bec_widgets/utils/generate_designer_plugin.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/utils/generate_designer_plugin.py
@@ -1,149 +0,0 @@
-import inspect
-import os
-import re
-
-from qtpy.QtCore import QObject
-
-EXCLUDED_PLUGINS = ["BECConnector", "BECDockArea", "BECDock", "BECFigure"]
-
-
-class DesignerPluginInfo:
-    def __init__(self, plugin_class):
-        self.plugin_class = plugin_class
-        self.plugin_name_pascal = plugin_class.__name__
-        self.plugin_name_snake = self.pascal_to_snake(self.plugin_name_pascal)
-        self.widget_import = f"from {plugin_class.__module__} import {self.plugin_name_pascal}"
-        plugin_module = (
-            ".".join(plugin_class.__module__.split(".")[:-1]) + f".{self.plugin_name_snake}_plugin"
-        )
-        self.plugin_import = f"from {plugin_module} import {self.plugin_name_pascal}Plugin"
-
-        # first sentence / line of the docstring is used as tooltip
-        self.plugin_tooltip = (
-            plugin_class.__doc__.split("\n")[0].strip().replace('"', "'")
-            if plugin_class.__doc__
-            else self.plugin_name_pascal
-        )
-
-        self.base_path = os.path.dirname(inspect.getfile(plugin_class))
-
-    @staticmethod
-    def pascal_to_snake(name: str) -> str:
-        """
-        Convert PascalCase to snake_case.
-
-        Args:
-            name (str): The name to be converted.
-
-        Returns:
-            str: The converted name.
-        """
-        s1 = re.sub(r"([a-z0-9])([A-Z])", r"\1_\2", name)
-        s2 = re.sub(r"([A-Z]+)([A-Z][a-z])", r"\1_\2", s1)
-        return s2.lower()
-
-
-class DesignerPluginGenerator:
-    def __init__(self, widget: type):
-        self._excluded = False
-        self.widget = widget
-        self.info = DesignerPluginInfo(widget)
-        if widget.__name__ in EXCLUDED_PLUGINS:
-
-            self._excluded = True
-            return
-
-        self.templates = {}
-        self.template_path = os.path.join(
-            os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)), "plugin_templates"
-        )
-
-    def run(self, validate=True):
-        if self._excluded:
-            print(f"Plugin {self.widget.__name__} is excluded from generation.")
-            return
-        if validate:
-            self._check_class_validity()
-        self._load_templates()
-        self._write_templates()
-
-    def _check_class_validity(self):
-
-        # Check if the widget is a QWidget subclass
-        if not issubclass(self.widget, QObject):
-            return
-
-        # Check if the widget class has parent as the first argument. This is a strict requirement of Qt!
-        signature = list(inspect.signature(self.widget.__init__).parameters.values())
-        if len(signature) == 1 or signature[1].name != "parent":
-            raise ValueError(
-                f"Widget class {self.widget.__name__} must have parent as the first argument."
-            )
-
-        base_cls = [val for val in self.widget.__bases__ if issubclass(val, QObject)]
-        if not base_cls:
-            raise ValueError(
-                f"Widget class {self.widget.__name__} must inherit from a QObject subclass."
-            )
-
-        # Check if the widget class calls the super constructor with parent argument
-        init_source = inspect.getsource(self.widget.__init__)
-        cls_init_found = (
-            bool(init_source.find(f"{base_cls[0].__name__}.__init__(self, parent=parent") > 0)
-            or bool(init_source.find(f"{base_cls[0].__name__}.__init__(self, parent)") > 0)
-            or bool(init_source.find(f"{base_cls[0].__name__}.__init__(self, parent,") > 0)
-        )
-        super_init_found = (
-            bool(
-                init_source.find(f"super({base_cls[0].__name__}, self).__init__(parent=parent") > 0
-            )
-            or bool(init_source.find(f"super({base_cls[0].__name__}, self).__init__(parent,") > 0)
-            or bool(init_source.find(f"super({base_cls[0].__name__}, self).__init__(parent)") > 0)
-        )
-        if issubclass(self.widget.__bases__[0], QObject) and not super_init_found:
-            super_init_found = (
-                bool(init_source.find("super().__init__(parent=parent") > 0)
-                or bool(init_source.find("super().__init__(parent,") > 0)
-                or bool(init_source.find("super().__init__(parent)") > 0)
-            )
-
-        if not cls_init_found and not super_init_found:
-            raise ValueError(
-                f"Widget class {self.widget.__name__} must call the super constructor with parent."
-            )
-
-    def _write_templates(self):
-        self._write_register()
-        self._write_plugin()
-        self._write_pyproject()
-
-    def _write_register(self):
-        file_path = os.path.join(self.info.base_path, f"register_{self.info.plugin_name_snake}.py")
-        with open(file_path, "w", encoding="utf-8") as f:
-            f.write(self.templates["register"].format(**self.info.__dict__))
-
-    def _write_plugin(self):
-        file_path = os.path.join(self.info.base_path, f"{self.info.plugin_name_snake}_plugin.py")
-        with open(file_path, "w", encoding="utf-8") as f:
-            f.write(self.templates["plugin"].format(**self.info.__dict__))
-
-    def _write_pyproject(self):
-        file_path = os.path.join(self.info.base_path, f"{self.info.plugin_name_snake}.pyproject")
-        out = {"files": [f"{self.info.plugin_class.__module__.split('.')[-1]}.py"]}
-        with open(file_path, "w", encoding="utf-8") as f:
-            f.write(str(out))
-
-    def _load_templates(self):
-        for file in os.listdir(self.template_path):
-            if not file.endswith(".template"):
-                continue
-            with open(os.path.join(self.template_path, file), "r", encoding="utf-8") as f:
-                self.templates[file.split(".")[0]] = f.read()
-
-
-if __name__ == "__main__":  # pragma: no cover
-    # from bec_widgets.widgets.bec_queue.bec_queue import BECQueue
-    from bec_widgets.widgets.spinner.spinner import SpinnerWidget
-
-    generator = DesignerPluginGenerator(SpinnerWidget)
-    generator.run(validate=False)
--- a/bec_widgets/utils/layout_manager.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/utils/layout_manager.py
@@ -1,121 +0,0 @@
-from collections import OrderedDict
-from typing import Literal
-
-from qtpy.QtWidgets import QGridLayout, QWidget
-
-
-class GridLayoutManager:
-    """
-    GridLayoutManager class is used to manage widgets in a QGridLayout and extend its functionality.
-
-    The GridLayoutManager class provides methods to add, move, and check the position of widgets in a QGridLayout.
-    It also provides a method to get the positions of all widgets in the layout.
-
-    Args:
-        layout(QGridLayout): The layout to manage.
-    """
-
-    def __init__(self, layout: QGridLayout):
-        self.layout = layout
-
-    def is_position_occupied(self, row: int, col: int) -> bool:
-        """
-        Check if the position in the layout is occupied by a widget.
-
-        Args:
-            row(int): The row to check.
-            col(int): The column to check.
-
-        Returns:
-            bool: True if the position is occupied, False otherwise.
-        """
-        for i in range(self.layout.count()):
-            widget_row, widget_col, _, _ = self.layout.getItemPosition(i)
-            if widget_row == row and widget_col == col:
-                return True
-        return False
-
-    def shift_widgets(
-        self,
-        direction: Literal["down", "up", "left", "right"] = "down",
-        start_row: int = 0,
-        start_col: int = 0,
-    ):
-        """
-        Shift widgets in the layout in the specified direction starting from the specified position.
-
-        Args:
-            direction(str): The direction to shift the widgets. Can be "down", "up", "left", or "right".
-            start_row(int): The row to start shifting from. Default is 0.
-            start_col(int): The column to start shifting from. Default is 0.
-        """
-        for i in reversed(range(self.layout.count())):
-            widget_item = self.layout.itemAt(i)
-            widget = widget_item.widget()
-            row, col, rowspan, colspan = self.layout.getItemPosition(i)
-            if direction == "down" and row >= start_row:
-                self.layout.addWidget(widget, row + 1, col, rowspan, colspan)
-            elif direction == "up" and row > start_row:
-                self.layout.addWidget(widget, row - 1, col, rowspan, colspan)
-            elif direction == "right" and col >= start_col:
-                self.layout.addWidget(widget, row, col + 1, rowspan, colspan)
-            elif direction == "left" and col > start_col:
-                self.layout.addWidget(widget, row, col - 1, rowspan, colspan)
-
-    def move_widget(self, widget: QWidget, new_row: int, new_col: int):
-        """
-        Move a widget to a new position in the layout.
-
-        Args:
-            widget(QWidget): The widget to move.
-            new_row(int): The new row to move the widget to.
-            new_col(int): The new column to move the widget to.
-        """
-        self.layout.removeWidget(widget)
-        self.layout.addWidget(widget, new_row, new_col)
-
-    def add_widget(
-        self,
-        widget: QWidget,
-        row=None,
-        col=0,
-        rowspan=1,
-        colspan=1,
-        shift: Literal["down", "up", "left", "right"] = "down",
-    ):
-        """
-        Add a widget to the layout at the specified position.
-
-        Args:
-            widget(QWidget): The widget to add.
-            row(int): The row to add the widget to. If None, the widget will be added to the next available row.
-            col(int): The column to add the widget to. Default is 0.
-            rowspan(int): The number of rows the widget will span. Default is 1.
-            colspan(int): The number of columns the widget will span. Default is 1.
-            shift(str): The direction to shift the widgets if the position is occupied. Can be "down", "up", "left", or "right".
-        """
-        if row is None:
-            row = self.layout.rowCount()
-        if self.is_position_occupied(row, col):
-            self.shift_widgets(shift, start_row=row)
-        self.layout.addWidget(widget, row, col, rowspan, colspan)
-
-    def get_widgets_positions(self) -> dict:
-        """
-        Get the positions of all widgets in the layout.
-        Returns:
-            dict: A dictionary with the positions of the widgets in the layout.
-
-        """
-        positions = []
-        for i in range(self.layout.count()):
-            widget_item = self.layout.itemAt(i)
-            widget = widget_item.widget()
-            if widget:
-                position = self.layout.getItemPosition(i)
-                positions.append((position, widget))
-        positions.sort(key=lambda x: (x[0][0], x[0][1], x[0][2], x[0][3]))
-        ordered_positions = OrderedDict()
-        for pos, widget in positions:
-            ordered_positions[pos] = widget
-        return ordered_positions
--- a/bec_widgets/utils/linear_region_selector.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/utils/linear_region_selector.py
@@ -1,84 +0,0 @@
-""" Module for a thin wrapper (LinearRegionWrapper) around the LinearRegionItem in pyqtgraph.
-The class is mainly designed for usage with the BECWaveform and 1D plots. """
-
-import pyqtgraph as pg
-from qtpy.QtCore import QObject, Signal, Slot
-from qtpy.QtGui import QColor
-
-
-class LinearRegionWrapper(QObject):
-    """Wrapper class for the LinearRegionItem in pyqtgraph for 1D plots (BECWaveform)
-
-    Args:
-        plot_item (pg.PlotItem): The plot item to add the region selector to.
-        parent (QObject): The parent object.
-        color (QColor): The color of the region selector.
-        hover_color (QColor): The color of the region selector when the mouse is over it.
-    """
-
-    # Signal with the region tuble (start, end)
-    region_changed = Signal(tuple)
-
-    def __init__(
-        self, plot_item: pg.PlotItem, color: QColor = None, hover_color: QColor = None, parent=None
-    ):
-        super().__init__(parent)
-        self.is_log_x = None
-        self._edge_width = 2
-        self.plot_item = plot_item
-        self.linear_region_selector = pg.LinearRegionItem()
-        self.proxy = None
-        self.change_roi_color((color, hover_color))
-        self.plot_item.ctrl.logXCheck.checkStateChanged.connect(self.check_log)
-        self.plot_item.ctrl.logYCheck.checkStateChanged.connect(self.check_log)
-
-    # Slot for changing the color of the region selector (edge and fill)
-    @Slot(tuple)
-    def change_roi_color(self, colors: tuple[QColor | str | tuple, QColor | str | tuple]):
-        """Change the color and hover color of the region selector.
-        Hover color means the color when the mouse is over the region.
-
-        Args:
-            colors (tuple): Tuple with the color and hover color
-        """
-        color, hover_color = colors
-        if color is not None:
-            self.linear_region_selector.setBrush(pg.mkBrush(color))
-        if hover_color is not None:
-            self.linear_region_selector.setHoverBrush(pg.mkBrush(hover_color))
-
-    @Slot()
-    def add_region_selector(self):
-        """Add the region selector to the plot item"""
-        self.plot_item.addItem(self.linear_region_selector)
-        # Use proxy to limit the update rate of the region change signal to 10Hz
-        self.proxy = pg.SignalProxy(
-            self.linear_region_selector.sigRegionChanged,
-            rateLimit=10,
-            slot=self._region_change_proxy,
-        )
-
-    @Slot()
-    def remove_region_selector(self):
-        """Remove the region selector from the plot item"""
-        self.proxy.disconnect()
-        self.proxy = None
-        self.plot_item.removeItem(self.linear_region_selector)
-
-    def _region_change_proxy(self):
-        """Emit the region change signal. If the plot is in log mode, convert the region to log."""
-        x_low, x_high = self.linear_region_selector.getRegion()
-        if self.is_log_x:
-            x_low = 10**x_low
-            x_high = 10**x_high
-        self.region_changed.emit((x_low, x_high))
-
-    @Slot()
-    def check_log(self):
-        """Check if the plot is in log mode."""
-        self.is_log_x = self.plot_item.ctrl.logXCheck.isChecked()
-        self.is_log_y = self.plot_item.ctrl.logYCheck.isChecked()
-
-    def cleanup(self):
-        """Cleanup the widget."""
-        self.remove_region_selector()
--- a/bec_widgets/utils/plot_indicator_items.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/utils/plot_indicator_items.py
@@ -1,247 +0,0 @@
-"""Module to create an arrow item for a pyqtgraph plot"""
-
-import numpy as np
-import pyqtgraph as pg
-from bec_lib.logger import bec_logger
-from qtpy.QtCore import QObject, QPointF, Signal, Slot
-
-from bec_widgets.utils.colors import get_accent_colors
-
-logger = bec_logger.logger
-
-
-class BECIndicatorItem(QObject):
-
-    def __init__(self, plot_item: pg.PlotItem = None, parent=None):
-        super().__init__(parent=parent)
-        self.accent_colors = get_accent_colors()
-        self.plot_item = plot_item
-        self._item_on_plot = False
-        self._pos = None
-        self.is_log_x = False
-        self.is_log_y = False
-
-    @property
-    def item_on_plot(self) -> bool:
-        """Returns if the item is on the plot"""
-        return self._item_on_plot
-
-    @item_on_plot.setter
-    def item_on_plot(self, value: bool) -> None:
-        self._item_on_plot = value
-
-    def add_to_plot(self) -> None:
-        """Add the item to the plot"""
-        raise NotImplementedError("Method add_to_plot not implemented")
-
-    def remove_from_plot(self) -> None:
-        """Remove the item from the plot"""
-        raise NotImplementedError("Method remove_from_plot not implemented")
-
-    def set_position(self, pos) -> None:
-        """This method should implement the logic to set the position of the
-        item on the plot. Depending on the child class, the position can be
-        a tuple (x,y) or a single value, i.e. x position where y position is fixed.
-        """
-        raise NotImplementedError("Method set_position not implemented")
-
-    def check_log(self):
-        """Checks if the x or y axis is in log scale and updates the internal state accordingly."""
-        self.is_log_x = self.plot_item.ctrl.logXCheck.isChecked()
-        self.is_log_y = self.plot_item.ctrl.logYCheck.isChecked()
-        self.set_position(self._pos)
-
-
-class BECTickItem(BECIndicatorItem):
-    """Class to create a tick item which can be added to a pyqtgraph plot.
-    The tick item will be added to the layout of the plot item and can be used to indicate
-    a position"""
-
-    position_changed = Signal(float)
-    position_changed_str = Signal(str)
-
-    def __init__(self, plot_item: pg.PlotItem = None, parent=None):
-        super().__init__(plot_item=plot_item, parent=parent)
-        self.tick_item = pg.TickSliderItem(
-            parent=parent, allowAdd=False, allowRemove=False, orientation="bottom"
-        )
-        self.tick_item.skip_auto_range = True
-        self.tick = None
-        self._pos = 0.0
-        self._range = [0, 1]
-
-    @Slot(float)
-    def set_position(self, pos: float) -> None:
-        """Set the x position of the tick item
-
-        Args:
-            pos (float): The position of the tick item.
-        """
-        if self.is_log_x is True:
-            pos = pos if pos > 0 else 1e-10
-            pos = np.log10(pos)
-        self._pos = pos
-        view_box = self.plot_item.getViewBox()  # Ensure you're accessing the correct view box
-        view_range = view_box.viewRange()[0]
-        self.update_range(self.plot_item.vb, view_range)
-        self.position_changed.emit(pos)
-        self.position_changed_str.emit(str(pos))
-
-    @Slot()
-    def update_range(self, _, view_range: tuple[float, float]) -> None:
-        """Update the range of the tick item
-
-        Args:
-            vb (pg.ViewBox): The view box.
-            viewRange (tuple): The view range.
-        """
-        if self._pos < view_range[0] or self._pos > view_range[1]:
-            self.tick_item.setVisible(False)
-        else:
-            self.tick_item.setVisible(True)
-
-        if self.tick_item.isVisible():
-            origin = self.tick_item.tickSize / 2.0
-            length = self.tick_item.length
-
-            length_with_padding = length + self.tick_item.tickSize + 2
-
-            self._range = view_range
-            tick_with_padding = (self._pos - view_range[0]) / (view_range[1] - view_range[0])
-            tick_value = (tick_with_padding * length_with_padding - origin) / length
-            self.tick_item.setTickValue(self.tick, tick_value)
-
-    def add_to_plot(self):
-        """Add the tick item to the view box or plot item."""
-        if self.plot_item is None:
-            return
-
-        self.plot_item.layout.addItem(self.tick_item, 2, 1)
-        self.tick_item.setOrientation("top")
-        self.tick = self.tick_item.addTick(0, movable=False, color=self.accent_colors.highlight)
-        self.update_tick_pos_y()
-        self.plot_item.vb.sigXRangeChanged.connect(self.update_range)
-        self.plot_item.ctrl.logXCheck.checkStateChanged.connect(self.check_log)
-        self.plot_item.ctrl.logYCheck.checkStateChanged.connect(self.check_log)
-        self.plot_item.vb.geometryChanged.connect(self.update_tick_pos_y)
-        self.item_on_plot = True
-
-    @Slot()
-    def update_tick_pos_y(self):
-        """Update tick position, while respecting the tick_item coordinates"""
-        pos = self.tick.pos()
-        pos = self.tick_item.mapToParent(pos)
-        new_pos = self.plot_item.vb.geometry().bottom()
-        new_pos = self.tick_item.mapFromParent(QPointF(pos.x(), new_pos))
-        self.tick.setPos(new_pos)
-
-    def remove_from_plot(self):
-        """Remove the tick item from the view box or plot item."""
-        if self.plot_item is not None and self.item_on_plot is True:
-            self.plot_item.vb.sigXRangeChanged.disconnect(self.update_range)
-            self.plot_item.ctrl.logXCheck.checkStateChanged.disconnect(self.check_log)
-            self.plot_item.ctrl.logYCheck.checkStateChanged.disconnect(self.check_log)
-            if self.plot_item.layout is not None:
-                self.plot_item.layout.removeItem(self.tick_item)
-        self.item_on_plot = False
-
-    def cleanup(self) -> None:
-        """Cleanup the item"""
-        self.remove_from_plot()
-        if self.tick_item is not None:
-            self.tick_item.close()
-            self.tick_item.deleteLater()
-            self.tick_item = None
-
-
-class BECArrowItem(BECIndicatorItem):
-    """Class to create an arrow item which can be added to a pyqtgraph plot.
-    It can be either added directly to a view box or a plot item.
-    To add the arrow item to a view box or plot item, use the add_to_plot method.
-
-    Args:
-        view_box (pg.ViewBox | pg.PlotItem): The view box or plot item to which the arrow item should be added.
-        parent (QObject): The parent object.
-
-    Signals:
-        position_changed (tuple[float, float]): Signal emitted when the position of the arrow item has changed.
-        position_changed_str (tuple[str, str]): Signal emitted when the position of the arrow item has changed.
-    """
-
-    # Signal to emit if the position of the arrow item has changed
-    position_changed = Signal(tuple)
-    position_changed_str = Signal(tuple)
-
-    def __init__(self, plot_item: pg.PlotItem = None, parent=None):
-        super().__init__(plot_item=plot_item, parent=parent)
-        self.arrow_item = pg.ArrowItem(parent=parent)
-        self.arrow_item.skip_auto_range = True
-        self._pos = (0, 0)
-        self.arrow_item.setVisible(False)
-
-    @Slot(dict)
-    def set_style(self, style: dict) -> None:
-        """Set the style of the arrow item
-
-        Args:
-            style (dict): The style of the arrow item. Dictionary with key,
-                          value pairs which are accepted from the pg.ArrowItem.setStyle method.
-        """
-        self.arrow_item.setStyle(**style)
-
-    @Slot(tuple)
-    def set_position(self, pos: tuple[float, float]) -> None:
-        """Set the position of the arrow item
-
-        Args:
-            pos (tuple): The position of the arrow item as a tuple (x, y).
-        """
-        self._pos = pos
-        pos_x = pos[0]
-        pos_y = pos[1]
-        if self.is_log_x is True:
-            pos_x = np.log10(pos_x) if pos_x > 0 else 1e-10
-            view_box = self.plot_item.getViewBox()  # Ensure you're accessing the correct view box
-            view_range = view_box.viewRange()[0]
-            # Avoid values outside the view range in the negative direction. Otherwise, there is
-            # a buggy behaviour of the arrow item and it appears at the wrong position.
-            if pos_x < view_range[0]:
-                pos_x = view_range[0]
-        if self.is_log_y is True:
-            pos_y = np.log10(pos_y) if pos_y > 0 else 1e-10
-
-        self.arrow_item.setPos(pos_x, pos_y)
-        self.position_changed.emit(self._pos)
-        self.position_changed_str.emit((str(self._pos[0]), str(self._pos[1])))
-
-    def add_to_plot(self):
-        """Add the arrow item to the view box or plot item."""
-        if not self.arrow_item:
-            logger.warning(f"Arrow item was already destroyed, cannot be created")
-            return
-
-        self.arrow_item.setStyle(
-            angle=-90,
-            pen=pg.mkPen(self.accent_colors.emergency, width=1),
-            brush=pg.mkBrush(self.accent_colors.highlight),
-            headLen=20,
-        )
-        self.arrow_item.setVisible(True)
-        if self.plot_item is not None:
-            self.plot_item.addItem(self.arrow_item)
-            self.plot_item.ctrl.logXCheck.checkStateChanged.connect(self.check_log)
-            self.plot_item.ctrl.logYCheck.checkStateChanged.connect(self.check_log)
-            self.item_on_plot = True
-
-    def remove_from_plot(self):
-        """Remove the arrow item from the view box or plot item."""
-        if self.plot_item is not None and self.item_on_plot is True:
-            self.plot_item.ctrl.logXCheck.checkStateChanged.disconnect(self.check_log)
-            self.plot_item.ctrl.logYCheck.checkStateChanged.disconnect(self.check_log)
-            self.plot_item.removeItem(self.arrow_item)
-        self.item_on_plot = False
-
-    def cleanup(self) -> None:
-        """Cleanup the item"""
-        self.remove_from_plot()
-        self.arrow_item = None
--- a/bec_widgets/utils/plugin_templates/plugin.template
+++ b/bec_widgets/utils/plugin_templates/plugin.template
@@ -1,54 +0,0 @@
-# Copyright (C) 2022 The Qt Company Ltd.
-# SPDX-License-Identifier: LicenseRef-Qt-Commercial OR BSD-3-Clause
-
-from qtpy.QtDesigner import QDesignerCustomWidgetInterface
-
-from bec_widgets.utils.bec_designer import designer_material_icon
-{widget_import}
-
-DOM_XML = """
-<ui language='c++'>
-    <widget class='{plugin_name_pascal}' name='{plugin_name_snake}'>
-    </widget>
-</ui>
-"""
-
-
-class {plugin_name_pascal}Plugin(QDesignerCustomWidgetInterface):  # pragma: no cover
-    def __init__(self):
-        super().__init__()
-        self._form_editor = None
-
-    def createWidget(self, parent):
-        t = {plugin_name_pascal}(parent)
-        return t
-
-    def domXml(self):
-        return DOM_XML
-
-    def group(self):
-        return ""
-
-    def icon(self):
-        return designer_material_icon({plugin_name_pascal}.ICON_NAME)
-
-    def includeFile(self):
-        return "{plugin_name_snake}"
-
-    def initialize(self, form_editor):
-        self._form_editor = form_editor
-
-    def isContainer(self):
-        return False
-
-    def isInitialized(self):
-        return self._form_editor is not None
-
-    def name(self):
-        return "{plugin_name_pascal}"
-
-    def toolTip(self):
-        return "{plugin_tooltip}"
-
-    def whatsThis(self):
-        return self.toolTip()
--- a/bec_widgets/utils/plugin_templates/register.template
+++ b/bec_widgets/utils/plugin_templates/register.template
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-def main():  # pragma: no cover
-    from qtpy import PYSIDE6
-
-    if not PYSIDE6:
-        print("PYSIDE6 is not available in the environment. Cannot patch designer.")
-        return
-    from PySide6.QtDesigner import QPyDesignerCustomWidgetCollection
-
-    {plugin_import}
-
-    QPyDesignerCustomWidgetCollection.addCustomWidget({plugin_name_pascal}Plugin())
-
-
-if __name__ == "__main__":  # pragma: no cover
-    main()
--- a/bec_widgets/utils/plugin_utils.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/utils/plugin_utils.py
@@ -1,158 +0,0 @@
-import importlib
-import inspect
-import os
-from dataclasses import dataclass
-
-from bec_lib.plugin_helper import _get_available_plugins
-from qtpy.QtWidgets import QGraphicsWidget, QWidget
-
-from bec_widgets.utils import BECConnector
-from bec_widgets.utils.bec_widget import BECWidget
-
-
-def get_plugin_widgets() -> dict[str, BECConnector]:
-    """
-    Get all available widgets from the plugin directory. Widgets are classes that inherit from BECConnector.
-    The plugins are provided through python plugins and specified in the respective pyproject.toml file using
-    the following key:
-
-        [project.entry-points."bec.widgets.user_widgets"]
-        plugin_widgets = "path.to.plugin.module"
-
-    e.g.
-        [project.entry-points."bec.widgets.user_widgets"]
-        plugin_widgets = "pxiii_bec.bec_widgets.widgets"
-
-        assuming that the widgets module for the package pxiii_bec is located at pxiii_bec/bec_widgets/widgets and
-        contains the widgets to be loaded within the pxiii_bec/bec_widgets/widgets/__init__.py file.
-
-    Returns:
-        dict[str, BECConnector]: A dictionary of widget names and their respective classes.
-    """
-    modules = _get_available_plugins("bec.widgets.user_widgets")
-    loaded_plugins = {}
-    print(modules)
-    for module in modules:
-        mods = inspect.getmembers(module, predicate=_filter_plugins)
-        for name, mod_cls in mods:
-            if name in loaded_plugins:
-                print(f"Duplicated widgets plugin {name}.")
-            loaded_plugins[name] = mod_cls
-    return loaded_plugins
-
-
-def _filter_plugins(obj):
-    return inspect.isclass(obj) and issubclass(obj, BECConnector)
-
-
-@dataclass
-class BECClassInfo:
-    name: str
-    module: str
-    file: str
-    obj: type
-    is_connector: bool = False
-    is_widget: bool = False
-    is_top_level: bool = False
-
-
-class BECClassContainer:
-    def __init__(self):
-        self._collection = []
-
-    def add_class(self, class_info: BECClassInfo):
-        """
-        Add a class to the collection.
-
-        Args:
-            class_info(BECClassInfo): The class information
-        """
-        self.collection.append(class_info)
-
-    @property
-    def collection(self):
-        """
-        Get the collection of classes.
-        """
-        return self._collection
-
-    @property
-    def connector_classes(self):
-        """
-        Get all connector classes.
-        """
-        return [info.obj for info in self.collection if info.is_connector]
-
-    @property
-    def top_level_classes(self):
-        """
-        Get all top-level classes.
-        """
-        return [info.obj for info in self.collection if info.is_top_level]
-
-    @property
-    def plugins(self):
-        """
-        Get all plugins. These are all classes that are on the top level and are widgets.
-        """
-        return [info.obj for info in self.collection if info.is_widget and info.is_top_level]
-
-    @property
-    def widgets(self):
-        """
-        Get all widgets. These are all classes inheriting from BECWidget.
-        """
-        return [info.obj for info in self.collection if info.is_widget]
-
-    @property
-    def rpc_top_level_classes(self):
-        """
-        Get all top-level classes that are RPC-enabled. These are all classes that users can choose from.
-        """
-        return [info.obj for info in self.collection if info.is_top_level and info.is_connector]
-
-
-def get_rpc_classes(repo_name: str) -> BECClassContainer:
-    """
-    Get all RPC-enabled classes in the specified repository.
-
-    Args:
-        repo_name(str): The name of the repository.
-
-    Returns:
-        dict: A dictionary with keys "connector_classes" and "top_level_classes" and values as lists of classes.
-    """
-    collection = BECClassContainer()
-    anchor_module = importlib.import_module(f"{repo_name}.widgets")
-    directory = os.path.dirname(anchor_module.__file__)
-    for root, _, files in sorted(os.walk(directory)):
-        for file in files:
-            if not file.endswith(".py") or file.startswith("__"):
-                continue
-
-            path = os.path.join(root, file)
-            subs = os.path.dirname(os.path.relpath(path, directory)).split("/")
-            if len(subs) == 1 and not subs[0]:
-                module_name = file.split(".")[0]
-            else:
-                module_name = ".".join(subs + [file.split(".")[0]])
-
-            module = importlib.import_module(f"{repo_name}.widgets.{module_name}")
-
-            for name in dir(module):
-                obj = getattr(module, name)
-                if not hasattr(obj, "__module__") or obj.__module__ != module.__name__:
-                    continue
-                if isinstance(obj, type):
-                    class_info = BECClassInfo(name=name, module=module_name, file=path, obj=obj)
-                    if issubclass(obj, BECConnector):
-                        class_info.is_connector = True
-                    if issubclass(obj, BECWidget):
-                        class_info.is_widget = True
-                    if len(subs) == 1 and (
-                        issubclass(obj, QWidget) or issubclass(obj, QGraphicsWidget)
-                    ):
-                        class_info.is_top_level = True
-                    collection.add_class(class_info)
-
-    return collection
--- a/bec_widgets/utils/reference_utils.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/utils/reference_utils.py
@@ -1,92 +0,0 @@
-import os
-import sys
-
-from PIL import Image, ImageChops
-from qtpy.QtGui import QPixmap
-
-import bec_widgets
-
-REFERENCE_DIR = os.path.join(
-    os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(bec_widgets.__file__)), "tests/references"
-)
-REFERENCE_DIR_FAILURES = os.path.join(
-    os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(bec_widgets.__file__)), "tests/reference_failures"
-)
-
-
-def compare_images(image1_path: str, reference_image_path: str):
-    """
-    Load two images and compare them pixel by pixel
-
-    Args:
-        image1_path(str): The path to the first image
-        reference_image_path(str): The path to the reference image
-
-    Raises:
-        ValueError: If the images are different
-    """
-    image1 = Image.open(image1_path)
-    image2 = Image.open(reference_image_path)
-    if image1.size != image2.size:
-        raise ValueError("Image size has changed")
-    diff = ImageChops.difference(image1, image2)
-    if diff.getbbox():
-        # copy image1 to the reference directory to upload as artifact
-        os.makedirs(REFERENCE_DIR_FAILURES, exist_ok=True)
-        image_name = os.path.join(REFERENCE_DIR_FAILURES, os.path.basename(image1_path))
-        image1.save(image_name)
-        print(f"Image saved to {image_name}")
-
-        raise ValueError("Images are different")
-
-
-def snap_and_compare(widget: any, output_directory: str, suffix: str = ""):
-    """
-    Save a rendering of a widget and compare it to a reference image
-
-    Args:
-        widget(any): The widget to render
-        output_directory(str): The directory to save the image to
-        suffix(str): A suffix to append to the image name
-
-    Raises:
-        ValueError: If the images are different
-
-    Examples:
-        snap_and_compare(widget, tmpdir, suffix="started")
-
-    """
-
-    if not isinstance(output_directory, str):
-        output_directory = str(output_directory)
-
-    os_suffix = sys.platform
-
-    name = (
-        f"{widget.__class__.__name__}_{suffix}_{os_suffix}.png"
-        if suffix
-        else f"{widget.__class__.__name__}_{os_suffix}.png"
-    )
-
-    # Save the widget to a pixmap
-    test_image_path = os.path.join(output_directory, name)
-    pixmap = QPixmap(widget.size())
-    widget.render(pixmap)
-    pixmap.save(test_image_path)
-
-    try:
-        reference_path = os.path.join(REFERENCE_DIR, f"{widget.__class__.__name__}")
-        reference_image_path = os.path.join(reference_path, name)
-
-        if not os.path.exists(reference_image_path):
-            raise ValueError(f"Reference image not found: {reference_image_path}")
-
-        compare_images(test_image_path, reference_image_path)
-
-    except ValueError:
-        image = Image.open(test_image_path)
-        os.makedirs(REFERENCE_DIR_FAILURES, exist_ok=True)
-        image_name = os.path.join(REFERENCE_DIR_FAILURES, name)
-        image.save(image_name)
-        print(f"Image saved to {image_name}")
-        raise
--- a/bec_widgets/utils/thread_checker.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/utils/thread_checker.py
@@ -1,37 +0,0 @@
-import threading
-
-
-class ThreadTracker:
-    def __init__(self, exclude_names=None):
-        self.exclude_names = exclude_names if exclude_names else []
-        self.initial_threads = self._capture_threads()
-
-    def _capture_threads(self):
-        return set(
-            th
-            for th in threading.enumerate()
-            if not any(ex_name in th.name for ex_name in self.exclude_names)
-            and th is not threading.main_thread()
-        )
-
-    def _thread_info(self, threads):
-        return ", \n".join(f"{th.name}(ID: {th.ident})" for th in threads)
-
-    def check_unfinished_threads(self):
-        current_threads = self._capture_threads()
-        additional_threads = current_threads - self.initial_threads
-        closed_threads = self.initial_threads - current_threads
-        if additional_threads:
-            raise Exception(
-                f"###### Initial threads ######:\n {self._thread_info(self.initial_threads)}\n"
-                f"###### Current threads ######:\n {self._thread_info(current_threads)}\n"
-                f"###### Closed threads ######:\n {self._thread_info(closed_threads)}\n"
-                f"###### Unfinished threads ######:\n {self._thread_info(additional_threads)}"
-            )
-        else:
-            print(
-                "All threads properly closed.\n"
-                f"###### Initial threads ######:\n {self._thread_info(self.initial_threads)}\n"
-                f"###### Current threads ######:\n {self._thread_info(current_threads)}\n"
-                f"###### Closed threads ######:\n {self._thread_info(closed_threads)}"
-            )
--- a/bec_widgets/utils/ui_loader.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/utils/ui_loader.py
@@ -1,140 +0,0 @@
-import os
-
-from qtpy import PYQT6, PYSIDE6, QT_VERSION
-from qtpy.QtCore import QFile, QIODevice
-
-from bec_widgets.utils.generate_designer_plugin import DesignerPluginInfo
-from bec_widgets.utils.plugin_utils import get_rpc_classes
-
-if PYSIDE6:
-    from PySide6.QtUiTools import QUiLoader
-
-    class CustomUiLoader(QUiLoader):
-        def __init__(self, baseinstance, custom_widgets: dict = None):
-            super().__init__(baseinstance)
-            self.custom_widgets = custom_widgets or {}
-
-            self.baseinstance = baseinstance
-
-        def createWidget(self, class_name, parent=None, name=""):
-            if class_name in self.custom_widgets:
-                widget = self.custom_widgets[class_name](parent)
-                widget.setObjectName(name)
-                return widget
-            return super().createWidget(class_name, parent, name)
-
-
-class UILoader:
-    """Universal UI loader for PyQt6 and PySide6."""
-
-    def __init__(self, parent=None):
-        self.parent = parent
-
-        widgets = get_rpc_classes("bec_widgets").top_level_classes
-
-        self.custom_widgets = {widget.__name__: widget for widget in widgets}
-
-        if PYSIDE6:
-            self.loader = self.load_ui_pyside6
-        elif PYQT6:
-            self.loader = self.load_ui_pyqt6
-        else:
-            raise ImportError("No compatible Qt bindings found.")
-
-    def load_ui_pyside6(self, ui_file, parent=None):
-        """
-        Specific loader for PySide6 using QUiLoader.
-        Args:
-            ui_file(str): Path to the .ui file.
-            parent(QWidget): Parent widget.
-
-        Returns:
-            QWidget: The loaded widget.
-        """
-
-        loader = CustomUiLoader(parent, self.custom_widgets)
-        file = QFile(ui_file)
-        if not file.open(QIODevice.ReadOnly):
-            raise IOError(f"Cannot open file: {ui_file}")
-        widget = loader.load(file, parent)
-        file.close()
-        return widget
-
-    def load_ui_pyqt6(self, ui_file, parent=None):
-        """
-        Specific loader for PyQt6 using loadUi.
-        Args:
-            ui_file(str): Path to the .ui file.
-            parent(QWidget): Parent widget.
-
-        Returns:
-            QWidget: The loaded widget.
-        """
-        from PyQt6.uic.Loader.loader import DynamicUILoader
-
-        class CustomDynamicUILoader(DynamicUILoader):
-            def __init__(self, package, custom_widgets: dict = None):
-                super().__init__(package)
-                self.custom_widgets = custom_widgets or {}
-
-            def _handle_custom_widgets(self, el):
-                """Handle the <customwidgets> element."""
-
-                def header2module(header):
-                    """header2module(header) -> string
-
-                    Convert paths to C++ header files to according Python modules
-                    >>> header2module("foo/bar/baz.h")
-                    'foo.bar.baz'
-                    """
-
-                    if header.endswith(".h"):
-                        header = header[:-2]
-
-                    mpath = []
-                    for part in header.split("/"):
-                        # Ignore any empty parts or those that refer to the current
-                        # directory.
-                        if part not in ("", "."):
-                            if part == "..":
-                                # We should allow this for Python3.
-                                raise SyntaxError(
-                                    "custom widget header file name may not contain '..'."
-                                )
-
-                            mpath.append(part)
-
-                    return ".".join(mpath)
-
-                for custom_widget in el:
-                    classname = custom_widget.findtext("class")
-                    header = custom_widget.findtext("header")
-                    if header:
-                        header = self._translate_bec_widgets_header(header)
-                    self.factory.addCustomWidget(
-                        classname,
-                        custom_widget.findtext("extends") or "QWidget",
-                        header2module(header),
-                    )
-
-            def _translate_bec_widgets_header(self, header):
-                for name, value in self.custom_widgets.items():
-                    if header == DesignerPluginInfo.pascal_to_snake(name):
-                        return value.__module__
-                return header
-
-        return CustomDynamicUILoader("", self.custom_widgets).loadUi(ui_file, parent)
-
-    def load_ui(self, ui_file, parent=None):
-        """
-        Universal UI loader method.
-        Args:
-            ui_file(str): Path to the .ui file.
-            parent(QWidget): Parent widget.
-
-        Returns:
-            QWidget: The loaded widget.
-        """
-        if parent is None:
-            parent = self.parent
-        return self.loader(ui_file, parent)
--- a/bec_widgets/utils/validator_delegate.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/utils/validator_delegate.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # from qtpy.QtWidgets import QStyledItemDelegate, QLineEdit

 from qtpy.QtGui import QDoubleValidator
-from qtpy.QtWidgets import QLineEdit, QStyledItemDelegate
+from qtpy.QtWidgets import QStyledItemDelegate, QLineEdit


 class DoubleValidationDelegate(QStyledItemDelegate):
--- a/bec_widgets/utils/widget_io.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/utils/widget_io.py
@@ -3,16 +3,16 @@ from abc import ABC, abstractmethod

 from qtpy.QtWidgets import (
    QApplication,
-    QCheckBox,
-    QComboBox,
-    QDoubleSpinBox,
-    QLabel,
+    QWidget,
    QLineEdit,
-    QSpinBox,
+    QComboBox,
    QTableWidget,
+    QSpinBox,
+    QDoubleSpinBox,
    QTableWidgetItem,
    QVBoxLayout,
-    QWidget,
+    QCheckBox,
+    QLabel,
 )


@@ -44,11 +44,8 @@ class ComboBoxHandler(WidgetHandler):
    def get_value(self, widget: QComboBox) -> int:
        return widget.currentIndex()

-    def set_value(self, widget: QComboBox, value: int | str) -> None:
-        if isinstance(value, str):
-            value = widget.findText(value)
-        if isinstance(value, int):
-            widget.setCurrentIndex(value)
+    def set_value(self, widget: QComboBox, value: int) -> None:
+        widget.setCurrentIndex(value)


 class TableWidgetHandler(WidgetHandler):
@@ -117,12 +114,11 @@ class WidgetIO:
    def get_value(widget, ignore_errors=False):
        """
        Retrieve value from the widget instance.
-
        Args:
            widget: Widget instance.
            ignore_errors(bool, optional): Whether to ignore if no handler is found.
        """
-        handler_class = WidgetIO._find_handler(widget)
+        handler_class = WidgetIO._handlers.get(type(widget))
        if handler_class:
            return handler_class().get_value(widget)  # Instantiate the handler
        if not ignore_errors:
@@ -133,54 +129,17 @@ class WidgetIO:
    def set_value(widget, value, ignore_errors=False):
        """
        Set a value on the widget instance.
-
        Args:
            widget: Widget instance.
            value: Value to set.
            ignore_errors(bool, optional): Whether to ignore if no handler is found.
        """
-        handler_class = WidgetIO._find_handler(widget)
+        handler_class = WidgetIO._handlers.get(type(widget))
        if handler_class:
            handler_class().set_value(widget, value)  # Instantiate the handler
        elif not ignore_errors:
            raise ValueError(f"No handler for widget type: {type(widget)}")

-    @staticmethod
-    def check_and_adjust_limits(spin_box: QDoubleSpinBox, number: float):
-        """
-        Check if the new limits are within the current limits, if not adjust the limits.
-
-        Args:
-            number(float): The new value to check against the limits.
-        """
-
-        min_value = spin_box.minimum()
-        max_value = spin_box.maximum()
-
-        # Calculate the new limits
-        new_limit = number + 5 * number
-
-        if number < min_value:
-            spin_box.setMinimum(new_limit)
-        elif number > max_value:
-            spin_box.setMaximum(new_limit)
-
-    @staticmethod
-    def _find_handler(widget):
-        """
-        Find the appropriate handler for the widget by checking its base classes.
-
-        Args:
-            widget: Widget instance.
-
-        Returns:
-            handler_class: The handler class if found, otherwise None.
-        """
-        for base in type(widget).__mro__:
-            if base in WidgetIO._handlers:
-                return WidgetIO._handlers[base]
-        return None
-

 ################## for exporting and importing widget hierarchies ##################

@@ -196,7 +155,6 @@ class WidgetHierarchy:
    ) -> None:
        """
        Print the widget hierarchy to the console.
-
        Args:
            widget: Widget to print the hierarchy of
            indent(int, optional): Level of indentation.
@@ -238,7 +196,6 @@ class WidgetHierarchy:
    ) -> dict:
        """
        Export the widget hierarchy to a dictionary.
-
        Args:
            widget: Widget to print the hierarchy of.
            config(dict,optional): Dictionary to export the hierarchy to.
@@ -288,7 +245,6 @@ class WidgetHierarchy:
    def import_config_from_dict(widget, config: dict, set_values: bool = False) -> None:
        """
        Import the widget hierarchy from a dictionary.
-
        Args:
            widget: Widget to import the hierarchy to.
            config:
--- a/bec_widgets/utils/yaml_dialog.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/utils/yaml_dialog.py
@@ -1,15 +1,13 @@
 # pylint: disable=no-name-in-module

 from typing import Union
-
 import yaml
 from qtpy.QtWidgets import QFileDialog


-def load_yaml_gui(instance) -> Union[dict, None]:
+def load_yaml(instance) -> Union[dict, None]:
    """
    Load YAML file from disk.
-
    Args:
        instance: Instance of the calling widget.

@@ -20,25 +18,12 @@ def load_yaml_gui(instance) -> Union[dict, None]:
    file_path, _ = QFileDialog.getOpenFileName(
        instance, "Load Settings", "", "YAML Files (*.yaml *.yml);;All Files (*)", options=options
    )
-    config = load_yaml(file_path)
-    return config

-
-def load_yaml(file_path: str) -> Union[dict, None]:
-    """
-    Load YAML file from disk.
-
-    Args:
-        file_path(str): Path to the YAML file.
-
-    Returns:
-        dict: Configuration data loaded from the YAML file.
-    """
    if not file_path:
        return None
    try:
        with open(file_path, "r") as file:
-            config = yaml.load(file, Loader=yaml.FullLoader)
+            config = yaml.safe_load(file)
        return config

    except FileNotFoundError:
@@ -51,10 +36,9 @@ def load_yaml(file_path: str) -> Union[dict, None]:
        print(f"An error occurred while loading the settings from {file_path}: {e}")


-def save_yaml_gui(instance, config: dict) -> None:
+def save_yaml(instance, config: dict) -> None:
    """
    Save YAML file to disk.
-
    Args:
        instance: Instance of the calling widget.
        config: Configuration data to be saved.
@@ -64,17 +48,6 @@ def save_yaml_gui(instance, config: dict) -> None:
        instance, "Save Settings", "", "YAML Files (*.yaml *.yml);;All Files (*)", options=options
    )

-    save_yaml(file_path, config)
-
-
-def save_yaml(file_path: str, config: dict) -> None:
-    """
-    Save YAML file to disk.
-
-    Args:
-        file_path(str): Path to the YAML file.
-        config(dict): Configuration data to be saved.
-    """
    if not file_path:
        return
    try:
--- a/bec_widgets/validation/init.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/validation/init.py
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+# from .monitor_config import validate_monitor_config, ValidationError
+from .monitor_config_validator import MonitorConfigValidator
--- a/bec_widgets/validation/monitor_config_validator.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/validation/monitor_config_validator.py
@@ -0,0 +1,257 @@
+from typing import Optional, Union, Literal
+
+from pydantic import BaseModel, Field, field_validator, model_validator, ValidationError
+from pydantic_core import PydanticCustomError
+
+
+class Signal(BaseModel):
+    """
+    Represents a signal in a plot configuration.
+
+    Attributes:
+        name (str): The name of the signal.
+        entry (Optional[str]): The entry point of the signal, optional.
+    """
+
+    name: str
+    entry: Optional[str] = Field(None, validate_default=True)
+
+    @model_validator(mode="before")
+    @classmethod
+    def validate_fields(cls, values):
+        """Validate the fields of the model.
+        First validate the 'name' field, then validate the 'entry' field.
+        Args:
+            values (dict): The values to be validated."""
+        devices = MonitorConfigValidator.devices
+
+        # Validate 'name'
+        name = values.get("name")
+
+        # Check if device name provided
+        if name is None:
+            raise PydanticCustomError(
+                "no_device_name", "Device name must be provided", {"wrong_value": name}
+            )
+        # Check if device exists in BEC
+        if name not in devices:
+            raise PydanticCustomError(
+                "no_device_bec",
+                'Device "{wrong_value}" not found in current BEC session',
+                {"wrong_value": name},
+            )
+
+        device = devices[name]  # get the device to check if it has signals
+
+        # Get device description
+        description = device.describe()
+
+        # Validate 'entry'
+        entry = values.get("entry")
+
+        # Set entry based on hints if not provided
+        if entry is None:
+            entry = next(iter(device._hints), name) if hasattr(device, "_hints") else name
+        if entry not in description:
+            raise PydanticCustomError(
+                "no_entry_for_device",
+                'Entry "{wrong_value}" not found in device "{device_name}" signals',
+                {"wrong_value": entry, "device_name": name},
+            )
+
+        values["entry"] = entry
+        return values
+
+
+class AxisSignal(BaseModel):
+    """
+    Configuration signal axis for a single plot.
+    Attributes:
+        x (list): Signal for the X axis.
+        y (list): Signals for the Y axis.
+    """
+
+    x: list[Signal] = Field(default_factory=list)
+    y: list[Signal] = Field(default_factory=list)
+
+    @field_validator("x")
+    @classmethod
+    def validate_x_signals(cls, v):
+        """Ensure that there is only one signal for x-axis."""
+        if len(v) != 1:
+            raise PydanticCustomError(
+                "x_axis_multiple_signals",
+                'There must be exactly one signal for x axis. Number of x signals: "{wrong_value}"',
+                {"wrong_value": v},
+            )
+
+        return v
+
+
+class SourceHistoryValidator(BaseModel):
+    """History source validator
+    Attributes:
+        type (str): type of source - history
+        scanID (str): Scan ID for history source.
+        signals (list): Signal for the source.
+    """
+
+    type: Literal["history"]
+    scanID: str  # TODO can be validated if it is a valid scanID
+    signals: AxisSignal
+
+
+class SourceSegmentValidator(BaseModel):
+    """Scan Segment source validator
+    Attributes:
+        type (str): type of source - scan_segment
+        signals (AxisSignal): Signal for the source.
+    """
+
+    type: Literal["scan_segment"]
+    signals: AxisSignal
+
+
+class SourceRedisValidator(BaseModel):
+    """Scan Segment source validator
+    Attributes:
+        type (str): type of source - scan_segment
+        endpoint (str): Endpoint reference in redis.
+        update (str): Update type.
+    """
+
+    type: Literal["redis"]
+    endpoint: str
+    update: str
+    signals: dict
+
+
+class Source(BaseModel):  # TODO decide if it should stay for general Source validation
+    """
+    General source validation, includes all Optional arguments of all other sources.
+    Attributes:
+        type (list): type of source (scan_segment, history)
+        scanID (Optional[str]): Scan ID for history source.
+        signals (Optional[AxisSignal]): Signal for the source.
+    """
+
+    type: Literal["scan_segment", "history", "redis"]
+    scanID: Optional[str] = None
+    signals: Optional[dict] = None
+
+
+class PlotConfig(BaseModel):
+    """
+    Configuration for a single plot.
+
+    Attributes:
+        plot_name (Optional[str]): Name of the plot.
+        x_label (Optional[str]): The label for the x-axis.
+        y_label (Optional[str]): The label for the y-axis.
+        sources (list): A list of sources to be plotted on this axis.
+    """
+
+    plot_name: Optional[str] = None
+    x_label: Optional[str] = None
+    y_label: Optional[str] = None
+    sources: list = Field(default_factory=list)
+
+    @field_validator("sources")
+    @classmethod
+    def validate_sources(cls, values):
+        """Validate the sources of the plot configuration, based on the type of source."""
+        validated_sources = []
+        for source in values:
+            # Check if source type is supported
+            Source(**source)
+            source_type = source.get("type", None)
+
+            # Validate source based on type
+            if source_type == "scan_segment":
+                validated_sources.append(SourceSegmentValidator(**source))
+            elif source_type == "history":
+                validated_sources.append(SourceHistoryValidator(**source))
+            elif source_type == "redis":
+                validated_sources.append(SourceRedisValidator(**source))
+        return validated_sources
+
+
+class PlotSettings(BaseModel):
+    """
+    Global settings for plotting affecting mostly visuals.
+
+    Attributes:
+        background_color (str): Color of the plot background. Default is black.
+        axis_width (Optional[int]): Width of the plot axes. Default is 2.
+        axis_color (Optional[str]): Color of the plot axes. Default is None.
+        num_columns (int): Number of columns in the plot layout. Default is 1.
+        colormap (str): Colormap to be used. Default is magma.
+        scan_types (bool): Indicates if the configuration is for different scan types. Default is False.
+    """
+
+    background_color: Literal["black", "white"] = "black"
+    axis_width: Optional[int] = 2
+    axis_color: Optional[str] = None
+    num_columns: Optional[int] = 1
+    colormap: Optional[str] = "magma"
+    scan_types: Optional[bool] = False
+
+
+class DeviceMonitorConfig(BaseModel):
+    """
+    Configuration model for the device monitor mode.
+
+    Attributes:
+        plot_settings (PlotSettings): Global settings for plotting.
+        plot_data (list[PlotConfig]): List of plot configurations.
+    """
+
+    plot_settings: PlotSettings
+    plot_data: list[PlotConfig]
+
+
+class ScanModeConfig(BaseModel):
+    """
+    Configuration model for scan mode.
+
+    Attributes:
+        plot_settings (PlotSettings): Global settings for plotting.
+        plot_data (dict[str, list[PlotConfig]]): Dictionary of plot configurations,
+                                                 keyed by scan type.
+    """
+
+    plot_settings: PlotSettings
+    plot_data: dict[str, list[PlotConfig]]
+
+
+class MonitorConfigValidator:
+    """Validates the configuration data for the BECMonitor."""
+
+    devices = None
+
+    def __init__(self, devices):
+        # self.device_manager = device_manager
+        MonitorConfigValidator.devices = devices
+
+    def validate_monitor_config(
+        self, config_data: dict
+    ) -> Union[DeviceMonitorConfig, ScanModeConfig]:
+        """
+        Validates the configuration data based on the provided schema.
+
+        Args:
+            config_data (dict): Configuration data to be validated.
+
+        Returns:
+            Union[DeviceMonitorConfig, ScanModeConfig]: Validated configuration object.
+
+        Raises:
+            ValidationError: If the configuration data does not conform to the schema.
+        """
+        config_type = config_data.get("plot_settings", {}).get("scan_types", False)
+        if config_type:
+            validated_config = ScanModeConfig(**config_data)
+        else:
+            validated_config = DeviceMonitorConfig(**config_data)
+
+        return validated_config
--- a/bec_widgets/widgets/init.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/widgets/init.py
@@ -1 +1,15 @@
-
+from .monitor import BECMonitor, ConfigDialog
+from .motor_map import MotorMap
+from .scan_control import ScanControl
+from .toolbar import ModularToolBar
+from .editor import BECEditor
+from .monitor_scatter_2D import BECMonitor2DScatter
+from .motor_control import (
+    MotorControlRelative,
+    MotorControlAbsolute,
+    MotorControlSelection,
+    MotorThread,
+    MotorCoordinateTable,
+)
+from .figure import FigureConfig, BECFigure
+from .plots import BECWaveform1D, BECCurve, BECPlotBase
--- a/bec_widgets/widgets/base_classes/device_input_base.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/widgets/base_classes/device_input_base.py
@@ -1,123 +0,0 @@
-from __future__ import annotations
-
-from bec_widgets.utils import ConnectionConfig
-from bec_widgets.utils.bec_widget import BECWidget
-
-
-class DeviceInputConfig(ConnectionConfig):
-    device_filter: str | list[str] | None = None
-    default: str | None = None
-    arg_name: str | None = None
-
-
-class DeviceInputBase(BECWidget):
-    """
-    Mixin class for device input widgets. This class provides methods to get the device list and device object based
-    on the current text of the widget.
-    """
-
-    def __init__(self, client=None, config=None, gui_id=None):
-        if config is None:
-            config = DeviceInputConfig(widget_class=self.__class__.__name__)
-        else:
-            if isinstance(config, dict):
-                config = DeviceInputConfig(**config)
-            self.config = config
-        super().__init__(client=client, config=config, gui_id=gui_id)
-
-        self.get_bec_shortcuts()
-        self._device_filter = None
-        self._devices = []
-
-    @property
-    def devices(self) -> list[str]:
-        """
-        Get the list of devices.
-
-        Returns:
-            list[str]: List of devices.
-        """
-        return self._devices
-
-    @devices.setter
-    def devices(self, value: list[str]):
-        """
-        Set the list of devices.
-
-        Args:
-            value: List of devices.
-        """
-        self._devices = value
-
-    def set_device_filter(self, device_filter: str | list[str]):
-        """
-        Set the device filter.
-
-        Args:
-            device_filter(str): Device filter, name of the device class.
-        """
-        self.validate_device_filter(device_filter)
-        self.config.device_filter = device_filter
-        self._device_filter = device_filter
-
-    def set_default_device(self, default_device: str):
-        """
-        Set the default device.
-
-        Args:
-            default_device(str): Default device name.
-        """
-        self.validate_device(default_device)
-        self.config.default = default_device
-
-    def get_device_list(self, filter: str | list[str] | None = None) -> list[str]:
-        """
-        Get the list of device names based on the filter of current BEC client.
-
-        Args:
-            filter(str|None): Class name filter to apply on the device list.
-
-        Returns:
-            devices(list[str]): List of device names.
-        """
-        all_devices = self.dev.enabled_devices
-        if filter is not None:
-            self.validate_device_filter(filter)
-            if isinstance(filter, str):
-                filter = [filter]
-            devices = [device.name for device in all_devices if device.__class__.__name__ in filter]
-        else:
-            devices = [device.name for device in all_devices]
-        return devices
-
-    def get_available_filters(self):
-        """
-        Get the available device classes which can be used as filters.
-        """
-        all_devices = self.dev.enabled_devices
-        filters = {device.__class__.__name__ for device in all_devices}
-        return filters
-
-    def validate_device_filter(self, filter: str | list[str]) -> None:
-        """
-        Validate the device filter if the class name is present in the current BEC instance.
-
-        Args:
-            filter(str|list[str]): Class name to use as a device filter.
-        """
-        if isinstance(filter, str):
-            filter = [filter]
-        available_filters = self.get_available_filters()
-        for f in filter:
-            if f not in available_filters:
-                raise ValueError(f"Device filter {f} is not valid.")
-
-    def validate_device(self, device: str) -> None:
-        """
-        Validate the device if it is present in current BEC instance.
-
-        Args:
-            device(str): Device to validate.
-        """
-        if device not in self.get_device_list(self.config.device_filter):
-            raise ValueError(f"Device {device} is not valid.")
--- a/bec_widgets/widgets/bec_progressbar/bec_progress_bar.pyproject
+++ b/bec_widgets/widgets/bec_progressbar/bec_progress_bar.pyproject
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-{'files': ['bec_progressbar.py']}
--- a/Show More
+++ b/Show More