diff --git a/slic/gui/plotwidgets.py b/slic/gui/plotwidgets.py
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+import wx
+
+import matplotlib.dates
+
+from matplotlib.figure import Figure
+from matplotlib.backends.backend_wxagg import (
+    FigureCanvasWxAgg as FigureCanvas,
+    NavigationToolbar2WxAgg as NavigationToolbar
+)
+
+from .widgets import WX_DEFAULT_RESIZABLE_DIALOG_STYLE
+
+
+class PlotDialog(wx.Dialog):
+
+    def __init__(self, title, method, *args, **kwargs):
+        wx.Dialog.__init__(self, None, title=title, style=WX_DEFAULT_RESIZABLE_DIALOG_STYLE)
+
+        self.plot = plot = PlotPanel(self)
+        method = getattr(plot, method)
+        method(*args, **kwargs)
+        plot.draw()
+
+        self.status_bar = status_bar = wx.StatusBar(self)
+        status_bar.SetFieldsCount(3) # toolbar help, x, y
+
+        self.Bind(wx.EVT_TOOL_ENTER, self.update_statusbar_help)
+        self.plot.canvas.mpl_connect("motion_notify_event", self.update_statusbar_coord)
+
+        vbox = wx.BoxSizer(wx.VERTICAL)
+        vbox.Add(plot,       proportion=1, flag=wx.ALL|wx.EXPAND, border=0)
+        vbox.Add(status_bar, proportion=0, flag=wx.ALL|wx.EXPAND, border=0)
+
+        self.SetSizerAndFit(vbox)
+
+
+    def GetStatusBar(self):
+        return self.status_bar
+
+    def update_statusbar_help(self, event):
+        tool_id = event.GetSelection()
+        if tool_id == wx.ID_ANY:
+            return
+        help = self.plot.toolbar.GetToolLongHelp(tool_id)
+        self.status_bar.SetStatusText(help, 0)
+
+    def update_statusbar_coord(self, event):
+        if not event.inaxes:
+            return
+        x, y = event.xdata, event.ydata
+        x = matplotlib.dates.num2date(x) #TODO: how to check whether this needs to be applied?
+        self.status_bar.SetStatusText(f"x = {x}", 1)
+        self.status_bar.SetStatusText(f"y = {y}", 2)
+
+
+
+class PlotPanel(wx.Panel):
+
+    def __init__(self, parent):
+        wx.Panel.__init__(self, parent)
+
+        self.sizer = wx.BoxSizer(wx.VERTICAL)
+
+        self.add_canvas()
+        self.add_toolbar()
+
+        self.SetSizerAndFit(self.sizer)
+
+
+    def add_canvas(self):
+        self.figure = figure = Figure()
+        self.axes = self.make_axes()
+        self.canvas = FigureCanvas(self, wx.ID_ANY, figure)
+        self.sizer.Add(self.canvas, 1, wx.LEFT|wx.TOP|wx.EXPAND)
+
+    def add_toolbar(self):
+        self.toolbar = toolbar = NavigationToolbarX(self.canvas)
+        toolbar.Realize()
+        toolbar.update()
+        self.sizer.Add(toolbar, 0, wx.LEFT|wx.EXPAND)
+
+    def __getattr__(self, name):    
+        return getattr(self.axes, name)
+
+    def make_axes(self):
+        return self.figure.add_subplot(111)
+
+    def reset(self):
+        self.figure.clear()
+        self.axes = self.make_axes()
+
+    def draw(self):
+        self.figure.tight_layout()
+        try: #TODO
+            self.canvas.draw()
+        except:
+            pass
+        self.canvas.flush_events()
+
+
+
+class NavigationToolbarX(NavigationToolbar):
+
+    toolitems = [t for t in NavigationToolbar.toolitems if t[0] != "Subplots"] # remove Subplots button
+
+
+