diff --git a/python/ur_simple_control/visualize/__pycache__/visualize.cpython-312.pyc b/python/ur_simple_control/visualize/__pycache__/visualize.cpython-312.pyc
index cdb303e8174d784085e917dde458ea4c3b6b14d9..eaf4ae636a0f3e0494bc8ae3166c0c46fe1bf886 100644
Binary files a/python/ur_simple_control/visualize/__pycache__/visualize.cpython-312.pyc and b/python/ur_simple_control/visualize/__pycache__/visualize.cpython-312.pyc differ
diff --git a/python/ur_simple_control/visualize/visualize.py b/python/ur_simple_control/visualize/visualize.py
index 6d1cfde6bbbbe4a4a7780e4fc7713f79819658d6..8c787350b82b417d6e13112fcd3f0d18e666fea6 100644
--- a/python/ur_simple_control/visualize/visualize.py
+++ b/python/ur_simple_control/visualize/visualize.py
@@ -304,7 +304,9 @@ def manipulatorComparisonVisualizer(args, model, collision_model, visual_model,
 # get arguments that way.
 # but otherwise i can't pass arguments to that.
 # even if i could with partial, i can't return them,
-# so no cigar from that
+# so no cigar from that.
+# NOTE this is being tried out in realtimelogplotter branch
+# there is no successful re-drawing here.
 def logPlotter(args, log, cmd_queue, ack_queue):
     """
     logPlotter
@@ -389,8 +391,8 @@ def logPlotter(args, log, cmd_queue, ack_queue):
                 axes_and_updating_artists[data_key].artists.set_xdata([time_index])
                 axes_and_updating_artists[data_key].ax.draw_artist(axes_and_updating_artists[data_key].artists)
             # NOTE: this is stupid, i just want to catch the resize event
-            if not (counter % 50 == 0):
-            #if True:
+            #if not (counter % 50 == 0):
+            if True:
                 print(counter)
                 canvas.blit(fig.bbox)
                 canvas.flush_events()