A possible solution for: https://github.com/metsci/glimpse/issues/6

LayoutUpdateBugTest.java

package com.metsci.glimpse.examples.stacked;

import static com.metsci.glimpse.util.logging.LoggerUtils.logWarning;

import java.util.logging.Logger;

import com.metsci.glimpse.examples.Example;
import com.metsci.glimpse.plot.StackedPlot2D.PlotInfo;
import com.metsci.glimpse.plot.timeline.StackedTimePlot2D;

public class LayoutUpdateBugTest extends HorizontalTimelinePlotExample
{
    private static final Logger logger = Logger.getLogger( LayoutUpdateBugTest.class.getSimpleName( ) );

    public static void main( String[] args ) throws Exception
    {
        Example.showWithSwing( new LayoutUpdateBugTest( ) );
    }

    @Override
    public StackedTimePlot2D getLayout( )
    {
        final StackedTimePlot2D plot = ( StackedTimePlot2D ) super.getLayout( );

        final PlotInfo speed = plot.getPlot( "speed-plot-1-id" );
        final PlotInfo viscosity = plot.getPlot( "viscosity-plot-2-id" );

        ( new Thread( )
        {
            int size = 100;
            int direction = 1;

            public void run( )
            {
                while ( true )
                {
                    if ( size > 300 || size < 100 ) direction *= -1;

                    size += direction;

                    viscosity.setSize( size );
                    speed.setSize( -1 );

                    try
                    {
                        Thread.sleep( 20 );
                    }
                    catch ( InterruptedException e )
                    {
                        logWarning( logger, "Trouble in Resize Thread", e );
                    }
                }

            }
        } ).start( );

        return plot;
    }
}