diff --git a/src/View/Geometry/PlotKPZ.py b/src/View/Geometry/PlotKPZ.py
index 142cc7d0..7d7921a5 100644
--- a/src/View/Geometry/PlotKPZ.py
+++ b/src/View/Geometry/PlotKPZ.py
@@ -202,11 +202,11 @@ class PlotKPZ(PamhyrPlot):
         )
 
     def color_hightlight(self):
-        rows = list(
+        rows = sorted(list(
             set(
                 (i.row() for i in self.parent.tableView.selectedIndexes())
             )
-        )
+        ))
         colors = [self.color_plot for row in range(len(self._data))]
         style = ["-" for row in range(len(self._data))]
         if len(rows) >0:
diff --git a/src/View/Geometry/PlotXY.py b/src/View/Geometry/PlotXY.py
index ea50eff3..a96fd45b 100644
--- a/src/View/Geometry/PlotXY.py
+++ b/src/View/Geometry/PlotXY.py
@@ -193,11 +193,11 @@ class PlotXY(PamhyrPlot):
         self.canvas.axes.add_collection(self.line_xy_collection)
 
     def color_hightlight(self):
-        rows = list(
+        rows = sorted(list(
             set(
                 (i.row() for i in self.parent.tableView.selectedIndexes())
             )
-        )
+        ))
         colors = [self.color_plot for row in range(len(self._data))]
         style = ["-" for row in range(len(self._data))]
         if len(rows) >0:
diff --git a/src/View/Geometry/Profile/Plot.py b/src/View/Geometry/Profile/Plot.py
index 8c9fadce..f8ced64e 100644
--- a/src/View/Geometry/Profile/Plot.py
+++ b/src/View/Geometry/Profile/Plot.py
@@ -70,7 +70,41 @@ class Plot(PamhyrPlot):
             None                # Hydrolic values (z, wet_area,
                                 # wet_preimeter, water_width)
         )
-        self.events = []
+        self._onpickevent = None
+
+    def onrelease(self, event):
+        # we need to do that to prevent conflicst between onpick and rect_select_callback
+        modifiers = QApplication.keyboardModifiers()
+        points, hyd = self.highlight
+        if self._onpickevent is not None:
+            ind, point = self._closest_point(self._onpickevent)
+            if modifiers == Qt.ControlModifier:
+                rows = self._parent.index_selected_rows()
+                if ind in rows:
+                    rows.remove(ind)
+                    del(points[ind])
+                    self.highlight = (points, hyd)
+                    self._select_in_table(rows)
+                else:
+                    self.highlight = (points+[point], hyd)
+                    self._select_in_table(rows+[ind])
+            elif modifiers == Qt.ShiftModifier:
+                rows = self._parent.index_selected_rows()
+                if len(rows)>0:
+                    i1 = min(rows[0], rows[-1], ind)
+                    i2 = max(rows[0], rows[-1], ind)
+                    p = [[self.data.points[i].x,self.data.points[i].y] for i in range(i1, i2)]
+                else:
+                    i1 = ind
+                    i2 = ind
+                    p = [point]
+                self.highlight = (p, hyd)
+                self._select_range_in_table(i1, i2)
+            else:
+                self.highlight = ([point], hyd)
+                self._select_in_table([ind])
+
+        self._onpickevent = None
 
     def onpick(self, event):
         if event.mouseevent.inaxes != self.canvas.axes:
@@ -82,37 +116,7 @@ class Plot(PamhyrPlot):
         if modifiers not in [Qt.ControlModifier, Qt.NoModifier, Qt.ShiftModifier]:
             return
 
-        points, hyd = self.highlight
-
-        ind, point = self._closest_point(event)
-
-        if modifiers == Qt.ControlModifier:
-            rows = self._parent.index_selected_rows()
-            if ind in rows:
-                rows.remove(ind)
-                del(points[ind])
-                self.highlight = (points, hyd)
-                self._select_in_table(rows)
-            else:
-                self.highlight = (points+[point], hyd)
-                self._select_in_table(rows+[ind])
-        elif modifiers == Qt.ShiftModifier:
-            rows = self._parent.index_selected_rows()
-            if len(rows)>0:
-                i1 = min(rows[0], rows[-1], ind)
-                i2 = max(rows[0], rows[-1], ind)
-                p = [[self.data.points[i].x,self.data.points[i].y] for i in range(i1, i2)]
-            else:
-                i1 = ind
-                i2 = ind
-                p = [point]
-            self.highlight = (p, hyd)
-            self._select_range_in_table(i1, i2)
-        else:
-            self.highlight = ([point], hyd)
-            self._select_in_table([ind])
-
-        self.update()
+        self._onpickevent = event
         return
 
     def onclick(self, event):
@@ -227,6 +231,7 @@ class Plot(PamhyrPlot):
 
     def rect_select_callback(self, eclick, erelease):
 
+        points, hyd = self.highlight
         x1, y1 = eclick.xdata, eclick.ydata
         x2, y2 = erelease.xdata, erelease.ydata
 
@@ -234,13 +239,12 @@ class Plot(PamhyrPlot):
             return
         modifiers = QApplication.keyboardModifiers()
 
-        points, hyd = self.highlight
 
         x1, y1 = eclick.xdata, eclick.ydata
         x2, y2 = erelease.xdata, erelease.ydata
 
         inds, points2 = self._points_in_rectangle(x1, y1, x2, y2)
-
+        self._onclickevent = None
         if modifiers == Qt.ControlModifier:
             rows = self._parent.index_selected_rows()
             if all(i in rows for i in inds):
@@ -255,8 +259,6 @@ class Plot(PamhyrPlot):
         else:
             self.highlight = (points2, hyd)
             self._select_in_table(inds)
-
-        self.update()
         return
 
     def _points_in_rectangle(self, x1, y1, x2, y2):
@@ -267,7 +269,7 @@ class Plot(PamhyrPlot):
         for i, p in enumerate(self.data.points):
             if (min(x1,x2)<station[i]<max(x1,x2) and min(y1,y2)<p.z<max(y1,y2)):
                 listi.append(i)
-                listp.append(p)
+                listp.append((station[i], p.z))
         return listi, listp
 
 
@@ -359,7 +361,6 @@ class Plot(PamhyrPlot):
                     x, y,
                     color=self.color_plot_highlight,
                     lw=1.5, markersize=7, marker='+',
-                    picker=30
                 )
             )
 
diff --git a/src/View/Tools/PamhyrPlot.py b/src/View/Tools/PamhyrPlot.py
index 2be88480..41b0b87f 100644
--- a/src/View/Tools/PamhyrPlot.py
+++ b/src/View/Tools/PamhyrPlot.py
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ class PamhyrPlot(APlot):
         connector = {
             'pick_event': self.onpick,
             'button_press_event': self.onclick,
+            'button_release_event': self.onrelease,
         }
 
         for event in connector:
@@ -109,8 +110,8 @@ class PamhyrPlot(APlot):
                                               onselect=self.rect_select_callback,
                                               useblit=True,
                                               button=[1],  # don't use middle nor right button
-                                              minspanx=1.0,
-                                              minspany=1.0,
+                                              minspanx=2.0,
+                                              minspany=2.0,
                                               spancoords='pixels',
                                               interactive=False)
 
@@ -245,6 +246,9 @@ class PamhyrPlot(APlot):
     def onclick(self, event):
         return
 
+    def onrelease(self, event):
+        return
+
     def rect_select_callback(self, eclick, erelease):
         'eclick and erelease are the press and release events'
         x1, y1 = eclick.xdata, eclick.ydata