diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 0f949d85..a3e48acb 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 dev/
-*.asv
\ No newline at end of file
+*.asv
+untitled.html
diff --git a/plotly/plotlyfig_aux/handlegraphics/updateArea.m b/plotly/plotlyfig_aux/handlegraphics/updateArea.m
index e091e3f9..b3e019ad 100644
--- a/plotly/plotlyfig_aux/handlegraphics/updateArea.m
+++ b/plotly/plotlyfig_aux/handlegraphics/updateArea.m
@@ -99,14 +99,16 @@ function updateArea(obj,areaIndex)
 %-------------------------------------------------------------------------%
 
 %-area x-%
-xdata = area_child.VertexData(1,:);
-obj.data{areaIndex}.x = [xdata xdata(1)];
+obj.data{areaIndex}.x = area_data.XData;
 
 %-------------------------------------------------------------------------%
 
 %-area y-%
-ydata = area_child.VertexData(2,:);
-obj.data{areaIndex}.y = [ydata ydata(1)];
+if areaIndex>1
+    obj.data{areaIndex}.y = obj.data{areaIndex-1}.y + area_data.YData;
+else
+    obj.data{areaIndex}.y = area_data.YData;
+end
 
 %-------------------------------------------------------------------------%
 
@@ -125,7 +127,7 @@ function updateArea(obj,areaIndex)
 %-------------------------------------------------------------------------%
 
 %-area fill-%
-obj.data{areaIndex}.fill = 'tozeroy';
+obj.data{areaIndex}.fill = 'tonexty';
 
 %-------------------------------------------------------------------------%