diff --git a/src/components/continuous/drawLinesCanvas.js b/src/components/continuous/drawLinesCanvas.js
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+import {
+  project
+} from "./util";
+
+/*****************************************
+******************************************
+              draw loop
+******************************************
+******************************************/
+
+const drawLinesCanvas = (ctx, dimensions, xscale) => {
+  return (d) => {
+
+    // ctx.strokeStyle = d["Sample.name.color"];
+    ctx.strokeStyle = "rgba(0,0,0,1)";
+    ctx.beginPath();
+    var coords = project(d, dimensions, xscale);
+    coords.forEach((p,i) => {
+      // this tricky bit avoids rendering null values as 0
+      if (p === null) {
+        // this bit renders horizontal lines on the previous/next
+        // dimensions, so that sandwiched null values are visible
+        if (i > 0) {
+          var prev = coords[i-1];
+          if (prev !== null) {
+            ctx.moveTo(prev[0],prev[1]);
+            ctx.lineTo(prev[0]+6,prev[1]);
+          }
+        }
+        if (i < coords.length-1) {
+          var next = coords[i+1];
+          if (next !== null) {
+            ctx.moveTo(next[0]-6,next[1]);
+          }
+        }
+        return;
+      }
+
+      if (i == 0) {
+        ctx.moveTo(p[0],p[1]);
+        return;
+      }
+
+      ctx.lineTo(p[0],p[1]);
+    });
+    ctx.stroke();
+  }
+}
+
+export default drawLinesCanvas;