diff --git a/plotshop/fig_editor/main.py b/plotshop/fig_editor/main.py
index f894c891e..060167132 100644
--- a/plotshop/fig_editor/main.py
+++ b/plotshop/fig_editor/main.py
@@ -17,10 +17,11 @@ def main():
     form.show()
     app.exec_()
 
+
 def quick_figure():
     import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
     fig = plt.figure()
-    plt.text(.5,.5, "Hallo")
+    plt.text(.5, .5, "Hallo")
     plt.errorbar(range(3), range(3), yerr=range(3), xerr=range(3), capsize=3)
     return fig
 
diff --git a/plotshop/fig_editor/options_artists.py b/plotshop/fig_editor/options_artists.py
index 1b802f91c..d504a726e 100644
--- a/plotshop/fig_editor/options_artists.py
+++ b/plotshop/fig_editor/options_artists.py
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 import options_utils as outils
 from general_helper import suppress_exception
 
+
 def change_properties(artist, parent=None):
     """ Change the properties of artist via user interface. """
     regen_legend = False
@@ -110,7 +111,6 @@ def _get_axis_properties(axis):
 
     grid_style_data = outils.prepare_formdata(outils.get_linestyles(), grid_style)
 
-
     # find limits
     lim = axis.axes.__getattribute__("get_{}lim".format(plane))()
     set_lim_func = axis.axes.__getattribute__("set_{}lim".format(plane))
@@ -251,7 +251,10 @@ def _get_ebar_properties(ebar):
     props += _get_line_properties(ebar[0])[0][3:]
 
     if bar is not None:
-        ls = "-"  # TODO: Could not find the proper way to return the linestyle
+        ls = bar.get_linestyles()[0][0]
+        if ls is None:
+            ls = "None"  # it seems as if None here is "Solid" for some reason.
+            # Workaround: set width to 0
 
         ls_def, ls_choices = outils.prepare_formdata(outils.get_linestyles(), ls)
 
diff --git a/plotshop/fig_editor/serialization.py b/plotshop/fig_editor/serialization.py
index 1ab77ad3a..bc37c5d0e 100644
--- a/plotshop/fig_editor/serialization.py
+++ b/plotshop/fig_editor/serialization.py
@@ -1,9 +1,71 @@
 from utils.contexts import suppress_exception
+from utils.dict_tools import DotDict
+
+
 
 
 def line_to_struct(line):
-    pass
+    """ Converts a line to a dictionary structure of plotly-standard.
+    See https://plot.ly/python/reference/#scatter
+    """
+    ls = DotDict()
+    ls.name = line.get_name()
+    ls.visible = line.get_visible()
+    ls.x = line.get_xdata()
+    ls.y = line.get_ydata()
+    ls.mode = _get_mode(line)
+
+    ls.line = DotDict()
+    ls.line.color = line.get_color()
+    ls.line.width = line.get_width()
+    ls.line.dash = line.get_linestyle()
 
 
 def struct_to_line(ax, struct):
     pass
+
+
+
+def linestyle_to_dash(ls):
+    """ Map linestyle to dash_names """
+    return {
+        "-": "solid",
+        "--": "dash",
+        ".": "dot",
+        "-.": "dashdot",
+    }[ls]
+
+
+def dash_to_linestyle(dash):
+    try:
+        return {
+            "solid": "-",
+            "dash": "--",
+            "dot": ".",
+            "dashdot": "-.",
+            "longdash": "--",
+            "longdashdot": "-.",
+        }[dash]
+    except KeyError:
+        return "--"
+
+
+def _get_mode(line):
+    """ Returns 'lines', 'markers' or 'lines+markers'.
+    """
+    mode = []
+    ls = line.get_linestyle()
+    ms = line.get_marker()
+    if "none" != ls.lower():
+        mode.append("lines")
+    if "none" != ms.lower():
+        mode.append("markers")
+    return "+".join(mode)
+
+
+def _set_mode(line, mode):
+    """ Sets lines or markers to None if not in mode. """
+    if "lines" not in mode:
+        line.set_linestyle("None")
+    if "markers" not in mode:
+        line.set_marker("None")
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