fixes

src/args.jl

@@ -350,6 +350,7 @@ add_aliases(:quiver, :velocity, :quiver2d, :gradient)
 add_aliases(:normalize, :norm, :normed, :normalized)
 add_aliases(:aspect_ratio, :aspectratio, :axis_ratio, :axisratio, :ratio)
 add_aliases(:match_dimensions, :transpose, :transpose_z)
+add_aliases(:subplot, :sp, :subplt, :splt)
 
 
 # add all pluralized forms to the _keyAliases dict
@@ -925,6 +926,12 @@ function _update_subplot_args(plt::Plot, sp::Subplot, d_in::KW)
 
         # update the axis
         update!(axis, args...; kw...)
+
+        # update the axis colors
+        color_or_match!(axis.d, :foreground_color_axis, fg)
+        color_or_match!(axis.d, :foreground_color_border, fg)
+        color_or_match!(axis.d, :foreground_color_guide, fg)
+        color_or_match!(axis.d, :foreground_color_text, fg)
     end
 end
 

src/backends/pyplot.jl

@@ -309,22 +309,6 @@ end
 
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-# function used_width(sp::Subplot{PyPlotBackend})
-#     ax = sp.o
-#     width(py_bbox_axis(ax,"y"))
-# end
-#
-# function used_height(sp::Subplot{PyPlotBackend})
-#     ax = sp.o
-#     height(py_bbox_axis(ax,"x")) + height(py_bbox_title(ax))
-# end
-
-
-# # bounding box (relative to canvas) for plot area
-# function plotarea_bbox(sp::Subplot{PyPlotBackend})
-#     crop(bbox(sp), BoundingBox())
-# end
-
 function update_position!(sp::Subplot{PyPlotBackend})
     ax = sp.o
     bb = plotarea_bbox(sp)
@@ -336,9 +320,9 @@ function _initialize_subplot(plt::Plot{PyPlotBackend}, sp::Subplot{PyPlotBackend
     fig = plt.o
     # add a new axis, and force it to create a new one by setting a distinct label
     ax = fig[:add_axes]([0,0,1,1], label = string(gensym()))
-    for axis in (:xaxis, :yaxis)
+    # for axis in (:xaxis, :yaxis)
-        ax[axis][:_autolabelpos] = false
+    #     ax[axis][:_autolabelpos] = false
-    end
+    # end
     sp.o = ax
 end
 
@@ -1031,17 +1015,16 @@ end
 
 
 function updateAxisColors(ax, a::Axis)
-    guidecolor = getPyPlotColor(a[:foreground_color_guide])
     for (loc, spine) in ax[:spines]
         spine[:set_color](getPyPlotColor(a[:foreground_color_border]))
     end
     # for letter in ("x", "y", "z")
-        axis = axis_symbol(letter, "axis")
+        axissym = symbol(a[:letter], :axis)
-        if haskey(ax, axis)
+        if haskey(ax, axissym)
-            ax[:tick_params](axis=letter, which="both",
+            ax[:tick_params](axis=string(a[:letter]), which="both",
                              colors=getPyPlotColor(a[:foreground_color_axis]),
                              labelcolor=getPyPlotColor(a[:foreground_color_text]))
-            ax[axis][:label][:set_color](guidecolor)
+            ax[axissym][:label][:set_color](getPyPlotColor(a[:foreground_color_guide]))
         end
     # end
 end

src/subplots.jl

@@ -151,20 +151,22 @@ function update_bboxes!(layout::GridLayout) #, parent_bbox::BoundingBox = Boundi
 
     # l, b = 0.0, 0.0
     rights = zeros(nc)
-    tops = zeros(nr)
+    bottoms = ones(nr)
     for r=1:nr, c=1:nc
         # compute the child's bounding box relative to the parent
         child = layout[r,c]
         usedw, usedh = used_size(child)
 
         left = (c == 1 ? 0 : rights[c-1])
-        bottom = (r == 1 ? 0 : tops[r-1])
+        top = (r == 1 ? 1 : bottoms[r-1])
+        # bottom = (r == 1 ? 0 : bottoms[r-1])
         right = left + usedw + freew * layout.widths[c]
-        top = bottom + usedh + freeh * layout.heights[r]
+        bottom = top - usedh - freeh * layout.heights[r]
+        # top = bottom + usedh + freeh * layout.heights[r]
         child_bbox = BoundingBox(left, bottom, right, top)
 
         rights[c] = right
-        tops[r] = top
+        bottoms[r] = bottom
 
         # then compute the bounding box relative to the canvas, and cache it in the child object
         bbox!(child, crop(bbox(layout), child_bbox))