diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7e8db9bf..0bce60b6 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ Please add wishlist items, bugs, or any other comments/questions to the issues l
 - [UnicodePlots.jl](docs/unicodeplots_examples.md)
 - [PyPlot.jl](docs/pyplot_examples.md)
 - [Immerse.jl](docs/immerse_examples.md)
+- [Winston.jl](docs/winston_examples.md)
 
 ## Installation
 
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@ Pkg.add("Immerse")
 Pkg.add("UnicodePlots")
 Pkg.add("PyPlot")                                    # requires python and matplotlib
 Pkg.clone("https://github.com/tbreloff/Qwt.jl.git")  # requires pyqt and pyqwt
+Pkg.add("Winston")
 ```
 
 ## Use
@@ -255,7 +257,7 @@ plot(rand(100,2); colors = [:red, RGB(.5,.5,0)],
 - [x] PyPlot.jl
 - [x] UnicodePlots.jl
 - [x] Qwt.jl
-- [ ] Winston.jl
+- [x] Winston.jl
 - [ ] GLPlot.jl
 - [ ] Bokeh.jl
 - [ ] Vega.jl
diff --git a/docs/example_generation.jl b/docs/example_generation.jl
index 2a02021a..e889ff65 100644
--- a/docs/example_generation.jl
+++ b/docs/example_generation.jl
@@ -188,6 +188,7 @@ end
 # generate_markdown(:gadfly)
 # generate_markdown(:pyplot)
 # generate_markdown(:immerse)
+# generate_markdown(:winston)
 
 
 end # module
diff --git a/src/backends/winston.jl b/src/backends/winston.jl
index 96872fa1..db904eb7 100644
--- a/src/backends/winston.jl
+++ b/src/backends/winston.jl
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 
 # https://github.com/nolta/Winston.jl
 
-# credit goes to https://github.com/jverzani for the first draft of this backend implementation
+# credit goes to https://github.com/jverzani for contributing to the first draft of this backend implementation
 
 immutable WinstonPackage <: PlottingPackage end
 
@@ -35,39 +35,68 @@ const winston_marker = Dict(:none=>".",
 supportedArgs(::WinstonPackage) = ARGS
 supportedAxes(::WinstonPackage) = [:auto, :left]
 supportedTypes(::WinstonPackage) = [:none, :line, :sticks, :scatter, :hist, :bar]
-supportedStyles(::WinstonPackage) = vcat(:auto, keys(winston_linestyle))
-supportedMarkers(::WinstonPackage) = vcat(:auto, collect(keys(winston_marker)))
+supportedStyles(::WinstonPackage) = unshift!(collect(keys(winston_linestyle)), :auto)  # vcat(:auto, keys(winston_linestyle))
+supportedMarkers(::WinstonPackage) = unshift!(collect(keys(winston_marker)), :auto) # vcat(:auto, collect(keys(winston_marker)))
 subplotSupported(::WinstonPackage) = false
 
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+
+# function createWinstonFigure(d::Dict)
+#   # println("Creating immerse figure: ", d)
+#   w,h = d[:size]
+#   figidx = Winston.figure(; name = d[:windowtitle], width = w, height = h)
+#   Winston.Figure(figidx)
+# end
+
+
+
 function plot(pkg::WinstonPackage; kw...)
   d = Dict(kw)
-  # TODO: create the window/canvas/context that is the plot within the backend (call it `o`)
-  # TODO: initialize the plot... title, xlabel, bgcolor, etc
 
-  o = Winston.FramedPlot()
+  # bgcolor
 
-  # add the title, axis labels, and theme
-  Winston.setattr(o, "xlabel", d[:xlabel])
-  Winston.setattr(o, "ylabel", d[:ylabel])
-  Winston.setattr(o, "title",  d[:title])
+  # create a new window
+  # the call to figure does a few things here:
+  #   get a new unique id
+  #   create a new GtkWindow (or Tk?)
+  w,h = d[:size]
+  figidx = Winston.figure(; name = d[:windowtitle], width = w, height = h)
 
-  # TODO: add the legend?
+  # skip the current fig stuff... just grab the fig directly
+  fig = Winston._display.figs[figidx]
 
-  Plot(o, pkg, 0, d, Dict[])
+  # overwrite the placeholder FramedPlot with our own
+  fig.plot = Winston.FramedPlot(title = d[:title], xlabel = d[:xlabel], ylabel = d[:ylabel])
+
+  # # using the figure index returned from Winston.figure, make this plot current and get the 
+  # # Figure object (fields: window::GtkWindow and plot::FramedPlot)
+  # Winston.switchfig(Winston._display, figidx)
+  # fig = Winston.curfig(Winston._display)
+  # Winston._pwinston = fig.plot
+
+
+
+  # Winston.setattr(fig.plot, "xlabel", d[:xlabel])
+  # Winston.setattr(fig.plot, "ylabel", d[:ylabel])
+  # Winston.setattr(fig.plot, "title",  d[:title])
+  
+  Plot((fig, figidx), pkg, 0, d, Dict[])
 end
 
 copy_remove(d::Dict, s::Symbol) = delete!(copy(d), s)
 
 function addRegressionLineWinston(d::Dict)
   xs, ys = regressionXY(d[:x], d[:y])
-  Winston.add(plt.o, Winston.Curve(xs, ys, kind="dotted"))
+  Winston.add(plt.o.plot, Winston.Curve(xs, ys, kind="dotted"))
 end
 
 function plot!(::WinstonPackage, plt::Plot; kw...)
   d = Dict(kw)
-  # TODO: add one series to the underlying package
+  
+  # make this figure current
+  fig, figidx = plt.o
+  Winston.switchfig(Winston._display, figidx)
 
   # until we call it normally, do the hack
   if d[:linetype] == :bar
@@ -94,10 +123,15 @@ function plot!(::WinstonPackage, plt::Plot; kw...)
 
   ## lintype :line, :step, :stepinverted, :sticks, :dots, :none, :heatmap, :hexbin, :hist, :bar
   if d[:linetype] == :none
-      Winston.add(plt.o, Winston.Points(d[:x], d[:y]; copy_remove(e, :kind)...))
+      Winston.add(fig.plot, Winston.Points(d[:x], d[:y]; copy_remove(e, :kind)...))
 
   elseif d[:linetype] == :line
-      Winston.add(plt.o, Winston.Curve(d[:x], d[:y]; e...))
+      Winston.add(fig.plot, Winston.Curve(d[:x], d[:y]; e...))
+
+  elseif d[:linetype] == :scatter
+    if d[:marker] == :none
+      d[:marker] = :ellipse
+    end
 
   # elseif d[:linetype] == :step
   #     fn = Winston.XXX
@@ -106,7 +140,7 @@ function plot!(::WinstonPackage, plt::Plot; kw...)
   #     fn = Winston.XXX
 
   elseif d[:linetype] == :sticks
-      Winston.add(plt.o, Winston.Stems(d[:x], d[:y]; e...))
+      Winston.add(fig.plot, Winston.Stems(d[:x], d[:y]; e...))
 
   # elseif d[:linetype] == :dots
   #     fn = Winston.XXX
@@ -119,17 +153,20 @@ function plot!(::WinstonPackage, plt::Plot; kw...)
 
   elseif d[:linetype] == :hist
       hst = hist(d[:y], d[:nbins])
-      Winston.add(plt.o, Winston.Histogram(hst...; copy_remove(e, :nbins)...))
+      Winston.add(fig.plot, Winston.Histogram(hst...; copy_remove(e, :nbins)...))
 
   # elseif d[:linetype] == :bar
   #     # fn = Winston.XXX
 
+  else
+    error("linetype $(d[:linetype]) not supported by Winston.")
+
   end
 
 
   # marker
   if d[:marker] != :none
-    Winston.add(plt.o, Winston.Points(d[:x], d[:y]; copy_remove(e, :kind)...))
+    Winston.add(fig.plot, Winston.Points(d[:x], d[:y]; copy_remove(e, :kind)...))
   end
 
 
@@ -137,19 +174,32 @@ function plot!(::WinstonPackage, plt::Plot; kw...)
   d[:reg] && d[:linetype] != :hist && addRegressionLineWinston(d)
 
   push!(plt.seriesargs, d)
+  println("DONE HERE ", figidx)
   plt
 end
 
 
 function Base.display(::WinstonPackage, plt::Plot)
-  Winston.display(plt.o)
+  # recreate the legend
+  fig, figidx = plt.o
+  println("before legend")
+  Winston.legend(fig.plot, [sd[:label] for sd in plt.seriesargs])
+  println("after legend")
+
+  # display the Figure
+  display(fig)
+
+  # display(plt.o.window)
+
+  # # show it
+  # Winston.display(plt.o.plot)
 end
 
 # -------------------------------
 
 function savepng(::WinstonPackage, plt::PlottingObject, fn::String; kw...)
   f = open(fn, "w")
-  writemime(f, "image/png", plt.o)
+  writemime(f, "image/png", plt.o.plot)
   close(f)
 end
 
diff --git a/src/plotter.jl b/src/plotter.jl
index 0aecaeb5..86cf6c95 100644
--- a/src/plotter.jl
+++ b/src/plotter.jl
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ include("backends/gadfly.jl")
 include("backends/unicodeplots.jl")
 include("backends/pyplot.jl")
 include("backends/immerse.jl")
+include("backends/winston.jl")
 
 
 # ---------------------------------------------------------
@@ -21,7 +22,7 @@ Base.display(pkg::PlottingPackage, subplt::Subplot) = error("display($pkg, subpl
 # ---------------------------------------------------------
 
 
-const BACKENDS = [:qwt, :gadfly, :unicodeplots, :pyplot, :immerse]
+const BACKENDS = [:qwt, :gadfly, :unicodeplots, :pyplot, :immerse, :winston]
 const INITIALIZED_BACKENDS = Set{Symbol}()
 backends() = BACKENDS
 
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@ function backend(sym::Symbol)
   sym == :unicodeplots && return UnicodePlotsPackage()
   sym == :pyplot && return PyPlotPackage()
   sym == :immerse && return ImmersePackage()
+  sym == :winston && return WinstonPackage()
   error("Unsupported backend $sym")
 end 
 
@@ -65,6 +67,10 @@ function pickDefaultBackend()
     Pkg.installed("UnicodePlots")
     return CurrentBackend(:unicodeplots)
   end
+  try
+    Pkg.installed("Winston")
+    return CurrentBackend(:winston)
+  end
   warn("You don't have any of the supported backends installed!  Chose from ", backends())
   return CurrentBackend(:gadfly)
 end
@@ -124,6 +130,14 @@ function plotter()
         error("Couldn't import Immerse.  Install it with: Pkg.add(\"Immerse\")")
       end
 
+    elseif currentBackendSymbol == :winston
+      try
+        @eval import Winston
+        @eval export Winston
+      catch
+        error("Couldn't import Winston.  Install it with: Pkg.add(\"Winston\")")
+      end
+
     else
       error("Unknown plotter $currentBackendSymbol.  Choose from: $BACKENDS")
     end
@@ -150,6 +164,8 @@ function plotter!(modname)
     CURRENT_BACKEND.pkg = PyPlotPackage()
   elseif modname == :immerse
     CURRENT_BACKEND.pkg = ImmersePackage()
+  elseif modname == :winston
+    CURRENT_BACKEND.pkg = WinstonPackage()
   else
     error("Unknown plotter $modname.  Choose from: $BACKENDS")
   end