diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 7b54dfb3..bb43a1d0 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -2,4 +2,5 @@
 *.jl.*.cov
 *.jl.mem
 .DS_Store
-examples/.ipynb_checkpoints/*
\ No newline at end of file
+examples/.ipynb_checkpoints/*
+examples/meetup/.ipynb_checkpoints/*
diff --git a/src/backends/gadfly.jl b/src/backends/gadfly.jl
index 89c4edc1..041525be 100644
--- a/src/backends/gadfly.jl
+++ b/src/backends/gadfly.jl
@@ -633,16 +633,16 @@ function buildGadflySubplotContext(subplt::Subplot)
   Gadfly.vstack(rows...)
 end
 
-function setGadflyDisplaySize(w,h)
-  Compose.set_default_graphic_size(w * Compose.px, h * Compose.px)
-end
-
+setGadflyDisplaySize(w,h) = Compose.set_default_graphic_size(w * Compose.px, h * Compose.px)
+setGadflyDisplaySize(plt::Plot) = setGadflyDisplaySize(plt.initargs[:size]...)
+setGadflyDisplaySize(subplt::Subplot) = setGadflyDisplaySize(getinitargs(subplt, 1)[:size]...)
 # -------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
 function dowritemime{P<:GadflyOrImmerse}(io::IO, func, plt::PlottingObject{P})
   gplt = getGadflyContext(plt)
-  setGadflyDisplaySize(plt.initargs[:size]...)
+  # setGadflyDisplaySize(plt.initargs[:size]...)
+  setGadflyDisplaySize(plt)
   Gadfly.draw(func(io, Compose.default_graphic_width, Compose.default_graphic_height), gplt)
 end
 
@@ -670,7 +670,7 @@ end
 
 
 function Base.display(::PlotsDisplay, subplt::Subplot{GadflyPackage})
-  setGadflyDisplaySize(subplt.initargs[1][:size]...)
+  setGadflyDisplaySize(getinitargs(subplt,1)[:size]...)
   ctx = buildGadflySubplotContext(subplt)
 
 
diff --git a/src/backends/immerse.jl b/src/backends/immerse.jl
index e40c13e3..a4be5212 100644
--- a/src/backends/immerse.jl
+++ b/src/backends/immerse.jl
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ function buildSubplotObject!(subplt::Subplot{ImmersePackage}, isbefore::Bool)
   isbefore && return false
 
   # create the Gtk window with vertical box vsep
-  d = subplt.initargs[1]
+  d = getinitargs(subplt,1)
   w,h = d[:size]
   vsep = Gtk.GtkBoxLeaf(:v)
   win = Gtk.GtkWindowLeaf(vsep, d[:windowtitle], w, h)
diff --git a/src/backends/pyplot.jl b/src/backends/pyplot.jl
index ff31c28f..df705c87 100644
--- a/src/backends/pyplot.jl
+++ b/src/backends/pyplot.jl
@@ -497,8 +497,8 @@ end
 function buildSubplotObject!(subplt::Subplot{PyPlotPackage}, isbefore::Bool)
   l = subplt.layout
 
-  w,h = map(px2inch, subplt.initargs[1][:size])
-  bgcolor = getPyPlotColor(subplt.initargs[1][:background_color])
+  w,h = map(px2inch, getinitargs(subplt,1)[:size])
+  bgcolor = getPyPlotColor(getinitargs(subplt,1)[:background_color])
   fig = PyPlot.figure(; figsize = (w,h), facecolor = bgcolor, dpi = 96)
 
   nr = nrows(l)
diff --git a/src/backends/qwt.jl b/src/backends/qwt.jl
index c50f7fc6..a167eca2 100644
--- a/src/backends/qwt.jl
+++ b/src/backends/qwt.jl
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ function buildSubplotObject!(subplt::Subplot{QwtPackage}, isbefore::Bool)
   #   i += rowcnt
   # end
   subplt.o = Qwt.vsplitter(rows...)
-  Qwt.resizewidget(subplt.o, subplt.initargs[1][:size]...)
+  Qwt.resizewidget(subplt.o, getinitargs(subplt,1)[:size]...)
   Qwt.moveToLastScreen(subplt.o)  # hack so it goes to my center monitor... sorry
   true
 end
diff --git a/src/colors.jl b/src/colors.jl
index be76f766..813c98af 100644
--- a/src/colors.jl
+++ b/src/colors.jl
@@ -105,6 +105,8 @@ colorscheme(m::AMat) = size(m,1) == 1 ? map(colorscheme, m) : [colorscheme(m[:,i
 colorscheme(c::Colorant) = ColorWrapper(c)
 
 const _rainbowColors = [colorant"blue", colorant"purple", colorant"green", colorant"orange", colorant"red"]
+const _testColors = [colorant"darkblue", colorant"blueviolet",  colorant"darkcyan",colorant"green",
+                     darken(colorant"yellow",0.3), colorant"orange", darken(colorant"red",0.2)]
 
 @compat const _gradients = Dict(
     :blues        => [colorant"lightblue", colorant"darkblue"],
@@ -117,6 +119,8 @@ const _rainbowColors = [colorant"blue", colorant"purple", colorant"green", color
     :rainbow      => _rainbowColors,
     :lightrainbow => map(lighten, _rainbowColors),
     :darkrainbow  => map(darken, _rainbowColors),
+    :darktest     => _testColors,
+    :lighttest    => map(c -> lighten(c, 0.3), _testColors),
   )
 
 # --------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -305,7 +309,8 @@ end
 function getPaletteUsingGradientSymbol(palette, bgcolor::Colorant, numcolors::Int = _defaultNumColors) #; gradientsym::Symbol = :auto)
   # @show gradientsym
   if palette == :auto
-    grad = ColorGradient(_gradients[isdark(bgcolor) ? :lightrainbow : :darkrainbow])
+    # grad = ColorGradient(_gradients[isdark(bgcolor) ? :lightrainbow : :darkrainbow])
+    grad = ColorGradient(_gradients[isdark(bgcolor) ? :lighttest : :darktest])
   # elseif typeof(palette) <: AVec || typeof(palette) <: ColorGradient
   #   grad = ColorGradient(palette)
   else
diff --git a/src/subplot.jl b/src/subplot.jl
index 57278140..4e031d45 100644
--- a/src/subplot.jl
+++ b/src/subplot.jl
@@ -167,11 +167,14 @@ function subplot(args...; kw...)
   # initialize the individual plots
   pkg = backend()
   plts = Plot[]
-  ds = Dict[]
+  # ds = Dict[]
   for i in 1:length(layout)
-    push!(ds, getPlotArgs(pkg, d, i))
-    ds[i][:subplot] = true
-    push!(plts, plot(pkg; ds[i]...))
+    di = getPlotArgs(pkg, d, i)
+    di[:subplot] = true
+    push!(plts, plot(pkg; di...))
+    # push!(ds, getPlotArgs(pkg, d, i))
+    # ds[i][:subplot] = true
+    # push!(plts, plot(pkg; ds[i]...))
   end
 
   # tmpd = getPlotKeywordArgs(pkg, kw, 1, 0)   # TODO: this should happen in the plot creation loop... think... what if we want to set a title per subplot??
@@ -181,7 +184,8 @@ function subplot(args...; kw...)
   # # tmpd[:show] = shouldShow
 
   # create the object and do the plotting
-  subplt = Subplot(nothing, plts, pkg, length(layout), 0, layout, ds, false, false, false, (r,c) -> (nothing,nothing))
+  # subplt = Subplot(nothing, plts, pkg, length(layout), 0, layout, ds, false, false, false, (r,c) -> (nothing,nothing))
+  subplt = Subplot(nothing, plts, pkg, length(layout), 0, layout, d, false, false, false, (r,c) -> (nothing,nothing))
   subplot!(subplt, args...; kw...)
 
   subplt
diff --git a/src/types.jl b/src/types.jl
index e81654b6..691a0aec 100644
--- a/src/types.jl
+++ b/src/types.jl
@@ -38,7 +38,8 @@ type Subplot{T<:PlottingPackage, L<:SubplotLayout} <: PlottingObject{T}
   p::Int                      # number of plots
   n::Int                      # number of series
   layout::L
-  initargs::Vector{Dict}
+  # initargs::Vector{Dict}
+  initargs::Dict
   initialized::Bool
   linkx::Bool
   linky::Bool
diff --git a/test/REQUIRE b/test/REQUIRE
index 0e0558eb..979cf3c2 100644
--- a/test/REQUIRE
+++ b/test/REQUIRE
@@ -6,3 +6,5 @@ FactCheck
 PyPlot
 UnicodePlots
 Gadfly
+Images
+ImageMagick
diff --git a/test/imgcomp.jl b/test/imgcomp.jl
index 9156f458..a45cc02b 100644
--- a/test/imgcomp.jl
+++ b/test/imgcomp.jl
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ include("../docs/example_generation.jl")
 #   plt
 # end
 
-using Plots
-import Images, Gtk, ImageMagick
+using Plots, FactCheck
+import Images, ImageMagick
 
 function makeImageWidget(fn)
   img = Gtk.GtkImageLeaf(fn)
@@ -29,11 +29,14 @@ function makeImageWidget(fn)
 end
 
 function replaceReferenceImage(tmpfn, reffn)
-  println("cp $tmpfn $reffn")
+  cmd = `cp $tmpfn $reffn`
+  run(cmd)
+  info("Replaced reference image with: $cmd")
 end
 
 "Show a Gtk popup with both images and a confirmation whether we should replace the new image with the old one"
 function compareToReferenceImage(tmpfn, reffn)
+  @eval import Gtk
 
   # add the images
   imgbox = Gtk.GtkBoxLeaf(:h)
@@ -51,7 +54,8 @@ function compareToReferenceImage(tmpfn, reffn)
   box = Gtk.GtkBoxLeaf(:v)
   push!(box, imgbox)
   push!(box, btnbox)
-  win = Gtk.GtkWindowLeaf(Gtk.GtkFrameLeaf(box))
+  win = Gtk.GtkWindowLeaf("Should we make this the new reference image?")
+  push!(win, Gtk.GtkFrameLeaf(box))
 
   # we'll wait on this condition
   c = Condition()
@@ -76,7 +80,7 @@ end
 # TODO: use julia's Condition type and the wait() and notify() functions to initialize a Window, then wait() on a condition that 
 #       is referenced in a button press callback (the button clicked callback will call notify() on that condition)
 
-function image_comparison_tests(pkg::Symbol, idx::Int; debug = true, sigma = [0,0], eps = 1e-3)
+function image_comparison_tests(pkg::Symbol, idx::Int; debug = false, sigma = [1,1], eps = 1e-3)
   
   # first 
   Plots._debugMode.on = debug
@@ -84,7 +88,10 @@ function image_comparison_tests(pkg::Symbol, idx::Int; debug = true, sigma = [0,
   backend(pkg)
   backend()
 
-  info("here: ", PlotExamples.examples[idx].exprs)
+  # ensure consistent results
+  srand(1234)
+
+  # run the example
   map(eval, PlotExamples.examples[idx].exprs)
 
   # save the png
@@ -97,7 +104,7 @@ function image_comparison_tests(pkg::Symbol, idx::Int; debug = true, sigma = [0,
   # reference image location
   refdir = joinpath(Pkg.dir("Plots"), "test", "refimg", "v$(VERSION.major).$(VERSION.minor)", string(pkg))
   try
-    mkdir(refdir)
+    run(`mkdir -p $refdir`)
   catch err
     display(err)
   end
@@ -105,7 +112,7 @@ function image_comparison_tests(pkg::Symbol, idx::Int; debug = true, sigma = [0,
 
   try
 
-    info("Comparing $tmpfn to reference $reffn")
+    # info("Comparing $tmpfn to reference $reffn")
   
     # load the reference image
     refimg = Images.load(reffn)
@@ -115,10 +122,16 @@ function image_comparison_tests(pkg::Symbol, idx::Int; debug = true, sigma = [0,
     #       to blur together when comparing images
     Images.@test_approx_eq_sigma_eps(tmpimg, refimg, sigma, eps)
 
+    # we passed!
+    info("Reference image $reffn matches")
+    return true
+
   catch ex
+    warn("Image did not match reference image $reffn")
     if isinteractive()
 
       # if we're in interactive mode, open a popup and give us a chance to examine the images
+      warn("Should we make this the new reference image?")
       compareToReferenceImage(tmpfn, reffn)
       return
       
@@ -131,13 +144,9 @@ function image_comparison_tests(pkg::Symbol, idx::Int; debug = true, sigma = [0,
   end
 end
 
-function image_comparison_tests(pkg::Symbol; debug = false)
+function image_comparison_tests(pkg::Symbol; skip = [], debug = false, sigma = [1,1], eps = 1e-3)
   for i in 1:length(PlotExamples.examples)
-    # try
-    image_comparison_tests(pkgname, i, debug=debug)
-    # catch ex
-    #   # TODO: put error info into markdown?
-    #   warn("Example $pkgname:$i:$(examples[i].header) failed with: $ex")
-    # end
+    i in skip && continue
+    @fact image_comparison_tests(pkg, i, debug=debug, sigma=sigma, eps=eps) --> true
   end
 end
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diff --git a/test/runtests.jl b/test/runtests.jl
index 7f64d7f7..f2292276 100644
--- a/test/runtests.jl
+++ b/test/runtests.jl
@@ -3,11 +3,17 @@ module PlotsTests
 using Plots
 using FactCheck
 
+# note: wrap first include in a try block because of the ImageMagick init_deps bug
+try
+    include("imgcomp.jl")
+end
+include("imgcomp.jl")
+
 # don't actually show the plots
 srand(1234)
 
 # note: we wrap in a try block so that the tests only run if we have the backend installed
-try
+# try
   Pkg.installed("Gadfly")
   gadfly()
   backend()
@@ -28,60 +34,55 @@ try
 
     # plot(x::AMat, y::AMat; kw...)              # multiple lines (one per column of x/y... will assert size(x) == size(y))
     @fact plot!(rand(10,3), rand(10,3)) --> not(nothing)
-    # @fact_throws plot!(rand(10,3), rand(10,2))
 
+    image_comparison_tests(:gadfly, skip=[19])
 
-    # plot(x::AVec, y::AVec{AVec}; kw...)        # multiple lines, will assert length(x) == length(y[i])
-
-
-    # plot(x::AVec{AVec}, y::AVec{AVec}; kw...)  # multiple lines, will assert length(x[i]) == length(y[i])
-    # plot(n::Integer; kw...)                    # n lines, all empty (for updating plots)
   end
-catch err
-    warn("Skipped Gadfly due to: ", string(err))
-end
+# catch err
+#     warn("Skipped Gadfly due to: ", string(err))
+# end
 
-# note: we wrap in a try block so that the tests only run if we have the backend installed
-try
-  Pkg.installed("Qwt")
-  qwt()
-  backend()
-  facts("Qwt") do
-    @fact backend(:qwt) --> Plots.QwtPackage()
-    @fact backend() --> Plots.QwtPackage()
-    @fact typeof(plot(1:10)) --> Plots.Plot{Plots.QwtPackage}
+# # note: we wrap in a try block so that the tests only run if we have the backend installed
+# try
+#   Pkg.installed("Qwt")
+#   qwt()
+#   backend()
+#   facts("Qwt") do
+#     @fact backend(:qwt) --> Plots.QwtPackage()
+#     @fact backend() --> Plots.QwtPackage()
+#     @fact typeof(plot(1:10)) --> Plots.Plot{Plots.QwtPackage}
 
-    # plot(y::AVec; kw...)                       # one line... x = 1:length(y)
-    @fact plot(1:10) --> not(nothing)
-    @fact length(current().o.lines) --> 1
+#     # plot(y::AVec; kw...)                       # one line... x = 1:length(y)
+#     @fact plot(1:10) --> not(nothing)
+#     @fact length(current().o.lines) --> 1
 
-    # plot(x::AVec, f::Function; kw...)          # one line, y = f(x)
-    @fact plot(1:10, sin) --> not(nothing)
-    @fact current().o.lines[1].y --> sin(collect(1:10))
+#     # plot(x::AVec, f::Function; kw...)          # one line, y = f(x)
+#     @fact plot(1:10, sin) --> not(nothing)
+#     @fact current().o.lines[1].y --> sin(collect(1:10))
 
-    # plot(x::AMat, f::Function; kw...)          # multiple lines, yᵢⱼ = f(xᵢⱼ)
-    @fact plot(rand(10,2), sin) --> not(nothing)
-    @fact length(current().o.lines) --> 2
+#     # plot(x::AMat, f::Function; kw...)          # multiple lines, yᵢⱼ = f(xᵢⱼ)
+#     @fact plot(rand(10,2), sin) --> not(nothing)
+#     @fact length(current().o.lines) --> 2
 
-    # plot(y::AMat; kw...)                       # multiple lines (one per column of x), all sharing x = 1:size(y,1)
-    @fact plot!(rand(10,2)) --> not(nothing)
-    @fact length(current().o.lines) --> 4
+#     # plot(y::AMat; kw...)                       # multiple lines (one per column of x), all sharing x = 1:size(y,1)
+#     @fact plot!(rand(10,2)) --> not(nothing)
+#     @fact length(current().o.lines) --> 4
 
-    # plot(x::AVec, fs::AVec{Function}; kw...)   # multiple lines, yᵢⱼ = fⱼ(xᵢ)
-    @fact plot(1:10, Function[sin,cos]) --> not(nothing)
-    @fact current().o.lines[1].y --> sin(collect(1:10))
-    @fact current().o.lines[2].y --> cos(collect(1:10))
+#     # plot(x::AVec, fs::AVec{Function}; kw...)   # multiple lines, yᵢⱼ = fⱼ(xᵢ)
+#     @fact plot(1:10, Function[sin,cos]) --> not(nothing)
+#     @fact current().o.lines[1].y --> sin(collect(1:10))
+#     @fact current().o.lines[2].y --> cos(collect(1:10))
 
-    # plot(y::AVec{AVec}; kw...)                 # multiple lines, each with x = 1:length(y[i])
-    @fact plot([11:20 ; rand(10)]) --> not(nothing)
-    @fact current().o.lines[1].x[4] --> 4
-    @fact current().o.lines[1].y[4] --> 14
-  end
-catch err
-    warn("Skipped Qwt due to: ", string(err))
-end
+#     # plot(y::AVec{AVec}; kw...)                 # multiple lines, each with x = 1:length(y[i])
+#     @fact plot([11:20 ; rand(10)]) --> not(nothing)
+#     @fact current().o.lines[1].x[4] --> 4
+#     @fact current().o.lines[1].y[4] --> 14
+#   end
+# catch err
+#     warn("Skipped Qwt due to: ", string(err))
+# end
 
-try
+# try
     Pkg.installed("PyPlot")
     pyplot()
     backend()
@@ -89,38 +90,40 @@ try
         @fact backend(:pyplot) --> Plots.PyPlotPackage()
         @fact backend() --> Plots.PyPlotPackage()
         @fact typeof(plot(1:10)) --> Plots.Plot{Plots.PyPlotPackage}
+
+        image_comparison_tests(:pyplot, skip=[19])
     end
-catch err
-    warn("Skipped PyPlot due to: ", string(err))
-end
+# catch err
+#     warn("Skipped PyPlot due to: ", string(err))
+# end
 
 
-try
-    Pkg.installed("UnicodePlots")
-    unicodeplots()
-    backend()
-    facts("UnicodePlots") do
-        @fact backend(:unicodeplots) --> Plots.UnicodePlotsPackage()
-        @fact backend() --> Plots.UnicodePlotsPackage()
-        @fact typeof(plot(1:10)) --> Plots.Plot{Plots.UnicodePlotsPackage}
-    end
-catch err
-    warn("Skipped UnicodePlots due to: ", string(err))
-end
+# try
+#     Pkg.installed("UnicodePlots")
+#     unicodeplots()
+#     backend()
+#     facts("UnicodePlots") do
+#         @fact backend(:unicodeplots) --> Plots.UnicodePlotsPackage()
+#         @fact backend() --> Plots.UnicodePlotsPackage()
+#         @fact typeof(plot(1:10)) --> Plots.Plot{Plots.UnicodePlotsPackage}
+#     end
+# catch err
+#     warn("Skipped UnicodePlots due to: ", string(err))
+# end
 
 
-try
-    Pkg.installed("Winston")
-    winston()
-    backend()
-    facts("Winston") do
-        @fact backend(:winston) --> Plots.WinstonPackage()
-        @fact backend() --> Plots.WinstonPackage()
-        @fact typeof(plot(1:10)) --> Plots.Plot{Plots.WinstonPackage}
-    end
-catch err
-    warn("Skipped Winston due to: ", string(err))
-end
+# try
+#     Pkg.installed("Winston")
+#     winston()
+#     backend()
+#     facts("Winston") do
+#         @fact backend(:winston) --> Plots.WinstonPackage()
+#         @fact backend() --> Plots.WinstonPackage()
+#         @fact typeof(plot(1:10)) --> Plots.Plot{Plots.WinstonPackage}
+#     end
+# catch err
+#     warn("Skipped Winston due to: ", string(err))
+# end
 
 
 FactCheck.exitstatus()