diff --git a/src/backends/gadfly.jl b/src/backends/gadfly.jl
index 441c1b7e..ee6beb43 100644
--- a/src/backends/gadfly.jl
+++ b/src/backends/gadfly.jl
@@ -667,9 +667,10 @@ getGadflyWriteFunc(::MIME"image/svg+xml") = Gadfly.SVG
 # getGadflyWriteFunc(::MIME"text/html") = Gadfly.SVGJS
 getGadflyWriteFunc(::MIME"application/pdf") = Gadfly.PDF
 getGadflyWriteFunc(::MIME"application/postscript") = Gadfly.PS
+getGadflyWriteFunc(::MIME"application/x-tex") = Gadfly.PGF
 getGadflyWriteFunc(m::MIME) = error("Unsupported in Gadfly/Immerse: ", m)
 
-for mime in (MIME"image/png", MIME"image/svg+xml", MIME"application/pdf", MIME"application/postscript")
+for mime in (MIME"image/png", MIME"image/svg+xml", MIME"application/pdf", MIME"application/postscript", MIME"application/x-tex")
   @eval function Base.writemime{P<:GadflyOrImmerse}(io::IO, ::$mime, plt::PlottingObject{P})
     func = getGadflyWriteFunc($mime())
     dowritemime(io, func, plt)
diff --git a/src/output.jl b/src/output.jl
index afc98c25..5a97848a 100644
--- a/src/output.jl
+++ b/src/output.jl
@@ -37,6 +37,15 @@ end
 ps(fn::@compat(AbstractString)) = ps(current(), fn)
 
 
+function tex(plt::PlottingObject, fn::@compat(AbstractString))
+  fn = addExtension(fn, "tex")
+  io = open(fn, "w")
+  writemime(io, MIME("application/x-tex"), plt)
+  close(io)
+end
+tex(fn::@compat(AbstractString)) = tex(current(), fn)
+
+
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
@@ -45,6 +54,7 @@ ps(fn::@compat(AbstractString)) = ps(current(), fn)
     "svg" => svg,
     "pdf" => pdf,
     "ps"  => ps,
+    "tex" => tex,
   )
 
 function getExtension(fn::@compat(AbstractString))
diff --git a/src/plot.jl b/src/plot.jl
index 47b11a43..db7a8c02 100644
--- a/src/plot.jl
+++ b/src/plot.jl
@@ -378,14 +378,15 @@ function createKWargsList{T<:Real}(plt::PlottingObject, x::AVec, y::AVec, zmat::
   @assert x == sort(x)
   @assert y == sort(y)
   @assert size(zmat) == (length(x), length(y))
-  surf = Surface(convert(Matrix{Float64}, zmat))
+  # surf = Surface(convert(Matrix{Float64}, zmat))
   # surf = Array(Any,1,1)
   # surf[1,1] = convert(Matrix{Float64}, zmat)
   d = Dict(kw)
+  d[:z] = Surface(convert(Matrix{Float64}, zmat))
   if !(get(d, :linetype, :none) in (:contour, :surface, :wireframe))
     d[:linetype] = :contour
   end
-  createKWargsList(plt, x, y; d..., z = surf)
+  createKWargsList(plt, x, y; d...) #, z = surf)
 end
 
 # contours or surfaces... general x, y grid
@@ -394,7 +395,12 @@ function createKWargsList{T<:Real}(plt::PlottingObject, x::AMat{T}, y::AMat{T},
   surf = Surface(convert(Matrix{Float64}, zmat))
   # surf = Array(Any,1,1)
   # surf[1,1] = convert(Matrix{Float64}, zmat)
-  createKWargsList(plt, x, y; kw..., surface = surf, linetype = :contour)
+  d = Dict(kw)
+  d[:z] = Surface(convert(Matrix{Float64}, zmat))
+  if !(get(d, :linetype, :none) in (:contour, :surface, :wireframe))
+    d[:linetype] = :contour
+  end
+  createKWargsList(plt, Any[x], Any[y]; d...) #kw..., z = surf, linetype = :contour)
 end
 
 
diff --git a/src/plotter.jl b/src/plotter.jl
index 1963acfb..6d84da53 100644
--- a/src/plotter.jl
+++ b/src/plotter.jl
@@ -235,11 +235,11 @@ function backend()
           # end borrowing (thanks :)
           ###########################
 
-          try
-            include(joinpath(Pkg.dir("Plots"), "src", "backends", "plotly_blink.jl"))
-          catch err
-            warn("Error including Plotlyjs: $err\n  Note: Will fall back to built-in display.")
-          end
+          # try
+          #   include(joinpath(Pkg.dir("Plots"), "src", "backends", "plotly_blink.jl"))
+          # catch err
+          #   warn("Error including Plotlyjs: $err\n  Note: Will fall back to built-in display.")
+          # end
 
         end
       catch err