From 58041cc64e885832b8fbe9f873497f7cb77829f8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Thomas Breloff <tom@breloff.com>
Date: Thu, 5 Nov 2015 16:39:04 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] working on big renaming

---
 src/backends/bokeh.jl        | 16 +++---
 src/backends/gadfly.jl       | 20 ++++----
 src/backends/immerse.jl      | 29 +++--------
 src/backends/pyplot.jl       | 18 +++----
 src/backends/qwt.jl          | 14 +++---
 src/backends/template.jl     | 94 ++++++++----------------------------
 src/backends/unicodeplots.jl |  8 +--
 src/backends/winston.jl      |  6 +--
 src/components.jl            | 14 +++++-
 src/plot.jl                  | 14 +++---
 src/plotter.jl               |  4 +-
 src/subplot.jl               | 82 ++++++-------------------------
 src/utils.jl                 |  2 +-
 13 files changed, 106 insertions(+), 215 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backends/bokeh.jl b/src/backends/bokeh.jl
index 4d13e55f..039c081f 100644
--- a/src/backends/bokeh.jl
+++ b/src/backends/bokeh.jl
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ end
 
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-function plot(pkg::BokehPackage; kw...)
+function _create_plot(pkg::BokehPackage; kw...)
   d = Dict(kw)
 
   # dumpdict(d, "plot", true)
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ function plot(pkg::BokehPackage; kw...)
 end
 
 
-function plot!(::BokehPackage, plt::Plot; kw...)
+function _add_series(::BokehPackage, plt::Plot; kw...)
   d = Dict(kw)
 
   # dumpdict(d, "plot!", true)
@@ -105,10 +105,10 @@ end
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------
 
 # TODO: override this to update plot items (title, xlabel, etc) after creation
-function updatePlotItems(plt::Plot{BokehPackage}, d::Dict)
+function _update_plot(plt::Plot{BokehPackage}, d::Dict)
 end
 
-function updatePositionAndSize(plt::PlottingObject{BokehPackage}, d::Dict)
+function _update_plot_pos_size(plt::PlottingObject{BokehPackage}, d::Dict)
 end
 
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ end
 
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------
 
-function addAnnotations{X,Y,V}(plt::Plot{BokehPackage}, anns::AVec{@compat(Tuple{X,Y,V})})
+function _add_annotations{X,Y,V}(plt::Plot{BokehPackage}, anns::AVec{@compat(Tuple{X,Y,V})})
   for ann in anns
     # TODO: add the annotation to the plot
   end
@@ -137,17 +137,17 @@ end
 
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------
 
-function buildSubplotObject!(subplt::Subplot{BokehPackage})
+function _create_subplot(subplt::Subplot{BokehPackage})
   # TODO: build the underlying Subplot object.  this is where you might layout the panes within a GUI window, for example
 
 end
 
 
-function expandLimits!(lims, plt::Plot{BokehPackage}, isx::Bool)
+function _expand_limits(lims, plt::Plot{BokehPackage}, isx::Bool)
   # TODO: call expand limits for each plot data
 end
 
-function handleLinkInner(plt::Plot{BokehPackage}, isx::Bool)
+function _remove_axis(plt::Plot{BokehPackage}, isx::Bool)
   # TODO: if plot is inner subplot, might need to remove ticks or axis labels
 end
 
diff --git a/src/backends/gadfly.jl b/src/backends/gadfly.jl
index d7a8c34e..8b72fb02 100644
--- a/src/backends/gadfly.jl
+++ b/src/backends/gadfly.jl
@@ -398,13 +398,13 @@ function updateGadflyGuides(plt::Plot, d::Dict)
 
   ticks = get(d, :xticks, :auto)
   if ticks == :none
-    handleLinkInner(plt, true)
+    _remove_axis(plt, true)
   else
     addGadflyTicksGuide(gplt, ticks, true)
   end
   ticks = get(d, :yticks, :auto)
   if ticks == :none
-    handleLinkInner(plt, false)
+    _remove_axis(plt, false)
   else
     addGadflyTicksGuide(gplt, ticks, false)
   end
@@ -476,7 +476,7 @@ function createGadflyAnnotationObject(x, y, txt::PlotText)
                             ))
 end
 
-function addAnnotations{X,Y,V}(plt::Plot{GadflyPackage}, anns::AVec{@compat(Tuple{X,Y,V})})
+function _add_annotations{X,Y,V}(plt::Plot{GadflyPackage}, anns::AVec{@compat(Tuple{X,Y,V})})
   for ann in anns
     push!(plt.o.guides, createGadflyAnnotationObject(ann...))
   end
@@ -486,7 +486,7 @@ end
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 # create a blank Gadfly.Plot object
-function plot(pkg::GadflyPackage; kw...)
+function _create_plot(pkg::GadflyPackage; kw...)
   d = Dict(kw)
   gplt = createGadflyPlotObject(d)
   Plot(gplt, pkg, 0, d, Dict[])
@@ -494,7 +494,7 @@ end
 
 
 # plot one data series
-function plot!(::GadflyPackage, plt::Plot; kw...)
+function _add_series(::GadflyPackage, plt::Plot; kw...)
   d = Dict(kw)
   addGadflySeries!(plt, d)
   push!(plt.seriesargs, d)
@@ -503,7 +503,7 @@ end
 
 
 
-function updatePlotItems(plt::Plot{GadflyPackage}, d::Dict)
+function _update_plot(plt::Plot{GadflyPackage}, d::Dict)
   updateGadflyGuides(plt, d)
   updateGadflyPlotTheme(plt, d)
 end
@@ -535,22 +535,22 @@ end
 
 
 # create the underlying object (each backend will do this differently)
-function buildSubplotObject!(subplt::Subplot{GadflyPackage}, isbefore::Bool)
+function _create_subplot(subplt::Subplot{GadflyPackage}, isbefore::Bool)
   isbefore && return false # wait until after plotting to create the subplots
   subplt.o = nothing
   true
 end
 
 
-function handleLinkInner(plt::Plot{GadflyPackage}, isx::Bool)
+function _remove_axis(plt::Plot{GadflyPackage}, isx::Bool)
   gplt = getGadflyContext(plt)
   addOrReplace(gplt.guides, isx ? Gadfly.Guide.xticks : Gadfly.Guide.yticks; label=false)
   addOrReplace(gplt.guides, isx ? Gadfly.Guide.xlabel : Gadfly.Guide.ylabel, "")
 end
 
-function expandLimits!(lims, plt::Plot{GadflyPackage}, isx::Bool)
+function _expand_limits(lims, plt::Plot{GadflyPackage}, isx::Bool)
   for l in getGadflyContext(plt).layers
-    expandLimits!(lims, l.mapping[isx ? :x : :y])
+    _expand_limits(lims, l.mapping[isx ? :x : :y])
   end
 end
 
diff --git a/src/backends/immerse.jl b/src/backends/immerse.jl
index 7edb5fa3..f01f8b66 100644
--- a/src/backends/immerse.jl
+++ b/src/backends/immerse.jl
@@ -1,19 +1,6 @@
 
 # https://github.com/JuliaGraphics/Immerse.jl
 
-# immutable ImmersePackage <: PlottingPackage end
-
-# export immerse
-# immerse() = backend(:immerse)
-
-
-# supportedArgs(::ImmersePackage) = supportedArgs(GadflyPackage())
-# supportedAxes(::ImmersePackage) = supportedAxes(GadflyPackage())
-# supportedTypes(::ImmersePackage) = supportedTypes(GadflyPackage())
-# supportedStyles(::ImmersePackage) = supportedStyles(GadflyPackage())
-# supportedMarkers(::ImmersePackage) = supportedMarkers(GadflyPackage())
-# supportedScales(::ImmersePackage) = supportedScales(GadflyPackage())
-
 
 function createImmerseFigure(d::Dict)
   w,h = d[:size]
@@ -23,7 +10,7 @@ end
 
 
 # create a blank Gadfly.Plot object
-function plot(pkg::ImmersePackage; kw...)
+function _create_plot(pkg::ImmersePackage; kw...)
   d = Dict(kw)
 
   # create the underlying Gadfly.Plot object
@@ -35,7 +22,7 @@ end
 
 
 # plot one data series
-function plot!(::ImmersePackage, plt::Plot; kw...)
+function _add_series(::ImmersePackage, plt::Plot; kw...)
   d = Dict(kw)
   addGadflySeries!(plt, d)
   push!(plt.seriesargs, d)
@@ -43,7 +30,7 @@ function plot!(::ImmersePackage, plt::Plot; kw...)
 end
 
 
-function updatePlotItems(plt::Plot{ImmersePackage}, d::Dict)
+function _update_plot(plt::Plot{ImmersePackage}, d::Dict)
   updateGadflyGuides(plt, d)
   updateGadflyPlotTheme(plt, d)
 end
@@ -52,7 +39,7 @@ end
 
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------
 
-function addAnnotations{X,Y,V}(plt::Plot{ImmersePackage}, anns::AVec{@compat(Tuple{X,Y,V})})
+function _add_annotations{X,Y,V}(plt::Plot{ImmersePackage}, anns::AVec{@compat(Tuple{X,Y,V})})
   for ann in anns
     push!(getGadflyContext(plt).guides, createGadflyAnnotationObject(ann...))
   end
@@ -78,7 +65,7 @@ end
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
-function buildSubplotObject!(subplt::Subplot{ImmersePackage}, isbefore::Bool)
+function _create_subplot(subplt::Subplot{ImmersePackage}, isbefore::Bool)
   return false
   # isbefore && return false
 end
@@ -125,15 +112,15 @@ function showSubplotObject(subplt::Subplot{ImmersePackage})
 end
 
 
-function handleLinkInner(plt::Plot{ImmersePackage}, isx::Bool)
+function _remove_axis(plt::Plot{ImmersePackage}, isx::Bool)
   gplt = getGadflyContext(plt)
   addOrReplace(gplt.guides, isx ? Gadfly.Guide.xticks : Gadfly.Guide.yticks; label=false)
   addOrReplace(gplt.guides, isx ? Gadfly.Guide.xlabel : Gadfly.Guide.ylabel, "")
 end
 
-function expandLimits!(lims, plt::Plot{ImmersePackage}, isx::Bool)
+function _expand_limits(lims, plt::Plot{ImmersePackage}, isx::Bool)
   for l in getGadflyContext(plt).layers
-    expandLimits!(lims, l.mapping[isx ? :x : :y])
+    _expand_limits(lims, l.mapping[isx ? :x : :y])
   end
 end
 
diff --git a/src/backends/pyplot.jl b/src/backends/pyplot.jl
index 6f504d2d..fec33f57 100644
--- a/src/backends/pyplot.jl
+++ b/src/backends/pyplot.jl
@@ -398,7 +398,7 @@ end
 
 usingRightAxis(plt::Plot{PyPlotPackage}) = any(args -> args[:axis] in (:right,:auto), plt.seriesargs)
 
-function updatePlotItems(plt::Plot{PyPlotPackage}, d::Dict)
+function _update_plot(plt::Plot{PyPlotPackage}, d::Dict)
   figorax = plt.o
   ax = getLeftAxis(figorax)
   # PyPlot.sca(ax)
@@ -496,7 +496,7 @@ function createPyPlotAnnotationObject(plt::Plot{PyPlotPackage}, x, y, val::PlotT
   )
 end
 
-function addAnnotations{X,Y,V}(plt::Plot{PyPlotPackage}, anns::AVec{@compat(Tuple{X,Y,V})})
+function _add_annotations{X,Y,V}(plt::Plot{PyPlotPackage}, anns::AVec{@compat(Tuple{X,Y,V})})
   for ann in anns
     createPyPlotAnnotationObject(plt, ann...)
   end
@@ -505,7 +505,7 @@ end
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------
 
 # NOTE: pyplot needs to build before
-function buildSubplotObject!(subplt::Subplot{PyPlotPackage}, isbefore::Bool)
+function _create_subplot(subplt::Subplot{PyPlotPackage}, isbefore::Bool)
   l = subplt.layout
 
   w,h = map(px2inch, getinitargs(subplt,1)[:size])
@@ -540,8 +540,8 @@ function subplot(plts::AVec{Plot{PyPlotPackage}}, layout::SubplotLayout, d::Dict
 
   subplt = Subplot(nothing, newplts, PyPlotPackage(), p, n, layout, d, true, false, false, (r,c) -> (nothing,nothing))
 
-  preprocessSubplot(subplt, d)
-  buildSubplotObject!(subplt, true)
+  _preprocess_subplot(subplt, d)
+  _create_subplot(subplt, true)
 
   for (i,plt) in enumerate(plts)
     for seriesargs in plt.seriesargs
@@ -549,13 +549,13 @@ function subplot(plts::AVec{Plot{PyPlotPackage}}, layout::SubplotLayout, d::Dict
     end
   end
 
-  postprocessSubplot(subplt, d)
+  _postprocess_subplot(subplt, d)
 
   subplt
 end
 
 
-function handleLinkInner(plt::Plot{PyPlotPackage}, isx::Bool)
+function _remove_axis(plt::Plot{PyPlotPackage}, isx::Bool)
   if isx
     plot!(plt, xticks=zeros(0), xlabel="")
   else
@@ -563,9 +563,9 @@ function handleLinkInner(plt::Plot{PyPlotPackage}, isx::Bool)
   end
 end
 
-function expandLimits!(lims, plt::Plot{PyPlotPackage}, isx::Bool)
+function _expand_limits(lims, plt::Plot{PyPlotPackage}, isx::Bool)
   pltlims = plt.o.ax[isx ? :get_xbound : :get_ybound]()
-  expandLimits!(lims, pltlims)
+  _expand_limits(lims, pltlims)
 end
 
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/src/backends/qwt.jl b/src/backends/qwt.jl
index 695c8aa3..6b853344 100644
--- a/src/backends/qwt.jl
+++ b/src/backends/qwt.jl
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ function updateLimsAndTicks(plt::Plot{QwtPackage}, d::Dict, isx::Bool)
 end
 
 
-function updatePlotItems(plt::Plot{QwtPackage}, d::Dict)
+function _update_plot(plt::Plot{QwtPackage}, d::Dict)
   haskey(d, :title) && Qwt.title(plt.o, d[:title])
   haskey(d, :xlabel) && Qwt.xlabel(plt.o, d[:xlabel])
   haskey(d, :ylabel) && Qwt.ylabel(plt.o, d[:ylabel])
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ function updatePlotItems(plt::Plot{QwtPackage}, d::Dict)
   updateLimsAndTicks(plt, d, false)
 end
 
-function updatePositionAndSize(plt::PlottingObject{QwtPackage}, d::Dict)
+function _update_plot_pos_size(plt::PlottingObject{QwtPackage}, d::Dict)
   haskey(d, :size) && Qwt.resizewidget(plt.o, d[:size]...)
   haskey(d, :pos) && Qwt.movewidget(plt.o, d[:pos]...)
 end
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ function createQwtAnnotation(plt::Plot, x, y, val::@compat(AbstractString))
   marker[:attach](plt.o.widget)
 end
 
-function addAnnotations{X,Y,V}(plt::Plot{QwtPackage}, anns::AVec{@compat(Tuple{X,Y,V})})
+function _add_annotations{X,Y,V}(plt::Plot{QwtPackage}, anns::AVec{@compat(Tuple{X,Y,V})})
   for ann in anns
     createQwtAnnotation(plt, ann...)
   end
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ end
 # -------------------------------
 
 # create the underlying object (each backend will do this differently)
-function buildSubplotObject!(subplt::Subplot{QwtPackage}, isbefore::Bool)
+function _create_subplot(subplt::Subplot{QwtPackage}, isbefore::Bool)
   isbefore && return false
   i = 0
   rows = Any[]
@@ -233,14 +233,14 @@ function buildSubplotObject!(subplt::Subplot{QwtPackage}, isbefore::Bool)
   true
 end
 
-function expandLimits!(lims, plt::Plot{QwtPackage}, isx::Bool)
+function _expand_limits(lims, plt::Plot{QwtPackage}, isx::Bool)
   for series in plt.o.lines
-    expandLimits!(lims, isx ? series.x : series.y)
+    _expand_limits(lims, isx ? series.x : series.y)
   end
 end
 
 
-function handleLinkInner(plt::Plot{QwtPackage}, isx::Bool)
+function _remove_axis(plt::Plot{QwtPackage}, isx::Bool)
 end
 
 
diff --git a/src/backends/template.jl b/src/backends/template.jl
index a735b5a2..e624de71 100644
--- a/src/backends/template.jl
+++ b/src/backends/template.jl
@@ -5,64 +5,7 @@
 
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-# supportedArgs(::[PkgName]Package) = _allArgs
-supportedArgs(::[PkgName]Package) = [
-    :annotation,
-    # :args,
-    :axis,
-    :background_color,
-    :color,
-    :fillrange,
-    :fillcolor,
-    :foreground_color,
-    :group,
-    # :heatmap_c,
-    # :kwargs,
-    :label,
-    :layout,
-    :legend,
-    :linestyle,
-    :linetype,
-    :linewidth,
-    :markershape,
-    :markercolor,
-    :markersize,
-    :n,
-    :nbins,
-    :nc,
-    :nr,
-    # :pos,
-    :smooth,
-    # :ribbon,
-    :show,
-    :size,
-    :title,
-    :windowtitle,
-    :x,
-    :xlabel,
-    :xlims,
-    :xticks,
-    :y,
-    :ylabel,
-    :ylims,
-    # :yrightlabel,
-    :yticks,
-    # :xscale,
-    # :yscale,
-    # :xflip,
-    # :yflip,
-    # :z,
-  ]
-supportedAxes(::[PkgName]Package) = _allAxes
-supportedTypes(::[PkgName]Package) = _allTypes
-supportedStyles(::[PkgName]Package) = _allStyles
-supportedMarkers(::[PkgName]Package) = _allMarkers
-supportedScales(::[PkgName]Package) = _allScales
-subplotSupported(::[PkgName]Package) = false
-
-# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-function plot(pkg::[PkgName]Package; kw...)
+function _create_plot(pkg::[PkgName]Package; 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
@@ -70,20 +13,29 @@ function plot(pkg::[PkgName]Package; kw...)
 end
 
 
-function plot!(::[PkgName]Package, plt::Plot; kw...)
+function _add_series(::[PkgName]Package, plt::Plot; kw...)
   d = Dict(kw)
   # TODO: add one series to the underlying package
   push!(plt.seriesargs, d)
   plt
 end
 
-# ----------------------------------------------------------------
-
-# TODO: override this to update plot items (title, xlabel, etc) after creation
-function updatePlotItems(plt::Plot{[PkgName]Package}, d::Dict)
+function _add_annotations{X,Y,V}(plt::Plot{[PkgName]Package}, anns::AVec{@compat(Tuple{X,Y,V})})
+  for ann in anns
+    # TODO: add the annotation to the plot
+  end
 end
 
-function updatePositionAndSize(plt::PlottingObject{[PkgName]Package}, d::Dict)
+# ----------------------------------------------------------------
+
+function _before_update_plot(plt::Plot{[PkgName]Package})
+end
+
+# TODO: override this to update plot items (title, xlabel, etc) after creation
+function _update_plot(plt::Plot{[PkgName]Package}, d::Dict)
+end
+
+function _update_plot_pos_size(plt::PlottingObject{[PkgName]Package}, d::Dict)
 end
 
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -103,23 +55,15 @@ end
 
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------
 
-function addAnnotations{X,Y,V}(plt::Plot{[PkgName]Package}, anns::AVec{@compat(Tuple{X,Y,V})})
-  for ann in anns
-    # TODO: add the annotation to the plot
-  end
-end
-
-# ----------------------------------------------------------------
-
-function buildSubplotObject!(subplt::Subplot{[PkgName]Package})
+function _create_subplot(subplt::Subplot{[PkgName]Package})
   # TODO: build the underlying Subplot object.  this is where you might layout the panes within a GUI window, for example
 end
 
-function expandLimits!(lims, plt::Plot{[PkgName]Package}, isx::Bool)
+function _expand_limits(lims, plt::Plot{[PkgName]Package}, isx::Bool)
   # TODO: call expand limits for each plot data
 end
 
-function handleLinkInner(plt::Plot{[PkgName]Package}, isx::Bool)
+function _remove_axis(plt::Plot{[PkgName]Package}, isx::Bool)
   # TODO: if plot is inner subplot, might need to remove ticks or axis labels
 end
 
diff --git a/src/backends/unicodeplots.jl b/src/backends/unicodeplots.jl
index cdb3e9a8..f2098c9d 100644
--- a/src/backends/unicodeplots.jl
+++ b/src/backends/unicodeplots.jl
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ function rebuildUnicodePlot!(plt::Plot)
   if get(iargs, :xlims, :auto) == :auto
     xlim = [Inf, -Inf]
     for d in sargs
-      expandLimits!(xlim, d[:x])
+      _expand_limits(xlim, d[:x])
     end
   else
     xmin, xmax = iargs[:xlims]
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ function rebuildUnicodePlot!(plt::Plot)
   if get(iargs, :ylims, :auto) == :auto
     ylim = [Inf, -Inf]
     for d in sargs
-      expandLimits!(ylim, d[:y])
+      _expand_limits(ylim, d[:y])
     end
   else
     ymin, ymax = iargs[:ylims]
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ function plot!(::UnicodePlotsPackage, plt::Plot; kw...)
 end
 
 
-function updatePlotItems(plt::Plot{UnicodePlotsPackage}, d::Dict)
+function _update_plot(plt::Plot{UnicodePlotsPackage}, d::Dict)
   for k in (:title, :xlabel, :ylabel, :xlims, :ylims)
     if haskey(d, k)
       plt.initargs[k] = d[k]
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ end
 
 # we don't do very much for subplots... just stack them vertically
 
-function buildSubplotObject!(subplt::Subplot{UnicodePlotsPackage}, isbefore::Bool)
+function _create_subplot(subplt::Subplot{UnicodePlotsPackage}, isbefore::Bool)
   isbefore && return false
   true
 end
diff --git a/src/backends/winston.jl b/src/backends/winston.jl
index 05e51c3a..3f92e911 100644
--- a/src/backends/winston.jl
+++ b/src/backends/winston.jl
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ end
     :yscale => :ylog,
   )
 
-function updatePlotItems(plt::Plot{WinstonPackage}, d::Dict)
+function _update_plot(plt::Plot{WinstonPackage}, d::Dict)
   window, canvas, wplt = getWinstonItems(plt)
   for k in (:xlabel, :ylabel, :title, :xlims, :ylims)
     if haskey(d, k)
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ function createWinstonAnnotationObject(plt::Plot{WinstonPackage}, x, y, val::@co
   Winston.text(x, y, val)
 end
 
-function addAnnotations{X,Y,V}(plt::Plot{WinstonPackage}, anns::AVec{@compat(Tuple{X,Y,V})})
+function _add_annotations{X,Y,V}(plt::Plot{WinstonPackage}, anns::AVec{@compat(Tuple{X,Y,V})})
   for ann in anns
     createWinstonAnnotationObject(plt, ann...)
   end
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ end
 
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------
 
-function buildSubplotObject!(subplt::Subplot{WinstonPackage}, isbefore::Bool)
+function _create_subplot(subplt::Subplot{WinstonPackage}, isbefore::Bool)
   # TODO: build the underlying Subplot object.  this is where you might layout the panes within a GUI window, for example
 end
 
diff --git a/src/components.jl b/src/components.jl
index e872b7ea..ee40d926 100644
--- a/src/components.jl
+++ b/src/components.jl
@@ -151,7 +151,19 @@ function stroke(args...; α::Real = -1.0)
   for arg in args
     T = typeof(arg)
 
-    # if arg in 
+    if arg in _allStyles
+      style = arg
+    elseif T <: Colorant
+      color = arg
+    elseif T <: @compat Union{Symbol,AbstractString}
+      try
+        color = parse(Colorant, string(arg))
+      end
+    elseif typeof(arg) <: Real
+      width = arg
+    else
+      warn("Unused stroke arg: $arg ($(typeof(arg)))")
+    end
   end
 
   Stroke(width, color, style)
diff --git a/src/plot.jl b/src/plot.jl
index f89ee1af..e79e39be 100644
--- a/src/plot.jl
+++ b/src/plot.jl
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ function plot!(plt::Plot, args...; kw...)
   preparePlotUpdate(plt)
 
   # get the list of dictionaries, one per series
-  kwList, xmeta, ymeta = createKWargsList(plt, groupargs..., args...; d...)
+  seriesArgList, xmeta, ymeta = createKWargsList(plt, groupargs..., args...; d...)
   
   # if we were able to extract guide information from the series inputs, then update the plot
   # @show xmeta, ymeta
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ function plot!(plt::Plot, args...; kw...)
   updateDictWithMeta(d, plt.initargs, ymeta, false)
 
   # now we can plot the series
-  for (i,di) in enumerate(kwList)
+  for (i,di) in enumerate(seriesArgList)
     plt.n += 1
 
     setTicksFromStringVector(d, di, :x, :xticks)
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ function plot!(plt::Plot, args...; kw...)
     plot!(plt.backend, plt; di...)
   end
 
-  addAnnotations(plt, d)
+  _add_annotations(plt, d)
 
   warnOnUnsupportedScales(plt.backend, d)
 
@@ -123,10 +123,10 @@ function plot!(plt::Plot, args...; kw...)
   if !haskey(d, :subplot)
     merge!(plt.initargs, d)
     dumpdict(plt.initargs, "Updating plot items")
-    updatePlotItems(plt, plt.initargs)
+    _update_plot(plt, plt.initargs)
   end
 
-  updatePositionAndSize(plt, d)
+  _update_plot_pos_size(plt, d)
 
   current(plt)
 
@@ -184,10 +184,10 @@ annotations{X,Y,V}(t::@compat(Tuple{X,Y,V})) = [t]
 annotations(anns) = error("Expecting a tuple (or vector of tuples) for annotations: ",
                        "(x, y, annotation)\n    got: $(typeof(anns))")
 
-function addAnnotations(plt::Plot, d::Dict)
+function _add_annotations(plt::Plot, d::Dict)
   anns = annotations(get(d, :annotation, nothing))
   if !isempty(anns)
-    addAnnotations(plt, anns)
+    _add_annotations(plt, anns)
   end
 end
 
diff --git a/src/plotter.jl b/src/plotter.jl
index 6b7cc6ad..3976617c 100644
--- a/src/plotter.jl
+++ b/src/plotter.jl
@@ -50,10 +50,10 @@ include("backends/bokeh.jl")
 
 plot(pkg::PlottingPackage; kw...) = error("plot($pkg; kw...) is not implemented")
 plot!(pkg::PlottingPackage, plt::Plot; kw...) = error("plot!($pkg, plt; kw...) is not implemented")
-updatePlotItems(pkg::PlottingPackage, plt::Plot, d::Dict) = error("updatePlotItems($pkg, plt, d) is not implemented")
+_update_plot(pkg::PlottingPackage, plt::Plot, d::Dict) = error("_update_plot($pkg, plt, d) is not implemented")
 # Base.display(pkg::PlottingPackage, plt::Plot) = error("display($pkg, plt) is not implemented")
 
-updatePositionAndSize{P<:PlottingPackage}(plt::PlottingObject{P}, d::Dict) = nothing #error("updatePositionAndSize(plt,d) is not implemented for $P")
+_update_plot_pos_size{P<:PlottingPackage}(plt::PlottingObject{P}, d::Dict) = nothing #error("_update_plot_pos_size(plt,d) is not implemented for $P")
 
 subplot(pkg::PlottingPackage; kw...) = error("subplot($pkg; kw...) is not implemented")
 subplot!(pkg::PlottingPackage, subplt::Subplot; kw...) = error("subplot!($pkg, subplt; kw...) is not implemented")
diff --git a/src/subplot.jl b/src/subplot.jl
index 049556fe..b0a2a586 100644
--- a/src/subplot.jl
+++ b/src/subplot.jl
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ Base.getindex(layout::GridLayout, r::Int, c::Int) = (r-1) * layout.nc + c
 Base.getindex(subplt::Subplot, args...) = subplt.plts[subplt.layout[args...]]
 
 # handle "linking" the subplot axes together
-# each backend should implement the handleLinkInner and expandLimits! methods
+# each backend should implement the _remove_axis and _expand_limits methods
 function linkAxis(subplt::Subplot, isx::Bool)
 
   # collect the list of plots and the expanded limits for those plots that should be linked on this axis
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ function linkAxis(subplt::Subplot, isx::Bool)
       isinner = (isx && r < nrows(subplt.layout)) || (!isx && !firstone)
       push!(includedPlots, (plt, isinner, k))
 
-      expandLimits!(lims[k], plt, isx)
+      _expand_limits(lims[k], plt, isx)
     end
 
   end
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ function linkAxis(subplt::Subplot, isx::Bool)
   # do the axis adjustments
   for (plt, isinner, k) in includedPlots
     if isinner
-      handleLinkInner(plt, isx)
+      _remove_axis(plt, isx)
     end
     (isx ? xlims! : ylims!)(plt, lims[k]...)
   end
@@ -209,29 +209,8 @@ function subplot{P<:PlottingPackage}(plts::AVec{Plot{P}}, layout::SubplotLayout,
   n = sum([plt.n for plt in plts])
   subplt = Subplot(nothing, collect(plts), P(), p, n, layout, Dict(), false, false, false, (r,c) -> (nothing,nothing))
 
-  # preprocessArgs!(d)
-
-  # # 
-  # for (i,plt) in enumerate(plts)
-  #   di = copy(plt.initargs)
-
-  #   for ck in (:background_color, :foreground_color, :color_palette)
-  #     # if we have a value to override, do it
-  #     if haskey(d, ck)
-  #       di[ck] = get_mod(d[ck], i)
-  #     end
-    
-
-
-  # # build a new dict from the initargs of the plots
-  # iargs = Dict()
-  # for k in keys(_plotDefaults)
-  #   iargs[k] = Any[plt.initargs[k] for plt in plts]'
-  # end
-  # merge!(iargs, d)
-
-  preprocessSubplot(subplt, d)
-  postprocessSubplot(subplt, d)
+  _preprocess_subplot(subplt, d)
+  _postprocess_subplot(subplt, d)
 
   subplt
 end
@@ -241,7 +220,7 @@ end
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
-function preprocessSubplot(subplt::Subplot, d::Dict)
+function _preprocess_subplot(subplt::Subplot, d::Dict)
   validateSubplotSupported()
   preprocessArgs!(d)
   dumpdict(d, "After subplot! preprocessing")
@@ -256,8 +235,6 @@ function preprocessSubplot(subplt::Subplot, d::Dict)
   # those into the plot's initargs.  (example... `palette = [:blues :reds]` goes into subplt.initargs,
   # then the ColorGradient for :blues/:reds is merged into plot 1/2 initargs, which is then used for color selection)
   for i in 1:length(subplt.layout)
-    # di = getPlotArgs(backend(), subplt.initargs, i)
-    # merge!(subplt.plts[i].initargs, di)
     subplt.plts[i].initargs = getPlotArgs(backend(), merge(subplt.plts[i].initargs, d), i)
   end
   merge!(subplt.initargs, d)
@@ -271,37 +248,20 @@ function preprocessSubplot(subplt::Subplot, d::Dict)
   end
 end
 
-function postprocessSubplot(subplt::Subplot, d::Dict)
+function _postprocess_subplot(subplt::Subplot, d::Dict)
   # init (after plot creation)
   if !subplt.initialized
-    subplt.initialized = buildSubplotObject!(subplt, false)
+    subplt.initialized = _create_subplot(subplt, false)
   end
 
   # add title, axis labels, ticks, etc
   for (i,plt) in enumerate(subplt.plts)
-
-    # # # get the full initargs, overriding any new settings
-    # # di = copy(merge(plt.initargs, d))
-    # di = copy(d)
-
-    # for (k,v) in di
-    #   if typeof(v) <: AVec
-    #     di[k] = v[mod1(i, length(v))]
-    #   elseif typeof(v) <: AMat
-    #     m = size(v,2)
-    #     di[k] = (size(v,1) == 1 ? v[1, mod1(i, m)] : v[:, mod1(i, m)])
-    #   end
-    # end
-
-    # di = merge!(plt.initargs, di)
-
     di = plt.initargs
-
     dumpdict(di, "Updating sp $i")
-    updatePlotItems(plt, di)
+    _update_plot(plt, di)
   end
 
-  updatePositionAndSize(subplt, d)
+  _update_plot_pos_size(subplt, d)
 
   # handle links
   subplt.linkx && linkAxis(subplt, true)
@@ -335,14 +295,14 @@ function subplot!(subplt::Subplot, args...; kw...)
   # validateSubplotSupported()
 
   d = Dict(kw)
-  preprocessSubplot(subplt, d)
+  _preprocess_subplot(subplt, d)
 
   # create the underlying object (each backend will do this differently)
   # note: we call it once before doing the individual plots, and once after
   #       this is because some backends need to set up the subplots and then plot, 
   #       and others need to do it the other way around
   if !subplt.initialized
-    subplt.initialized = buildSubplotObject!(subplt, true)
+    subplt.initialized = _create_subplot(subplt, true)
   end
 
   # handle grouping
@@ -365,17 +325,6 @@ function subplot!(subplt::Subplot, args...; kw...)
     plt = getplot(subplt)
     plt.n += 1
 
-    # # update the plot's initargs for things such as palettes, etc
-    # for (k,v) in subplt.initargs
-    #   haskey(_plotDefaults, k) || continue
-    #   if typeof(v) <: AVec
-    #     plt.initargs[k] = v[mod1(i, length(v))]
-    #   elseif typeof(v) <: AMat
-    #     m = size(v,2)
-    #     plt.initargs[k] = (size(v,1) == 1 ? v[1, mod1(i, m)] : v[:, mod1(i, m)])
-    #   end
-    # end
-
     # cleanup the dictionary that we pass into the plot! command
     di[:show] = false
     di[:subplot] = true
@@ -389,7 +338,7 @@ function subplot!(subplt::Subplot, args...; kw...)
     _plot_from_subplot!(plt; di...)
   end
 
-  postprocessSubplot(subplt, d)
+  _postprocess_subplot(subplt, d)
 
   # show it automatically?
   if haskey(d, :show) && d[:show]
@@ -407,10 +356,9 @@ function _plot_from_subplot!(plt::Plot, args...; kw...)
   setTicksFromStringVector(d, d, :x, :xticks)
   setTicksFromStringVector(d, d, :y, :yticks)
 
-  # dumpdict(d, "Plot from subplot")
-  plot!(plt.backend, plt; d...)
+  _add_series(plt.backend, plt; d...)
   
-  addAnnotations(plt, d)
+  _add_annotations(plt, d)
   warnOnUnsupportedScales(plt.backend, d)
 end
 
diff --git a/src/utils.jl b/src/utils.jl
index 1c023233..30813d20 100644
--- a/src/utils.jl
+++ b/src/utils.jl
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ maketuple{T,S}(x::@compat(Tuple{T,S})) = x
 unzip{T,S}(v::AVec{@compat(Tuple{T,S})}) = [vi[1] for vi in v], [vi[2] for vi in v]
 
 # given 2-element lims and a vector of data x, widen lims to account for the extrema of x
-function expandLimits!(lims, x)
+function _expand_limits(lims, x)
   try
     e1, e2 = extrema(x)
     lims[1] = min(lims[1], e1)