diff --git a/src/backends/bokeh.jl b/src/backends/bokeh.jl
index adad4777..6653285f 100644
--- a/src/backends/bokeh.jl
+++ b/src/backends/bokeh.jl
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ supported_args(::BokehBackend) = [
     # :surface,
     # :levels,
   ]
-supported_types(::BokehBackend) = [:none, :path, :scatter]
+supported_types(::BokehBackend) = [:path, :scatter]
 supported_styles(::BokehBackend) = [:auto, :solid, :dash, :dot, :dashdot, :dashdotdot]
 supported_markers(::BokehBackend) = [:none, :auto, :ellipse, :rect, :diamond, :utriangle, :dtriangle, :cross, :xcross, :star5]
 supported_scales(::BokehBackend) = [:identity, :ln]
diff --git a/src/backends/gadfly.jl b/src/backends/gadfly.jl
index 1d3dcfa8..4c75fb1f 100644
--- a/src/backends/gadfly.jl
+++ b/src/backends/gadfly.jl
@@ -24,10 +24,10 @@ supported_args(::GadflyBackend) = [
     :orientation,
   ]
 supported_types(::GadflyBackend) = [
-        :none, :line, :path, :steppre, :steppost, :sticks,
-        :scatter, :histogram2d, :hexbin, :histogram,
+        :path,
+        :scatter, :hexbin,
         :bar,
-        :hline, :vline, :contour, :shape
+        :contour, :shape
     ]
 supported_styles(::GadflyBackend) = [:auto, :solid, :dash, :dot, :dashdot, :dashdotdot]
 supported_markers(::GadflyBackend) = vcat(_allMarkers, Shape)
diff --git a/src/backends/pyplot.jl b/src/backends/pyplot.jl
index baeb7d21..a1a44219 100644
--- a/src/backends/pyplot.jl
+++ b/src/backends/pyplot.jl
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ supported_args(::PyPlotBackend) = [
     :clims,
   ]
 supported_types(::PyPlotBackend) = [
-        :none, :line, :path, :steppre, :steppost, :shape,
+        :path, :steppre, :steppost, :shape,
         :scatter, :histogram2d, :hexbin, :histogram,
         :bar, :sticks,
         :hline, :vline, :heatmap, :pie, :image,
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@ function _series_added(plt::Plot{PyPlotBackend}, series::Series)
     # for each plotting command, optionally build and add a series handle to the list
 
     # line plot
-    if st in (:path, :line, :path3d, :steppre, :steppost)
+    if st in (:path, :path3d, :steppre, :steppost)
         if d[:linewidth] > 0
             handle = ax[:plot](xyargs...;
                 label = d[:label],
@@ -491,7 +491,7 @@ function _series_added(plt::Plot{PyPlotBackend}, series::Series)
     end
 
     # add markers?
-    if d[:markershape] != :none && st in (:path, :line, :scatter, :path3d,
+    if d[:markershape] != :none && st in (:path, :scatter, :path3d,
                                           :scatter3d, :steppre, :steppost,
                                           :bar, :sticks)
         extrakw = KW()
diff --git a/src/backends/qwt.jl b/src/backends/qwt.jl
index 04f6d75d..78fd1886 100644
--- a/src/backends/qwt.jl
+++ b/src/backends/qwt.jl
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ supported_args(::QwtBackend) = [
     :xscale,
     :yscale,
   ]
-supported_types(::QwtBackend) = [:none, :line, :path, :steppre, :steppost, :sticks, :scatter, :histogram2d, :hexbin, :histogram, :bar, :hline, :vline]
+supported_types(::QwtBackend) = [:path, :scatter, :hexbin, :bar]
 supported_markers(::QwtBackend) = [:none, :auto, :rect, :ellipse, :diamond, :utriangle, :dtriangle, :cross, :xcross, :star5, :star8, :hexagon]
 supported_scales(::QwtBackend) = [:identity, :log10]
 is_subplot_supported(::QwtBackend) = true
diff --git a/src/backends/unicodeplots.jl b/src/backends/unicodeplots.jl
index 0442bcf3..3a6be5f6 100644
--- a/src/backends/unicodeplots.jl
+++ b/src/backends/unicodeplots.jl
@@ -52,8 +52,8 @@ supported_args(::UnicodePlotsBackend) = [
     # :z,
   ]
 supported_types(::UnicodePlotsBackend) = [
-    :path, :steppre, :steppost, :scatter,
-    :histogram2d, :hline, :vline
+    :path, :scatter,
+    :histogram2d
 ]
 supported_styles(::UnicodePlotsBackend) = [:auto, :solid]
 supported_markers(::UnicodePlotsBackend) = [:none, :auto, :ellipse]
diff --git a/src/backends/winston.jl b/src/backends/winston.jl
index ecae13e3..65baafd4 100644
--- a/src/backends/winston.jl
+++ b/src/backends/winston.jl
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ supported_args(::WinstonBackend) = [
     # :yflip,
     # :z,
   ]
-supported_types(::WinstonBackend) = [:none, :line, :path, :sticks, :scatter, :histogram, :bar]
+supported_types(::WinstonBackend) = [:path, :scatter, :bar]
 supported_styles(::WinstonBackend) = [:auto, :solid, :dash, :dot, :dashdot]
 supported_markers(::WinstonBackend) = [:none, :auto, :rect, :ellipse, :diamond, :utriangle, :dtriangle, :cross, :xcross, :star5]
 supported_scales(::WinstonBackend) = [:identity, :log10]
diff --git a/src/layouts.jl b/src/layouts.jl
index 0e2fa547..bfc68830 100644
--- a/src/layouts.jl
+++ b/src/layouts.jl
@@ -102,7 +102,19 @@ end
 Base.show(io::IO, layout::AbstractLayout) = print(io, "$(typeof(layout))$(size(layout))")
 
 # create a new bbox
-bbox(left, top, w, h) = BoundingBox(left, top, w, h)
+function bbox(x, y, w, h; h_anchor = :left, v_anchor = :top)
+    left = if h_anchor == :left
+        x
+    else
+        x - w * (h_anchor == :right ? 1.0 : 0.5)
+    end
+    top = if v_anchor == :top
+        y
+    else
+        y - h * (v_anchor == :bottom ? 1.0 : 0.5)
+    end
+    BoundingBox(left, top, w, h)
+end
 
 # this is the available area for drawing everything in this layout... as percentages of total canvas
 bbox(layout::AbstractLayout) = layout.bbox
diff --git a/src/plot.jl b/src/plot.jl
index 191a4d8b..3f4fbc99 100644
--- a/src/plot.jl
+++ b/src/plot.jl
@@ -94,6 +94,9 @@ function plot(plt1::Plot, plts_tail::Plot...; kw...)
     for (idx, sp) in enumerate(plt.subplots)
         _initialize_subplot(plt, sp)
         serieslist = series_list(sp)
+        if sp in sp.plt.inset_subplots
+            push!(plt.inset_subplots, sp)
+        end
         sp.plt = plt
         sp.attr[:subplot_index] = idx
         for series in serieslist
diff --git a/src/recipes.jl b/src/recipes.jl
index 6ee5a62a..a1601033 100644
--- a/src/recipes.jl
+++ b/src/recipes.jl
@@ -53,7 +53,47 @@ end
 
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+const _series_recipe_deps = Dict()
 
+function series_recipe_dependencies(st::Symbol, deps::Symbol...)
+    _series_recipe_deps[st] = deps
+end
+
+function seriestype_supported(st::Symbol)
+    seriestype_supported(backend(), st)
+end
+
+# returns :no, :native, or :recipe depending on how it's supported
+function seriestype_supported(pkg::AbstractBackend, st::Symbol)
+    # is it natively supported
+    if st in supported_types(pkg)
+        return :native
+    end
+    
+    haskey(_series_recipe_deps, st) || return :no
+
+    supported = true
+    for dep in _series_recipe_deps[st]
+        if seriestype_supported(pkg, dep) == :no
+            supported = false
+        end
+    end
+    supported ? :recipe : :no
+end
+
+macro deps(st, args...)
+    :(series_recipe_dependencies($(quot(st)), $(map(quot, args)...)))
+end
+
+# get a list of all seriestypes
+function all_seriestypes()
+    sts = Set{Symbol}(keys(_series_recipe_deps))
+    for bsym in backends()
+        btype = _backendType[bsym]
+        sts = union(sts, Set{Symbol}(supported_types(btype())))
+    end
+    sort(collect(sts))
+end
 
 
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -156,21 +196,23 @@ end
     seriestype := :path
     ()
 end
+@deps line path
 
-@recipe function f(::Type{Val{:sticks}}, x, y, z)
-    nx = length(x)
-    n = 3nx
-    newx, newy = zeros(n), zeros(n)
-    for i=1:nx
-        rng = 3i-2:3i
-        newx[rng] = x[i]
-        newy[rng] = [0., y[i], 0.]
-    end
-    x := newx
-    y := newy
-    seriestype := :path
-    ()
-end
+# @recipe function f(::Type{Val{:sticks}}, x, y, z)
+#     nx = length(x)
+#     n = 3nx
+#     newx, newy = zeros(n), zeros(n)
+#     for i=1:nx
+#         rng = 3i-2:3i
+#         newx[rng] = x[i]
+#         newy[rng] = [0., y[i], 0.]
+#     end
+#     x := newx
+#     y := newy
+#     seriestype := :path
+#     ()
+# end
+# @deps sticks path
 
 @recipe function f(::Type{Val{:hline}}, x, y, z)
     xmin, xmax = axis_limits(d[:subplot][:xaxis])
@@ -182,6 +224,7 @@ end
     seriestype := :path
     ()
 end
+@deps hline path
 
 @recipe function f(::Type{Val{:vline}}, x, y, z)
     ymin, ymax = axis_limits(d[:subplot][:yaxis])
@@ -193,6 +236,7 @@ end
     seriestype := :path
     ()
 end
+@deps vline path
 
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # steps
@@ -231,6 +275,7 @@ end
     end
     ()
 end
+@deps steppre path scatter
 
 # create a path from steps
 @recipe function f(::Type{Val{:steppost}}, x, y, z)
@@ -251,6 +296,7 @@ end
     end
     ()
 end
+@deps steppost path scatter
 
 
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -289,6 +335,7 @@ sticks_fillfrom(fr::AVec, i::Integer) = fr[mod1(i, length(fr))]
     end
     ()
 end
+@deps sticks path scatter
 
 
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -350,6 +397,7 @@ end
     seriestype := :path
     ()
 end
+@deps bar path
 
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Histograms
@@ -402,6 +450,7 @@ end
     seriestype := :bar
     ()
 end
+@deps histogram bar
 
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Histogram 2D
@@ -443,6 +492,7 @@ centers(v::AVec) = v[1] + cumsum(diff(v))
     seriestype := :heatmap
     ()
 end
+@deps histogram2d heatmap
 
 
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -458,6 +508,8 @@ end
     ()
 end
 
+# note: don't add dependencies because this really isn't a drop-in replacement
+
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Box Plot
 
@@ -563,9 +615,8 @@ notch_width(q2, q4, N) = 1.58 * (q4-q2)/sqrt(N)
     end
 
     () # expects a tuple returned
-
-    # KW[d]
 end
+@deps boxplot shape scatter
 
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Violin Plot
@@ -628,9 +679,8 @@ end
 
     d[:x], d[:y] = shape_coords(shapes)
     ()
-
-    # KW[d]
 end
+@deps violin shape
 
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # density
@@ -649,6 +699,7 @@ end
 
     ()
 end
+@deps density path
 
 
 
@@ -701,6 +752,7 @@ end
     d[:x], d[:y] = error_coords(d[:x], d[:y], error_zipit(d[:yerror]))
     ()
 end
+@deps yerror path
 
 @recipe function f(::Type{Val{:xerror}}, x, y, z)
     error_style!(d)
@@ -708,6 +760,7 @@ end
     d[:y], d[:x] = error_coords(d[:y], d[:x], error_zipit(d[:xerror]))
     ()
 end
+@deps xerror path
 
 
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -807,6 +860,7 @@ end
     end
     ()
 end
+@deps quiver shape path
 
 
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------