Update gr.jl

small additional fixes for 0.7

.gitignore

@@ -5,4 +5,3 @@
 examples/.ipynb_checkpoints/*
 examples/meetup/.ipynb_checkpoints/*
 deps/plotly-latest.min.js
-deps/build.log

.travis.yml

@@ -4,11 +4,10 @@ os:
   - linux
   # - osx
 julia:
-  # - 0.7
-  - nightly
-# matrix:
-#   allow_failures:
-#     - julia: nightly
+  - 0.7
+matrix:
+  allow_failures:
+    - julia: nightly
 
 # # before install:
 # #   - if [[ "$TRAVIS_OS_NAME" == "osx" ]]; then brew update          ; fi
@@ -43,10 +42,10 @@ before_install:
 notifications:
   email: true
 # uncomment the following lines to override the default test script
-# script:
- # - if [[ -a .git/shallow ]]; then git fetch --unshallow; fi
- # - julia -e 'import Pkg; Pkg.add(Pkg.PackageSpec(path=pwd())); Pkg.build("Plots")'
- # - julia test/travis_commands.jl
+script:
+ - if [[ -a .git/shallow ]]; then git fetch --unshallow; fi
+ - julia -e 'using Pkg; Pkg.add(pwd()); Pkg.build("Plots")'
+ - julia test/travis_commands.jl
  # - julia -e 'Pkg.clone("ImageMagick"); Pkg.build("ImageMagick")'
  # - julia -e 'Pkg.clone("GR"); Pkg.build("GR")'
  # # - julia -e 'Pkg.clone("https://github.com/tbreloff/ImageMagick.jl.git"); Pkg.checkout("ImageMagick","tb_write"); Pkg.build("ImageMagick")'

NEWS.md

@@ -10,44 +10,7 @@
 
 ---
 ## (current master)
-- All new development should target Julia 1.x!
-
-## 0.20.0
-Many updates, min julia 1.0
-- change display type to use PlotsDisplay (fixes Juno integration)
-- change all internal uses of `d` to `plotattributes` (no user change)
-- change spy implementation to use `scatter` not `heatmap`
-- sort x axes when passing a vector of strings as x
-- improve performance of marker_z
-- update CI to 1.0
-- minor depwarn ifixes
-- only draw one colorbar with GR
-- add colorbar_title to GR and pgfplots
-- fix savefig with latexstrings for PyPlot
-- fix NamedTuple integration
-- don't export `P2` and `P3`
-- make it possible to use 2-argument function as argument to marker_z
-- make `plotattr` work again
-
-## 0.19.3
-- fix some julia 0.7 deprecations
-- fix 32-bit OS functionality
-
-## 0.19.2
-- several small fixes for 1.0 compatibility
-
-## 0.19.1
-- don't broadcast plot_color
-
-## 0.19.0
-- Refactor conditional loading to use Requires
-- Many fixes for 1.0 compatibility
-
-## 0.18.0
-- update minor version to 0.7
-
-## 0.17.4
-- fix thickness_scaling for pyplot
+- All new development should target Julia 0.7!
 
 ## 0.17.3
 - Log-scale heatmap edge computation

README.md

@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 [![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/JuliaPlots/Plots.jl.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/JuliaPlots/Plots.jl)
 [![Build status](https://ci.appveyor.com/api/projects/status/github/juliaplots/plots.jl?branch=master&svg=true)](https://ci.appveyor.com/project/mkborregaard/plots-jl)
 [![Join the chat at https://gitter.im/tbreloff/Plots.jl](https://badges.gitter.im/tbreloff/Plots.jl.svg)](https://gitter.im/tbreloff/Plots.jl?utm_source=badge&utm_medium=badge&utm_campaign=pr-badge&utm_content=badge)
-<a href="http://docs.juliaplots.org/latest/" target="_blank"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/docs-latest-blue.svg" alt="Latest documentation"></a>
 <!-- [![Plots](http://pkg.julialang.org/badges/Plots_0.3.svg)](http://pkg.julialang.org/?pkg=Plots&ver=0.3) -->
 <!-- [![Plots](http://pkg.julialang.org/badges/Plots_0.4.svg)](http://pkg.julialang.org/?pkg=Plots&ver=0.4) -->
 <!-- [![Coverage Status](https://coveralls.io/repos/tbreloff/Plots.jl/badge.svg?branch=master)](https://coveralls.io/r/tbreloff/Plots.jl?branch=master) -->
@@ -22,3 +21,5 @@ Plots is a plotting API and toolset.  My goals with the package are:
 - **Consistent**.  Don't commit to one graphics package, use the same code everywhere.
 - **Lightweight**.  Very few dependencies.
 - **Smart**. Attempts to figure out what you **want** it to do... not just what you **tell** it.
+
+View the [full documentation](http://docs.juliaplots.org/latest).

REQUIRE

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-julia 1.0
+julia 0.7-alpha
 
-RecipesBase 0.6.0
+RecipesBase 0.2.3
 PlotUtils 0.4.1
 PlotThemes 0.1.3
 Reexport

appveyor.yml

@@ -1,14 +1,15 @@
 environment:
   matrix:
-  # - JULIA_URL: "https://julialang-s3.julialang.org/bin/winnt/x86/0.7/julia-0.7-latest-win32.exe"
-  # - JULIA_URL: "https://julialang-s3.julialang.org/bin/winnt/x64/0.7/julia-0.7-latest-win64.exe"
+  - JULIA_URL: "https://julialang-s3.julialang.org/bin/winnt/x86/0.6/julia-0.6-latest-win32.exe"
+  - JULIA_URL: "https://julialang-s3.julialang.org/bin/winnt/x64/0.6/julia-0.6-latest-win64.exe"
   - JULIA_URL: "https://julialangnightlies-s3.julialang.org/bin/winnt/x86/julia-latest-win32.exe"
   - JULIA_URL: "https://julialangnightlies-s3.julialang.org/bin/winnt/x64/julia-latest-win64.exe"
 
-# matrix:
-#   allow_failures:
-#   - JULIA_URL: "https://julialangnightlies-s3.julialang.org/bin/winnt/x86/julia-latest-win32.exe"
-#   - JULIA_URL: "https://julialangnightlies-s3.julialang.org/bin/winnt/x64/julia-latest-win64.exe"
+matrix:
+  allow_failures:
+  - JULIA_URL: "https://julialang-s3.julialang.org/bin/winnt/x86/0.6/julia-0.6-latest-win32.exe" #check and address
+  - JULIA_URL: "https://julialangnightlies-s3.julialang.org/bin/winnt/x86/julia-latest-win32.exe"
+  - JULIA_URL: "https://julialangnightlies-s3.julialang.org/bin/winnt/x64/julia-latest-win64.exe"
 
 notifications:
   - provider: Email
@@ -31,11 +32,8 @@ install:
 build_script:
 # Need to convert from shallow to complete for Pkg.clone to work
   - IF EXIST .git\shallow (git fetch --unshallow)
-  - C:\projects\julia\bin\julia -e "
-    using InteractiveUtils, Pkg;
-    versioninfo();
-    Pkg.clone(pwd(), \"Plots\");
-    Pkg.build(\"Plots\")"
+  - C:\projects\julia\bin\julia -e "versioninfo(); Pkg.clone(pwd(), \"Plots\"); Pkg.build(\"Plots\")"
 
 test_script:
-  - C:\projects\julia\bin\julia -e "using Pkg; Pkg.test(\"Plots\")"
+  # - C:\projects\julia\bin\julia -e "Pkg.test(\"Plots\")"
+  - C:\projects\julia\bin\julia -e "include(Pkg.dir(\"Plots\", \"test\", \"travis_commands.jl\"))"

src/Plots.jl

@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+__precompile__(true)
+
 module Plots
 
 using Reexport
@@ -5,7 +7,6 @@ using Reexport
 import StaticArrays
 using StaticArrays.FixedSizeArrays
 using Dates, Printf, Statistics, Base64, LinearAlgebra
-import SparseArrays: findnz
 
 @reexport using RecipesBase
 import RecipesBase: plot, plot!, animate
@@ -104,6 +105,8 @@ export
     rotate,
     rotate!,
     center,
+    P2,
+    P3,
     BezierCurve,
 
     plotattr
@@ -116,7 +119,7 @@ ignorenan_minimum(x) = Base.minimum(x)
 ignorenan_maximum(x::AbstractArray{F}) where {F<:AbstractFloat} = NaNMath.maximum(x)
 ignorenan_maximum(x) = Base.maximum(x)
 ignorenan_mean(x::AbstractArray{F}) where {F<:AbstractFloat} = NaNMath.mean(x)
-ignorenan_mean(x) = Statistics.mean(x)
+ignorenan_mean(x) = Base.mean(x)
 ignorenan_extrema(x::AbstractArray{F}) where {F<:AbstractFloat} = NaNMath.extrema(x)
 ignorenan_extrema(x) = Base.extrema(x)
 
@@ -168,7 +171,6 @@ include("arg_desc.jl")
 include("plotattr.jl")
 include("backends.jl")
 include("output.jl")
-include("init.jl")
 
 # ---------------------------------------------------------
 
@@ -234,10 +236,10 @@ zlims!(zmin::Real, zmax::Real; kw...)                     = plot!(; zlims = (zmi
 
 
 "Set xticks for an existing plot"
-xticks!(v::TicksArgs; kw...) where {T<:Real}                       = plot!(; xticks = v, kw...)
+xticks!(v::AVec{T}; kw...) where {T<:Real}                       = plot!(; xticks = v, kw...)
 
 "Set yticks for an existing plot"
-yticks!(v::TicksArgs; kw...) where {T<:Real}                       = plot!(; yticks = v, kw...)
+yticks!(v::AVec{T}; kw...) where {T<:Real}                       = plot!(; yticks = v, kw...)
 
 xticks!(
 ticks::AVec{T}, labels::AVec{S}; kw...) where {T<:Real,S<:AbstractString}     = plot!(; xticks = (ticks,labels), kw...)
@@ -272,8 +274,8 @@ let PlotOrSubplot = Union{Plot, Subplot}
     global xlims!(plt::PlotOrSubplot, xmin::Real, xmax::Real; kw...)             = plot!(plt; xlims = (xmin,xmax), kw...)
     global ylims!(plt::PlotOrSubplot, ymin::Real, ymax::Real; kw...)             = plot!(plt; ylims = (ymin,ymax), kw...)
     global zlims!(plt::PlotOrSubplot, zmin::Real, zmax::Real; kw...)             = plot!(plt; zlims = (zmin,zmax), kw...)
-    global xticks!(plt::PlotOrSubplot, ticks::TicksArgs; kw...) where {T<:Real}           = plot!(plt; xticks = ticks, kw...)
-    global yticks!(plt::PlotOrSubplot, ticks::TicksArgs; kw...) where {T<:Real}           = plot!(plt; yticks = ticks, kw...)
+    global xticks!(plt::PlotOrSubplot, ticks::AVec{T}; kw...) where {T<:Real}           = plot!(plt; xticks = ticks, kw...)
+    global yticks!(plt::PlotOrSubplot, ticks::AVec{T}; kw...) where {T<:Real}           = plot!(plt; yticks = ticks, kw...)
     global xticks!(plt::PlotOrSubplot,
    ticks::AVec{T}, labels::AVec{S}; kw...) where {T<:Real,S<:AbstractString}     = plot!(plt; xticks = (ticks,labels), kw...)
     global yticks!(plt::PlotOrSubplot,
@@ -293,4 +295,18 @@ end
 
 const CURRENT_BACKEND = CurrentBackend(:none)
 
+# for compatibility with Requires.jl:
+@init begin
+    if isdefined(Main, :PLOTS_DEFAULTS)
+        if haskey(Main.PLOTS_DEFAULTS, :theme)
+            theme(Main.PLOTS_DEFAULTS[:theme])
+        end
+        for (k,v) in Main.PLOTS_DEFAULTS
+            k == :theme || default(k, v)
+        end
+    end
+end
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------
+
 end # module

src/animation.jl

@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ function buildanimation(animdir::AbstractString, fn::AbstractString,
         run(`ffmpeg -v 0 -framerate $fps -loop $loop -i $(animdir)/%06d.png -pix_fmt yuv420p -y $fn`)
     end
 
-    show_msg && @info("Saved animation to ", fn)
+    show_msg && info("Saved animation to ", fn)
     AnimatedGif(fn)
 end
 
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ function _animate(forloop::Expr, args...; callgif = false)
   end
 
   push!(block.args, :(if $filterexpr; frame($animsym); end))
-  push!(block.args, :(global $countersym += 1))
+  push!(block.args, :($countersym += 1))
 
   # add a final call to `gif(anim)`?
   retval = callgif ? :(gif($animsym)) : animsym
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ function _animate(forloop::Expr, args...; callgif = false)
   esc(quote
     $freqassert             # if filtering, check frequency is an Integer > 0
     $animsym = Animation()  # init animation object
-    global $countersym = 1         # init iteration counter
+    $countersym = 1         # init iteration counter
     $forloop                # for loop, saving a frame after each iteration
     $retval                 # return the animation object, or the gif
   end)

src/arg_desc.jl

@@ -21,14 +21,14 @@ const _arg_desc = KW(
 :markerstrokewidth 	=> "Number. Width of the marker stroke (border. in pixels)",
 :markerstrokecolor 	=> "Color Type. Color of the marker stroke (border).  `:match` will take the value from `:foreground_color_subplot`.",
 :markerstrokealpha 	=> "Number in [0,1]. The alpha/opacity override for the marker stroke (border).  `nothing` (the default) means it will take the alpha value of markerstrokecolor.",
-:bins              	=> "Integer, NTuple{2,Integer}, AbstractVector or Symbol. Default is :auto (the Freedman-Diaconis rule). For histogram-types, defines the approximate number of bins to aim for, or the auto-binning algorithm to use (:sturges, :sqrt, :rice, :scott or :fd). For fine-grained control pass a Vector of break values, e.g. `range(min(x), stop = extrema(x), length = 25)`",
+:bins              	=> "Integer, NTuple{2,Integer}, AbstractVector or Symbol. Default is :auto (the Freedman-Diaconis rule). For histogram-types, defines the approximate number of bins to aim for, or the auto-binning algorithm to use (:sturges, :sqrt, :rice, :scott or :fd). For fine-grained control pass a Vector of break values, e.g. `linspace(extrema(x)..., 25)`",
 :smooth            	=> "Bool.  Add a regression line?",
 :group             	=> "AbstractVector. Data is split into a separate series, one for each unique value in `group`.",
 :x                 	=> "Various. Input data. First Dimension",
 :y                 	=> "Various. Input data. Second Dimension",
 :z                 	=> "Various. Input data. Third Dimension. May be wrapped by a `Surface` for surface and heatmap types.",
-:marker_z          	=> "AbstractVector, Function `f(x,y,z) -> z_value`, or Function `f(x,y) -> z_value`, or nothing. z-values for each series data point, which correspond to the color to be used from a markercolor gradient.",
-:line_z          	=> "AbstractVector, Function `f(x,y,z) -> z_value`, or Function `f(x,y) -> z_value`, or nothing. z-values for each series line segment, which correspond to the color to be used from a linecolor gradient.  Note that for N points, only the first N-1 values are used (one per line-segment).",
+:marker_z          	=> "AbstractVector, Function `f(x,y,z) -> z_value`, or nothing. z-values for each series data point, which correspond to the color to be used from a markercolor gradient.",
+:line_z          	=> "AbstractVector, Function `f(x,y,z) -> z_value`, or nothing. z-values for each series line segment, which correspond to the color to be used from a linecolor gradient.  Note that for N points, only the first N-1 values are used (one per line-segment).",
 :fill_z           => "Matrix{Float64} of the same size as z matrix, which specifies the color of the 3D surface; the default value is `nothing`.",
 :levels            	=> "Integer, NTuple{2,Integer}. Number of levels (or x-levels/y-levels) for a contour type.",
 :orientation       	=> "Symbol.  Horizontal or vertical orientation for bar types.  Values `:h`, `:hor`, `:horizontal` correspond to horizontal (sideways, anchored to y-axis), and `:v`, `:vert`, and `:vertical` correspond to vertical (the default).",
@@ -139,12 +139,6 @@ const _arg_desc = KW(
 :gridalpha                => "Number in [0,1]. The alpha/opacity override for the grid lines.",
 :gridstyle                => "Symbol. Style of the grid lines. Choose from $(_allStyles)",
 :gridlinewidth            => "Number. Width of the grid lines (in pixels)",
-:foreground_color_minor_grid => "Color Type or `:match` (matches `:foreground_color_subplot`). Color of minor grid lines.",
-:minorgrid                => "Bool. Adds minor grid lines and ticks to the plot. Set minorticks to change number of gridlines",
-:minorticks               => "Integer. Intervals to divide the gap between major ticks into",
-:minorgridalpha           => "Number in [0,1]. The alpha/opacity override for the minorgrid lines.",
-:minorgridstyle           => "Symbol. Style of the minor grid lines. Choose from $(_allStyles)",
-:minorgridlinewidth       => "Number. Width of the minor grid lines (in pixels)",
 :tick_direction           => "Symbol.  Direction of the ticks. `:in` or `:out`",
 :showaxis                 => "Bool, Symbol or String.  Show the axis. `true`, `false`, `:show`, `:hide`, `:yes`, `:no`, `:x`, `:y`, `:z`, `:xy`, ..., `:all`, `:off`",
 :widen                    => "Bool. Widen the axis limits by a small factor to avoid cut-off markers and lines at the borders. Defaults to `true`.",

src/axes.jl

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 function Axis(sp::Subplot, letter::Symbol, args...; kw...)
     # init with values from _plot_defaults
-    plotattributes = KW(
+    d = KW(
         :letter => letter,
         # :extrema => (Inf, -Inf),
         :extrema => Extrema(),
@@ -22,14 +22,14 @@ function Axis(sp::Subplot, letter::Symbol, args...; kw...)
     for (k,v) in _axis_defaults
         lk = Symbol(letter, k)
         lv = _axis_defaults_byletter[lk]
-        plotattributes[k] = (lv == :match ? v : lv)
+        d[k] = (lv == :match ? v : lv)
     end
 
-    # merge!(plotattributes, _axis_defaults)
-    plotattributes[:discrete_values] = []
+    # merge!(d, _axis_defaults)
+    d[:discrete_values] = []
 
     # update the defaults
-    attr!(Axis([sp], plotattributes), args...; kw...)
+    attr!(Axis([sp], d), args...; kw...)
 end
 
 function get_axis(sp::Subplot, letter::Symbol)
@@ -41,46 +41,46 @@ function get_axis(sp::Subplot, letter::Symbol)
     end::Axis
 end
 
-function process_axis_arg!(plotattributes::KW, arg, letter = "")
+function process_axis_arg!(d::KW, arg, letter = "")
     T = typeof(arg)
     arg = get(_scaleAliases, arg, arg)
 
     if typeof(arg) <: Font
-        plotattributes[Symbol(letter,:tickfont)] = arg
-        plotattributes[Symbol(letter,:guidefont)] = arg
+        d[Symbol(letter,:tickfont)] = arg
+        d[Symbol(letter,:guidefont)] = arg
 
     elseif arg in _allScales
-        plotattributes[Symbol(letter,:scale)] = arg
+        d[Symbol(letter,:scale)] = arg
 
     elseif arg in (:flip, :invert, :inverted)
-        plotattributes[Symbol(letter,:flip)] = true
+        d[Symbol(letter,:flip)] = true
 
     elseif T <: AbstractString
-        plotattributes[Symbol(letter,:guide)] = arg
+        d[Symbol(letter,:guide)] = arg
 
     # xlims/ylims
     elseif (T <: Tuple || T <: AVec) && length(arg) == 2
         sym = typeof(arg[1]) <: Number ? :lims : :ticks
-        plotattributes[Symbol(letter,sym)] = arg
+        d[Symbol(letter,sym)] = arg
 
     # xticks/yticks
     elseif T <: AVec
-        plotattributes[Symbol(letter,:ticks)] = arg
+        d[Symbol(letter,:ticks)] = arg
 
     elseif arg == nothing
-        plotattributes[Symbol(letter,:ticks)] = []
+        d[Symbol(letter,:ticks)] = []
 
     elseif T <: Bool || arg in _allShowaxisArgs
-        plotattributes[Symbol(letter,:showaxis)] = showaxis(arg, letter)
+        d[Symbol(letter,:showaxis)] = showaxis(arg, letter)
 
     elseif typeof(arg) <: Number
-        plotattributes[Symbol(letter,:rotation)] = arg
+        d[Symbol(letter,:rotation)] = arg
 
     elseif typeof(arg) <: Function
-        plotattributes[Symbol(letter,:formatter)] = arg
+        d[Symbol(letter,:formatter)] = arg
 
-    elseif !handleColors!(plotattributes, arg, Symbol(letter, :foreground_color_axis))
-        @warn("Skipped $(letter)axis arg $arg")
+    elseif !handleColors!(d, arg, Symbol(letter, :foreground_color_axis))
+        warn("Skipped $(letter)axis arg $arg")
 
     end
 end
@@ -88,28 +88,28 @@ end
 # update an Axis object with magic args and keywords
 function attr!(axis::Axis, args...; kw...)
     # first process args
-    plotattributes = axis.plotattributes
+    d = axis.d
     for arg in args
-        process_axis_arg!(plotattributes, arg)
+        process_axis_arg!(d, arg)
     end
 
-    # then override for any keywords... only those keywords that already exists in plotattributes
+    # then override for any keywords... only those keywords that already exists in d
     for (k,v) in kw
-        if haskey(plotattributes, k)
+        if haskey(d, k)
             if k == :discrete_values
                 # add these discrete values to the axis
                 for vi in v
                     discrete_value!(axis, vi)
                 end
             else
-                plotattributes[k] = v
+                d[k] = v
             end
         end
     end
 
     # replace scale aliases
-    if haskey(_scaleAliases, plotattributes[:scale])
-        plotattributes[:scale] = _scaleAliases[plotattributes[:scale]]
+    if haskey(_scaleAliases, d[:scale])
+        d[:scale] = _scaleAliases[d[:scale]]
     end
 
     axis
@@ -117,10 +117,10 @@ end
 
 # -------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-Base.show(io::IO, axis::Axis) = dumpdict(axis.plotattributes, "Axis", true)
-# Base.getindex(axis::Axis, k::Symbol) = getindex(axis.plotattributes, k)
-Base.setindex!(axis::Axis, v, ks::Symbol...) = setindex!(axis.plotattributes, v, ks...)
-Base.haskey(axis::Axis, k::Symbol) = haskey(axis.plotattributes, k)
+Base.show(io::IO, axis::Axis) = dumpdict(axis.d, "Axis", true)
+# Base.getindex(axis::Axis, k::Symbol) = getindex(axis.d, k)
+Base.setindex!(axis::Axis, v, ks::Symbol...) = setindex!(axis.d, v, ks...)
+Base.haskey(axis::Axis, k::Symbol) = haskey(axis.d, k)
 ignorenan_extrema(axis::Axis) = (ex = axis[:extrema]; (ex.emin, ex.emax))
 
 
@@ -286,34 +286,6 @@ _transform_ticks(ticks) = ticks
 _transform_ticks(ticks::AbstractArray{T}) where T <: Dates.TimeType = Dates.value.(ticks)
 _transform_ticks(ticks::NTuple{2, Any}) = (_transform_ticks(ticks[1]), ticks[2])
 
-function get_minor_ticks(axis,ticks)
-    axis[:minorticks] in (nothing, false) && !axis[:minorgrid] && return nothing
-    ticks = ticks[1]
-    length(ticks) < 2 && return nothing
-
-    amin, amax = axis_limits(axis)
-    #Add one phantom tick either side of the ticks to ensure minor ticks extend to the axis limits
-    if length(ticks) > 2
-        ratio = (ticks[3] - ticks[2])/(ticks[2] - ticks[1])
-    elseif axis[:scale] == :none
-        ratio = 1
-    else
-        return nothing
-    end
-    first_step = ticks[2] - ticks[1]
-    last_step = ticks[end] - ticks[end-1]
-    ticks =  [ticks[1] - first_step/ratio; ticks; ticks[end] + last_step*ratio]
-
-    #Default to 5 intervals between major ticks
-    n = typeof(axis[:minorticks]) <: Integer && axis[:minorticks] > 1 ? axis[:minorticks] : 5
-    minorticks = typeof(ticks[1])[]
-    for (i,hi) in enumerate(ticks[2:end])
-        lo = ticks[i]
-        append!(minorticks,collect(lo + (hi-lo)/n :(hi-lo)/n: hi - (hi-lo)/2n))
-    end
-    minorticks[amin .<= minorticks .<= amax]
-end
-
 # -------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
@@ -322,7 +294,7 @@ function reset_extrema!(sp::Subplot)
         sp[Symbol(asym,:axis)][:extrema] = Extrema()
     end
     for series in sp.series_list
-        expand_extrema!(sp, series.plotattributes)
+        expand_extrema!(sp, series.d)
     end
 end
 
@@ -357,17 +329,17 @@ function expand_extrema!(axis::Axis, v::AVec{N}) where N<:Number
 end
 
 
-function expand_extrema!(sp::Subplot, plotattributes::KW)
-    vert = isvertical(plotattributes)
+function expand_extrema!(sp::Subplot, d::KW)
+    vert = isvertical(d)
 
     # first expand for the data
     for letter in (:x, :y, :z)
-        data = plotattributes[if vert
+        data = d[if vert
             letter
         else
             letter == :x ? :y : letter == :y ? :x : :z
         end]
-        if letter != :z && plotattributes[:seriestype] == :straightline && any(series[:seriestype] != :straightline for series in series_list(sp)) && data[1] != data[2]
+        if letter != :z && d[:seriestype] == :straightline && any(series[:seriestype] != :straightline for series in series_list(sp)) && data[1] != data[2]
             data = [NaN]
         end
         axis = sp[Symbol(letter, "axis")]
@@ -379,30 +351,30 @@ function expand_extrema!(sp::Subplot, plotattributes::KW)
         elseif eltype(data) <: Number || (isa(data, Surface) && all(di -> isa(di, Number), data.surf))
             if !(eltype(data) <: Number)
                 # huh... must have been a mis-typed surface? lets swap it out
-                data = plotattributes[letter] = Surface(Matrix{Float64}(data.surf))
+                data = d[letter] = Surface(Matrix{Float64}(data.surf))
             end
             expand_extrema!(axis, data)
         elseif data != nothing
             # TODO: need more here... gotta track the discrete reference value
             #       as well as any coord offset (think of boxplot shape coords... they all
             #       correspond to the same x-value)
-            plotattributes[letter], plotattributes[Symbol(letter,"_discrete_indices")] = discrete_value!(axis, data)
-            expand_extrema!(axis, plotattributes[letter])
+            d[letter], d[Symbol(letter,"_discrete_indices")] = discrete_value!(axis, data)
+            expand_extrema!(axis, d[letter])
         end
     end
 
     # # expand for fillrange/bar_width
     # fillaxis, baraxis = sp.attr[:yaxis], sp.attr[:xaxis]
-    # if isvertical(plotattributes)
+    # if isvertical(d)
     #     fillaxis, baraxis = baraxis, fillaxis
     # end
 
     # expand for fillrange
-    fr = plotattributes[:fillrange]
-    if fr == nothing && plotattributes[:seriestype] == :bar
+    fr = d[:fillrange]
+    if fr == nothing && d[:seriestype] == :bar
         fr = 0.0
     end
-    if fr != nothing && !all3D(plotattributes)
+    if fr != nothing && !all3D(d)
         axis = sp.attr[vert ? :yaxis : :xaxis]
         if typeof(fr) <: Tuple
             for fri in fr
@@ -414,13 +386,13 @@ function expand_extrema!(sp::Subplot, plotattributes::KW)
     end
 
     # expand for bar_width
-    if plotattributes[:seriestype] == :bar
+    if d[:seriestype] == :bar
         dsym = vert ? :x : :y
-        data = plotattributes[dsym]
+        data = d[dsym]
 
-        bw = plotattributes[:bar_width]
+        bw = d[:bar_width]
         if bw == nothing
-            bw = plotattributes[:bar_width] = _bar_width * ignorenan_minimum(filter(x->x>0,diff(sort(data))))
+            bw = d[:bar_width] = _bar_width * ignorenan_minimum(filter(x->x>0,diff(sort(data))))
         end
         axis = sp.attr[Symbol(dsym, :axis)]
         expand_extrema!(axis, ignorenan_maximum(data) + 0.5maximum(bw))
@@ -428,11 +400,11 @@ function expand_extrema!(sp::Subplot, plotattributes::KW)
     end
 
     # expand for heatmaps
-    if plotattributes[:seriestype] == :heatmap
+    if d[:seriestype] == :heatmap
         for letter in (:x, :y)
-            data = plotattributes[letter]
+            data = d[letter]
             axis = sp[Symbol(letter, "axis")]
-            scale = get(plotattributes, Symbol(letter, "scale"), :identity)
+            scale = get(d, Symbol(letter, "scale"), :identity)
             expand_extrema!(axis, heatmap_edges(data, scale))
         end
     end
@@ -462,7 +434,7 @@ function default_should_widen(axis::Axis)
     if !is_2tuple(axis[:lims])
         for sp in axis.sps
             for series in series_list(sp)
-                if series.plotattributes[:seriestype] in _widen_seriestypes
+                if series.d[:seriestype] in _widen_seriestypes
                     should_widen = true
                 end
             end
@@ -572,12 +544,12 @@ end
 # -------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 function pie_labels(sp::Subplot, series::Series)
-    plotattributes = series.plotattributes
-    if haskey(plotattributes,:x_discrete_indices)
-        dvals = sp.attr[:xaxis].plotattributes[:discrete_values]
-        [dvals[idx] for idx in plotattributes[:x_discrete_indices]]
+    d = series.d
+    if haskey(d,:x_discrete_indices)
+        dvals = sp.attr[:xaxis].d[:discrete_values]
+        [dvals[idx] for idx in d[:x_discrete_indices]]
     else
-        plotattributes[:x]
+        d[:x]
     end
 end
 
@@ -590,16 +562,12 @@ function axis_drawing_info(sp::Subplot)
     ymin, ymax = axis_limits(yaxis)
     xticks = get_ticks(xaxis)
     yticks = get_ticks(yaxis)
-    xminorticks = get_minor_ticks(xaxis,xticks)
-    yminorticks = get_minor_ticks(yaxis,yticks)
     xaxis_segs = Segments(2)
     yaxis_segs = Segments(2)
     xtick_segs = Segments(2)
     ytick_segs = Segments(2)
     xgrid_segs = Segments(2)
     ygrid_segs = Segments(2)
-    xminorgrid_segs = Segments(2)
-    yminorgrid_segs = Segments(2)
     xborder_segs = Segments(2)
     yborder_segs = Segments(2)
 
@@ -642,28 +610,6 @@ function axis_drawing_info(sp::Subplot)
                 xaxis[:grid] && push!(xgrid_segs, (xtick, ymin), (xtick, ymax)) # vertical grid
             end
         end
-        if !(xaxis[:minorticks] in (nothing, false)) || xaxis[:minorgrid]
-            f = scalefunc(yaxis[:scale])
-            invf = invscalefunc(yaxis[:scale])
-            ticks_in = xaxis[:tick_direction] == :out ? -1 : 1
-            t1 = invf(f(ymin) + 0.01 * (f(ymax) - f(ymin)) * ticks_in)
-            t2 = invf(f(ymax) - 0.01 * (f(ymax) - f(ymin)) * ticks_in)
-            t3 = invf(f(0) + 0.01 * (f(ymax) - f(ymin)) * ticks_in)
-
-            for xminortick in xminorticks
-                if xaxis[:showaxis]
-                    tick_start, tick_stop = if sp[:framestyle] == :origin
-                        (0, t3)
-                    else
-                        xor(xaxis[:mirror], yaxis[:flip]) ? (ymax, t2) : (ymin, t1)
-                    end
-                    push!(xtick_segs, (xminortick, tick_start), (xminortick, tick_stop)) # bottom tick
-                end
-                # sp[:draw_axes_border] && push!(xaxis_segs, (xtick, ymax), (xtick, t2)) # top tick
-                xaxis[:minorgrid] && push!(xminorgrid_segs, (xminortick, ymin), (xminortick, ymax)) # vertical grid
-            end
-        end
-
 
         # yaxis
         if yaxis[:showaxis]
@@ -703,28 +649,7 @@ function axis_drawing_info(sp::Subplot)
                 yaxis[:grid] && push!(ygrid_segs, (xmin, ytick), (xmax, ytick)) # horizontal grid
             end
         end
-        if !(yaxis[:minorticks] in (nothing, false)) || yaxis[:minorgrid]
-            f = scalefunc(xaxis[:scale])
-            invf = invscalefunc(xaxis[:scale])
-            ticks_in = yaxis[:tick_direction] == :out ? -1 : 1
-            t1 = invf(f(xmin) + 0.01 * (f(xmax) - f(xmin)) * ticks_in)
-            t2 = invf(f(xmax) - 0.01 * (f(xmax) - f(xmin)) * ticks_in)
-            t3 = invf(f(0) + 0.01 * (f(xmax) - f(xmin)) * ticks_in)
-
-            for ytick in yminorticks
-                if yaxis[:showaxis]
-                    tick_start, tick_stop = if sp[:framestyle] == :origin
-                        (0, t3)
-                    else
-                        xor(yaxis[:mirror], xaxis[:flip]) ? (xmax, t2) : (xmin, t1)
-                    end
-                    push!(ytick_segs, (tick_start, ytick), (tick_stop, ytick)) # left tick
-                end
-                # sp[:draw_axes_border] && push!(yaxis_segs, (xmax, ytick), (t2, ytick)) # right tick
-                yaxis[:minorgrid] && push!(yminorgrid_segs, (xmin, ytick), (xmax, ytick)) # horizontal grid
-            end
-        end
     end
 
-    xticks, yticks, xaxis_segs, yaxis_segs, xtick_segs, ytick_segs, xgrid_segs, ygrid_segs, xminorgrid_segs, yminorgrid_segs, xborder_segs, yborder_segs
+    xticks, yticks, xaxis_segs, yaxis_segs, xtick_segs, ytick_segs, xgrid_segs, ygrid_segs, xborder_segs, yborder_segs
 end

src/backends.jl

@@ -6,8 +6,6 @@ const _backendType = Dict{Symbol, DataType}(:none => NoBackend)
 const _backendSymbol = Dict{DataType, Symbol}(NoBackend => :none)
 const _backends = Symbol[]
 const _initialized_backends = Set{Symbol}()
-const _default_backends = (:none, :gr, :plotly)
-const _backendPackage = Dict{Symbol, Symbol}()
 
 "Returns a list of supported backends"
 backends() = _backends
@@ -15,12 +13,9 @@ backends() = _backends
 "Returns the name of the current backend"
 backend_name() = CURRENT_BACKEND.sym
 _backend_instance(sym::Symbol) = haskey(_backendType, sym) ? _backendType[sym]() : error("Unsupported backend $sym")
-backend_package(pkg::Symbol) = pkg in _default_backends ? :Plots : Symbol("Plots", _backendPackage[pkg])
-backend_package_name(sym::Symbol) = sym in _default_backends ? :Plots : _backendPackage[sym]
 
 macro init_backend(s)
-    package_str = string(s)
-    str = lowercase(package_str)
+    str = lowercase(string(s))
     sym = Symbol(str)
     T = Symbol(string(s) * "Backend")
     esc(quote
@@ -28,25 +23,24 @@ macro init_backend(s)
         export $sym
         $sym(; kw...) = (default(; kw...); backend(Symbol($str)))
         backend_name(::$T) = Symbol($str)
-        backend_package_name(pkg::$T) = backend_package_name(Symbol($str))
         push!(_backends, Symbol($str))
         _backendType[Symbol($str)] = $T
         _backendSymbol[$T] = Symbol($str)
-        _backendPackage[Symbol($str)] = Symbol($package_str)
-        # include("backends/" * $str * ".jl")
+        include("backends/" * $str * ".jl")
     end)
 end
 
-# include("backends/web.jl")
+include("backends/web.jl")
 # include("backends/supported.jl")
 
 # ---------------------------------------------------------
 
 function add_backend(pkg::Symbol)
-    @info("To do a standard install of $pkg, copy and run this:\n\n")
+    info("To do a standard install of $pkg, copy and run this:\n\n")
     println(add_backend_string(_backend_instance(pkg)))
     println()
 end
+add_backend_string(b::AbstractBackend) = warn("No custom install defined for $(backend_name(b))")
 
 # don't do anything as a default
 _create_backend_figure(plt::Plot) = nothing
@@ -141,30 +135,30 @@ CurrentBackend(sym::Symbol) = CurrentBackend(sym, _backend_instance(sym))
 function pickDefaultBackend()
     env_default = get(ENV, "PLOTS_DEFAULT_BACKEND", "")
     if env_default != ""
-        sym = Symbol(lowercase(env_default))
-        if sym in _backends
-            if sym in _initialized_backends
+        if env_default in keys(Pkg.installed())
+            sym = Symbol(lowercase(env_default))
+            if haskey(_backendType, sym)
                 return backend(sym)
             else
-                @warn("You have set `PLOTS_DEFAULT_BACKEND=$env_default` but `$(backend_package_name(sym))` is not loaded.")
+                warn("You have set PLOTS_DEFAULT_BACKEND=$env_default but it is not a valid backend package.  Choose from:\n\t",
+                     join(sort(_backends), "\n\t"))
             end
         else
-            @warn("You have set PLOTS_DEFAULT_BACKEND=$env_default but it is not a valid backend package.  Choose from:\n\t",
-                 join(sort(_backends), "\n\t"))
+            warn("You have set PLOTS_DEFAULT_BACKEND=$env_default but it is not installed.")
         end
     end
 
     # the ordering/inclusion of this package list is my semi-arbitrary guess at
     # which one someone will want to use if they have the package installed...accounting for
     # features, speed, and robustness
-    # for pkgstr in ("GR", "PyPlot", "PlotlyJS", "PGFPlots", "UnicodePlots", "InspectDR", "GLVisualize")
-    #     if pkgstr in keys(Pkg.installed())
-    #         return backend(Symbol(lowercase(pkgstr)))
-    #     end
-    # end
+    for pkgstr in ("GR", "PyPlot", "PlotlyJS", "PGFPlots", "UnicodePlots", "InspectDR", "GLVisualize")
+        if pkgstr in keys(Pkg.installed())
+            return backend(Symbol(lowercase(pkgstr)))
+        end
+    end
 
     # the default if nothing else is installed
-    backend(:gr)
+    backend(:plotly)
 end
 
 
@@ -180,6 +174,24 @@ function backend()
     pickDefaultBackend()
   end
 
+  sym = CURRENT_BACKEND.sym
+  if !(sym in _initialized_backends)
+
+    # # initialize
+    # println("[Plots.jl] Initializing backend: ", sym)
+
+    inst = _backend_instance(sym)
+    try
+      _initialize_backend(inst)
+    catch err
+      warn("Couldn't initialize $sym.  (might need to install it?)")
+      add_backend(sym)
+      rethrow(err)
+    end
+
+    push!(_initialized_backends, sym)
+
+  end
   CURRENT_BACKEND.pkg
 end
 
@@ -187,29 +199,16 @@ end
 Set the plot backend.
 """
 function backend(pkg::AbstractBackend)
-    sym = backend_name(pkg)
-    if sym in _initialized_backends
-        CURRENT_BACKEND.sym = backend_name(pkg)
-        CURRENT_BACKEND.pkg = pkg
-    else
-        # try
-            _initialize_backend(pkg)
-            push!(_initialized_backends, sym)
-            CURRENT_BACKEND.sym = backend_name(pkg)
-            CURRENT_BACKEND.pkg = pkg
-        # catch
-        #     add_backend(sym)
-        # end
-    end
+    CURRENT_BACKEND.sym = backend_name(pkg)
+    warn_on_deprecated_backend(CURRENT_BACKEND.sym)
+    CURRENT_BACKEND.pkg = pkg
     backend()
 end
 
-function backend(sym::Symbol)
-    if sym in _backends
-        backend(_backend_instance(sym))
-    else
-        @warn("`:$sym` is not a supported backend.")
-    end
+function backend(modname::Symbol)
+    warn_on_deprecated_backend(modname)
+    CURRENT_BACKEND.sym = modname
+    CURRENT_BACKEND.pkg = _backend_instance(modname)
     backend()
 end
 
@@ -217,7 +216,7 @@ const _deprecated_backends = [:qwt, :winston, :bokeh, :gadfly, :immerse]
 
 function warn_on_deprecated_backend(bsym::Symbol)
     if bsym in _deprecated_backends
-        @warn("Backend $bsym has been deprecated.  It may not work as originally intended.")
+        warn("Backend $bsym has been deprecated.  It may not work as originally intended.")
     end
 end
 
@@ -309,112 +308,3 @@ end
 
 # is_subplot_supported(::AbstractBackend) = false
 # is_subplot_supported() = is_subplot_supported(backend())
-
-
-################################################################################
-# initialize the backends
-
-function _initialize_backend(pkg::AbstractBackend)
-    sym = backend_package_name(pkg)
-    @eval Main begin
-        import $sym
-        export $sym
-    end
-end
-
-function add_backend_string(pkg::AbstractBackend)
-    sym = backend_package_name(pkg)
-    """
-    using Pkg
-    Pkg.add("$sym")
-    """
-end
-
-# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# glvisualize
-
-function _initialize_backend(::GLVisualizeBackend; kw...)
-    @eval Main begin
-        import GLVisualize, GeometryTypes, Reactive, GLAbstraction, GLWindow, Contour
-        import GeometryTypes: Point2f0, Point3f0, Vec2f0, Vec3f0, GLNormalMesh, SimpleRectangle, Point, Vec
-        import FileIO, Images
-        export GLVisualize
-        import Reactive: Signal
-        import GLAbstraction: Style
-        import GLVisualize: visualize
-        import Plots.GL
-        import UnicodeFun
-    end
-end
-
-# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# hdf5
-
-function _initialize_backend(::HDF5Backend)
-    @eval Main begin
-        import HDF5
-        export HDF5
-    end
-end
-
-# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# PGFPLOTS
-
-function add_backend_string(::PGFPlotsBackend)
-    """
-    using Pkg
-    Pkg.add("PGFPlots")
-    Pkg.build("PGFPlots")
-    """
-end
-
-# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# plotlyjs
-
-function add_backend_string(::PlotlyJSBackend)
-    """
-    using Pkg
-    Pkg.add("PlotlyJS")
-    Pkg.add("Rsvg")
-    import Blink
-    Blink.AtomShell.install()
-    """
-end
-
-# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# pyplot
-
-function _initialize_backend(::PyPlotBackend)
-    @eval Main begin
-        import PyPlot, PyCall
-        import LaTeXStrings
-
-        export PyPlot
-
-        # we don't want every command to update the figure
-        PyPlot.ioff()
-    end
-end
-
-function add_backend_string(::PyPlotBackend)
-    """
-    using Pkg
-    Pkg.add("PyPlot")
-    Pkg.add("PyCall")
-    Pkg.add("LaTeXStrings")
-    withenv("PYTHON" => "") do
-        Pkg.build("PyCall")
-        Pkg.build("PyPlot")
-    end
-    """
-end
-
-# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# unicodeplots
-function add_backend_string(::UnicodePlotsBackend)
-    """
-    using Pkg
-    Pkg.add("UnicodePlots")
-    Pkg.build("UnicodePlots")
-    """
-end

src/backends/glvisualize.jl

@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@ TODO
     * fix units in all visuals (e.g dotted lines, marker scale, surfaces)
 =#
 
+@require Revise = "295af30f-e4ad-537b-8983-00126c2a3abe" begin
+    Revise.track(Plots, joinpath(Pkg.dir("Plots"), "src", "backends", "glvisualize.jl"))
+end
+
 const _glvisualize_attr = merge_with_base_supported([
     :annotations,
     :background_color_legend, :background_color_inside, :background_color_outside,
@@ -57,11 +61,36 @@ const _glvisualize_style = [:auto, :solid, :dash, :dot, :dashdot]
 const _glvisualize_marker = _allMarkers
 const _glvisualize_scale = [:identity, :ln, :log2, :log10]
 
-slice_arg(img::Matrix{C}, idx::Int) where {C<:Colorant} = img
-is_marker_supported(::GLVisualizeBackend, shape::GLVisualize.AllPrimitives) = true
-is_marker_supported(::GLVisualizeBackend, shape::Union{Vector{Matrix{C}}, Matrix{C}}) where {C<:Colorant} = true
-is_marker_supported(::GLVisualizeBackend, shape::Shape) = true
-GL = Plots
+
+
+# --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+function _initialize_backend(::GLVisualizeBackend; kw...)
+    @eval begin
+        import GLVisualize, GeometryTypes, Reactive, GLAbstraction, GLWindow, Contour
+        import GeometryTypes: Point2f0, Point3f0, Vec2f0, Vec3f0, GLNormalMesh, SimpleRectangle, Point, Vec
+        import FileIO, Images
+        export GLVisualize
+        import Reactive: Signal
+        import GLAbstraction: Style
+        import GLVisualize: visualize
+        import Plots.GL
+        import UnicodeFun
+        Plots.slice_arg(img::Matrix{C}, idx::Int) where {C<:Colorant} = img
+        is_marker_supported(::GLVisualizeBackend, shape::GLVisualize.AllPrimitives) = true
+        is_marker_supported(::GLVisualizeBackend, shape::Union{Vector{Matrix{C}}, Matrix{C}}) where {C<:Colorant} = true
+        is_marker_supported(::GLVisualizeBackend, shape::Shape) = true
+        GL = Plots
+    end
+end
+
+function add_backend_string(b::GLVisualizeBackend)
+    """
+    if !Plots.is_installed("GLVisualize")
+        Pkg.add("GLVisualize")
+    end
+    """
+end
 
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
@@ -182,7 +211,7 @@ function gl_marker(shape::Symbol)
     end
 end
 
-function extract_limits(sp, plotattributes, kw_args)
+function extract_limits(sp, d, kw_args)
     clims = sp[:clims]
     if is_2tuple(clims)
         if isfinite(clims[1]) && isfinite(clims[2])
@@ -200,70 +229,70 @@ to_vec(::Type{T}, vec::StaticArrays.StaticVector{2}) where {T <: StaticArrays.St
 
 to_vec(::Type{T}, vecs::AbstractVector) where {T <: StaticArrays.StaticVector} = map(x-> to_vec(T, x), vecs)
 
-function extract_marker(plotattributes, kw_args)
-    dim = Plots.is3d(plotattributes) ? 3 : 2
+function extract_marker(d, kw_args)
+    dim = Plots.is3d(d) ? 3 : 2
     scaling = dim == 3 ? 0.003 : 2
-    if haskey(plotattributes, :markershape)
-        shape = plotattributes[:markershape]
+    if haskey(d, :markershape)
+        shape = d[:markershape]
         shape = gl_marker(shape)
         if shape != :none
             kw_args[:primitive] = shape
         end
     end
     dim = isa(kw_args[:primitive], GLVisualize.Sprites) ? 2 : 3
-    if haskey(plotattributes, :markersize)
-        msize = plotattributes[:markersize]
+    if haskey(d, :markersize)
+        msize = d[:markersize]
         kw_args[:scale] = to_vec(GeometryTypes.Vec{dim, Float32}, msize .* scaling)
     end
-    if haskey(plotattributes, :offset)
-        kw_args[:offset] = plotattributes[:offset]
+    if haskey(d, :offset)
+        kw_args[:offset] = d[:offset]
     end
     # get the color
     key = :markercolor
-    haskey(plotattributes, key) || return
-    c = gl_color(plotattributes[key])
-    if isa(c, AbstractVector) && plotattributes[:marker_z] != nothing
-        extract_colornorm(plotattributes, kw_args)
+    haskey(d, key) || return
+    c = gl_color(d[key])
+    if isa(c, AbstractVector) && d[:marker_z] != nothing
+        extract_colornorm(d, kw_args)
         kw_args[:color] = nothing
         kw_args[:color_map] = c
-        kw_args[:intensity] = convert(Vector{Float32}, plotattributes[:marker_z])
+        kw_args[:intensity] = convert(Vector{Float32}, d[:marker_z])
     else
         kw_args[:color] = c
     end
     key = :markerstrokecolor
-    haskey(plotattributes, key) || return
-    c = gl_color(plotattributes[key])
+    haskey(d, key) || return
+    c = gl_color(d[key])
     if c != nothing
         if !(isa(c, Colorant) || (isa(c, Vector) && eltype(c) <: Colorant))
             error("Stroke Color not supported: $c")
         end
         kw_args[:stroke_color] = c
-        kw_args[:stroke_width] = Float32(plotattributes[:markerstrokewidth])
+        kw_args[:stroke_width] = Float32(d[:markerstrokewidth])
     end
 end
 
-function _extract_surface(plotattributes::Plots.Surface)
-    plotattributes.surf
+function _extract_surface(d::Plots.Surface)
+    d.surf
 end
-function _extract_surface(plotattributes::AbstractArray)
-    plotattributes
+function _extract_surface(d::AbstractArray)
+    d
 end
 
 # TODO when to transpose??
-function extract_surface(plotattributes)
-    map(_extract_surface, (plotattributes[:x], plotattributes[:y], plotattributes[:z]))
+function extract_surface(d)
+    map(_extract_surface, (d[:x], d[:y], d[:z]))
 end
 function topoints(::Type{P}, array) where P
     [P(x) for x in zip(array...)]
 end
-function extract_points(plotattributes)
-    dim = is3d(plotattributes) ? 3 : 2
-    array = if plotattributes[:seriestype] == :straightline
-        straightline_data(plotattributes)
-    elseif plotattributes[:seriestype] == :shape
-        shape_data(plotattributes)
+function extract_points(d)
+    dim = is3d(d) ? 3 : 2
+    array = if d[:seriestype] == :straightline
+        straightline_data(d)
+    elseif d[:seriestype] == :shape
+        shape_data(d)
     else
-        (plotattributes[:x], plotattributes[:y], plotattributes[:z])[1:dim]
+        (d[:x], d[:y], d[:z])[1:dim]
     end
     topoints(Point{dim, Float32}, array)
 end
@@ -275,50 +304,50 @@ function make_gradient(grad::ColorGradient)
 end
 make_gradient(c) = make_gradient(cgrad())
 
-function extract_any_color(plotattributes, kw_args)
-    if plotattributes[:marker_z] == nothing
-        c = scalar_color(plotattributes, :fill)
-        extract_c(plotattributes, kw_args, :fill)
+function extract_any_color(d, kw_args)
+    if d[:marker_z] == nothing
+        c = scalar_color(d, :fill)
+        extract_c(d, kw_args, :fill)
         if isa(c, Colorant)
             kw_args[:color] = c
         else
             kw_args[:color] = nothing
             kw_args[:color_map] = make_gradient(c)
-            clims = plotattributes[:subplot][:clims]
+            clims = d[:subplot][:clims]
             if Plots.is_2tuple(clims)
                 if isfinite(clims[1]) && isfinite(clims[2])
                     kw_args[:color_norm] = Vec2f0(clims)
                 end
             elseif clims == :auto
-                kw_args[:color_norm] = Vec2f0(ignorenan_extrema(plotattributes[:y]))
+                kw_args[:color_norm] = Vec2f0(ignorenan_extrema(d[:y]))
             end
         end
     else
         kw_args[:color] = nothing
-        clims = plotattributes[:subplot][:clims]
+        clims = d[:subplot][:clims]
         if Plots.is_2tuple(clims)
             if isfinite(clims[1]) && isfinite(clims[2])
                 kw_args[:color_norm] = Vec2f0(clims)
             end
         elseif clims == :auto
-            kw_args[:color_norm] = Vec2f0(ignorenan_extrema(plotattributes[:y]))
+            kw_args[:color_norm] = Vec2f0(ignorenan_extrema(d[:y]))
         else
             error("Unsupported limits: $clims")
         end
-        kw_args[:intensity] = convert(Vector{Float32}, plotattributes[:marker_z])
-        kw_args[:color_map] = gl_color_map(plotattributes, :marker)
+        kw_args[:intensity] = convert(Vector{Float32}, d[:marker_z])
+        kw_args[:color_map] = gl_color_map(d, :marker)
     end
 end
 
-function extract_stroke(plotattributes, kw_args)
-    extract_c(plotattributes, kw_args, :line)
-    if haskey(plotattributes, :linewidth)
-        kw_args[:thickness] = Float32(plotattributes[:linewidth] * 3)
+function extract_stroke(d, kw_args)
+    extract_c(d, kw_args, :line)
+    if haskey(d, :linewidth)
+        kw_args[:thickness] = Float32(d[:linewidth] * 3)
     end
 end
 
-function extract_color(plotattributes, sym)
-    plotattributes[Symbol("$(sym)color")]
+function extract_color(d, sym)
+    d[Symbol("$(sym)color")]
 end
 
 gl_color(c::PlotUtils.ColorGradient) = c.colors
@@ -335,12 +364,12 @@ function gl_color(c, a)
     c = convertColor(c, a)
     RGBA{Float32}(c)
 end
-function scalar_color(plotattributes, sym)
-    gl_color(extract_color(plotattributes, sym))
+function scalar_color(d, sym)
+    gl_color(extract_color(d, sym))
 end
 
-function gl_color_map(plotattributes, sym)
-    colors = extract_color(plotattributes, sym)
+function gl_color_map(d, sym)
+    colors = extract_color(d, sym)
     _gl_color_map(colors)
 end
 function _gl_color_map(colors::PlotUtils.ColorGradient)
@@ -377,10 +406,10 @@ function insert_pattern!(points, kw_args)
     kw_args[:pattern] = tex
     kw_args[:pattern_length] = Float32(last(points))
 end
-function extract_linestyle(plotattributes, kw_args)
-    haskey(plotattributes, :linestyle) || return
-    ls = plotattributes[:linestyle]
-    lw = plotattributes[:linewidth]
+function extract_linestyle(d, kw_args)
+    haskey(d, :linestyle) || return
+    ls = d[:linestyle]
+    lw = d[:linewidth]
     kw_args[:thickness] = Float32(lw)
     if ls == :dash
         points = [0.0, lw, 2lw, 3lw, 4lw]
@@ -400,7 +429,7 @@ function extract_linestyle(plotattributes, kw_args)
         points = [0.0, dtick, dtick+dgap, dtick+dgap+ptick, dtick+dgap+ptick+pgap, dtick+dgap+ptick+pgap+ptick,  dtick+dgap+ptick+pgap+ptick+pgap]
         insert_pattern!(points, kw_args)
     end
-    extract_c(plotattributes, kw_args, :line)
+    extract_c(d, kw_args, :line)
     nothing
 end
 
@@ -467,8 +496,8 @@ function hover(to_hover, to_display, window)
     nothing
 end
 
-function extract_extrema(plotattributes, kw_args)
-    xmin, xmax = ignorenan_extrema(plotattributes[:x]); ymin, ymax = ignorenan_extrema(plotattributes[:y])
+function extract_extrema(d, kw_args)
+    xmin, xmax = ignorenan_extrema(d[:x]); ymin, ymax = ignorenan_extrema(d[:y])
     kw_args[:primitive] = GeometryTypes.SimpleRectangle{Float32}(xmin, ymin, xmax-xmin, ymax-ymin)
     nothing
 end
@@ -479,50 +508,50 @@ function extract_font(font, kw_args)
     kw_args[:color] = gl_color(font.color)
 end
 
-function extract_colornorm(plotattributes, kw_args)
-    clims = plotattributes[:subplot][:clims]
+function extract_colornorm(d, kw_args)
+    clims = d[:subplot][:clims]
     if Plots.is_2tuple(clims)
         if isfinite(clims[1]) && isfinite(clims[2])
             kw_args[:color_norm] = Vec2f0(clims)
         end
     elseif clims == :auto
-        z = if haskey(plotattributes, :marker_z) && plotattributes[:marker_z] != nothing
-            plotattributes[:marker_z]
-        elseif haskey(plotattributes, :line_z) && plotattributes[:line_z] != nothing
-            plotattributes[:line_z]
-        elseif isa(plotattributes[:z], Plots.Surface)
-            plotattributes[:z].surf
+        z = if haskey(d, :marker_z) && d[:marker_z] != nothing
+            d[:marker_z]
+        elseif haskey(d, :line_z) && d[:line_z] != nothing
+            d[:line_z]
+        elseif isa(d[:z], Plots.Surface)
+            d[:z].surf
         else
-            plotattributes[:y]
+            d[:y]
         end
         kw_args[:color_norm] = Vec2f0(ignorenan_extrema(z))
         kw_args[:intensity] = map(Float32, collect(z))
     end
 end
 
-function extract_gradient(plotattributes, kw_args, sym)
+function extract_gradient(d, kw_args, sym)
     key = Symbol("$(sym)color")
-    haskey(plotattributes, key) || return
-    c = make_gradient(plotattributes[key])
+    haskey(d, key) || return
+    c = make_gradient(d[key])
     kw_args[:color] = nothing
-    extract_colornorm(plotattributes, kw_args)
+    extract_colornorm(d, kw_args)
     kw_args[:color_map] = c
     return
 end
 
-function extract_c(plotattributes, kw_args, sym)
+function extract_c(d, kw_args, sym)
     key = Symbol("$(sym)color")
-    haskey(plotattributes, key) || return
-    c = gl_color(plotattributes[key])
+    haskey(d, key) || return
+    c = gl_color(d[key])
     kw_args[:color] = nothing
     kw_args[:color_map] = nothing
     kw_args[:color_norm] = nothing
     if (
             isa(c, AbstractVector) &&
-            ((haskey(plotattributes, :marker_z) && plotattributes[:marker_z] != nothing) ||
-            (haskey(plotattributes, :line_z) && plotattributes[:line_z] != nothing))
+            ((haskey(d, :marker_z) && d[:marker_z] != nothing) ||
+            (haskey(d, :line_z) && d[:line_z] != nothing))
         )
-        extract_colornorm(plotattributes, kw_args)
+        extract_colornorm(d, kw_args)
         kw_args[:color_map] = c
     else
         kw_args[:color] = c
@@ -530,16 +559,16 @@ function extract_c(plotattributes, kw_args, sym)
     return
 end
 
-function extract_stroke(plotattributes, kw_args, sym)
+function extract_stroke(d, kw_args, sym)
     key = Symbol("$(sym)strokecolor")
-    haskey(plotattributes, key) || return
-    c = gl_color(plotattributes[key])
+    haskey(d, key) || return
+    c = gl_color(d[key])
     if c != nothing
         if !isa(c, Colorant)
             error("Stroke Color not supported: $c")
         end
         kw_args[:stroke_color] = c
-        kw_args[:stroke_width] = Float32(plotattributes[Symbol("$(sym)strokewidth")]) * 2
+        kw_args[:stroke_width] = Float32(d[Symbol("$(sym)strokewidth")]) * 2
     end
     return
 end
@@ -551,12 +580,12 @@ function draw_grid_lines(sp, grid_segs, thickness, style, model, color)
     kw_args = Dict{Symbol, Any}(
         :model => model
     )
-    plotattributes = Dict(
+    d = Dict(
         :linestyle => style,
         :linewidth => Float32(thickness),
         :linecolor => color
     )
-    Plots.extract_linestyle(plotattributes, kw_args)
+    Plots.extract_linestyle(d, kw_args)
     GL.gl_lines(map(Point2f0, grid_segs.pts), kw_args)
 end
 
@@ -667,7 +696,7 @@ function text_model(font, pivot)
     end
 end
 function gl_draw_axes_2d(sp::Plots.Subplot{Plots.GLVisualizeBackend}, model, area)
-    xticks, yticks, xspine_segs, yspine_segs, xtick_segs, ytick_segs, xgrid_segs, ygrid_segs, xminorgrid_segs, yminorgrid_segs, xborder_segs, yborder_segs = Plots.axis_drawing_info(sp)
+    xticks, yticks, xspine_segs, yspine_segs, xtick_segs, ytick_segs, xgrid_segs, ygrid_segs, xborder_segs, yborder_segs = Plots.axis_drawing_info(sp)
     xaxis = sp[:xaxis]; yaxis = sp[:yaxis]
 
     xgc = Colors.color(Plots.gl_color(xaxis[:foreground_color_grid]))
@@ -681,14 +710,6 @@ function gl_draw_axes_2d(sp::Plots.Subplot{Plots.GLVisualizeBackend}, model, are
         grid = draw_grid_lines(sp, ygrid_segs, yaxis[:gridlinewidth], yaxis[:gridstyle], model, RGBA(ygc, yaxis[:gridalpha]))
         push!(axis_vis, grid)
     end
-    if xaxis[:minorgrid]
-        minorgrid = draw_minorgrid_lines(sp, xminorgrid_segs, xaxis[:minorgridlinewidth], xaxis[:minorgridstyle], model, RGBA(xgc, xaxis[:minorgridalpha]))
-        push!(axis_vis, minorgrid)
-    end
-    if yaxis[:minorgrid]
-        minorgrid = draw_minorgrid_lines(sp, yminorgrid_segs, yaxis[:minorgridlinewidth], yaxis[:minorgridstyle], model, RGBA(ygc, yaxis[:minorgridalpha]))
-        push!(axis_vis, minorgrid)
-    end
 
     xac = Colors.color(Plots.gl_color(xaxis[:foreground_color_axis]))
     yac = Colors.color(Plots.gl_color(yaxis[:foreground_color_axis]))
@@ -808,10 +829,10 @@ function gl_draw_axes_3d(sp, model)
     )
 end
 
-function gl_bar(plotattributes, kw_args)
-    x, y = plotattributes[:x], plotattributes[:y]
+function gl_bar(d, kw_args)
+    x, y = d[:x], d[:y]
     nx, ny = length(x), length(y)
-    axis = plotattributes[:subplot][isvertical(plotattributes) ? :xaxis : :yaxis]
+    axis = d[:subplot][isvertical(d) ? :xaxis : :yaxis]
     cv = [discrete_value!(axis, xi)[1] for xi=x]
     x = if nx == ny
         cv
@@ -832,18 +853,18 @@ function gl_bar(plotattributes, kw_args)
     end
 
     # make fillto a vector... default fills to 0
-    fillto = plotattributes[:fillrange]
+    fillto = d[:fillrange]
     if fillto == nothing
         fillto = 0
     end
     # create the bar shapes by adding x/y segments
-    positions, scales = Array{Point2f0}(undef, ny), Array{Vec2f0}(undef, ny)
+    positions, scales = Array{Point2f0}(ny), Array{Vec2f0}(ny)
     m = Reactive.value(kw_args[:model])
     sx, sy = m[1,1], m[2,2]
     for i=1:ny
         center = x[i]
         hwi = abs(_cycle(hw,i)); yi = y[i]; fi = _cycle(fillto,i)
-        if Plots.isvertical(plotattributes)
+        if Plots.isvertical(d)
             sz = (hwi*sx, yi*sy)
         else
             sz = (yi*sx, hwi*2*sy)
@@ -862,10 +883,10 @@ const _box_halfwidth = 0.4
 
 notch_width(q2, q4, N) = 1.58 * (q4-q2)/sqrt(N)
 
-function gl_boxplot(plotattributes, kw_args)
+function gl_boxplot(d, kw_args)
     kwbox = copy(kw_args)
     range = 1.5; notch = false
-    x, y = plotattributes[:x], plotattributes[:y]
+    x, y = d[:x], d[:y]
     glabels = sort(collect(unique(x)))
     warning = false
     outliers_x, outliers_y = zeros(0), zeros(0)
@@ -890,8 +911,8 @@ function gl_boxplot(plotattributes, kw_args)
         end
 
         # make the shape
-        center = Plots.discrete_value!(plotattributes[:subplot][:xaxis], glabel)[1]
-        hw = plotattributes[:bar_width] == nothing ? Plots._box_halfwidth*2 : _cycle(plotattributes[:bar_width], i)
+        center = Plots.discrete_value!(d[:subplot][:xaxis], glabel)[1]
+        hw = d[:bar_width] == nothing ? Plots._box_halfwidth*2 : _cycle(d[:bar_width], i)
         l, m, r = center - hw/2, center, center + hw/2
 
         # internal nodes for notches
@@ -930,17 +951,17 @@ function gl_boxplot(plotattributes, kw_args)
         :model => kw_args[:model],
         :offset => Vec2f0(0),
     )
-    extract_marker(plotattributes, kw_args)
+    extract_marker(d, kw_args)
     outlier_kw = Dict(
         :model => kw_args[:model],
-        :color =>  scalar_color(plotattributes, :fill),
-        :stroke_width => Float32(plotattributes[:markerstrokewidth]),
-        :stroke_color => scalar_color(plotattributes, :markerstroke),
+        :color =>  scalar_color(d, :fill),
+        :stroke_width => Float32(d[:markerstrokewidth]),
+        :stroke_color => scalar_color(d, :markerstroke),
     )
     lines_kw = Dict(
         :model => kw_args[:model],
-        :stroke_width =>  plotattributes[:linewidth],
-        :stroke_color =>  scalar_color(plotattributes, :fill),
+        :stroke_width =>  d[:linewidth],
+        :stroke_color =>  scalar_color(d, :fill),
     )
     vis1 = GLVisualize.visualize((GLVisualize.RECTANGLE, box_pos), Style(:default), kwbox)
     vis2 = GLVisualize.visualize((GLVisualize.CIRCLE, outliers), Style(:default), outlier_kw)
@@ -988,7 +1009,7 @@ function scale_for_annotations!(series::Series, scaletype::Symbol = :pixels)
         # we use baseshape to overwrite the markershape attribute
         # with a list of custom shapes for each
         msw, msh = anns.scalefactor
-        offsets = Array{Vec2f0}(undef, length(anns.strs))
+        offsets = Array{Vec2f0}(length(anns.strs))
         series[:markersize] = map(1:length(anns.strs)) do i
             str = _cycle(anns.strs, i)
             # get the width and height of the string (in mm)
@@ -1066,8 +1087,8 @@ function _display(plt::Plot{GLVisualizeBackend}, visible = true)
         end
         for series in Plots.series_list(sp)
 
-            plotattributes = series.plotattributes
-            st = plotattributes[:seriestype]; kw_args = KW() # exctract kw
+            d = series.d
+            st = d[:seriestype]; kw_args = KW() # exctract kw
 
             kw_args[:model] = model_m # add transformation
             if !_3d # 3D is treated differently, since we need boundingboxes for camera
@@ -1075,80 +1096,80 @@ function _display(plt::Plot{GLVisualizeBackend}, visible = true)
             end
             scale_for_annotations!(series)
             if st in (:surface, :wireframe)
-                x, y, z = extract_surface(plotattributes)
-                extract_gradient(plotattributes, kw_args, :fill)
-                z = Plots.transpose_z(plotattributes, z, false)
+                x, y, z = extract_surface(d)
+                extract_gradient(d, kw_args, :fill)
+                z = Plots.transpose_z(d, z, false)
                 if isa(x, AbstractMatrix) && isa(y, AbstractMatrix)
-                    x, y = Plots.transpose_z(plotattributes, x, false), Plots.transpose_z(plotattributes, y, false)
+                    x, y = Plots.transpose_z(d, x, false), Plots.transpose_z(d, y, false)
                 end
                 if st == :wireframe
                     kw_args[:wireframe] = true
-                    kw_args[:stroke_color] = plotattributes[:linecolor]
-                    kw_args[:stroke_width] = Float32(plotattributes[:linewidth]/100f0)
+                    kw_args[:stroke_color] = d[:linecolor]
+                    kw_args[:stroke_width] = Float32(d[:linewidth]/100f0)
                 end
                 vis = GL.gl_surface(x, y, z, kw_args)
-            elseif (st in (:path, :path3d, :straightline)) && plotattributes[:linewidth] > 0
+            elseif (st in (:path, :path3d, :straightline)) && d[:linewidth] > 0
                 kw = copy(kw_args)
-                points = Plots.extract_points(plotattributes)
-                extract_linestyle(plotattributes, kw)
+                points = Plots.extract_points(d)
+                extract_linestyle(d, kw)
                 vis = GL.gl_lines(points, kw)
-                if plotattributes[:markershape] != :none
+                if d[:markershape] != :none
                     kw = copy(kw_args)
-                    extract_stroke(plotattributes, kw)
-                    extract_marker(plotattributes, kw)
+                    extract_stroke(d, kw)
+                    extract_marker(d, kw)
                     vis2 = GL.gl_scatter(copy(points), kw)
                     vis = [vis; vis2]
                 end
-                if plotattributes[:fillrange] != nothing
+                if d[:fillrange] != nothing
                     kw = copy(kw_args)
-                    fr = plotattributes[:fillrange]
-                    ps = if all(x-> x >= 0, diff(plotattributes[:x])) # if is monotonic
+                    fr = d[:fillrange]
+                    ps = if all(x-> x >= 0, diff(d[:x])) # if is monotonic
                         vcat(points, Point2f0[(points[i][1], _cycle(fr, i)) for i=length(points):-1:1])
                     else
                         points
                     end
-                    extract_c(plotattributes, kw, :fill)
+                    extract_c(d, kw, :fill)
                     vis = [GL.gl_poly(ps, kw), vis]
                 end
-            elseif st in (:scatter, :scatter3d) #|| plotattributes[:markershape] != :none
-                extract_marker(plotattributes, kw_args)
-                points = extract_points(plotattributes)
+            elseif st in (:scatter, :scatter3d) #|| d[:markershape] != :none
+                extract_marker(d, kw_args)
+                points = extract_points(d)
                 vis = GL.gl_scatter(points, kw_args)
             elseif st == :shape
-                extract_c(plotattributes, kw_args, :fill)
-                vis = GL.gl_shape(plotattributes, kw_args)
+                extract_c(d, kw_args, :fill)
+                vis = GL.gl_shape(d, kw_args)
             elseif st == :contour
-                x,y,z = extract_surface(plotattributes)
-                z = transpose_z(plotattributes, z, false)
-                extract_extrema(plotattributes, kw_args)
-                extract_gradient(plotattributes, kw_args, :fill)
-                kw_args[:fillrange] = plotattributes[:fillrange]
-                kw_args[:levels] = plotattributes[:levels]
+                x,y,z = extract_surface(d)
+                z = transpose_z(d, z, false)
+                extract_extrema(d, kw_args)
+                extract_gradient(d, kw_args, :fill)
+                kw_args[:fillrange] = d[:fillrange]
+                kw_args[:levels] = d[:levels]
 
                 vis = GL.gl_contour(x,y,z, kw_args)
             elseif st == :heatmap
-                x,y,z = extract_surface(plotattributes)
-                extract_gradient(plotattributes, kw_args, :fill)
-                extract_extrema(plotattributes, kw_args)
-                extract_limits(sp, plotattributes, kw_args)
+                x,y,z = extract_surface(d)
+                extract_gradient(d, kw_args, :fill)
+                extract_extrema(d, kw_args)
+                extract_limits(sp, d, kw_args)
                 vis = GL.gl_heatmap(x,y,z, kw_args)
             elseif st == :bar
-                extract_c(plotattributes, kw_args, :fill)
-                extract_stroke(plotattributes, kw_args, :marker)
-                vis = gl_bar(plotattributes, kw_args)
+                extract_c(d, kw_args, :fill)
+                extract_stroke(d, kw_args, :marker)
+                vis = gl_bar(d, kw_args)
             elseif st == :image
-                extract_extrema(plotattributes, kw_args)
-                vis = GL.gl_image(plotattributes[:z].surf, kw_args)
+                extract_extrema(d, kw_args)
+                vis = GL.gl_image(d[:z].surf, kw_args)
             elseif st == :boxplot
-                 extract_c(plotattributes, kw_args, :fill)
-                 vis = gl_boxplot(plotattributes, kw_args)
+                 extract_c(d, kw_args, :fill)
+                 vis = gl_boxplot(d, kw_args)
              elseif st == :volume
-                  volume = plotattributes[:y]
-                  _plotattributes = copy(plotattributes)
-                  _plotattributes[:y] = 0:1
-                  _plotattributes[:x] = 0:1
+                  volume = d[:y]
+                  _d = copy(d)
+                  _d[:y] = 0:1
+                  _d[:x] = 0:1
                   kw_args = KW()
-                  extract_gradient(_plotattributes, kw_args, :fill)
+                  extract_gradient(_d, kw_args, :fill)
                   vis = visualize(volume.v, Style(:default), kw_args)
              else
                 error("failed to display plot type $st")
@@ -1157,15 +1178,15 @@ function _display(plt::Plot{GLVisualizeBackend}, visible = true)
             isa(vis, Array) && isempty(vis) && continue # nothing to see here
 
             GLVisualize._view(vis, sp_screen, camera=:perspective)
-            if haskey(plotattributes, :hover) && !(plotattributes[:hover] in (false, :none, nothing))
-                hover(vis, plotattributes[:hover], sp_screen)
+            if haskey(d, :hover) && !(d[:hover] in (false, :none, nothing))
+                hover(vis, d[:hover], sp_screen)
             end
             if isdefined(:GLPlot) && isdefined(Main.GLPlot, :(register_plot!))
                 del_signal = Main.GLPlot.register_plot!(vis, sp_screen, create_gizmo=false)
                 append!(_glplot_deletes, del_signal)
             end
             anns = series[:series_annotations]
-            for (x, y, str, font) in EachAnn(anns, plotattributes[:x], plotattributes[:y])
+            for (x, y, str, font) in EachAnn(anns, d[:x], d[:y])
                 txt_args = Dict{Symbol, Any}(:model => eye(GLAbstraction.Mat4f0))
                 x, y = Reactive.value(model_m) * GeometryTypes.Vec{4, Float32}(x, y, 0, 1)
                 extract_font(font, txt_args)
@@ -1241,10 +1262,10 @@ function gl_lines(points, kw_args)
     return result
 end
 
-function gl_shape(plotattributes, kw_args)
-    points = Plots.extract_points(plotattributes)
+function gl_shape(d, kw_args)
+    points = Plots.extract_points(d)
     result = []
-    for rng in iter_segments(plotattributes[:x], plotattributes[:y])
+    for rng in iter_segments(d[:x], d[:y])
         ps = points[rng]
         meshes = gl_poly(ps, kw_args)
         append!(result, meshes)
@@ -1300,7 +1321,7 @@ function gl_poly(points, kw_args)
         if !isempty(GeometryTypes.faces(mesh)) # check if polygonation has any faces
             push!(result, GLVisualize.visualize(mesh, Style(:default), kw_args))
         else
-            @warn("Couldn't draw the polygon: $points")
+            warn("Couldn't draw the polygon: $points")
         end
     end
     result
@@ -1398,10 +1419,10 @@ end
 """
 Ugh, so much special casing (╯°□°）╯︵ ┻━┻
 """
-function label_scatter(plotattributes, w, ho)
+function label_scatter(d, w, ho)
     kw = KW()
-    extract_stroke(plotattributes, kw)
-    extract_marker(plotattributes, kw)
+    extract_stroke(d, kw)
+    extract_marker(d, kw)
     kw[:scale] = Vec2f0(w/2)
     kw[:offset] = Vec2f0(-w/4)
     if haskey(kw, :intensity)
@@ -1442,21 +1463,21 @@ function make_label(sp, series, i)
     GL = Plots
     w, gap, ho = 20f0, 5f0, 5
     result = []
-    plotattributes = series.plotattributes
-    st = plotattributes[:seriestype]
+    d = series.d
+    st = d[:seriestype]
     kw_args = KW()
-    if (st in (:path, :path3d, :straightline)) && plotattributes[:linewidth] > 0
+    if (st in (:path, :path3d, :straightline)) && d[:linewidth] > 0
         points = Point2f0[(0, ho), (w, ho)]
         kw = KW()
-        extract_linestyle(plotattributes, kw)
+        extract_linestyle(d, kw)
         append!(result, GL.gl_lines(points, kw))
-        if plotattributes[:markershape] != :none
-            push!(result, label_scatter(plotattributes, w, ho))
+        if d[:markershape] != :none
+            push!(result, label_scatter(d, w, ho))
         end
-    elseif st in (:scatter, :scatter3d) #|| plotattributes[:markershape] != :none
-        push!(result, label_scatter(plotattributes, w, ho))
+    elseif st in (:scatter, :scatter3d) #|| d[:markershape] != :none
+        push!(result, label_scatter(d, w, ho))
     else
-        extract_c(plotattributes, kw_args, :fill)
+        extract_c(d, kw_args, :fill)
         if isa(kw_args[:color], AbstractVector)
             kw_args[:color] = first(kw_args[:color])
         end

src/backends/gr.jl

@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@
 
 # significant contributions by @jheinen
 
+@require Revise = "295af30f-e4ad-537b-8983-00126c2a3abe" begin
+    Revise.track(Plots, joinpath(Pkg.dir("Plots"), "src", "backends", "gr.jl"))
+end
+
 const _gr_attr = merge_with_base_supported([
     :annotations,
     :background_color_legend, :background_color_inside, :background_color_outside,
@@ -18,7 +22,6 @@ const _gr_attr = merge_with_base_supported([
     :layout,
     :title, :window_title,
     :guide, :lims, :ticks, :scale, :flip,
-    :match_dimensions,
     :titlefontfamily, :titlefontsize, :titlefonthalign, :titlefontvalign,
     :titlefontrotation, :titlefontcolor,
     :legendfontfamily, :legendfontsize, :legendfonthalign, :legendfontvalign,
@@ -28,7 +31,7 @@ const _gr_attr = merge_with_base_supported([
     :guidefontfamily, :guidefontsize, :guidefonthalign, :guidefontvalign,
     :guidefontrotation, :guidefontcolor,
     :grid, :gridalpha, :gridstyle, :gridlinewidth,
-    :legend, :legendtitle, :colorbar, :colorbar_title,
+    :legend, :legendtitle, :colorbar,
     :fill_z, :line_z, :marker_z, :levels,
     :ribbon, :quiver,
     :orientation,
@@ -62,8 +65,12 @@ function add_backend_string(::GRBackend)
     """
 end
 
-import GR
-export GR
+function _initialize_backend(::GRBackend; kw...)
+    @eval begin
+        import GR
+        export GR
+    end
+end
 
 # --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
@@ -339,11 +346,7 @@ end
 
 
 # draw the markers, one at a time
-function gr_draw_markers(series::Series, x, y, clims, msize = series[:markersize])
-
-    isempty(x) && return
-    GR.setfillintstyle(GR.INTSTYLE_SOLID)
-
+function gr_draw_markers(series::Series, x, y, msize, mz)
     shapes = series[:markershape]
     if shapes != :none
         for i=1:length(x)
@@ -360,7 +363,7 @@ function gr_draw_markers(series::Series, x, y, clims, msize = series[:markersize
 
             # draw the shape - don't draw filled area if marker shape is 1D
             if !(shape in (:hline, :vline, :+, :x))
-                cfunc(get_markercolor(series, clims, i))
+                cfunc(get_markercolor(series, i))
                 gr_set_transparency(get_markeralpha(series, i))
                 gr_draw_marker(x[i], y[i], msi, shape)
             end
@@ -368,6 +371,13 @@ function gr_draw_markers(series::Series, x, y, clims, msize = series[:markersize
     end
 end
 
+function gr_draw_markers(series::Series, x, y, clims)
+    isempty(x) && return
+    mz = normalize_zvals(series[:marker_z], clims)
+    GR.setfillintstyle(GR.INTSTYLE_SOLID)
+    gr_draw_markers(series, x, y, series[:markersize], mz)
+end
+
 # ---------------------------------------------------------
 
 function gr_set_line(lw, style, c) #, a)
@@ -419,8 +429,6 @@ const viewport_plotarea = zeros(4)
 # the size of the current plot in pixels
 const gr_plot_size = [600.0, 400.0]
 
-const gr_colorbar_ratio = 0.1
-
 function gr_viewport_from_bbox(sp::Subplot{GRBackend}, bb::BoundingBox, w, h, viewport_canvas)
     viewport = zeros(4)
     viewport[1] = viewport_canvas[2] * (left(bb) / w)
@@ -436,7 +444,7 @@ function gr_viewport_from_bbox(sp::Subplot{GRBackend}, bb::BoundingBox, w, h, vi
         viewport[4] = 0.5 * (vp[3] + vp[4] + extent)
     end
     if hascolorbar(sp)
-        viewport[2] -= gr_colorbar_ratio
+        viewport[2] -= 0.1
     end
     viewport
 end
@@ -483,13 +491,6 @@ function gr_colorbar(sp::Subplot, clims)
     GR.cellarray(xmin, xmax, clims[2], clims[1], 1, length(l), l)
     ztick = 0.5 * GR.tick(clims[1], clims[2])
     GR.axes(0, ztick, xmax, clims[1], 0, 1, 0.005)
-
-    gr_set_font(guidefont(sp[:yaxis]))
-    GR.settextalign(GR.TEXT_HALIGN_CENTER, GR.TEXT_VALIGN_TOP)
-    GR.setcharup(-1, 0)
-    gr_text(viewport_plotarea[2] + gr_colorbar_ratio,
-            gr_view_ycenter(), sp[:colorbar_title])
-
     gr_set_viewport_plotarea()
 end
 
@@ -623,7 +624,7 @@ end
 function _update_min_padding!(sp::Subplot{GRBackend})
     dpi = sp.plt[:thickness_scaling]
     if !haskey(ENV, "GKSwstype")
-        if isijulia()
+        if isijulia() || (isdefined(Main, :Juno) && Juno.isactive())
             ENV["GKSwstype"] = "svg"
         end
     end
@@ -664,9 +665,6 @@ function _update_min_padding!(sp::Subplot{GRBackend})
     if sp[:yaxis][:guide] != ""
         leftpad += 4mm
     end
-    if sp[:colorbar_title] != ""
-        rightpad += 4mm
-    end
     sp.minpad = Tuple(dpi * [leftpad, toppad, rightpad, bottompad])
 end
 
@@ -820,7 +818,7 @@ function gr_display(sp::Subplot{GRBackend}, w, h, viewport_canvas)
             GR.setwindow(xmin, xmax, ymin, ymax)
         end
 
-        xticks, yticks, xspine_segs, yspine_segs, xtick_segs, ytick_segs, xgrid_segs, ygrid_segs, xminorgrid_segs, yminorgrid_segs, xborder_segs, yborder_segs = axis_drawing_info(sp)
+        xticks, yticks, xspine_segs, yspine_segs, xtick_segs, ytick_segs, xgrid_segs, ygrid_segs, xborder_segs, yborder_segs = axis_drawing_info(sp)
         # @show xticks yticks #spine_segs grid_segs
 
         # draw the grid lines
@@ -836,18 +834,6 @@ function gr_display(sp::Subplot{GRBackend}, w, h, viewport_canvas)
             gr_set_transparency(yaxis[:gridalpha])
             gr_polyline(coords(ygrid_segs)...)
         end
-        if xaxis[:minorgrid]
-            # gr_set_linecolor(sp[:foreground_color_grid])
-            # GR.grid(xtick, ytick, 0, 0, majorx, majory)
-            gr_set_line(xaxis[:minorgridlinewidth], xaxis[:minorgridstyle], xaxis[:foreground_color_minor_grid])
-            gr_set_transparency(xaxis[:minorgridalpha])
-            gr_polyline(coords(xminorgrid_segs)...)
-        end
-        if yaxis[:minorgrid]
-            gr_set_line(yaxis[:minorgridlinewidth], yaxis[:minorgridstyle], yaxis[:foreground_color_minor_grid])
-            gr_set_transparency(yaxis[:minorgridalpha])
-            gr_polyline(coords(yminorgrid_segs)...)
-        end
         gr_set_transparency(1.0)
 
         # axis lines
@@ -1036,7 +1022,7 @@ function gr_display(sp::Subplot{GRBackend}, w, h, viewport_canvas)
                     GR.setfillintstyle(GR.INTSTYLE_SOLID)
                     fr_from, fr_to = (is_2tuple(frng) ? frng : (y, frng))
                     for (i, rng) in enumerate(segments)
-                        gr_set_fillcolor(get_fillcolor(series, clims, i))
+                        gr_set_fillcolor(get_fillcolor(series, i))
                         fx = _cycle(x, vcat(rng, reverse(rng)))
                         fy = vcat(_cycle(fr_from,rng), _cycle(fr_to,reverse(rng)))
                         gr_set_transparency(get_fillalpha(series, i))
@@ -1047,7 +1033,7 @@ function gr_display(sp::Subplot{GRBackend}, w, h, viewport_canvas)
                 # draw the line(s)
                 if st in (:path, :straightline)
                     for (i, rng) in enumerate(segments)
-                        gr_set_line(get_linewidth(series, i), get_linestyle(series, i), get_linecolor(series, clims, i)) #, series[:linealpha])
+                        gr_set_line(get_linewidth(series, i), get_linestyle(series, i), get_linecolor(series, i)) #, series[:linealpha])
                         gr_set_transparency(get_linealpha(series, i))
                         arrowside = isa(series[:arrow], Arrow) ? series[:arrow].side : :none
                         gr_polyline(x[rng], y[rng]; arrowside = arrowside)
@@ -1113,10 +1099,10 @@ function gr_display(sp::Subplot{GRBackend}, w, h, viewport_canvas)
             GR.setspace(zmin, zmax, 0, 90)
             grad = isa(series[:fillcolor], ColorGradient) ? series[:fillcolor] : cgrad()
             colors = [plot_color(grad[clamp((zi-zmin) / (zmax-zmin), 0, 1)], series[:fillalpha]) for zi=z]
-            rgba = map(c -> UInt32( round(UInt, alpha(c) * 255) << 24 +
-                                    round(UInt,  blue(c) * 255) << 16 +
-                                    round(UInt, green(c) * 255) << 8  +
-                                    round(UInt,   red(c) * 255) ), colors)
+            rgba = map(c -> UInt32( round(Int, alpha(c) * 255) << 24 +
+                                    round(Int,  blue(c) * 255) << 16 +
+                                    round(Int, green(c) * 255) << 8  +
+                                    round(Int,   red(c) * 255) ), colors)
             w, h = length(x), length(y)
             GR.drawimage(xmin, xmax, ymax, ymin, w, h, rgba)
 
@@ -1127,7 +1113,7 @@ function gr_display(sp::Subplot{GRBackend}, w, h, viewport_canvas)
                     lz = series[:line_z]
                     segments = iter_segments(series)
                     for (i, rng) in enumerate(segments)
-                        gr_set_line(get_linewidth(series, i), get_linestyle(series, i), get_linecolor(series, clims, i)) #, series[:linealpha])
+                        gr_set_line(get_linewidth(series, i), get_linestyle(series, i), get_linecolor(series, i)) #, series[:linealpha])
                         gr_set_transparency(get_linealpha(series, i))
                         GR.polyline3d(x[rng], y[rng], z[rng])
                     end
@@ -1199,12 +1185,12 @@ function gr_display(sp::Subplot{GRBackend}, w, h, viewport_canvas)
                     xseg, yseg = x[rng], y[rng]
 
                     # draw the interior
-                    gr_set_fill(get_fillcolor(series, clims, i))
+                    gr_set_fill(get_fillcolor(series, i))
                     gr_set_transparency(get_fillalpha(series, i))
                     GR.fillarea(xseg, yseg)
 
                     # draw the shapes
-                    gr_set_line(get_linewidth(series, i), get_linestyle(series, i), get_linecolor(series, clims, i))
+                    gr_set_line(get_linewidth(series, i), get_linestyle(series, i), get_linecolor(series, i))
                     gr_set_transparency(get_linealpha(series, i))
                     GR.polyline(xseg, yseg)
                 end
@@ -1220,12 +1206,12 @@ function gr_display(sp::Subplot{GRBackend}, w, h, viewport_canvas)
             xmin, xmax = ignorenan_extrema(series[:x]); ymin, ymax = ignorenan_extrema(series[:y])
             if eltype(z) <: Colors.AbstractGray
                 grey = round.(UInt8, float(z) * 255)
-                rgba = map(c -> UInt32( 0xff000000 + UInt(c)<<16 + UInt(c)<<8 + UInt(c) ), grey)
+                rgba = map(c -> UInt32( 0xff000000 + Int(c)<<16 + Int(c)<<8 + Int(c) ), grey)
             else
-                rgba = map(c -> UInt32( round(UInt, alpha(c) * 255) << 24 +
-                                        round(UInt,  blue(c) * 255) << 16 +
-                                        round(UInt, green(c) * 255) << 8  +
-                                        round(UInt,   red(c) * 255) ), z)
+                rgba = map(c -> UInt32( round(Int, alpha(c) * 255) << 24 +
+                                        round(Int,  blue(c) * 255) << 16 +
+                                        round(Int, green(c) * 255) << 8  +
+                                        round(Int,   red(c) * 255) ), z)
             end
             GR.drawimage(xmin, xmax, ymax, ymin, w, h, rgba)
         end
@@ -1237,18 +1223,16 @@ function gr_display(sp::Subplot{GRBackend}, w, h, viewport_canvas)
             gr_text(GR.wctondc(xi, yi)..., str)
         end
 
+        # draw the colorbar
+        if cmap && st != :contour # special colorbar with steps is drawn for contours
+            gr_set_line(1, :solid, yaxis[:foreground_color_axis])
+            gr_set_transparency(1)
+            gr_colorbar(sp, clims)
+        end
+
         GR.restorestate()
     end
 
-    # draw the colorbar
-    GR.savestate()
-    # special colorbar with steps is drawn for contours
-    if cmap && any(series[:seriestype] != :contour for series in series_list(sp))
-        gr_set_line(1, :solid, yaxis[:foreground_color_axis])
-        gr_set_transparency(1)
-        gr_colorbar(sp, clims)
-    end
-    GR.restorestate()
 
     # add the legend
     if sp[:legend] != :none
@@ -1296,10 +1280,10 @@ function gr_display(sp::Subplot{GRBackend}, w, h, viewport_canvas)
             for series in series_list(sp)
                 should_add_to_legend(series) || continue
                 st = series[:seriestype]
-                gr_set_line(get_linewidth(series), get_linestyle(series), get_linecolor(series, clims)) #, series[:linealpha])
+                gr_set_line(get_linewidth(series), get_linestyle(series), get_linecolor(series)) #, series[:linealpha])
 
                 if (st == :shape || series[:fillrange] != nothing) && series[:ribbon] == nothing
-                    gr_set_fill(get_fillcolor(series, clims)) #, series[:fillalpha])
+                    gr_set_fill(get_fillcolor(series)) #, series[:fillalpha])
                     l, r = xpos-0.07, xpos-0.01
                     b, t = ypos-0.4dy, ypos+0.4dy
                     x = [l, r, r, l, l]
@@ -1307,7 +1291,7 @@ function gr_display(sp::Subplot{GRBackend}, w, h, viewport_canvas)
                     gr_set_transparency(get_fillalpha(series))
                     gr_polyline(x, y, GR.fillarea)
                     gr_set_transparency(get_linealpha(series))
-                    gr_set_line(get_linewidth(series), get_linestyle(series), get_linecolor(series, clims))
+                    gr_set_line(get_linewidth(series), get_linestyle(series), get_linecolor(series))
                     st == :shape && gr_polyline(x, y)
                 end
 
@@ -1321,7 +1305,7 @@ function gr_display(sp::Subplot{GRBackend}, w, h, viewport_canvas)
                 end
 
                 if series[:markershape] != :none
-                    gr_draw_markers(series, xpos - .035, ypos, clims, 6)
+                    gr_draw_markers(series, xpos - .035, ypos, 6, nothing)
                 end
 
                 if typeof(series[:label]) <: Array

src/backends/hdf5.jl

@@ -28,6 +28,10 @@ Read from .hdf5 file using:
     - Should be reliable for archival purposes.
 ==#
 
+@require Revise = "295af30f-e4ad-537b-8983-00126c2a3abe" begin
+    Revise.track(Plots, joinpath(Pkg.dir("Plots"), "src", "backends", "hdf5.jl"))
+end
+
 import FixedPointNumbers: N0f8 #In core Julia
 
 #Dispatch types:
@@ -41,7 +45,6 @@ end
 
 #==Useful constants
 ===============================================================================#
-const _hdf5_nullable{T} = Union{T, Nothing}
 const _hdf5_plotroot = "plot"
 const _hdf5_dataroot = "data" #TODO: Eventually move data to different root (easier to locate)?
 const _hdf5plot_datatypeid = "TYPE" #Attribute identifying type
@@ -105,35 +108,12 @@ const _hdf5_marker = vcat(_allMarkers, :pixel)
 const _hdf5_scale = [:identity, :ln, :log2, :log10]
 is_marker_supported(::HDF5Backend, shape::Shape) = true
 
-if length(HDF5PLOT_MAP_TELEM2STR) < 1
-    #Possible element types of high-level data types:
-    telem2str = Dict{String, Type}(
-        "NATIVE" => HDF5PlotNative,
-        "VOID" => Nothing,
-        "BOOL" => Bool,
-        "SYMBOL" => Symbol,
-        "TUPLE" => Tuple,
-        "CTUPLE" => HDF5CTuple, #Tuple of complex structures
-        "RGBA" => ARGB{N0f8},
-        "EXTREMA" => Extrema,
-        "LENGTH" => Length,
-        "ARRAY" => Array, #Dict won't allow Array to be key in HDF5PLOT_MAP_TELEM2STR
-
-        #Sub-structure types:
-        "FONT" => Font,
-        "BOUNDINGBOX" => BoundingBox,
-        "GRIDLAYOUT" => GridLayout,
-        "ROOTLAYOUT" => RootLayout,
-        "SERIESANNOTATIONS" => SeriesAnnotations,
-#                "PLOTTEXT" => PlotText,
-        "COLORGRADIENT" => ColorGradient,
-        "AXIS" => Axis,
-        "SURFACE" => Surface,
-        "SUBPLOT" => Subplot,
-        "NULLABLE" => _hdf5_nullable,
-    )
-    merge!(HDF5PLOT_MAP_STR2TELEM, telem2str)
-    merge!(HDF5PLOT_MAP_TELEM2STR, Dict{Type, String}(v=>k for (k,v) in HDF5PLOT_MAP_STR2TELEM))
+function add_backend_string(::HDF5Backend)
+    """
+    if !Plots.is_installed("HDF5")
+        Pkg.add("HDF5")
+    end
+    """
 end
 
 
@@ -148,7 +128,7 @@ _hdf5_map_str2telem(v::Vector) = HDF5PLOT_MAP_STR2TELEM[v[1]]
 function _hdf5_merge!(dest::Dict, src::Dict)
     for (k, v) in src
         if isa(v, Axis)
-            _hdf5_merge!(dest[k].plotattributes, v.plotattributes)
+            _hdf5_merge!(dest[k].d, v.d)
         else
             dest[k] = v
         end
@@ -160,6 +140,44 @@ end
 #==
 ===============================================================================#
 
+function _initialize_backend(::HDF5Backend)
+    @eval begin
+        import HDF5
+        export HDF5
+        if length(HDF5PLOT_MAP_TELEM2STR) < 1
+            #Possible element types of high-level data types:
+            telem2str = Dict{String, Type}(
+                "NATIVE" => HDF5PlotNative,
+                "VOID" => Nothing,
+                "BOOL" => Bool,
+                "SYMBOL" => Symbol,
+                "TUPLE" => Tuple,
+                "CTUPLE" => HDF5CTuple, #Tuple of complex structures
+                "RGBA" => ARGB{N0f8},
+                "EXTREMA" => Extrema,
+                "LENGTH" => Length,
+                "ARRAY" => Array, #Dict won't allow Array to be key in HDF5PLOT_MAP_TELEM2STR
+
+                #Sub-structure types:
+                "FONT" => Font,
+                "BOUNDINGBOX" => BoundingBox,
+                "GRIDLAYOUT" => GridLayout,
+                "ROOTLAYOUT" => RootLayout,
+                "SERIESANNOTATIONS" => SeriesAnnotations,
+#                "PLOTTEXT" => PlotText,
+                "COLORGRADIENT" => ColorGradient,
+                "AXIS" => Axis,
+                "SURFACE" => Surface,
+                "SUBPLOT" => Subplot,
+                "NULLABLE" => Nullable,
+            )
+            merge!(HDF5PLOT_MAP_STR2TELEM, telem2str)
+            merge!(HDF5PLOT_MAP_TELEM2STR, Dict{Type, String}(v=>k for (k,v) in HDF5PLOT_MAP_STR2TELEM))
+        end
+    end
+end
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 # Create the window/figure for this backend.
 function _create_backend_figure(plt::Plot{HDF5Backend})
@@ -215,7 +233,7 @@ end
 
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------
 
-# Override this to update plot items (title, xlabel, etc), and add annotations (plotattributes[:annotations])
+# Override this to update plot items (title, xlabel, etc), and add annotations (d[:annotations])
 function _update_plot_object(plt::Plot{HDF5Backend})
     #Do nothing
 end
@@ -226,7 +244,7 @@ end
 function _display(plt::Plot{HDF5Backend})
     msg = "HDF5 interface does not support `display()` function."
     msg *= "\nUse `Plots.hdf5plot_write(::String)` method to write to .HDF5 \"plot\" file instead."
-    @warn(msg)
+    warn(msg)
     return
 end
 
@@ -271,7 +289,7 @@ function _hdf5plot_writecount(grp, n::Int) #Write directly to group
 end
 function _hdf5plot_gwritefields(grp, k::String, v)
     grp = HDF5.g_create(grp, k)
-    for _k in fieldnames(typeof(v))
+    for _k in fieldnames(v)
         _v = getfield(v, _k)
         kstr = string(_k)
         _hdf5plot_gwrite(grp, kstr, _v)
@@ -294,7 +312,7 @@ end
 #=
 function _hdf5plot_gwrite(grp, k::String, v::Array{Any})
 #    @show grp, k
-    @warn("Cannot write Array: $k=$v")
+    warn("Cannot write Array: $k=$v")
 end
 =#
 function _hdf5plot_gwrite(grp, k::String, v::Nothing)
@@ -323,8 +341,8 @@ function _hdf5plot_gwrite(grp, k::String, v::Tuple)
     end
     #NOTE: _hdf5plot_overwritetype overwrites "Array" type with "Tuple".
 end
-function _hdf5plot_gwrite(grp, k::String, plotattributes::Dict)
-#    @warn("Cannot write dict: $k=$plotattributes")
+function _hdf5plot_gwrite(grp, k::String, d::Dict)
+#    warn("Cannot write dict: $k=$d")
 end
 function _hdf5plot_gwrite(grp, k::String, v::AbstractRange)
     _hdf5plot_gwrite(grp, k, collect(v)) #For now
@@ -345,10 +363,9 @@ function _hdf5plot_gwritearray(grp, k::String, v::Array{T}) where T
     vgrp = HDF5.g_create(grp, k)
     _hdf5plot_writetype(vgrp, Array) #ANY
     sz = size(v)
-    lidx = LinearIndices(sz)
 
     for iter in eachindex(v)
-        coord = lidx[iter]
+        coord = LinearIndices(sz, iter)
         elem = v[iter]
         idxstr = join(coord, "_")
         _hdf5plot_gwrite(vgrp, "v$idxstr", v[iter])
@@ -380,7 +397,7 @@ function _hdf5plot_gwrite(grp, k::String, v::HDF5PLOT_SIMPLESUBSTRUCT)
 end
 function _hdf5plot_gwrite(grp, k::String, v::Axis)
     grp = HDF5.g_create(grp, k)
-    for (_k, _v) in v.plotattributes
+    for (_k, _v) in v.d
         kstr = string(_k)
         _hdf5plot_gwrite(grp, kstr, _v)
     end
@@ -393,7 +410,7 @@ function _hdf5plot_gwrite(grp, k::String, v::Surface)
 	_hdf5plot_writetype(grp, Surface)
 end
 # #TODO: "Properly" support Nullable using _hdf5plot_writetype?
-# function _hdf5plot_gwrite(grp, k::String, v::_hdf5_nullable)
+# function _hdf5plot_gwrite(grp, k::String, v::Nullable)
 #     if isnull(v)
 #         _hdf5plot_gwrite(grp, k, nothing)
 #     else
@@ -412,8 +429,8 @@ function _hdf5plot_gwrite(grp, k::String, v::Subplot)
     _hdf5plot_writetype(grp, Subplot)
     return
 end
-function _hdf5plot_write(grp, plotattributes::Dict)
-    for (k, v) in plotattributes
+function _hdf5plot_write(grp, d::Dict)
+    for (k, v) in d
         kstr = string(k)
         _hdf5plot_gwrite(grp, kstr, v)
     end
@@ -431,7 +448,7 @@ function _hdf5plot_write(sp::Subplot{HDF5Backend}, subpath::String, f)
     _hdf5plot_writecount(grp, length(sp.series_list))
     for (i, series) in enumerate(sp.series_list)
         grp = HDF5.g_create(f, _hdf5_plotelempath("$subpath/series_list/series$i"))
-        _hdf5plot_write(grp, series.plotattributes)
+        _hdf5plot_write(grp, series.d)
     end
 
     return
@@ -510,11 +527,10 @@ function _hdf5plot_read(grp, k::String, T::Type{Array}, dtid) #ANY
     sz = _hdf5plot_read(grp, "dim")
     if [0] == sz; return []; end
     sz = tuple(sz...)
-    result = Array{Any}(undef, sz)
-    lidx = LinearIndices(sz)
+    result = Array{Any}(sz)
 
     for iter in eachindex(result)
-        coord = lidx[iter]
+        coord = LinearIndices(sz, iter)
         idxstr = join(coord, "_")
         result[iter] = _hdf5plot_read(grp, "v$idxstr")
     end
@@ -579,17 +595,17 @@ function _hdf5plot_read(grp, k::String)
     return _hdf5plot_read(grp, k, T, dtid)
 end
 
-#Read in values in group to populate plotattributes:
-function _hdf5plot_read(grp, plotattributes::Dict)
+#Read in values in group to populate d:
+function _hdf5plot_read(grp, d::Dict)
     gnames = names(grp)
     for k in gnames
         try
             v = _hdf5plot_read(grp, k)
-            plotattributes[Symbol(k)] = v
+            d[Symbol(k)] = v
         catch e
             @show e
             @show grp
-            @warn("Could not read field $k")
+            warn("Could not read field $k")
         end
     end
     return
@@ -614,7 +630,7 @@ function _hdf5plot_read(sp::Subplot, subpath::String, f)
         kwlist = KW()
         _hdf5plot_read(grp, kwlist)
         plot!(sp, kwlist[:x], kwlist[:y]) #Add data & create data structures
-        _hdf5_merge!(sp.series_list[end].plotattributes, kwlist)
+        _hdf5_merge!(sp.series_list[end].d, kwlist)
     end
 
     return

src/backends/inspectdr.jl

@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@ Add in functionality to Plots.jl:
     :aspect_ratio,
 =#
 
+@require Revise = "295af30f-e4ad-537b-8983-00126c2a3abe" begin
+    Revise.track(Plots, joinpath(Pkg.dir("Plots"), "src", "backends", "inspectdr.jl"))
+end
+
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #TODO: remove features
 const _inspectdr_attr = merge_with_base_supported([
@@ -148,23 +152,37 @@ end
 
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-#Glyph used when plotting "Shape"s:
-INSPECTDR_GLYPH_SHAPE = InspectDR.GlyphPolyline(
-    2*InspectDR.GLYPH_SQUARE.x, InspectDR.GLYPH_SQUARE.y
-)
-
-mutable struct InspecDRPlotRef
-    mplot::Union{Nothing, InspectDR.Multiplot}
-    gui::Union{Nothing, InspectDR.GtkPlot}
+function add_backend_string(::InspectDRBackend)
+    """
+    if !Plots.is_installed("InspectDR")
+        Pkg.add("InspectDR")
+    end
+    """
 end
 
-_inspectdr_getmplot(::Any) = nothing
-_inspectdr_getmplot(r::InspecDRPlotRef) = r.mplot
+function _initialize_backend(::InspectDRBackend; kw...)
+    @eval begin
+        import InspectDR
+        export InspectDR
 
-_inspectdr_getgui(::Any) = nothing
-_inspectdr_getgui(gplot::InspectDR.GtkPlot) = (gplot.destroyed ? nothing : gplot)
-_inspectdr_getgui(r::InspecDRPlotRef) = _inspectdr_getgui(r.gui)
-push!(_initialized_backends, :inspectdr)
+        #Glyph used when plotting "Shape"s:
+        INSPECTDR_GLYPH_SHAPE = InspectDR.GlyphPolyline(
+            2*InspectDR.GLYPH_SQUARE.x, InspectDR.GLYPH_SQUARE.y
+        )
+
+        mutable struct InspecDRPlotRef
+            mplot::Union{Nothing, InspectDR.Multiplot}
+            gui::Union{Nothing, InspectDR.GtkPlot}
+        end
+
+        _inspectdr_getmplot(::Any) = nothing
+        _inspectdr_getmplot(r::InspecDRPlotRef) = r.mplot
+
+        _inspectdr_getgui(::Any) = nothing
+        _inspectdr_getgui(gplot::InspectDR.GtkPlot) = (gplot.destroyed ? nothing : gplot)
+        _inspectdr_getgui(r::InspecDRPlotRef) = _inspectdr_getgui(r.gui)
+    end
+end
 
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
@@ -457,7 +475,7 @@ end
 
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------
 
-# Override this to update plot items (title, xlabel, etc), and add annotations (plotattributes[:annotations])
+# Override this to update plot items (title, xlabel, etc), and add annotations (d[:annotations])
 function _update_plot_object(plt::Plot{InspectDRBackend})
     mplot = _inspectdr_getmplot(plt.o)
     if nothing == mplot; return; end

src/backends/pgfplots.jl

@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 
 # significant contributions by: @pkofod
 
+@require Revise = "295af30f-e4ad-537b-8983-00126c2a3abe" begin
+    Revise.track(Plots, joinpath(Pkg.dir("Plots"), "src", "backends", "pgfplots.jl"))
+end
+
 const _pgfplots_attr = merge_with_base_supported([
     :annotations,
     :background_color_legend,
@@ -23,7 +27,7 @@ const _pgfplots_attr = merge_with_base_supported([
     :guide, :lims, :ticks, :scale, :flip, :rotation,
     :tickfont, :guidefont, :legendfont,
     :grid, :legend,
-    :colorbar, :colorbar_title,
+    :colorbar,
     :fill_z, :line_z, :marker_z, :levels,
     # :ribbon, :quiver, :arrow,
     # :orientation,
@@ -43,6 +47,23 @@ const _pgfplots_marker = [:none, :auto, :circle, :rect, :diamond, :utriangle, :d
 const _pgfplots_scale = [:identity, :ln, :log2, :log10]
 
 
+# --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+function add_backend_string(::PGFPlotsBackend)
+    """
+    Pkg.add("PGFPlots")
+    Pkg.build("PGFPlots")
+    """
+end
+
+function _initialize_backend(::PGFPlotsBackend; kw...)
+    @eval begin
+        import PGFPlots
+        export PGFPlots
+    end
+end
+
+
 # --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 const _pgfplots_linestyles = KW(
@@ -103,7 +124,7 @@ function pgf_framestyle(style::Symbol)
         return style
     else
         default_style = get(_pgf_framestyle_defaults, style, :axes)
-        @warn("Framestyle :$style is not (yet) supported by the PGFPlots backend. :$default_style was cosen instead.")
+        warn("Framestyle :$style is not (yet) supported by the PGFPlots backend. :$default_style was cosen instead.")
         default_style
     end
 end
@@ -133,9 +154,9 @@ pgf_thickness_scaling(plt::Plot) = plt[:thickness_scaling]
 pgf_thickness_scaling(sp::Subplot) = pgf_thickness_scaling(sp.plt)
 pgf_thickness_scaling(series) = pgf_thickness_scaling(series[:subplot])
 
-function pgf_fillstyle(plotattributes, i = 1)
-    cstr,a = pgf_color(get_fillcolor(plotattributes, i))
-    fa = get_fillalpha(plotattributes, i)
+function pgf_fillstyle(d, i = 1)
+    cstr,a = pgf_color(get_fillcolor(d, i))
+    fa = get_fillalpha(d, i)
     if fa != nothing
         a = fa
     end
@@ -151,11 +172,11 @@ function pgf_linestyle(linewidth::Real, color, α = 1, linestyle = "solid")
     $(get(_pgfplots_linestyles, linestyle, "solid"))"""
 end
 
-function pgf_linestyle(plotattributes, i = 1)
-    lw = pgf_thickness_scaling(plotattributes) * get_linewidth(plotattributes, i)
-    lc = get_linecolor(plotattributes, i)
-    la = get_linealpha(plotattributes, i)
-    ls = get_linestyle(plotattributes, i)
+function pgf_linestyle(d, i = 1)
+    lw = pgf_thickness_scaling(d) * get_linewidth(d, i)
+    lc = get_linecolor(d, i)
+    la = get_linealpha(d, i)
+    ls = get_linestyle(d, i)
     return pgf_linestyle(lw, lc, la, ls)
 end
 
@@ -164,19 +185,19 @@ function pgf_font(fontsize, thickness_scaling = 1, font = "\\selectfont")
     return string("{\\fontsize{", fs, " pt}{", 1.3fs, " pt}", font, "}")
 end
 
-function pgf_marker(plotattributes, i = 1)
-    shape = _cycle(plotattributes[:markershape], i)
-    cstr, a = pgf_color(plot_color(get_markercolor(plotattributes, i), get_markeralpha(plotattributes, i)))
-    cstr_stroke, a_stroke = pgf_color(plot_color(get_markerstrokecolor(plotattributes, i), get_markerstrokealpha(plotattributes, i)))
+function pgf_marker(d, i = 1)
+    shape = _cycle(d[:markershape], i)
+    cstr, a = pgf_color(plot_color(get_markercolor(d, i), get_markeralpha(d, i)))
+    cstr_stroke, a_stroke = pgf_color(plot_color(get_markerstrokecolor(d, i), get_markerstrokealpha(d, i)))
     """
     mark = $(get(_pgfplots_markers, shape, "*")),
-    mark size = $(pgf_thickness_scaling(plotattributes) * 0.5 * _cycle(plotattributes[:markersize], i)),
+    mark size = $(pgf_thickness_scaling(d) * 0.5 * _cycle(d[:markersize], i)),
     mark options = {
         color = $cstr_stroke, draw opacity = $a_stroke,
         fill = $cstr, fill opacity = $a,
-        line width = $(pgf_thickness_scaling(plotattributes) * _cycle(plotattributes[:markerstrokewidth], i)),
+        line width = $(pgf_thickness_scaling(d) * _cycle(d[:markerstrokewidth], i)),
         rotate = $(shape == :dtriangle ? 180 : 0),
-        $(get(_pgfplots_linestyles, _cycle(plotattributes[:markerstrokestyle], i), "solid"))
+        $(get(_pgfplots_linestyles, _cycle(d[:markerstrokestyle], i), "solid"))
     }"""
 end
 
@@ -197,24 +218,24 @@ end
 # --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 function pgf_series(sp::Subplot, series::Series)
-    plotattributes = series.plotattributes
-    st = plotattributes[:seriestype]
+    d = series.d
+    st = d[:seriestype]
     series_collection = PGFPlots.Plot[]
 
     # function args
     args = if st == :contour
-        plotattributes[:z].surf, plotattributes[:x], plotattributes[:y]
+        d[:z].surf, d[:x], d[:y]
     elseif is3d(st)
-        plotattributes[:x], plotattributes[:y], plotattributes[:z]
+        d[:x], d[:y], d[:z]
     elseif st == :straightline
         straightline_data(series)
     elseif st == :shape
         shape_data(series)
     elseif ispolar(sp)
-        theta, r = filter_radial_data(plotattributes[:x], plotattributes[:y], axis_limits(sp[:yaxis]))
+        theta, r = filter_radial_data(d[:x], d[:y], axis_limits(sp[:yaxis]))
         rad2deg.(theta), r
     else
-        plotattributes[:x], plotattributes[:y]
+        d[:x], d[:y]
     end
 
     # PGFPlots can't handle non-Vector?
@@ -227,8 +248,8 @@ function pgf_series(sp::Subplot, series::Series)
     if st in (:contour, :histogram2d)
         style = []
         kw = KW()
-        push!(style, pgf_linestyle(plotattributes))
-        push!(style, pgf_marker(plotattributes))
+        push!(style, pgf_linestyle(d))
+        push!(style, pgf_marker(d))
         push!(style, "forget plot")
 
         kw[:style] = join(style, ',')
@@ -247,21 +268,21 @@ function pgf_series(sp::Subplot, series::Series)
         for (i, rng) in enumerate(segments)
             style = []
             kw = KW()
-            push!(style, pgf_linestyle(plotattributes, i))
-            push!(style, pgf_marker(plotattributes, i))
+            push!(style, pgf_linestyle(d, i))
+            push!(style, pgf_marker(d, i))
 
             if st == :shape
-                push!(style, pgf_fillstyle(plotattributes, i))
+                push!(style, pgf_fillstyle(d, i))
             end
 
             # add to legend?
             if i == 1 && sp[:legend] != :none && should_add_to_legend(series)
-                if plotattributes[:fillrange] != nothing
+                if d[:fillrange] != nothing
                     push!(style, "forget plot")
-                    push!(series_collection, pgf_fill_legend_hack(plotattributes, args))
+                    push!(series_collection, pgf_fill_legend_hack(d, args))
                 else
-                    kw[:legendentry] = plotattributes[:label]
-                    if st == :shape # || plotattributes[:fillrange] != nothing
+                    kw[:legendentry] = d[:label]
+                    if st == :shape # || d[:fillrange] != nothing
                         push!(style, "area legend")
                     end
                 end
@@ -328,16 +349,16 @@ function pgf_fillrange_args(fillrange, x, y, z)
     return x_fill, y_fill, z_fill
 end
 
-function pgf_fill_legend_hack(plotattributes, args)
+function pgf_fill_legend_hack(d, args)
     style = []
     kw = KW()
-    push!(style, pgf_linestyle(plotattributes, 1))
-    push!(style, pgf_marker(plotattributes, 1))
-    push!(style, pgf_fillstyle(plotattributes, 1))
+    push!(style, pgf_linestyle(d, 1))
+    push!(style, pgf_marker(d, 1))
+    push!(style, pgf_fillstyle(d, 1))
     push!(style, "area legend")
-    kw[:legendentry] = plotattributes[:label]
+    kw[:legendentry] = d[:label]
     kw[:style] = join(style, ',')
-    st = plotattributes[:seriestype]
+    st = d[:seriestype]
     func = if st == :path3d
         PGFPlots.Linear3
     elseif st == :scatter
@@ -535,8 +556,8 @@ function _update_plot_object(plt::Plot{PGFPlotsBackend})
         # colormap this should not cause any problem.
         for series in series_list(sp)
             for col in (:markercolor, :fillcolor, :linecolor)
-                if typeof(series.plotattributes[col]) == ColorGradient
-                    push!(style,"colormap={plots}{$(pgf_colormap(series.plotattributes[col]))}")
+                if typeof(series.d[col]) == ColorGradient
+                    push!(style,"colormap={plots}{$(pgf_colormap(series.d[col]))}")
 
                     if sp[:colorbar] == :none
                         kw[:colorbar] = "false"
@@ -550,7 +571,6 @@ function _update_plot_object(plt::Plot{PGFPlotsBackend})
         end
         @label colorbar_end
 
-        push!(style, "colorbar style={title=$(sp[:colorbar_title])}")
         o = axisf(; style = join(style, ","), kw...)
 
         # add the series object to the PGFPlots.Axis

src/backends/plotly.jl

@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 
 # https://plot.ly/javascript/getting-started
 
+@require Revise = "295af30f-e4ad-537b-8983-00126c2a3abe" begin
+    Revise.track(Plots, joinpath(Pkg.dir("Plots"), "src", "backends", "plotly.jl"))
+end
+
 const _plotly_attr = merge_with_base_supported([
     :annotations,
     :background_color_legend, :background_color_inside, :background_color_outside,
@@ -64,7 +68,7 @@ function _plotly_framestyle(style::Symbol)
         return style
     else
         default_style = get(_plotly_framestyle_defaults, style, :axes)
-        @warn("Framestyle :$style is not supported by Plotly and PlotlyJS. :$default_style was cosen instead.")
+        warn("Framestyle :$style is not supported by Plotly and PlotlyJS. :$default_style was cosen instead.")
         default_style
     end
 end
@@ -72,37 +76,46 @@ end
 
 # --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+function add_backend_string(::PlotlyBackend)
+    """
+    Pkg.build("Plots")
+    """
+end
+
 
 const _plotly_js_path = joinpath(dirname(@__FILE__), "..", "..", "deps", "plotly-latest.min.js")
 const _plotly_js_path_remote = "https://cdn.plot.ly/plotly-latest.min.js"
 
-_js_code = open(read, _plotly_js_path, "r")
+function _initialize_backend(::PlotlyBackend; kw...)
+  @eval begin
+    _js_code = open(readstring, _plotly_js_path, "r")
 
-# borrowed from https://github.com/plotly/plotly.py/blob/2594076e29584ede2d09f2aa40a8a195b3f3fc66/plotly/offline/offline.py#L64-L71 c/o @spencerlyon2
-_js_script = """
-    <script type='text/javascript'>
-        define('plotly', function(require, exports, module) {
-            $(_js_code)
-        });
-        require(['plotly'], function(Plotly) {
-            window.Plotly = Plotly;
-        });
-    </script>
-"""
+    # borrowed from https://github.com/plotly/plotly.py/blob/2594076e29584ede2d09f2aa40a8a195b3f3fc66/plotly/offline/offline.py#L64-L71 c/o @spencerlyon2
+    _js_script = """
+        <script type='text/javascript'>
+            define('plotly', function(require, exports, module) {
+                $(_js_code)
+            });
+            require(['plotly'], function(Plotly) {
+                window.Plotly = Plotly;
+            });
+        </script>
+    """
 
-# if we're in IJulia call setupnotebook to load js and css
-if isijulia()
-    display("text/html", _js_script)
+    # if we're in IJulia call setupnotebook to load js and css
+    if isijulia()
+        display("text/html", _js_script)
+    end
+
+    # if isatom()
+    #     import Atom
+    #     Atom.@msg evaljs(_js_code)
+    # end
+
+  end
+  # TODO: other initialization
 end
 
-# if isatom()
-#     import Atom
-#     Atom.@msg evaljs(_js_code)
-# end
-using UUIDs
-
-push!(_initialized_backends, :plotly)
-
 
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------
 
@@ -149,7 +162,7 @@ function plotly_annotation_dict(x, y, ptxt::PlotText; xref="paper", yref="paper"
     ))
 end
 
-# function get_annotation_dict_for_arrow(plotattributes::KW, xyprev::Tuple, xy::Tuple, a::Arrow)
+# function get_annotation_dict_for_arrow(d::KW, xyprev::Tuple, xy::Tuple, a::Arrow)
 #     xdiff = xyprev[1] - xy[1]
 #     ydiff = xyprev[2] - xy[2]
 #     dist = sqrt(xdiff^2 + ydiff^2)
@@ -163,7 +176,7 @@ end
 #         # :ay => -40,
 #         :ax => 10xdiff / dist,
 #         :ay => -10ydiff / dist,
-#         :arrowcolor => rgba_string(plotattributes[:linecolor]),
+#         :arrowcolor => rgba_string(d[:linecolor]),
 #         :xref => "x",
 #         :yref => "y",
 #         :arrowsize => 10a.headwidth,
@@ -306,14 +319,14 @@ function plotly_polaraxis(axis::Axis)
 end
 
 function plotly_layout(plt::Plot)
-    plotattributes_out = KW()
+    d_out = KW()
 
     w, h = plt[:size]
-    plotattributes_out[:width], plotattributes_out[:height] = w, h
-    plotattributes_out[:paper_bgcolor] = rgba_string(plt[:background_color_outside])
-    plotattributes_out[:margin] = KW(:l=>0, :b=>20, :r=>0, :t=>20)
+    d_out[:width], d_out[:height] = w, h
+    d_out[:paper_bgcolor] = rgba_string(plt[:background_color_outside])
+    d_out[:margin] = KW(:l=>0, :b=>20, :r=>0, :t=>20)
 
-    plotattributes_out[:annotations] = KW[]
+    d_out[:annotations] = KW[]
 
     multiple_subplots = length(plt.subplots) > 1
 
@@ -334,10 +347,10 @@ function plotly_layout(plt::Plot)
             end
             titlex, titley = xy_mm_to_pcts(xmm, top(bbox(sp)), w*px, h*px)
             title_font = font(titlefont(sp), :top)
-            push!(plotattributes_out[:annotations], plotly_annotation_dict(titlex, titley, text(sp[:title], title_font)))
+            push!(d_out[:annotations], plotly_annotation_dict(titlex, titley, text(sp[:title], title_font)))
         end
 
-        plotattributes_out[:plot_bgcolor] = rgba_string(sp[:background_color_inside])
+        d_out[:plot_bgcolor] = rgba_string(sp[:background_color_inside])
 
         # set to supported framestyle
         sp[:framestyle] = _plotly_framestyle(sp[:framestyle])
@@ -346,7 +359,7 @@ function plotly_layout(plt::Plot)
         if is3d(sp)
             azim = sp[:camera][1] - 90 #convert azimuthal to match GR behaviour
             theta = 90 - sp[:camera][2] #spherical coordinate angle from z axis
-            plotattributes_out[:scene] = KW(
+            d_out[:scene] = KW(
                 Symbol("xaxis$(spidx)") => plotly_axis(plt, sp[:xaxis], sp),
                 Symbol("yaxis$(spidx)") => plotly_axis(plt, sp[:yaxis], sp),
                 Symbol("zaxis$(spidx)") => plotly_axis(plt, sp[:zaxis], sp),
@@ -361,19 +374,19 @@ function plotly_layout(plt::Plot)
                 ),
             )
         elseif ispolar(sp)
-            plotattributes_out[Symbol("angularaxis$(spidx)")] = plotly_polaraxis(sp[:xaxis])
-            plotattributes_out[Symbol("radialaxis$(spidx)")] = plotly_polaraxis(sp[:yaxis])
+            d_out[Symbol("angularaxis$(spidx)")] = plotly_polaraxis(sp[:xaxis])
+            d_out[Symbol("radialaxis$(spidx)")] = plotly_polaraxis(sp[:yaxis])
         else
-            plotattributes_out[Symbol("xaxis$(x_idx)")] = plotly_axis(plt, sp[:xaxis], sp)
+            d_out[Symbol("xaxis$(x_idx)")] = plotly_axis(plt, sp[:xaxis], sp)
             # don't allow yaxis to be reupdated/reanchored in a linked subplot
-            spidx == y_idx ? plotattributes_out[Symbol("yaxis$(y_idx)")] = plotly_axis(plt, sp[:yaxis], sp) : nothing
+            spidx == y_idx ? d_out[Symbol("yaxis$(y_idx)")] = plotly_axis(plt, sp[:yaxis], sp) : nothing
         end
 
         # legend
-        plotattributes_out[:showlegend] = sp[:legend] != :none
+        d_out[:showlegend] = sp[:legend] != :none
         xpos,ypos = plotly_legend_pos(sp[:legend])
         if sp[:legend] != :none
-            plotattributes_out[:legend] = KW(
+            d_out[:legend] = KW(
                 :bgcolor  => rgba_string(sp[:background_color_legend]),
                 :bordercolor => rgba_string(sp[:foreground_color_legend]),
                 :font     => plotly_font(legendfont(sp)),
@@ -385,13 +398,13 @@ function plotly_layout(plt::Plot)
 
         # annotations
         for ann in sp[:annotations]
-            append!(plotattributes_out[:annotations], KW[plotly_annotation_dict(locate_annotation(sp, ann...)...; xref = "x$(x_idx)", yref = "y$(y_idx)")])
+            append!(d_out[:annotations], KW[plotly_annotation_dict(locate_annotation(sp, ann...)...; xref = "x$(x_idx)", yref = "y$(y_idx)")])
         end
         # series_annotations
         for series in series_list(sp)
             anns = series[:series_annotations]
             for (xi,yi,str,fnt) in EachAnn(anns, series[:x], series[:y])
-                push!(plotattributes_out[:annotations], plotly_annotation_dict(
+                push!(d_out[:annotations], plotly_annotation_dict(
                     xi,
                     yi,
                     PlotText(str,fnt); xref = "x$(x_idx)", yref = "y$(y_idx)")
@@ -404,24 +417,24 @@ function plotly_layout(plt::Plot)
         #     a = sargs[:arrow]
         #     if sargs[:seriestype] in (:path, :line) && typeof(a) <: Arrow
         #         add_arrows(sargs[:x], sargs[:y]) do xyprev, xy
-        #             push!(plotattributes_out[:annotations], get_annotation_dict_for_arrow(sargs, xyprev, xy, a))
+        #             push!(d_out[:annotations], get_annotation_dict_for_arrow(sargs, xyprev, xy, a))
         #         end
         #     end
         # end
 
         if ispolar(sp)
-            plotattributes_out[:direction] = "counterclockwise"
+            d_out[:direction] = "counterclockwise"
         end
 
-        plotattributes_out
+        d_out
     end
 
     # turn off hover if nothing's using it
-    if all(series -> series.plotattributes[:hover] in (false,:none), plt.series_list)
-        plotattributes_out[:hovermode] = "none"
+    if all(series -> series.d[:hover] in (false,:none), plt.series_list)
+        d_out[:hovermode] = "none"
     end
 
-    plotattributes_out
+    d_out
 end
 
 function plotly_layout_json(plt::Plot)
@@ -527,24 +540,21 @@ end
 as_gradient(grad::ColorGradient, α) = grad
 as_gradient(grad, α) = cgrad(alpha = α)
 
-# get a dictionary representing the series params (plotattributes is the Plots-dict, plotattributes_out is the Plotly-dict)
+# get a dictionary representing the series params (d is the Plots-dict, d_out is the Plotly-dict)
 function plotly_series(plt::Plot, series::Series)
     st = series[:seriestype]
-
-    sp = series[:subplot]
-    clims = get_clims(sp)
-
     if st == :shape
-        return plotly_series_shapes(plt, series, clims)
+        return plotly_series_shapes(plt, series)
     end
 
-    plotattributes_out = KW()
+    sp = series[:subplot]
+    d_out = KW()
 
     # these are the axes that the series should be mapped to
     x_idx, y_idx = plotly_link_indicies(plt, sp)
-    plotattributes_out[:xaxis] = "x$(x_idx)"
-    plotattributes_out[:yaxis] = "y$(y_idx)"
-    plotattributes_out[:showlegend] = should_add_to_legend(series)
+    d_out[:xaxis] = "x$(x_idx)"
+    d_out[:yaxis] = "y$(y_idx)"
+    d_out[:showlegend] = should_add_to_legend(series)
 
     if st == :straightline
         x, y = straightline_data(series)
@@ -557,7 +567,7 @@ function plotly_series(plt::Plot, series::Series)
         for (letter, data) in zip((:x, :y, :z), (x, y, z))
     )
 
-    plotattributes_out[:name] = series[:label]
+    d_out[:name] = series[:label]
 
     isscatter = st in (:scatter, :scatter3d, :scattergl)
     hasmarker = isscatter || series[:markershape] != :none
@@ -565,69 +575,70 @@ function plotly_series(plt::Plot, series::Series)
     hasfillrange = st in (:path, :scatter, :scattergl, :straightline) &&
         (isa(series[:fillrange], AbstractVector) || isa(series[:fillrange], Tuple))
 
-    plotattributes_out[:colorbar] = KW(:title => sp[:colorbar_title])
+    d_out[:colorbar] = KW(:title => sp[:colorbar_title])
 
+    clims = sp[:clims]
     if is_2tuple(clims)
-        plotattributes_out[:zmin], plotattributes_out[:zmax] = clims
+        d_out[:zmin], d_out[:zmax] = clims
     end
 
     # set the "type"
     if st in (:path, :scatter, :scattergl, :straightline, :path3d, :scatter3d)
-        return plotly_series_segments(series, plotattributes, x, y, z, clims)
+        return plotly_series_segments(series, d_out, x, y, z)
 
     elseif st == :heatmap
         x = heatmap_edges(x, sp[:xaxis][:scale])
         y = heatmap_edges(y, sp[:yaxis][:scale])
-        plotattributes_out[:type] = "heatmap"
-        plotattributes_out[:x], plotattributes_out[:y], plotattributes_out[:z] = x, y, z
-        plotattributes_out[:colorscale] = plotly_colorscale(series[:fillcolor], series[:fillalpha])
-        plotattributes_out[:showscale] = hascolorbar(sp)
+        d_out[:type] = "heatmap"
+        d_out[:x], d_out[:y], d_out[:z] = x, y, z
+        d_out[:colorscale] = plotly_colorscale(series[:fillcolor], series[:fillalpha])
+        d_out[:showscale] = hascolorbar(sp)
 
     elseif st == :contour
-        plotattributes_out[:type] = "contour"
-        plotattributes_out[:x], plotattributes_out[:y], plotattributes_out[:z] = x, y, z
-        # plotattributes_out[:showscale] = series[:colorbar] != :none
-        plotattributes_out[:ncontours] = series[:levels]
-        plotattributes_out[:contours] = KW(:coloring => series[:fillrange] != nothing ? "fill" : "lines", :showlabels => series[:contour_labels] == true)
-        plotattributes_out[:colorscale] = plotly_colorscale(series[:linecolor], series[:linealpha])
-        plotattributes_out[:showscale] = hascolorbar(sp)
+        d_out[:type] = "contour"
+        d_out[:x], d_out[:y], d_out[:z] = x, y, z
+        # d_out[:showscale] = series[:colorbar] != :none
+        d_out[:ncontours] = series[:levels]
+        d_out[:contours] = KW(:coloring => series[:fillrange] != nothing ? "fill" : "lines", :showlabels => series[:contour_labels] == true)
+        d_out[:colorscale] = plotly_colorscale(series[:linecolor], series[:linealpha])
+        d_out[:showscale] = hascolorbar(sp)
 
     elseif st in (:surface, :wireframe)
-        plotattributes_out[:type] = "surface"
-        plotattributes_out[:x], plotattributes_out[:y], plotattributes_out[:z] = x, y, z
+        d_out[:type] = "surface"
+        d_out[:x], d_out[:y], d_out[:z] = x, y, z
         if st == :wireframe
-            plotattributes_out[:hidesurface] = true
+            d_out[:hidesurface] = true
             wirelines = KW(
                 :show => true,
                 :color => rgba_string(plot_color(series[:linecolor], series[:linealpha])),
                 :highlightwidth => series[:linewidth],
             )
-            plotattributes_out[:contours] = KW(:x => wirelines, :y => wirelines, :z => wirelines)
-            plotattributes_out[:showscale] = false
+            d_out[:contours] = KW(:x => wirelines, :y => wirelines, :z => wirelines)
+            d_out[:showscale] = false
         else
-            plotattributes_out[:colorscale] = plotly_colorscale(series[:fillcolor], series[:fillalpha])
-            plotattributes_out[:opacity] = series[:fillalpha]
+            d_out[:colorscale] = plotly_colorscale(series[:fillcolor], series[:fillalpha])
+            d_out[:opacity] = series[:fillalpha]
             if series[:fill_z] != nothing
-                plotattributes_out[:surfacecolor] = plotly_surface_data(series, series[:fill_z])
+                d_out[:surfacecolor] = plotly_surface_data(series, series[:fill_z])
             end
-            plotattributes_out[:showscale] = hascolorbar(sp)
+            d_out[:showscale] = hascolorbar(sp)
         end
 
     elseif st == :pie
-        plotattributes_out[:type] = "pie"
-        plotattributes_out[:labels] = pie_labels(sp, series)
-        plotattributes_out[:values] = y
-        plotattributes_out[:hoverinfo] = "label+percent+name"
+        d_out[:type] = "pie"
+        d_out[:labels] = pie_labels(sp, series)
+        d_out[:values] = y
+        d_out[:hoverinfo] = "label+percent+name"
 
     else
-        @warn("Plotly: seriestype $st isn't supported.")
+        warn("Plotly: seriestype $st isn't supported.")
         return KW()
     end
 
     # add "marker"
     if hasmarker
         inds = eachindex(x)
-        plotattributes_out[:marker] = KW(
+        d_out[:marker] = KW(
             :symbol => get(_plotly_markers, series[:markershape], string(series[:markershape])),
             # :opacity => series[:markeralpha],
             :size => 2 * _cycle(series[:markersize], inds),
@@ -639,22 +650,22 @@ function plotly_series(plt::Plot, series::Series)
         )
     end
 
-    plotly_polar!(plotattributes_out, series)
-    plotly_hover!(plotattributes_out, series[:hover])
+    plotly_polar!(d_out, series)
+    plotly_hover!(d_out, series[:hover])
 
-    return [plotattributes_out]
+    return [d_out]
 end
 
-function plotly_series_shapes(plt::Plot, series::Series, clims)
+function plotly_series_shapes(plt::Plot, series::Series)
     segments = iter_segments(series)
-    plotattributes_outs = Vector{KW}(undef, length(segments))
+    d_outs = Vector{KW}(length(segments))
 
-    # TODO: create a plotattributes_out for each polygon
+    # TODO: create a d_out for each polygon
     # x, y = series[:x], series[:y]
 
     # these are the axes that the series should be mapped to
     x_idx, y_idx = plotly_link_indicies(plt, series[:subplot])
-    plotattributes_base = KW(
+    d_base = KW(
         :xaxis => "x$(x_idx)",
         :yaxis => "y$(y_idx)",
         :name => series[:label],
@@ -669,37 +680,37 @@ function plotly_series_shapes(plt::Plot, series::Series, clims)
         length(rng) < 2 && continue
 
         # to draw polygons, we actually draw lines with fill
-        plotattributes_out = merge(plotattributes_base, KW(
+        d_out = merge(d_base, KW(
             :type => "scatter",
             :mode => "lines",
             :x => vcat(x[rng], x[rng[1]]),
             :y => vcat(y[rng], y[rng[1]]),
             :fill => "tozeroy",
-            :fillcolor => rgba_string(plot_color(get_fillcolor(series, clims, i), get_fillalpha(series, i))),
+            :fillcolor => rgba_string(plot_color(get_fillcolor(series, i), get_fillalpha(series, i))),
         ))
         if series[:markerstrokewidth] > 0
-            plotattributes[:line] = KW(
-                :color => rgba_string(plot_color(get_linecolor(series, clims, i), get_linealpha(series, i))),
+            d_out[:line] = KW(
+                :color => rgba_string(plot_color(get_linecolor(series, i), get_linealpha(series, i))),
                 :width => get_linewidth(series, i),
                 :dash => string(get_linestyle(series, i)),
             )
         end
-        plotattributes_out[:showlegend] = i==1 ? should_add_to_legend(series) : false
-        plotly_polar!(plotattributes_out, series)
-        plotly_hover!(plotattributes_out, _cycle(series[:hover], i))
-        plotattributes_outs[i] = plotattributes_out
+        d_out[:showlegend] = i==1 ? should_add_to_legend(series) : false
+        plotly_polar!(d_out, series)
+        plotly_hover!(d_out, _cycle(series[:hover], i))
+        d_outs[i] = d_out
     end
     if series[:fill_z] != nothing
-        push!(plotattributes_outs, plotly_colorbar_hack(series, plotattributes_base, :fill))
+        push!(d_outs, plotly_colorbar_hack(series, d_base, :fill))
     elseif series[:line_z] != nothing
-        push!(plotattributes_outs, plotly_colorbar_hack(series, plotattributes_base, :line))
+        push!(d_outs, plotly_colorbar_hack(series, d_base, :line))
     elseif series[:marker_z] != nothing
-        push!(plotattributes_outs, plotly_colorbar_hack(series, plotattributes_base, :marker))
+        push!(d_outs, plotly_colorbar_hack(series, d_base, :marker))
     end
-    plotattributes_outs
+    d_outs
 end
 
-function plotly_series_segments(series::Series, ploattributes_base::KW, x, y, z, clims)
+function plotly_series_segments(series::Series, d_base::KW, x, y, z)
     st = series[:seriestype]
     sp = series[:subplot]
     isscatter = st in (:scatter, :scatter3d, :scattergl)
@@ -709,51 +720,51 @@ function plotly_series_segments(series::Series, ploattributes_base::KW, x, y, z,
         (isa(series[:fillrange], AbstractVector) || isa(series[:fillrange], Tuple))
 
     segments = iter_segments(series)
-    plotattributes_outs = Vector{KW}(undef, (hasfillrange ? 2 : 1 ) * length(segments))
+    d_outs = Vector{KW}((hasfillrange ? 2 : 1 ) * length(segments))
 
     for (i,rng) in enumerate(segments)
         !isscatter && length(rng) < 2 && continue
 
-        plotattributes_out = deepcopy(plotattributes_base)
-        plotattributes_out[:showlegend] = i==1 ? should_add_to_legend(series) : false
-        plotattributes_out[:legendgroup] = series[:label]
+        d_out = deepcopy(d_base)
+        d_out[:showlegend] = i==1 ? should_add_to_legend(series) : false
+        d_out[:legendgroup] = series[:label]
 
         # set the type
         if st in (:path, :scatter, :scattergl, :straightline)
-            plotattributes_out[:type] = st==:scattergl ? "scattergl" : "scatter"
-            plotattributes_out[:mode] = if hasmarker
+            d_out[:type] = st==:scattergl ? "scattergl" : "scatter"
+            d_out[:mode] = if hasmarker
                 hasline ? "lines+markers" : "markers"
             else
                 hasline ? "lines" : "none"
             end
             if series[:fillrange] == true || series[:fillrange] == 0 || isa(series[:fillrange], Tuple)
-                plotattributes[:fill] = "tozeroy"
-                plotattributes[:fillcolor] = rgba_string(plot_color(get_fillcolor(series, clims, i), get_fillalpha(series, i)))
+                d_out[:fill] = "tozeroy"
+                d_out[:fillcolor] = rgba_string(plot_color(get_fillcolor(series, i), get_fillalpha(series, i)))
             elseif typeof(series[:fillrange]) <: Union{AbstractVector{<:Real}, Real}
-                plotattributes[:fill] = "tonexty"
-                plotattributes[:fillcolor] = rgba_string(plot_color(get_fillcolor(series, clims, i), get_fillalpha(series, i)))
+                d_out[:fill] = "tonexty"
+                d_out[:fillcolor] = rgba_string(plot_color(get_fillcolor(series, i), get_fillalpha(series, i)))
             elseif !(series[:fillrange] in (false, nothing))
-                @warn("fillrange ignored... plotly only supports filling to zero and to a vector of values. fillrange: $(series[:fillrange])")
+                warn("fillrange ignored... plotly only supports filling to zero and to a vector of values. fillrange: $(series[:fillrange])")
             end
-            plotattributes_out[:x], plotattributes_out[:y] = x[rng], y[rng]
+            d_out[:x], d_out[:y] = x[rng], y[rng]
 
         elseif st in (:path3d, :scatter3d)
-            plotattributes_out[:type] = "scatter3d"
-            plotattributes_out[:mode] = if hasmarker
+            d_out[:type] = "scatter3d"
+            d_out[:mode] = if hasmarker
                 hasline ? "lines+markers" : "markers"
             else
                 hasline ? "lines" : "none"
             end
-            plotattributes_out[:x], plotattributes_out[:y], plotattributes_out[:z] = x[rng], y[rng], z[rng]
+            d_out[:x], d_out[:y], d_out[:z] = x[rng], y[rng], z[rng]
         end
 
         # add "marker"
         if hasmarker
-            plotattributes_out[:marker] = KW(
+            d_out[:marker] = KW(
                 :symbol => get(_plotly_markers, _cycle(series[:markershape], i), string(_cycle(series[:markershape], i))),
                 # :opacity => series[:markeralpha],
                 :size => 2 * _cycle(series[:markersize], i),
-                :color => rgba_string(plot_color(get_markercolor(series, clims, i), get_markeralpha(series, i))),
+                :color => rgba_string(plot_color(get_markercolor(series, i), get_markeralpha(series, i))),
                 :line => KW(
                     :color => rgba_string(plot_color(get_markerstrokecolor(series, i), get_markerstrokealpha(series, i))),
                     :width => _cycle(series[:markerstrokewidth], i),
@@ -763,8 +774,8 @@ function plotly_series_segments(series::Series, ploattributes_base::KW, x, y, z,
 
         # add "line"
         if hasline
-            plotattributes[:line] = KW(
-                :color => rgba_string(plot_color(get_linecolor(series, clims, i), get_linealpha(series, i))),
+            d_out[:line] = KW(
+                :color => rgba_string(plot_color(get_linecolor(series, i), get_linealpha(series, i))),
                 :width => get_linewidth(series, i),
                 :shape => if st == :steppre
                     "vh"
@@ -777,14 +788,14 @@ function plotly_series_segments(series::Series, ploattributes_base::KW, x, y, z,
             )
         end
 
-        plotly_polar!(plotattributes_out, series)
-        plotly_hover!(plotattributes_out, _cycle(series[:hover], rng))
+        plotly_polar!(d_out, series)
+        plotly_hover!(d_out, _cycle(series[:hover], rng))
 
         if hasfillrange
             # if hasfillrange is true, return two dictionaries (one for original
             # series, one for series being filled to) instead of one
-            plotattributes_out_fillrange = deepcopy(plotattributes_out)
-            plotattributes_out_fillrange[:showlegend] = false
+            d_out_fillrange = deepcopy(d_out)
+            d_out_fillrange[:showlegend] = false
             # if fillrange is provided as real or tuple of real, expand to array
             if typeof(series[:fillrange]) <: Real
                 series[:fillrange] = fill(series[:fillrange], length(rng))
@@ -794,49 +805,49 @@ function plotly_series_segments(series::Series, ploattributes_base::KW, x, y, z,
                 series[:fillrange] = (f1, f2)
             end
             if isa(series[:fillrange], AbstractVector)
-                plotattributes_out_fillrange[:y] = series[:fillrange][rng]
-                delete!(plotattributes_out_fillrange, :fill)
-                delete!(plotattributes_out_fillrange, :fillcolor)
+                d_out_fillrange[:y] = series[:fillrange][rng]
+                delete!(d_out_fillrange, :fill)
+                delete!(d_out_fillrange, :fillcolor)
             else
-                # if fillrange is a tuple with upper and lower limit, plotattributes_out_fillrange
+                # if fillrange is a tuple with upper and lower limit, d_out_fillrange
                 # is the series that will do the filling
                 fillrng = Tuple(series[:fillrange][i][rng] for i in 1:2)
-                plotattributes_out_fillrange[:x], plotattributes_out_fillrange[:y] = concatenate_fillrange(x[rng], fillrng)
-                plotattributes_out_fillrange[:line][:width] = 0
-                delete!(plotattributes_out, :fill)
-                delete!(plotattributes_out, :fillcolor)
+                d_out_fillrange[:x], d_out_fillrange[:y] = concatenate_fillrange(x[rng], fillrng)
+                d_out_fillrange[:line][:width] = 0
+                delete!(d_out, :fill)
+                delete!(d_out, :fillcolor)
             end
 
-            plotattributes_outs[(2 * i - 1):(2 * i)] = [plotattributes_out_fillrange, plotattributes_out]
+            d_outs[(2 * i - 1):(2 * i)] = [d_out_fillrange, d_out]
         else
-            plotattributes_outs[i] = plotattributes_out
+            d_outs[i] = d_out
         end
     end
 
     if series[:line_z] != nothing
-        push!(plotattributes_outs, plotly_colorbar_hack(series, plotattributes_base, :line))
+        push!(d_outs, plotly_colorbar_hack(series, d_base, :line))
     elseif series[:fill_z] != nothing
-        push!(plotattributes_outs, plotly_colorbar_hack(series, plotattributes_base, :fill))
+        push!(d_outs, plotly_colorbar_hack(series, d_base, :fill))
     elseif series[:marker_z] != nothing
-        push!(plotattributes_outs, plotly_colorbar_hack(series, plotattributes_base, :marker))
+        push!(d_outs, plotly_colorbar_hack(series, d_base, :marker))
     end
 
-    plotattributes_outs
+    d_outs
 end
 
-function plotly_colorbar_hack(series::Series, plotattributes_base::KW, sym::Symbol)
-    plotattributes_out = deepcopy(plotattributes_base)
+function plotly_colorbar_hack(series::Series, d_base::KW, sym::Symbol)
+    d_out = deepcopy(d_base)
     cmin, cmax = get_clims(series[:subplot])
-    plotattributes_out[:showlegend] = false
-    plotattributes_out[:type] = is3d(series) ? :scatter3d : :scatter
-    plotattributes_out[:hoverinfo] = :none
-    plotattributes_out[:mode] = :markers
-    plotattributes_out[:x], plotattributes_out[:y] = [series[:x][1]], [series[:y][1]]
+    d_out[:showlegend] = false
+    d_out[:type] = is3d(series) ? :scatter3d : :scatter
+    d_out[:hoverinfo] = :none
+    d_out[:mode] = :markers
+    d_out[:x], d_out[:y] = [series[:x][1]], [series[:y][1]]
     if is3d(series)
-        plotattributes_out[:z] = [series[:z][1]]
+        d_out[:z] = [series[:z][1]]
     end
     # zrange = zmax == zmin ? 1 : zmax - zmin # if all marker_z values are the same, plot all markers same color (avoids division by zero in next line)
-    plotattributes_out[:marker] = KW(
+    d_out[:marker] = KW(
         :size => 0,
         :opacity => 0,
         :color => [0.5],
@@ -845,26 +856,26 @@ function plotly_colorbar_hack(series::Series, plotattributes_base::KW, sym::Symb
         :colorscale => plotly_colorscale(series[Symbol("$(sym)color")], 1),
         :showscale => hascolorbar(series[:subplot]),
     )
-    return plotattributes_out
+    return d_out
 end
 
 
-function plotly_polar!(plotattributes_out::KW, series::Series)
+function plotly_polar!(d_out::KW, series::Series)
     # convert polar plots x/y to theta/radius
     if ispolar(series[:subplot])
-        theta, r = filter_radial_data(pop!(plotattributes_out, :x), pop!(plotattributes_out, :y), axis_limits(series[:subplot][:yaxis]))
-        plotattributes_out[:t] = rad2deg.(theta)
-        plotattributes_out[:r] = r
+        theta, r = filter_radial_data(pop!(d_out, :x), pop!(d_out, :y), axis_limits(series[:subplot][:yaxis]))
+        d_out[:t] = rad2deg.(theta)
+        d_out[:r] = r
     end
 end
 
-function plotly_hover!(plotattributes_out::KW, hover)
+function plotly_hover!(d_out::KW, hover)
     # hover text
     if hover in (:none, false)
-        plotattributes_out[:hoverinfo] = "none"
+        d_out[:hoverinfo] = "none"
     elseif hover != nothing
-        plotattributes_out[:hoverinfo] = "text"
-        plotattributes_out[:text] = hover
+        d_out[:hoverinfo] = "text"
+        d_out[:text] = hover
     end
 end
 
@@ -895,7 +906,7 @@ function html_body(plt::Plot{PlotlyBackend}, style = nothing)
         w, h = plt[:size]
         style = "width:$(w)px;height:$(h)px;"
     end
-    uuid = UUIDs.uuid4()
+    uuid = Base.Random.uuid4()
     html = """
         <div id=\"$(uuid)\" style=\"$(style)\"></div>
         <script>

src/backends/plotlyjs.jl

@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+@require Revise = "295af30f-e4ad-537b-8983-00126c2a3abe" begin
+    Revise.track(Plots, joinpath(Pkg.dir("Plots"), "src", "backends", "plotlyjs.jl"))
+end
 
 # https://github.com/spencerlyon2/PlotlyJS.jl
 
@@ -10,6 +13,35 @@ const _plotlyjs_scale       = _plotly_scale
 # --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
+function add_backend_string(::PlotlyJSBackend)
+    """
+    if !Plots.is_installed("PlotlyJS")
+        Pkg.add("PlotlyJS")
+    end
+    if !Plots.is_installed("Rsvg")
+        Pkg.add("Rsvg")
+    end
+    import Blink
+    Blink.AtomShell.install()
+    """
+end
+
+
+function _initialize_backend(::PlotlyJSBackend; kw...)
+    @eval begin
+        import PlotlyJS
+        export PlotlyJS
+    end
+
+    # # override IJulia inline display
+    # if isijulia()
+    #     IJulia.display_dict(plt::AbstractPlot{PlotlyJSBackend}) = IJulia.display_dict(plt.o)
+    # end
+end
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
 function _create_backend_figure(plt::Plot{PlotlyJSBackend})
     if !isplotnull() && plt[:overwrite_figure] && isa(current().o, PlotlyJS.SyncPlot)
         PlotlyJS.SyncPlot(PlotlyJS.Plot(), current().o.view)
@@ -31,14 +63,14 @@ end
 
 function _series_updated(plt::Plot{PlotlyJSBackend}, series::Series)
     xsym, ysym = (ispolar(series) ? (:t,:r) : (:x,:y))
-    kw = KW(xsym => (series.plotattributes[:x],), ysym => (series.plotattributes[:y],))
+    kw = KW(xsym => (series.d[:x],), ysym => (series.d[:y],))
     z = series[:z]
     if z != nothing
         kw[:z] = (isa(z,Surface) ? transpose_z(series, series[:z].surf, false) : z,)
     end
     PlotlyJS.restyle!(
         plt.o,
-        findfirst(isequal(series), plt.series_list),
+        findfirst(plt.series_list, series),
         kw
     )
 end

src/backends/pyplot.jl

@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 
 # https://github.com/stevengj/PyPlot.jl
 
+@require Revise = "295af30f-e4ad-537b-8983-00126c2a3abe" begin
+    Revise.track(Plots, joinpath(Pkg.dir("Plots"), "src", "backends", "pyplot.jl"))
+end
+
 const _pyplot_attr = merge_with_base_supported([
     :annotations,
     :background_color_legend, :background_color_inside, :background_color_outside,
@@ -55,31 +59,57 @@ is_marker_supported(::PyPlotBackend, shape::Shape) = true
 
 # --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-# problem: https://github.com/tbreloff/Plots.jl/issues/308
-# solution: hack from @stevengj: https://github.com/stevengj/PyPlot.jl/pull/223#issuecomment-229747768
-otherdisplays = splice!(Base.Multimedia.displays, 2:length(Base.Multimedia.displays))
-append!(Base.Multimedia.displays, otherdisplays)
-pycolors = PyPlot.pyimport("matplotlib.colors")
-pypath = PyPlot.pyimport("matplotlib.path")
-mplot3d = PyPlot.pyimport("mpl_toolkits.mplot3d")
-pypatches = PyPlot.pyimport("matplotlib.patches")
-pyfont = PyPlot.pyimport("matplotlib.font_manager")
-pyticker = PyPlot.pyimport("matplotlib.ticker")
-pycmap = PyPlot.pyimport("matplotlib.cm")
-pynp = PyPlot.pyimport("numpy")
-pynp["seterr"](invalid="ignore")
-pytransforms = PyPlot.pyimport("matplotlib.transforms")
-pycollections = PyPlot.pyimport("matplotlib.collections")
-pyart3d = PyPlot.art3D
+function add_backend_string(::PyPlotBackend)
+    """
+    if !Plots.is_installed("PyPlot")
+        Pkg.add("PyPlot")
+    end
+    withenv("PYTHON" => "") do
+        Pkg.build("PyPlot")
+    end
 
-# "support" matplotlib v1.5
-set_facecolor_sym = if PyPlot.version < v"2"
-    @warn("You are using Matplotlib $(PyPlot.version), which is no longer officialy supported by the Plots community. To ensure smooth Plots.jl integration update your Matplotlib library to a version >= 2.0.0")
-    :set_axis_bgcolor
-else
-    :set_facecolor
+    # now restart julia!
+    """
 end
 
+function _initialize_backend(::PyPlotBackend)
+    @eval begin
+        # problem: https://github.com/tbreloff/Plots.jl/issues/308
+        # solution: hack from @stevengj: https://github.com/stevengj/PyPlot.jl/pull/223#issuecomment-229747768
+        otherdisplays = splice!(Base.Multimedia.displays, 2:length(Base.Multimedia.displays))
+        import PyPlot, PyCall
+        import LaTeXStrings: latexstring
+        append!(Base.Multimedia.displays, otherdisplays)
+
+        export PyPlot
+        pycolors = PyPlot.pyimport("matplotlib.colors")
+        pypath = PyPlot.pyimport("matplotlib.path")
+        mplot3d = PyPlot.pyimport("mpl_toolkits.mplot3d")
+        pypatches = PyPlot.pyimport("matplotlib.patches")
+        pyfont = PyPlot.pyimport("matplotlib.font_manager")
+        pyticker = PyPlot.pyimport("matplotlib.ticker")
+        pycmap = PyPlot.pyimport("matplotlib.cm")
+        pynp = PyPlot.pyimport("numpy")
+        pynp["seterr"](invalid="ignore")
+        pytransforms = PyPlot.pyimport("matplotlib.transforms")
+        pycollections = PyPlot.pyimport("matplotlib.collections")
+        pyart3d = PyPlot.art3D
+
+        # "support" matplotlib v1.5
+        set_facecolor_sym = if PyPlot.version < v"2"
+            warn("You are using Matplotlib $(PyPlot.version), which is no longer officialy supported by the Plots community. To ensure smooth Plots.jl integration update your Matplotlib library to a version >= 2.0.0")
+            :set_axis_bgcolor
+        else
+            :set_facecolor
+        end
+
+        # we don't want every command to update the figure
+        PyPlot.ioff()
+    end
+end
+
+# --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 # # convert colorant to 4-tuple RGBA
 # py_color(c::Colorant, α=nothing) = map(f->float(f(convertColor(c,α))), (red, green, blue, alpha))
@@ -130,7 +160,7 @@ function py_linestyle(seriestype::Symbol, linestyle::Symbol)
     linestyle == :dash && return "--"
     linestyle == :dot && return ":"
     linestyle == :dashdot && return "-."
-    @warn("Unknown linestyle $linestyle")
+    warn("Unknown linestyle $linestyle")
     return "-"
 end
 
@@ -191,13 +221,13 @@ function py_marker(marker::Symbol)
     marker == :vline && return "|"
     haskey(_shapes, marker) && return py_marker(_shapes[marker])
 
-    @warn("Unknown marker $marker")
+    warn("Unknown marker $marker")
     return "o"
 end
 
 # py_marker(markers::AVec) = map(py_marker, markers)
 function py_marker(markers::AVec)
-    @warn("Vectors of markers are currently unsupported in PyPlot: $markers")
+    warn("Vectors of markers are currently unsupported in PyPlot: $markers")
     py_marker(markers[1])
 end
 
@@ -236,26 +266,23 @@ function add_pyfixedformatter(cbar, vals::AVec)
     cbar[:update_ticks]()
 end
 
-@require LaTeXStrings = "b964fa9f-0449-5b57-a5c2-d3ea65f4040f" begin
-    function labelfunc(scale::Symbol, backend::PyPlotBackend)
-        if scale == :log10
-            x -> LaTeXStrings.latexstring("10^{$x}")
-        elseif scale == :log2
-            x -> LaTeXStrings.latexstring("2^{$x}")
-        elseif scale == :ln
-            x -> LaTeXStrings.latexstring("e^{$x}")
-        else
-            string
-        end
+
+function labelfunc(scale::Symbol, backend::PyPlotBackend)
+    if scale == :log10
+        x -> latexstring("10^{$x}")
+    elseif scale == :log2
+        x -> latexstring("2^{$x}")
+    elseif scale == :ln
+        x -> latexstring("e^{$x}")
+    else
+        string
     end
 end
 
-@require PyCall = "438e738f-606a-5dbb-bf0a-cddfbfd45ab0" begin
-    function py_mask_nans(z)
-        # pynp["ma"][:masked_invalid](z)))
-        PyCall.pycall(pynp["ma"][:masked_invalid], Any, z)
-        # pynp["ma"][:masked_where](pynp["isnan"](z),z)
-    end
+function py_mask_nans(z)
+    # pynp["ma"][:masked_invalid](z)))
+    PyCall.pycall(pynp["ma"][:masked_invalid], Any, z)
+    # pynp["ma"][:masked_where](pynp["isnan"](z),z)
 end
 
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -263,7 +290,7 @@ end
 function fix_xy_lengths!(plt::Plot{PyPlotBackend}, series::Series)
     x, y = series[:x], series[:y]
     nx, ny = length(x), length(y)
-    if !isa(get(series.plotattributes, :z, nothing), Surface) && nx != ny
+    if !isa(get(series.d, :z, nothing), Surface) && nx != ny
         if nx < ny
             series[:x] = Float64[x[mod1(i,nx)] for i=1:ny]
         else
@@ -299,7 +326,7 @@ py_fillcolormap(series::Series)       = py_colormap(series[:fillcolor])
 # getAxis(sp::Subplot) = sp.o
 
 # function getAxis(plt::Plot{PyPlotBackend}, series::Series)
-#     sp = get_subplot(plt, get(series.plotattributes, :subplot, 1))
+#     sp = get_subplot(plt, get(series.d, :subplot, 1))
 #     getAxis(sp)
 # end
 
@@ -367,8 +394,8 @@ function py_bbox_title(ax)
     bb
 end
 
-function py_thickness_scale(plt::Plot{PyPlotBackend}, ptsz)
-    ptsz * plt[:thickness_scaling]
+function py_dpi_scale(plt::Plot{PyPlotBackend}, ptsz)
+    ptsz
 end
 
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -412,12 +439,12 @@ end
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
-# function _series_added(pkg::PyPlotBackend, plt::Plot, plotattributes::KW)
+# function _series_added(pkg::PyPlotBackend, plt::Plot, d::KW)
 # TODO: change this to accept Subplot??
 # function _series_added(plt::Plot{PyPlotBackend}, series::Series)
 
 function py_add_series(plt::Plot{PyPlotBackend}, series::Series)
-    # plotattributes = series.plotattributes
+    # d = series.d
     st = series[:seriestype]
     sp = series[:subplot]
     ax = sp.o
@@ -436,10 +463,12 @@ function py_add_series(plt::Plot{PyPlotBackend}, series::Series)
 
     # handle zcolor and get c/cmap
     needs_colorbar = hascolorbar(sp)
-    vmin, vmax = clims = get_clims(sp)
-
-    # Dict to store extra kwargs
-    extrakw = KW(:vmin => vmin, :vmax => vmax)
+    extrakw = if needs_colorbar || is_2tuple(sp[:clims])
+        vmin, vmax = get_clims(sp)
+        KW(:vmin => vmin, :vmax => vmax)
+    else
+        KW()
+    end
 
     # holds references to any python object representing the matplotlib series
     handles = []
@@ -476,7 +505,7 @@ function py_add_series(plt::Plot{PyPlotBackend}, series::Series)
             #         :label => series[:label],
             #         :zorder => plt.n,
             #         :cmap => py_linecolormap(series),
-            #         :linewidths => py_thickness_scale(plt, get_linewidth.(series, 1:n)),
+            #         :linewidths => py_dpi_scale(plt, get_linewidth.(series, 1:n)),
             #         :linestyle => py_linestyle(st, get_linestyle.(series)),
             #         :norm => pycolors["Normalize"](; extrakw...)
             #     )
@@ -500,8 +529,8 @@ function py_add_series(plt::Plot{PyPlotBackend}, series::Series)
                     handle = ax[:plot]((arg[rng] for arg in xyargs)...;
                         label = i == 1 ? series[:label] : "",
                         zorder = series[:series_plotindex],
-                        color = py_color(get_linecolor(series, clims, i), get_linealpha(series, i)),
-                        linewidth = py_thickness_scale(plt, get_linewidth(series, i)),
+                        color = py_color(get_linecolor(series, i), get_linealpha(series, i)),
+                        linewidth = py_dpi_scale(plt, get_linewidth(series, i)),
                         linestyle = py_linestyle(st, get_linestyle(series, i)),
                         solid_capstyle = "round",
                         drawstyle = py_stepstyle(st)
@@ -513,7 +542,7 @@ function py_add_series(plt::Plot{PyPlotBackend}, series::Series)
             a = series[:arrow]
             if a != nothing && !is3d(st)  # TODO: handle 3d later
                 if typeof(a) != Arrow
-                    @warn("Unexpected type for arrow: $(typeof(a))")
+                    warn("Unexpected type for arrow: $(typeof(a))")
                 else
                     arrowprops = KW(
                         :arrowstyle => "simple,head_length=$(a.headlength),head_width=$(a.headwidth)",
@@ -521,7 +550,7 @@ function py_add_series(plt::Plot{PyPlotBackend}, series::Series)
                         :shrinkB => 0,
                         :edgecolor => py_linecolor(series),
                         :facecolor => py_linecolor(series),
-                        :linewidth => py_thickness_scale(plt, get_linewidth(series)),
+                        :linewidth => py_dpi_scale(plt, get_linewidth(series)),
                         :linestyle => py_linestyle(st, get_linestyle(series)),
                     )
                     add_arrows(x, y) do xyprev, xy
@@ -542,8 +571,7 @@ function py_add_series(plt::Plot{PyPlotBackend}, series::Series)
                                           :scatter3d, :steppre, :steppost,
                                           :bar)
         markercolor = if any(typeof(series[arg]) <: AVec for arg in (:markercolor, :markeralpha)) || series[:marker_z] != nothing
-            # py_color(plot_color.(get_markercolor.(series, clims, eachindex(x)), get_markeralpha.(series, eachindex(x))))
-            [py_color(plot_color(get_markercolor(series, clims, i), get_markeralpha(series, i))) for i in eachindex(x)]
+            py_color(plot_color.(get_markercolor.(series, eachindex(x)), get_markeralpha.(series, eachindex(x))))
         else
             py_color(plot_color(series[:markercolor], series[:markeralpha]))
         end
@@ -561,7 +589,7 @@ function py_add_series(plt::Plot{PyPlotBackend}, series::Series)
             x,y = xyargs
             shapes = series[:markershape]
             msc = py_markerstrokecolor(series)
-            lw = py_thickness_scale(plt, series[:markerstrokewidth])
+            lw = py_dpi_scale(plt, series[:markerstrokewidth])
             for i=1:length(y)
                 extrakw[:c] = _cycle(markercolor, i)
 
@@ -569,7 +597,7 @@ function py_add_series(plt::Plot{PyPlotBackend}, series::Series)
                     label = series[:label],
                     zorder = series[:series_plotindex] + 0.5,
                     marker = py_marker(_cycle(shapes,i)),
-                    s =  py_thickness_scale(plt, _cycle(series[:markersize],i) .^ 2),
+                    s =  py_dpi_scale(plt, _cycle(series[:markersize],i) .^ 2),
                     edgecolors = msc,
                     linewidths = lw,
                     extrakw...
@@ -582,9 +610,9 @@ function py_add_series(plt::Plot{PyPlotBackend}, series::Series)
                 label = series[:label],
                 zorder = series[:series_plotindex] + 0.5,
                 marker = py_marker(series[:markershape]),
-                s = py_thickness_scale(plt, series[:markersize] .^ 2),
+                s = py_dpi_scale(plt, series[:markersize] .^ 2),
                 edgecolors = py_markerstrokecolor(series),
-                linewidths = py_thickness_scale(plt, series[:markerstrokewidth]),
+                linewidths = py_dpi_scale(plt, series[:markerstrokewidth]),
                 extrakw...
             )
             push!(handles, handle)
@@ -596,7 +624,7 @@ function py_add_series(plt::Plot{PyPlotBackend}, series::Series)
             label = series[:label],
             zorder = series[:series_plotindex],
             gridsize = series[:bins],
-            linewidths = py_thickness_scale(plt, series[:linewidth]),
+            linewidths = py_dpi_scale(plt, series[:linewidth]),
             edgecolors = py_linecolor(series),
             cmap = py_fillcolormap(series),  # applies to the pcolorfast object
             extrakw...
@@ -627,7 +655,7 @@ function py_add_series(plt::Plot{PyPlotBackend}, series::Series)
         handle = ax[:contour](x, y, z, levelargs...;
             label = series[:label],
             zorder = series[:series_plotindex],
-            linewidths = py_thickness_scale(plt, series[:linewidth]),
+            linewidths = py_dpi_scale(plt, series[:linewidth]),
             linestyles = py_linestyle(st, series[:linestyle]),
             extrakw...
         )
@@ -669,7 +697,7 @@ function py_add_series(plt::Plot{PyPlotBackend}, series::Series)
                 zorder = series[:series_plotindex],
                 rstride = series[:stride][1],
                 cstride = series[:stride][2],
-                linewidth = py_thickness_scale(plt, series[:linewidth]),
+                linewidth = py_dpi_scale(plt, series[:linewidth]),
                 edgecolor = py_linecolor(series),
                 extrakw...
             )
@@ -691,11 +719,16 @@ function py_add_series(plt::Plot{PyPlotBackend}, series::Series)
 
         elseif typeof(z) <: AbstractVector
             # tri-surface plot (http://matplotlib.org/mpl_toolkits/mplot3d/tutorial.html#tri-surface-plots)
+            clims = sp[:clims]
+            if is_2tuple(clims)
+                isfinite(clims[1]) && (extrakw[:vmin] = clims[1])
+                isfinite(clims[2]) && (extrakw[:vmax] = clims[2])
+            end
             handle = ax[:plot_trisurf](x, y, z;
                 label = series[:label],
                 zorder = series[:series_plotindex],
                 cmap = py_fillcolormap(series),
-                linewidth = py_thickness_scale(plt, series[:linewidth]),
+                linewidth = py_dpi_scale(plt, series[:linewidth]),
                 edgecolor = py_linecolor(series),
                 extrakw...
             )
@@ -761,9 +794,9 @@ function py_add_series(plt::Plot{PyPlotBackend}, series::Series)
                     path;
                     label = series[:label],
                     zorder = series[:series_plotindex],
-                    edgecolor = py_color(get_linecolor(series, clims, i), get_linealpha(series, i)),
-                    facecolor = py_color(get_fillcolor(series, clims, i), get_fillalpha(series, i)),
-                    linewidth = py_thickness_scale(plt, get_linewidth(series, i)),
+                    edgecolor = py_color(get_linecolor(series, i), get_linealpha(series, i)),
+                    facecolor = py_color(get_fillcolor(series, i), get_fillalpha(series, i)),
+                    linewidth = py_dpi_scale(plt, get_linewidth(series, i)),
                     linestyle = py_linestyle(st, get_linestyle(series, i)),
                     fill = true
                 )
@@ -811,7 +844,7 @@ function py_add_series(plt::Plot{PyPlotBackend}, series::Series)
 
             handle = ax[f](args..., trues(n), false, py_fillstepstyle(st);
                 zorder = series[:series_plotindex],
-                facecolor = py_color(get_fillcolor(series, clims, i), get_fillalpha(series, i)),
+                facecolor = py_color(get_fillcolor(series, i), get_fillalpha(series, i)),
                 linewidths = 0
             )
             push!(handles, handle)
@@ -862,7 +895,7 @@ function py_compute_axis_minval(axis::Axis)
     sps = axis.sps
     for sp in sps
         for series in series_list(sp)
-            v = series.plotattributes[axis[:letter]]
+            v = series.d[axis[:letter]]
             if !isempty(v)
                 minval = NaNMath.min(minval, ignorenan_minimum(abs.(v)))
             end
@@ -879,7 +912,7 @@ end
 function py_set_scale(ax, axis::Axis)
     scale = axis[:scale]
     letter = axis[:letter]
-    scale in supported_scales() || return @warn("Unhandled scale value in pyplot: $scale")
+    scale in supported_scales() || return warn("Unhandled scale value in pyplot: $scale")
     func = ax[Symbol("set_", letter, "scale")]
     kw = KW()
     arg = if scale == :identity
@@ -922,8 +955,8 @@ function _before_layout_calcs(plt::Plot{PyPlotBackend})
     w, h = plt[:size]
     fig = plt.o
     fig[:clear]()
-    dpi = plt[:dpi]
-    fig[:set_size_inches](w/DPI, h/DPI, forward = true)
+    dpi = plt[:thickness_scaling] * plt[:dpi]
+    fig[:set_size_inches](w/DPI/plt[:thickness_scaling], h/DPI/plt[:thickness_scaling], forward = true)
     fig[set_facecolor_sym](py_color(plt[:background_color_outside]))
     fig[:set_dpi](plt[:dpi])
 
@@ -963,7 +996,7 @@ function _before_layout_calcs(plt::Plot{PyPlotBackend})
                 :title
             end
             ax[func][:set_text](sp[:title])
-            ax[func][:set_fontsize](py_thickness_scale(plt, sp[:titlefontsize]))
+            ax[func][:set_fontsize](py_dpi_scale(plt, sp[:titlefontsize]))
             ax[func][:set_family](sp[:titlefontfamily])
             ax[func][:set_color](py_color(sp[:titlefontcolor]))
             # ax[:set_title](sp[:title], loc = loc)
@@ -1003,9 +1036,9 @@ function _before_layout_calcs(plt::Plot{PyPlotBackend})
             fig = plt.o
             cbax = fig[:add_axes]([0.8,0.1,0.03,0.8], label = string(gensym()))
             cb = fig[:colorbar](handle; cax = cbax, kw...)
-            cb[:set_label](sp[:colorbar_title],size=py_thickness_scale(plt, sp[:yaxis][:guidefontsize]),family=sp[:yaxis][:guidefontfamily], color = py_color(sp[:yaxis][:guidefontcolor]))
+            cb[:set_label](sp[:colorbar_title],size=py_dpi_scale(plt, sp[:yaxis][:guidefontsize]),family=sp[:yaxis][:guidefontfamily], color = py_color(sp[:yaxis][:guidefontcolor]))
             for lab in cb[:ax][:yaxis][:get_ticklabels]()
-                  lab[:set_fontsize](py_thickness_scale(plt, sp[:yaxis][:tickfontsize]))
+                  lab[:set_fontsize](py_dpi_scale(plt, sp[:yaxis][:tickfontsize]))
                   lab[:set_family](sp[:yaxis][:tickfontfamily])
                   lab[:set_color](py_color(sp[:yaxis][:tickfontcolor]))
             end
@@ -1015,14 +1048,12 @@ function _before_layout_calcs(plt::Plot{PyPlotBackend})
 
         # framestyle
         if !ispolar(sp) && !is3d(sp)
-            ax[:spines]["left"][:set_linewidth](py_thickness_scale(plt, 1))
-            ax[:spines]["bottom"][:set_linewidth](py_thickness_scale(plt, 1))
             if sp[:framestyle] == :semi
                 intensity = 0.5
                 ax[:spines]["right"][:set_alpha](intensity)
                 ax[:spines]["top"][:set_alpha](intensity)
-                ax[:spines]["right"][:set_linewidth](py_thickness_scale(plt, intensity))
-                ax[:spines]["top"][:set_linewidth](py_thickness_scale(plt, intensity))
+                ax[:spines]["right"][:set_linewidth](intensity)
+                ax[:spines]["top"][:set_linewidth](intensity)
             elseif sp[:framestyle] in (:axes, :origin)
                 ax[:spines]["right"][:set_visible](false)
                 ax[:spines]["top"][:set_visible](false)
@@ -1035,8 +1066,8 @@ function _before_layout_calcs(plt::Plot{PyPlotBackend})
                     spine[:set_visible](false)
                 end
                 if sp[:framestyle] == :zerolines
-                    ax[:axhline](y = 0, color = py_color(sp[:xaxis][:foreground_color_axis]), lw = py_thickness_scale(plt, 0.75))
-                    ax[:axvline](x = 0, color = py_color(sp[:yaxis][:foreground_color_axis]), lw = py_thickness_scale(plt, 0.75))
+                    ax[:axhline](y = 0, color = py_color(sp[:xaxis][:foreground_color_axis]), lw = 0.75)
+                    ax[:axvline](x = 0, color = py_color(sp[:yaxis][:foreground_color_axis]), lw = 0.75)
                 end
             end
         end
@@ -1066,13 +1097,13 @@ function _before_layout_calcs(plt::Plot{PyPlotBackend})
             axis[:ticks] != :native ? py_set_ticks(ax, ticks, letter) : nothing
             pyaxis[:set_tick_params](direction = axis[:tick_direction] == :out ? "out" : "in")
             ax[Symbol("set_", letter, "label")](axis[:guide])
-            if get(axis.plotattributes, :flip, false)
+            if get(axis.d, :flip, false)
                 ax[Symbol("invert_", letter, "axis")]()
             end
-            pyaxis[:label][:set_fontsize](py_thickness_scale(plt, axis[:guidefontsize]))
+            pyaxis[:label][:set_fontsize](py_dpi_scale(plt, axis[:guidefontsize]))
             pyaxis[:label][:set_family](axis[:guidefontfamily])
             for lab in ax[Symbol("get_", letter, "ticklabels")]()
-                lab[:set_fontsize](py_thickness_scale(plt, axis[:tickfontsize]))
+                lab[:set_fontsize](py_dpi_scale(plt, axis[:tickfontsize]))
                 lab[:set_family](axis[:tickfontfamily])
                 lab[:set_rotation](axis[:rotation])
             end
@@ -1081,7 +1112,7 @@ function _before_layout_calcs(plt::Plot{PyPlotBackend})
                 pyaxis[:grid](true,
                     color = fgcolor,
                     linestyle = py_linestyle(:line, axis[:gridstyle]),
-                    linewidth = py_thickness_scale(plt, axis[:gridlinewidth]),
+                    linewidth = axis[:gridlinewidth],
                     alpha = axis[:gridalpha])
                 ax[:set_axisbelow](true)
             else
@@ -1178,7 +1209,7 @@ function _update_min_padding!(sp::Subplot{PyPlotBackend})
     rightpad  += sp[:right_margin]
     bottompad += sp[:bottom_margin]
 
-    dpi_factor = Plots.DPI / sp.plt[:dpi]
+    dpi_factor = sp.plt[:thickness_scaling] * Plots.DPI / sp.plt[:dpi]
 
     sp.minpad = Tuple(dpi_factor .* [leftpad, toppad, rightpad, bottompad])
 end
@@ -1201,7 +1232,7 @@ function py_add_annotations(sp::Subplot{PyPlotBackend}, x, y, val::PlotText)
         horizontalalignment = val.font.halign == :hcenter ? "center" : string(val.font.halign),
         verticalalignment = val.font.valign == :vcenter ? "center" : string(val.font.valign),
         rotation = val.font.rotation * 180 / π,
-        size = py_thickness_scale(sp.plt, val.font.pointsize),
+        size = py_dpi_scale(sp.plt, val.font.pointsize),
         zorder = 999
     )
 end
@@ -1221,7 +1252,6 @@ const _pyplot_legend_pos = KW(
 
 function py_add_legend(plt::Plot, sp::Subplot, ax)
     leg = sp[:legend]
-    clims = get_clims(sp)
     if leg != :none
         # gotta do this to ensure both axes are included
         labels = []
@@ -1231,19 +1261,19 @@ function py_add_legend(plt::Plot, sp::Subplot, ax)
                 # add a line/marker and a label
                 push!(handles, if series[:seriestype] == :shape || series[:fillrange] != nothing
                     pypatches[:Patch](
-                        edgecolor = py_color(get_linecolor(series, clims), get_linealpha(series)),
-                        facecolor = py_color(get_fillcolor(series, clims), get_fillalpha(series)),
-                        linewidth = py_thickness_scale(plt, clamp(get_linewidth(series), 0, 5)),
+                        edgecolor = py_color(get_linecolor(series), get_linealpha(series)),
+                        facecolor = py_color(get_fillcolor(series), get_fillalpha(series)),
+                        linewidth = py_dpi_scale(plt, clamp(get_linewidth(series), 0, 5)),
                         linestyle = py_linestyle(series[:seriestype], get_linestyle(series))
                     )
                 elseif series[:seriestype] in (:path, :straightline)
                     PyPlot.plt[:Line2D]((0,1),(0,0),
-                        color = py_color(get_linecolor(series, clims), get_linealpha(series)),
-                        linewidth = py_thickness_scale(plt, clamp(get_linewidth(series), 0, 5)),
+                        color = py_color(get_linecolor(series), get_linealpha(series)),
+                        linewidth = py_dpi_scale(plt, clamp(get_linewidth(series), 0, 5)),
                         linestyle = py_linestyle(:path, get_linestyle(series)),
                         marker = py_marker(series[:markershape]),
                         markeredgecolor = py_color(get_markerstrokecolor(series), get_markerstrokealpha(series)),
-                        markerfacecolor = series[:marker_z] == nothing ? py_color(get_markercolor(series, clims), get_markeralpha(series)) : py_color(series[:markercolor][0.5])
+                        markerfacecolor = series[:marker_z] == nothing ? py_color(get_markercolor(series), get_markeralpha(series)) : py_color(series[:markercolor][0.5])
                     )
                 else
                     series[:serieshandle][1]
@@ -1258,13 +1288,11 @@ function py_add_legend(plt::Plot, sp::Subplot, ax)
                 labels,
                 loc = get(_pyplot_legend_pos, leg, "best"),
                 scatterpoints = 1,
-                fontsize = py_thickness_scale(plt, sp[:legendfontsize]),
+                fontsize = py_dpi_scale(plt, sp[:legendfontsize]),
                 facecolor = py_color(sp[:background_color_legend]),
                 edgecolor = py_color(sp[:foreground_color_legend]),
                 framealpha = alpha(plot_color(sp[:background_color_legend])),
             )
-            frame = leg[:get_frame]()
-            frame[:set_linewidth](py_thickness_scale(plt, 1))
             leg[:set_zorder](1000)
             sp[:legendtitle] != nothing && leg[:set_title](sp[:legendtitle])
 
@@ -1332,7 +1360,7 @@ for (mime, fmt) in _pyplot_mimeformats
             # figsize = map(px2inch, plt[:size]),
             facecolor = fig[:get_facecolor](),
             edgecolor = "none",
-            dpi = plt[:dpi]
+            dpi = plt[:dpi] * plt[:thickness_scaling]
         )
     end
 end

src/backends/template.jl

@@ -3,9 +3,14 @@
 
 # [ADD BACKEND WEBSITE]
 
-import [PkgName]
-export [PkgName]
-push!(_initialized_backends, [pgkname]::Symbol)
+function _initialize_backend(::[PkgName]Backend; kw...)
+    @eval begin
+        import [PkgName]
+        export [PkgName]
+        # todo: other initialization that needs to be eval-ed
+    end
+    # todo: other initialization
+end
 
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
@@ -49,7 +54,7 @@ end
 
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------
 
-# Override this to update plot items (title, xlabel, etc), and add annotations (plotattributes[:annotations])
+# Override this to update plot items (title, xlabel, etc), and add annotations (d[:annotations])
 function _update_plot_object(plt::Plot{[PkgName]Backend})
 end
 

src/backends/unicodeplots.jl

@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 
 # https://github.com/Evizero/UnicodePlots.jl
 
+@require Revise = "295af30f-e4ad-537b-8983-00126c2a3abe" begin
+    Revise.track(Plots, joinpath(Pkg.dir("Plots"), "src", "backends", "unicodeplots.jl"))
+end
+
 const _unicodeplots_attr = merge_with_base_supported([
     :label,
     :legend,
@@ -25,10 +29,26 @@ const _unicodeplots_scale = [:identity]
 
 
 # don't warn on unsupported... there's just too many warnings!!
-warnOnUnsupported_args(::UnicodePlotsBackend, plotattributes::KW) = nothing
+warnOnUnsupported_args(::UnicodePlotsBackend, d::KW) = nothing
 
 # --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+function add_backend_string(::UnicodePlotsBackend)
+    """
+    Pkg.add("UnicodePlots")
+    Pkg.build("UnicodePlots")
+    """
+end
+
+function _initialize_backend(::UnicodePlotsBackend; kw...)
+    @eval begin
+        import UnicodePlots
+        export UnicodePlots
+    end
+end
+
+# -------------------------------
+
 const _canvas_type = Ref(:auto)
 
 function _canvas_map()
@@ -104,7 +124,7 @@ function rebuildUnicodePlot!(plt::Plot, width, height)
 
         # now use the ! functions to add to the plot
         for series in series_list(sp)
-            addUnicodeSeries!(o, series.plotattributes, sp[:legend] != :none, xlim, ylim)
+            addUnicodeSeries!(o, series.d, sp[:legend] != :none, xlim, ylim)
         end
 
         # save the object
@@ -114,17 +134,17 @@ end
 
 
 # add a single series
-function addUnicodeSeries!(o, plotattributes::KW, addlegend::Bool, xlim, ylim)
+function addUnicodeSeries!(o, d::KW, addlegend::Bool, xlim, ylim)
     # get the function, or special handling for step/bar/hist
-    st = plotattributes[:seriestype]
+    st = d[:seriestype]
     if st == :histogram2d
-        UnicodePlots.densityplot!(o, plotattributes[:x], plotattributes[:y])
+        UnicodePlots.densityplot!(o, d[:x], d[:y])
         return
     end
 
     if st in (:path, :straightline)
         func = UnicodePlots.lineplot!
-    elseif st == :scatter || plotattributes[:markershape] != :none
+    elseif st == :scatter || d[:markershape] != :none
         func = UnicodePlots.scatterplot!
     # elseif st == :bar
     #     func = UnicodePlots.barplot!
@@ -136,16 +156,16 @@ function addUnicodeSeries!(o, plotattributes::KW, addlegend::Bool, xlim, ylim)
 
     # get the series data and label
     x, y = if st == :straightline
-        straightline_data(plotattributes)
+        straightline_data(d)
     elseif st == :shape
         shape_data(series)
     else
-        [collect(float(plotattributes[s])) for s in (:x, :y)]
+        [collect(float(d[s])) for s in (:x, :y)]
     end
-    label = addlegend ? plotattributes[:label] : ""
+    label = addlegend ? d[:label] : ""
 
     # if we happen to pass in allowed color symbols, great... otherwise let UnicodePlots decide
-    color = plotattributes[:linecolor] in UnicodePlots.color_cycle ? plotattributes[:linecolor] : :auto
+    color = d[:linecolor] in UnicodePlots.color_cycle ? d[:linecolor] : :auto
 
     # add the series
     x, y = Plots.unzip(collect(Base.Iterators.filter(xy->isfinite(xy[1])&&isfinite(xy[2]), zip(x,y))))

src/backends/web.jl

@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 # NOTE:  backend should implement `html_body` and `html_head`
 
 # CREDIT: parts of this implementation were inspired by @joshday's PlotlyLocal.jl
+@require Revise = "295af30f-e4ad-537b-8983-00126c2a3abe" begin
+    Revise.track(Plots, joinpath(Pkg.dir("Plots"), "src", "backends", "web.jl"))
+end
 
 function standalone_html(plt::AbstractPlot; title::AbstractString = get(plt.attr, :window_title, "Plots.jl"))
     """

src/components.jl

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ nanpush!(a::AbstractVector{P2}, b) = (push!(a, P2(NaN,NaN)); push!(a, b))
 nanappend!(a::AbstractVector{P2}, b) = (push!(a, P2(NaN,NaN)); append!(a, b))
 nanpush!(a::AbstractVector{P3}, b) = (push!(a, P3(NaN,NaN,NaN)); push!(a, b))
 nanappend!(a::AbstractVector{P3}, b) = (push!(a, P3(NaN,NaN,NaN)); append!(a, b))
-compute_angle(v::P2) = (angle = atan(v[2], v[1]); angle < 0 ? 2π - angle : angle)
+compute_angle(v::P2) = (angle = atan2(v[2], v[1]); angle < 0 ? 2π - angle : angle)
 
 # -------------------------------------------------------------
 
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ function font(args...)
     elseif typeof(arg) <: Real
       rotation = convert(Float64, arg)
     else
-      @warn("Unused font arg: $arg ($(typeof(arg)))")
+      warn("Unused font arg: $arg ($(typeof(arg)))")
     end
   end
 
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@ function stroke(args...; alpha = nothing)
     elseif allReals(arg)
       width = arg
     else
-      @warn("Unused stroke arg: $arg ($(typeof(arg)))")
+      warn("Unused stroke arg: $arg ($(typeof(arg)))")
     end
   end
 
@@ -429,7 +429,7 @@ function brush(args...; alpha = nothing)
     elseif allReals(arg)
       size = arg
     else
-      @warn("Unused brush arg: $arg ($(typeof(arg)))")
+      warn("Unused brush arg: $arg ($(typeof(arg)))")
     end
   end
 
@@ -460,7 +460,7 @@ function series_annotations(strs::AbstractVector, args...)
         elseif is_2tuple(arg)
             scalefactor = arg
         else
-            @warn("Unused SeriesAnnotations arg: $arg ($(typeof(arg)))")
+            warn("Unused SeriesAnnotations arg: $arg ($(typeof(arg)))")
         end
     end
     # if scalefactor != 1
@@ -523,12 +523,9 @@ mutable struct EachAnn
     x
     y
 end
-
-function Base.iterate(ea::EachAnn, i = 1)
-    if ea.anns == nothing || isempty(ea.anns.strs) || i > length(ea.y)
-        return nothing
-    end
-
+Base.start(ea::EachAnn) = 1
+Base.done(ea::EachAnn, i) = ea.anns == nothing || isempty(ea.anns.strs) || i > length(ea.y)
+function Base.next(ea::EachAnn, i)
     tmp = _cycle(ea.anns.strs,i)
     str,fnt = if isa(tmp, PlotText)
         tmp.str, tmp.font
@@ -704,7 +701,7 @@ function arrow(args...)
         elseif T <: Tuple && length(arg) == 2
             headlength, headwidth = Float64(arg[1]), Float64(arg[2])
         else
-            @warn("Skipped arrow arg $arg")
+            warn("Skipped arrow arg $arg")
         end
     end
     Arrow(style, side, headlength, headwidth)

src/deprecated/backends/bokeh.jl

@@ -95,9 +95,9 @@ const _glyphtypes = KW(
   )
 
 
-function bokeh_glyph_type(plotattributes::KW)
-  st = plotattributes[:seriestype]
-  mt = plotattributes[:markershape]
+function bokeh_glyph_type(d::KW)
+  st = d[:seriestype]
+  mt = d[:markershape]
   if st == :scatter && mt == :none
     mt = :circle
   end
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ end
 
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-# function _create_plot(pkg::BokehBackend, plotattributes::KW)
+# function _create_plot(pkg::BokehBackend, d::KW)
 function _create_backend_figure(plt::Plot{BokehBackend})
   # TODO: create the window/canvas/context that is the plot within the backend (call it `o`)
   # TODO: initialize the plot... title, xlabel, bgcolor, etc
@@ -142,34 +142,34 @@ function _create_backend_figure(plt::Plot{BokehBackend})
   extra_args = KW()  # TODO: we'll put extra settings (xlim, etc) here
   Bokeh.Plot(datacolumns, tools, filename, title, w, h, xaxis_type, yaxis_type, legend) #, extra_args)
 
-  # Plot(bplt, pkg, 0, plotattributes, KW[])
+  # Plot(bplt, pkg, 0, d, KW[])
 end
 
 
-# function _series_added(::BokehBackend, plt::Plot, plotattributes::KW)
+# function _series_added(::BokehBackend, plt::Plot, d::KW)
 function _series_added(plt::Plot{BokehBackend}, series::Series)
-  bdata = Dict{Symbol, Vector}(:x => collect(series.plotattributes[:x]), :y => collect(series.plotattributes[:y]))
+  bdata = Dict{Symbol, Vector}(:x => collect(series.d[:x]), :y => collect(series.d[:y]))
 
   glyph = Bokeh.Bokehjs.Glyph(
-      glyphtype = bokeh_glyph_type(plotattributes),
-      linecolor = webcolor(plotattributes[:linecolor]),  # shape's stroke or line color
-      linewidth = plotattributes[:linewidth],          # shape's stroke width or line width
-      fillcolor = webcolor(plotattributes[:markercolor]),
-      size      = ceil(Int, plotattributes[:markersize] * 2.5),  # magic number 2.5 to keep in same scale as other backends
-      dash      = get_stroke_vector(plotattributes[:linestyle])
+      glyphtype = bokeh_glyph_type(d),
+      linecolor = webcolor(d[:linecolor]),  # shape's stroke or line color
+      linewidth = d[:linewidth],          # shape's stroke width or line width
+      fillcolor = webcolor(d[:markercolor]),
+      size      = ceil(Int, d[:markersize] * 2.5),  # magic number 2.5 to keep in same scale as other backends
+      dash      = get_stroke_vector(d[:linestyle])
     )
 
   legend = nothing  # TODO
   push!(plt.o.datacolumns, Bokeh.BokehDataSet(bdata, glyph, legend))
 
-  # push!(plt.seriesargs, plotattributes)
+  # push!(plt.seriesargs, d)
   # plt
 end
 
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------
 
 # TODO: override this to update plot items (title, xlabel, etc) after creation
-function _update_plot_object(plt::Plot{BokehBackend}, plotattributes::KW)
+function _update_plot_object(plt::Plot{BokehBackend}, d::KW)
 end
 
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------

src/deprecated/backends/gadfly.jl

@@ -51,32 +51,32 @@ end
 # Base.size(v::MissingVec) = (1,)
 # Base.getindex(v::MissingVec, i::Integer) = 0.0
 
-function createGadflyPlotObject(plotattributes::KW)
+function createGadflyPlotObject(d::KW)
     gplt = Gadfly.Plot()
     gplt.mapping = Dict()
     gplt.data_source = Gadfly.DataFrames.DataFrame()
     # gplt.layers = gplt.layers[1:0]
     gplt.layers = [Gadfly.layer(Gadfly.Geom.point(tag=:remove), x=zeros(1), y=zeros(1));] # x=MissingVec(), y=MissingVec());]
-    gplt.guides = Gadfly.GuideElement[Gadfly.Guide.xlabel(plotattributes[:xguide]),
-                                   Gadfly.Guide.ylabel(plotattributes[:yguide]),
-                                   Gadfly.Guide.title(plotattributes[:title])]
+    gplt.guides = Gadfly.GuideElement[Gadfly.Guide.xlabel(d[:xguide]),
+                                   Gadfly.Guide.ylabel(d[:yguide]),
+                                   Gadfly.Guide.title(d[:title])]
     gplt
 end
 
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
-function getLineGeom(plotattributes::KW)
-    st = plotattributes[:seriestype]
-    xbins, ybins = maketuple(plotattributes[:bins])
+function getLineGeom(d::KW)
+    st = d[:seriestype]
+    xbins, ybins = maketuple(d[:bins])
     if st == :hexb
         Gadfly.Geom.hexbin(xbincount = xbins, ybincount = ybins)
     elseif st == :histogram2d
         Gadfly.Geom.histogram2d(xbincount = xbins, ybincount = ybins)
     elseif st == :histogram
         Gadfly.Geom.histogram(bincount = xbins,
-                              orientation = isvertical(plotattributes) ? :vertical : :horizontal,
-                              position = plotattributes[:bar_position] == :stack ? :stack : :dodge)
+                              orientation = isvertical(d) ? :vertical : :horizontal,
+                              position = d[:bar_position] == :stack ? :stack : :dodge)
     elseif st == :path
         Gadfly.Geom.path
     elseif st in (:bar, :sticks)
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ function getLineGeom(plotattributes::KW)
     elseif st == :vline
         Gadfly.Geom.vline
     elseif st == :contour
-        Gadfly.Geom.contour(levels = plotattributes[:levels])
+        Gadfly.Geom.contour(levels = d[:levels])
     # elseif st == :shape
     #     Gadfly.Geom.polygon(fill = true, preserve_order = true)
     else
@@ -98,11 +98,11 @@ function getLineGeom(plotattributes::KW)
     end
 end
 
-function get_extra_theme_args(plotattributes::KW, k::Symbol)
+function get_extra_theme_args(d::KW, k::Symbol)
     # gracefully handles old Gadfly versions
     extra_theme_args = KW()
     try
-        extra_theme_args[:line_style] = Gadfly.get_stroke_vector(plotattributes[k])
+        extra_theme_args[:line_style] = Gadfly.get_stroke_vector(d[k])
     catch err
         if string(err) == "UndefVarError(:get_stroke_vector)"
             Base.warn_once("Gadfly.get_stroke_vector failed... do you have an old version of Gadfly?")
@@ -113,53 +113,53 @@ function get_extra_theme_args(plotattributes::KW, k::Symbol)
     extra_theme_args
 end
 
-function getGadflyLineTheme(plotattributes::KW)
-    st = plotattributes[:seriestype]
-    lc = convertColor(getColor(plotattributes[:linecolor]), plotattributes[:linealpha])
-    fc = convertColor(getColor(plotattributes[:fillcolor]), plotattributes[:fillalpha])
+function getGadflyLineTheme(d::KW)
+    st = d[:seriestype]
+    lc = convertColor(getColor(d[:linecolor]), d[:linealpha])
+    fc = convertColor(getColor(d[:fillcolor]), d[:fillalpha])
 
     Gadfly.Theme(;
         default_color = (st in (:histogram,:histogram2d,:hexbin,:bar,:sticks) ? fc : lc),
-        line_width = (st == :sticks ? 1 : plotattributes[:linewidth]) * Gadfly.px,
-        # line_style = Gadfly.get_stroke_vector(plotattributes[:linestyle]),
+        line_width = (st == :sticks ? 1 : d[:linewidth]) * Gadfly.px,
+        # line_style = Gadfly.get_stroke_vector(d[:linestyle]),
         lowlight_color = x->RGB(fc),  # fill/ribbon
         lowlight_opacity = alpha(fc), # fill/ribbon
         bar_highlight = RGB(lc),      # bars
-        get_extra_theme_args(plotattributes, :linestyle)...
+        get_extra_theme_args(d, :linestyle)...
     )
 end
 
 # add a line as a new layer
-function addGadflyLine!(plt::Plot, numlayers::Int, plotattributes::KW, geoms...)
+function addGadflyLine!(plt::Plot, numlayers::Int, d::KW, geoms...)
     gplt = getGadflyContext(plt)
-    gfargs = vcat(geoms..., getGadflyLineTheme(plotattributes))
+    gfargs = vcat(geoms..., getGadflyLineTheme(d))
     kwargs = KW()
-    st = plotattributes[:seriestype]
+    st = d[:seriestype]
 
     # add a fill?
-    if plotattributes[:fillrange] != nothing && st != :contour
-        fillmin, fillmax = map(makevec, maketuple(plotattributes[:fillrange]))
+    if d[:fillrange] != nothing && st != :contour
+        fillmin, fillmax = map(makevec, maketuple(d[:fillrange]))
         nmin, nmax = length(fillmin), length(fillmax)
-        kwargs[:ymin] = Float64[min(y, fillmin[mod1(i, nmin)], fillmax[mod1(i, nmax)]) for (i,y) in enumerate(plotattributes[:y])]
-        kwargs[:ymax] = Float64[max(y, fillmin[mod1(i, nmin)], fillmax[mod1(i, nmax)]) for (i,y) in enumerate(plotattributes[:y])]
+        kwargs[:ymin] = Float64[min(y, fillmin[mod1(i, nmin)], fillmax[mod1(i, nmax)]) for (i,y) in enumerate(d[:y])]
+        kwargs[:ymax] = Float64[max(y, fillmin[mod1(i, nmin)], fillmax[mod1(i, nmax)]) for (i,y) in enumerate(d[:y])]
         push!(gfargs, Gadfly.Geom.ribbon)
     end
 
     if st in (:hline, :vline)
-        kwargs[st == :hline ? :yintercept : :xintercept] = plotattributes[:y]
+        kwargs[st == :hline ? :yintercept : :xintercept] = d[:y]
 
     else
         if st == :sticks
-            w = 0.01 * mean(diff(plotattributes[:x]))
-            kwargs[:xmin] = plotattributes[:x] - w
-            kwargs[:xmax] = plotattributes[:x] + w
+            w = 0.01 * mean(diff(d[:x]))
+            kwargs[:xmin] = d[:x] - w
+            kwargs[:xmax] = d[:x] + w
         elseif st == :contour
-            kwargs[:z] = plotattributes[:z].surf
-            addGadflyContColorScale(plt, plotattributes[:linecolor])
+            kwargs[:z] = d[:z].surf
+            addGadflyContColorScale(plt, d[:linecolor])
         end
 
-        kwargs[:x] = plotattributes[st == :histogram ? :y : :x]
-        kwargs[:y] = plotattributes[:y]
+        kwargs[:x] = d[st == :histogram ? :y : :x]
+        kwargs[:y] = d[:y]
 
     end
 
@@ -180,24 +180,24 @@ getMarkerGeom(other) = gadflyshape(get_shape(other))
 # getMarkerGeom(shape::Shape) = gadflyshape(shape)
 # getMarkerGeom(shape::Symbol) = gadflyshape(_shapes[shape])
 # getMarkerGeom(shapes::AVec) = gadflyshape(map(gadflyshape, shapes)) # map(getMarkerGeom, shapes)
-function getMarkerGeom(plotattributes::KW)
-    if plotattributes[:seriestype] == :shape
+function getMarkerGeom(d::KW)
+    if d[:seriestype] == :shape
         Gadfly.Geom.polygon(fill = true, preserve_order = true)
     else
-        getMarkerGeom(plotattributes[:markershape])
+        getMarkerGeom(d[:markershape])
     end
 end
 
-function getGadflyMarkerTheme(plotattributes::KW, attr::KW)
-    c = getColor(plotattributes[:markercolor])
-    α = plotattributes[:markeralpha]
+function getGadflyMarkerTheme(d::KW, attr::KW)
+    c = getColor(d[:markercolor])
+    α = d[:markeralpha]
     if α != nothing
         c = RGBA(RGB(c), α)
     end
 
-    ms = plotattributes[:markersize]
+    ms = d[:markersize]
     ms = if typeof(ms) <: AVec
-        @warn("Gadfly doesn't support variable marker sizes... using the average: $(mean(ms))")
+        warn("Gadfly doesn't support variable marker sizes... using the average: $(mean(ms))")
         mean(ms) * Gadfly.px
     else
         ms * Gadfly.px
@@ -206,10 +206,10 @@ function getGadflyMarkerTheme(plotattributes::KW, attr::KW)
     Gadfly.Theme(;
         default_color = c,
         default_point_size = ms,
-        discrete_highlight_color = c -> RGB(getColor(plotattributes[:markerstrokecolor])),
-        highlight_width = plotattributes[:markerstrokewidth] * Gadfly.px,
-        line_width = plotattributes[:markerstrokewidth] * Gadfly.px,
-        # get_extra_theme_args(plotattributes, :markerstrokestyle)...
+        discrete_highlight_color = c -> RGB(getColor(d[:markerstrokecolor])),
+        highlight_width = d[:markerstrokewidth] * Gadfly.px,
+        line_width = d[:markerstrokewidth] * Gadfly.px,
+        # get_extra_theme_args(d, :markerstrokestyle)...
     )
 end
 
@@ -221,25 +221,25 @@ function addGadflyContColorScale(plt::Plot{GadflyBackend}, c)
     push!(getGadflyContext(plt).scales, Gadfly.Scale.ContinuousColorScale(p -> RGB(getColorZ(c, p))))
 end
 
-function addGadflyMarker!(plt::Plot, numlayers::Int, plotattributes::KW, attr::KW, geoms...)
-    gfargs = vcat(geoms..., getGadflyMarkerTheme(plotattributes, attr), getMarkerGeom(plotattributes))
+function addGadflyMarker!(plt::Plot, numlayers::Int, d::KW, attr::KW, geoms...)
+    gfargs = vcat(geoms..., getGadflyMarkerTheme(d, attr), getMarkerGeom(d))
     kwargs = KW()
 
     # handle continuous color scales for the markers
-    zcolor = plotattributes[:marker_z]
+    zcolor = d[:marker_z]
     if zcolor != nothing && typeof(zcolor) <: AVec
         kwargs[:color] = zcolor
-        addGadflyContColorScale(plt, plotattributes[:markercolor])
+        addGadflyContColorScale(plt, d[:markercolor])
     end
 
-    Gadfly.layer(gfargs...; x = plotattributes[:x], y = plotattributes[:y], order=numlayers, kwargs...)
+    Gadfly.layer(gfargs...; x = d[:x], y = d[:y], order=numlayers, kwargs...)
 end
 
 
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-function addToGadflyLegend(plt::Plot, plotattributes::KW)
-    if plt.attr[:legend] != :none && plotattributes[:label] != ""
+function addToGadflyLegend(plt::Plot, d::KW)
+    if plt.attr[:legend] != :none && d[:label] != ""
         gplt = getGadflyContext(plt)
 
         # add the legend if needed
@@ -254,20 +254,20 @@ function addToGadflyLegend(plt::Plot, plotattributes::KW)
                 # since gadfly will call unique(colors), but doesn't also merge the rows that match
                 # Should ensure from this side that colors which are the same are merged together
 
-                c = getColor(plotattributes[plotattributes[:markershape] == :none ? :linecolor : :markercolor])
+                c = getColor(d[d[:markershape] == :none ? :linecolor : :markercolor])
                 foundit = false
 
                 # extend the label if we found this color
                 for i in 1:length(guide.colors)
                     if RGB(c) == guide.colors[i]
-                        guide.labels[i] *= ", " * plotattributes[:label]
+                        guide.labels[i] *= ", " * d[:label]
                         foundit = true
                     end
                 end
 
                 # didn't find the color, so add a new entry into the legend
                 if !foundit
-                    push!(guide.labels, plotattributes[:label])
+                    push!(guide.labels, d[:label])
                     push!(guide.colors, c)
                 end
             end
@@ -279,40 +279,40 @@ getGadflySmoothing(smooth::Bool) = smooth ? [Gadfly.Geom.smooth(method=:lm)] : A
 getGadflySmoothing(smooth::Real) = [Gadfly.Geom.smooth(method=:loess, smoothing=float(smooth))]
 
 
-function addGadflySeries!(plt::Plot, plotattributes::KW)
+function addGadflySeries!(plt::Plot, d::KW)
     layers = Gadfly.Layer[]
     gplt = getGadflyContext(plt)
 
     # add a regression line?
     # TODO: make more flexible
-    smooth = getGadflySmoothing(plotattributes[:smooth])
+    smooth = getGadflySmoothing(d[:smooth])
 
     # lines
-    geom = getLineGeom(plotattributes)
+    geom = getLineGeom(d)
     if geom != nothing
-        prepend!(layers, addGadflyLine!(plt, length(gplt.layers), plotattributes, geom, smooth...))
+        prepend!(layers, addGadflyLine!(plt, length(gplt.layers), d, geom, smooth...))
         smooth = Any[] # don't add a regression for markers too
     end
 
     # special handling for ohlc and scatter
-    st = plotattributes[:seriestype]
+    st = d[:seriestype]
     # if st == :ohlc
     #     error("Haven't re-implemented after refactoring")
-    if st in (:histogram2d, :hexbin) && (isa(plotattributes[:fillcolor], ColorGradient) || isa(plotattributes[:fillcolor], ColorFunction))
-        push!(gplt.scales, Gadfly.Scale.ContinuousColorScale(p -> RGB(getColorZ(plotattributes[:fillcolor], p))))
-    elseif st == :scatter && plotattributes[:markershape] == :none
-        plotattributes[:markershape] = :circle
+    if st in (:histogram2d, :hexbin) && (isa(d[:fillcolor], ColorGradient) || isa(d[:fillcolor], ColorFunction))
+        push!(gplt.scales, Gadfly.Scale.ContinuousColorScale(p -> RGB(getColorZ(d[:fillcolor], p))))
+    elseif st == :scatter && d[:markershape] == :none
+        d[:markershape] = :circle
     end
 
     # markers
-    if plotattributes[:markershape] != :none || st == :shape
-        prepend!(layers, addGadflyMarker!(plt, length(gplt.layers), plotattributes, plt.attr, smooth...))
+    if d[:markershape] != :none || st == :shape
+        prepend!(layers, addGadflyMarker!(plt, length(gplt.layers), d, plt.attr, smooth...))
     end
 
-    st in (:histogram2d, :hexbin, :contour) || addToGadflyLegend(plt, plotattributes)
+    st in (:histogram2d, :hexbin, :contour) || addToGadflyLegend(plt, d)
 
     # now save the layers that apply to this series
-    plotattributes[:gadflylayers] = layers
+    d[:gadflylayers] = layers
     prepend!(gplt.layers, layers)
 end
 
@@ -322,10 +322,10 @@ end
 # NOTE: I'm leaving this here and commented out just in case I want to implement again... it was hacky code to create multi-colored line segments
 
 #   # colorgroup
-#   z = plotattributes[:z]
+#   z = d[:z]
 
 #   # handle line segments of different colors
-#   cscheme = plotattributes[:linecolor]
+#   cscheme = d[:linecolor]
 #   if isa(cscheme, ColorVector)
 #     # create a color scale, and set the color group to the index of the color
 #     push!(gplt.scales, Gadfly.Scale.color_discrete_manual(cscheme.v...))
@@ -333,10 +333,10 @@ end
 #     # this is super weird, but... oh well... for some reason this creates n separate line segments...
 #     # create a list of vertices that go: [x1,x2,x2,x3,x3, ... ,xi,xi, ... xn,xn] (same for y)
 #     # then the vector passed to the "color" keyword should be a vector: [1,1,2,2,3,3,4,4, ..., i,i, ... , n,n]
-#     csindices = Int[mod1(i,length(cscheme.v)) for i in 1:length(plotattributes[:y])]
+#     csindices = Int[mod1(i,length(cscheme.v)) for i in 1:length(d[:y])]
 #     cs = collect(repeat(csindices', 2, 1))[1:end-1]
-#     grp = collect(repeat((1:length(plotattributes[:y]))', 2, 1))[1:end-1]
-#     plotattributes[:x], plotattributes[:y] = map(createSegments, (plotattributes[:x], plotattributes[:y]))
+#     grp = collect(repeat((1:length(d[:y]))', 2, 1))[1:end-1]
+#     d[:x], d[:y] = map(createSegments, (d[:x], d[:y]))
 #     colorgroup = [(:linecolor, cs), (:group, grp)]
 
 
@@ -388,11 +388,11 @@ continuousAndSameAxis(scale, isx::Bool) = isa(scale, Gadfly.Scale.ContinuousScal
 filterGadflyScale(gplt, isx::Bool) = filter!(scale -> !continuousAndSameAxis(scale, isx), gplt.scales)
 
 
-function getGadflyScaleFunction(plotattributes::KW, isx::Bool)
+function getGadflyScaleFunction(d::KW, isx::Bool)
     scalekey = isx ? :xscale : :yscale
-    hasScaleKey = haskey(plotattributes, scalekey)
+    hasScaleKey = haskey(d, scalekey)
     if hasScaleKey
-        scale = plotattributes[scalekey]
+        scale = d[scalekey]
         scale == :ln && return isx ? Gadfly.Scale.x_log : Gadfly.Scale.y_log, hasScaleKey, log
         scale == :log2 && return isx ? Gadfly.Scale.x_log2 : Gadfly.Scale.y_log2, hasScaleKey, log2
         scale == :log10 && return isx ? Gadfly.Scale.x_log10 : Gadfly.Scale.y_log10, hasScaleKey, log10
@@ -403,15 +403,15 @@ function getGadflyScaleFunction(plotattributes::KW, isx::Bool)
 end
 
 
-function addGadflyLimitsScale(gplt, plotattributes::KW, isx::Bool)
-    gfunc, hasScaleKey, func = getGadflyScaleFunction(plotattributes, isx)
+function addGadflyLimitsScale(gplt, d::KW, isx::Bool)
+    gfunc, hasScaleKey, func = getGadflyScaleFunction(d, isx)
 
     # do we want to add min/max limits for the axis?
     limsym = isx ? :xlims : :ylims
     limargs = Any[]
 
     # map :auto to nothing, otherwise add to limargs
-    lims = get(plotattributes, limsym, :auto)
+    lims = get(d, limsym, :auto)
     if lims == :auto
         lims = nothing
     else
@@ -432,7 +432,7 @@ function addGadflyLimitsScale(gplt, plotattributes::KW, isx::Bool)
     lims, func
 end
 
-function updateGadflyAxisFlips(gplt, plotattributes::KW, xlims, ylims, xfunc, yfunc)
+function updateGadflyAxisFlips(gplt, d::KW, xlims, ylims, xfunc, yfunc)
     if isa(gplt.coord, Gadfly.Coord.Cartesian)
         gplt.coord = Gadfly.Coord.cartesian(
             gplt.coord.xvars,
@@ -441,16 +441,16 @@ function updateGadflyAxisFlips(gplt, plotattributes::KW, xlims, ylims, xfunc, yf
             xmax = xlims == nothing ? gplt.coord.xmax : xfunc(maximum(xlims)),
             ymin = ylims == nothing ? gplt.coord.ymin : yfunc(minimum(ylims)),
             ymax = ylims == nothing ? gplt.coord.ymax : yfunc(maximum(ylims)),
-            xflip = get(plotattributes, :xflip, gplt.coord.xflip),
-            yflip = get(plotattributes, :yflip, gplt.coord.yflip),
+            xflip = get(d, :xflip, gplt.coord.xflip),
+            yflip = get(d, :yflip, gplt.coord.yflip),
             fixed = gplt.coord.fixed,
             aspect_ratio = gplt.coord.aspect_ratio,
             raster = gplt.coord.raster
         )
     else
         gplt.coord = Gadfly.Coord.Cartesian(
-            xflip = get(plotattributes, :xflip, false),
-            yflip = get(plotattributes, :yflip, false)
+            xflip = get(d, :xflip, false),
+            yflip = get(d, :yflip, false)
         )
     end
 end
@@ -464,37 +464,37 @@ function findGuideAndSet(gplt, t::DataType, args...; kw...)
     end
 end
 
-function updateGadflyGuides(plt::Plot, plotattributes::KW)
+function updateGadflyGuides(plt::Plot, d::KW)
     gplt = getGadflyContext(plt)
-    haskey(plotattributes, :title) && findGuideAndSet(gplt, Gadfly.Guide.title, string(plotattributes[:title]))
-    haskey(plotattributes, :xguide) && findGuideAndSet(gplt, Gadfly.Guide.xlabel, string(plotattributes[:xguide]))
-    haskey(plotattributes, :yguide) && findGuideAndSet(gplt, Gadfly.Guide.ylabel, string(plotattributes[:yguide]))
+    haskey(d, :title) && findGuideAndSet(gplt, Gadfly.Guide.title, string(d[:title]))
+    haskey(d, :xguide) && findGuideAndSet(gplt, Gadfly.Guide.xlabel, string(d[:xguide]))
+    haskey(d, :yguide) && findGuideAndSet(gplt, Gadfly.Guide.ylabel, string(d[:yguide]))
 
-    xlims, xfunc = addGadflyLimitsScale(gplt, plotattributes, true)
-    ylims, yfunc = addGadflyLimitsScale(gplt, plotattributes, false)
+    xlims, xfunc = addGadflyLimitsScale(gplt, d, true)
+    ylims, yfunc = addGadflyLimitsScale(gplt, d, false)
 
-    ticks = get(plotattributes, :xticks, :auto)
+    ticks = get(d, :xticks, :auto)
     if ticks == :none
         _remove_axis(plt, true)
     else
         addGadflyTicksGuide(gplt, ticks, true)
     end
-    ticks = get(plotattributes, :yticks, :auto)
+    ticks = get(d, :yticks, :auto)
     if ticks == :none
         _remove_axis(plt, false)
     else
         addGadflyTicksGuide(gplt, ticks, false)
     end
 
-    updateGadflyAxisFlips(gplt, plotattributes, xlims, ylims, xfunc, yfunc)
+    updateGadflyAxisFlips(gplt, d, xlims, ylims, xfunc, yfunc)
 end
 
-function updateGadflyPlotTheme(plt::Plot, plotattributes::KW)
+function updateGadflyPlotTheme(plt::Plot, d::KW)
     kwargs = KW()
 
     # colors
     insidecolor, gridcolor, textcolor, guidecolor, legendcolor =
-        map(s -> getColor(plotattributes[s]), (
+        map(s -> getColor(d[s]), (
             :background_color_inside,
             :foreground_color_grid,
             :foreground_color_text,
@@ -503,17 +503,17 @@ function updateGadflyPlotTheme(plt::Plot, plotattributes::KW)
         ))
 
     # # hide the legend?
-    leg = plotattributes[plotattributes[:legend] == :none ? :colorbar : :legend]
+    leg = d[d[:legend] == :none ? :colorbar : :legend]
     if leg != :best
         kwargs[:key_position] = leg == :inside ? :right : leg
     end
 
-    if !get(plotattributes, :grid, true)
+    if !get(d, :grid, true)
         kwargs[:grid_color] = gridcolor
     end
 
     # fonts
-    tfont, gfont, lfont = plotattributes[:tickfont], plotattributes[:guidefont], plotattributes[:legendfont]
+    tfont, gfont, lfont = d[:tickfont], d[:guidefont], d[:legendfont]
 
     getGadflyContext(plt).theme = Gadfly.Theme(;
         background_color = insidecolor,
@@ -568,9 +568,9 @@ end
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 # create a blank Gadfly.Plot object
-# function _create_plot(pkg::GadflyBackend, plotattributes::KW)
-#     gplt = createGadflyPlotObject(plotattributes)
-#     Plot(gplt, pkg, 0, plotattributes, KW[])
+# function _create_plot(pkg::GadflyBackend, d::KW)
+#     gplt = createGadflyPlotObject(d)
+#     Plot(gplt, pkg, 0, d, KW[])
 # end
 function _create_backend_figure(plt::Plot{GadflyBackend})
     createGadflyPlotObject(plt.attr)
@@ -578,7 +578,7 @@ end
 
 
 # plot one data series
-# function _series_added(::GadflyBackend, plt::Plot, plotattributes::KW)
+# function _series_added(::GadflyBackend, plt::Plot, d::KW)
 function _series_added(plt::Plot{GadflyBackend}, series::Series)
     # first clear out the temporary layer
     gplt = getGadflyContext(plt)
@@ -586,16 +586,16 @@ function _series_added(plt::Plot{GadflyBackend}, series::Series)
         gplt.layers = gplt.layers[2:end]
     end
 
-    addGadflySeries!(plt, series.plotattributes)
-    # push!(plt.seriesargs, plotattributes)
+    addGadflySeries!(plt, series.d)
+    # push!(plt.seriesargs, d)
     # plt
 end
 
 
 
-function _update_plot_object(plt::Plot{GadflyBackend}, plotattributes::KW)
-    updateGadflyGuides(plt, plotattributes)
-    updateGadflyPlotTheme(plt, plotattributes)
+function _update_plot_object(plt::Plot{GadflyBackend}, d::KW)
+    updateGadflyGuides(plt, d)
+    updateGadflyPlotTheme(plt, d)
 end
 
 

src/deprecated/backends/immerse.jl

@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@ function _initialize_backend(::ImmerseBackend; kw...)
   end
 end
 
-function createImmerseFigure(plotattributes::KW)
-  w,h = plotattributes[:size]
-  figidx = Immerse.figure(; name = plotattributes[:window_title], width = w, height = h)
+function createImmerseFigure(d::KW)
+  w,h = d[:size]
+  figidx = Immerse.figure(; name = d[:window_title], width = w, height = h)
   Immerse.Figure(figidx)
 end
 
@@ -28,12 +28,12 @@ end
 
 
 # create a blank Gadfly.Plot object
-# function _create_plot(pkg::ImmerseBackend, plotattributes::KW)
+# function _create_plot(pkg::ImmerseBackend, d::KW)
 #   # create the underlying Gadfly.Plot object
-#   gplt = createGadflyPlotObject(plotattributes)
+#   gplt = createGadflyPlotObject(d)
 #
 #   # save both the Immerse.Figure and the Gadfly.Plot
-#   Plot((nothing,gplt), pkg, 0, plotattributes, KW[])
+#   Plot((nothing,gplt), pkg, 0, d, KW[])
 # end
 function _create_backend_figure(plt::Plot{ImmerseBackend})
     (nothing, createGadflyPlotObject(plt.attr))
@@ -41,20 +41,20 @@ end
 
 
 # # plot one data series
-# function _series_added(::ImmerseBackend, plt::Plot, plotattributes::KW)
-#   addGadflySeries!(plt, plotattributes)
-#   push!(plt.seriesargs, plotattributes)
+# function _series_added(::ImmerseBackend, plt::Plot, d::KW)
+#   addGadflySeries!(plt, d)
+#   push!(plt.seriesargs, d)
 #   plt
 # end
 
 function _series_added(plt::Plot{ImmerseBackend}, series::Series)
-    addGadflySeries!(plt, series.plotattributes)
+    addGadflySeries!(plt, series.d)
 end
 
 
-function _update_plot_object(plt::Plot{ImmerseBackend}, plotattributes::KW)
-  updateGadflyGuides(plt, plotattributes)
-  updateGadflyPlotTheme(plt, plotattributes)
+function _update_plot_object(plt::Plot{ImmerseBackend}, d::KW)
+  updateGadflyGuides(plt, d)
+  updateGadflyPlotTheme(plt, d)
 end
 
 
@@ -94,10 +94,10 @@ end
 #
 # function showSubplotObject(subplt::Subplot{ImmerseBackend})
 #   # create the Gtk window with vertical box vsep
-#   plotattributes = getattr(subplt,1)
-#   w,h = plotattributes[:size]
+#   d = getattr(subplt,1)
+#   w,h = d[:size]
 #   vsep = Gtk.GtkBoxLeaf(:v)
-#   win = Gtk.GtkWindowLeaf(vsep, plotattributes[:window_title], w, h)
+#   win = Gtk.GtkWindowLeaf(vsep, d[:window_title], w, h)
 #
 #   figindices = []
 #   row = Gtk.GtkBoxLeaf(:h)

src/deprecated/backends/qwt.jl

@@ -52,84 +52,84 @@ const _qwtAliases = KW(
     :star8 => :star2,
   )
 
-function fixcolors(plotattributes::KW)
-  for (k,v) in plotattributes
+function fixcolors(d::KW)
+  for (k,v) in d
     if typeof(v) <: ColorScheme
-      plotattributes[k] = getColor(v)
+      d[k] = getColor(v)
     end
   end
 end
 
-function replaceQwtAliases(plotattributes, s)
-  if haskey(_qwtAliases, plotattributes[s])
-    plotattributes[s] = _qwtAliases[plotattributes[s]]
+function replaceQwtAliases(d, s)
+  if haskey(_qwtAliases, d[s])
+    d[s] = _qwtAliases[d[s]]
   end
 end
 
 function adjustQwtKeywords(plt::Plot{QwtBackend}, iscreating::Bool; kw...)
-  plotattributes = KW(kw)
-  st = plotattributes[:seriestype]
+  d = KW(kw)
+  st = d[:seriestype]
   if st == :scatter
-    plotattributes[:seriestype] = :none
-    if plotattributes[:markershape] == :none
-      plotattributes[:markershape] = :circle
+    d[:seriestype] = :none
+    if d[:markershape] == :none
+      d[:markershape] = :circle
     end
 
   elseif st in (:hline, :vline)
-    addLineMarker(plt, plotattributes)
-    plotattributes[:seriestype] = :none
-    plotattributes[:markershape] = :circle
-    plotattributes[:markersize] = 1
+    addLineMarker(plt, d)
+    d[:seriestype] = :none
+    d[:markershape] = :circle
+    d[:markersize] = 1
     if st == :vline
-      plotattributes[:x], plotattributes[:y] = plotattributes[:y], plotattributes[:x]
+      d[:x], d[:y] = d[:y], d[:x]
     end
 
   elseif !iscreating && st == :bar
-    plotattributes = barHack(; kw...)
+    d = barHack(; kw...)
   elseif !iscreating && st == :histogram
-    plotattributes = barHack(; histogramHack(; kw...)...)
+    d = barHack(; histogramHack(; kw...)...)
   end
 
-  replaceQwtAliases(plotattributes, :seriestype)
-  replaceQwtAliases(plotattributes, :markershape)
+  replaceQwtAliases(d, :seriestype)
+  replaceQwtAliases(d, :markershape)
 
-  for k in keys(plotattributes)
+  for k in keys(d)
     if haskey(_qwtAliases, k)
-      plotattributes[_qwtAliases[k]] = plotattributes[k]
+      d[_qwtAliases[k]] = d[k]
     end
   end
 
-  plotattributes[:x] = collect(plotattributes[:x])
-  plotattributes[:y] = collect(plotattributes[:y])
+  d[:x] = collect(d[:x])
+  d[:y] = collect(d[:y])
 
-  plotattributes
+  d
 end
 
-# function _create_plot(pkg::QwtBackend, plotattributes::KW)
+# function _create_plot(pkg::QwtBackend, d::KW)
 function _create_backend_figure(plt::Plot{QwtBackend})
   fixcolors(plt.attr)
   dumpdict(plt.attr,"\n\n!!! plot")
   o = Qwt.plot(zeros(0,0); plt.attr..., show=false)
-  # plt = Plot(o, pkg, 0, plotattributes, KW[])
+  # plt = Plot(o, pkg, 0, d, KW[])
   # plt
 end
 
-# function _series_added(::QwtBackend, plt::Plot, plotattributes::KW)
+# function _series_added(::QwtBackend, plt::Plot, d::KW)
 function _series_added(plt::Plot{QwtBackend}, series::Series)
-  plotattributes = adjustQwtKeywords(plt, false; series.plotattributes...)
-  fixcolors(plotattributes)
-  dumpdict(plotattributes,"\n\n!!! plot!")
-  Qwt.oplot(plt.o; plotattributes...)
-  # push!(plt.seriesargs, plotattributes)
+  d = adjustQwtKeywords(plt, false; series.d...)
+  fixcolors(d)
+  dumpdict(d,"\n\n!!! plot!")
+  Qwt.oplot(plt.o; d...)
+  # push!(plt.seriesargs, d)
   # plt
 end
 
 
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------
 
-function updateLimsAndTicks(plt::Plot{QwtBackend}, plotattributes::KW, isx::Bool)
-  lims = get(plotattributes, isx ? :xlims : :ylims, nothing)
-  ticks = get(plotattributes, isx ? :xticks : :yticks, nothing)
+function updateLimsAndTicks(plt::Plot{QwtBackend}, d::KW, isx::Bool)
+  lims = get(d, isx ? :xlims : :ylims, nothing)
+  ticks = get(d, isx ? :xticks : :yticks, nothing)
   w = plt.o.widget
   axisid = Qwt.QWT.QwtPlot[isx ? :xBottom : :yLeft]
 
@@ -150,49 +150,49 @@ function updateLimsAndTicks(plt::Plot{QwtBackend}, plotattributes::KW, isx::Bool
     end
     w[:setAxisScale](axisid, float(minimum(ticks)), float(maximum(ticks)), float(step(ticks)))
   elseif !(ticks in (nothing, :none, :auto))
-    @warn("Only Range types are supported for Qwt xticks/yticks. typeof(ticks)=$(typeof(ticks))")
+    warn("Only Range types are supported for Qwt xticks/yticks. typeof(ticks)=$(typeof(ticks))")
   end
 
   # change the scale
   scalesym = isx ? :xscale : :yscale
-  if haskey(plotattributes, scalesym)
-    scaletype = plotattributes[scalesym]
+  if haskey(d, scalesym)
+    scaletype = d[scalesym]
     scaletype == :identity  && w[:setAxisScaleEngine](axisid, Qwt.QWT.QwtLinearScaleEngine())
     # scaletype == :log       && w[:setAxisScaleEngine](axisid, Qwt.QWT.QwtLogScaleEngine(e))
     # scaletype == :log2      && w[:setAxisScaleEngine](axisid, Qwt.QWT.QwtLogScaleEngine(2))
     scaletype == :log10     && w[:setAxisScaleEngine](axisid, Qwt.QWT.QwtLog10ScaleEngine())
-    scaletype in supported_scales() || @warn("Unsupported scale type: ", scaletype)
+    scaletype in supported_scales() || warn("Unsupported scale type: ", scaletype)
   end
 
 end
 
 
-function _update_plot_object(plt::Plot{QwtBackend}, plotattributes::KW)
-  haskey(plotattributes, :title) && Qwt.title(plt.o, plotattributes[:title])
-  haskey(plotattributes, :xguide) && Qwt.xlabel(plt.o, plotattributes[:xguide])
-  haskey(plotattributes, :yguide) && Qwt.ylabel(plt.o, plotattributes[:yguide])
-  updateLimsAndTicks(plt, plotattributes, true)
-  updateLimsAndTicks(plt, plotattributes, false)
+function _update_plot_object(plt::Plot{QwtBackend}, d::KW)
+  haskey(d, :title) && Qwt.title(plt.o, d[:title])
+  haskey(d, :xguide) && Qwt.xlabel(plt.o, d[:xguide])
+  haskey(d, :yguide) && Qwt.ylabel(plt.o, d[:yguide])
+  updateLimsAndTicks(plt, d, true)
+  updateLimsAndTicks(plt, d, false)
 end
 
-function _update_plot_pos_size(plt::AbstractPlot{QwtBackend}, plotattributes::KW)
-  haskey(plotattributes, :size) && Qwt.resizewidget(plt.o, plotattributes[:size]...)
-  haskey(plotattributes, :pos) && Qwt.movewidget(plt.o, plotattributes[:pos]...)
+function _update_plot_pos_size(plt::AbstractPlot{QwtBackend}, d::KW)
+  haskey(d, :size) && Qwt.resizewidget(plt.o, d[:size]...)
+  haskey(d, :pos) && Qwt.movewidget(plt.o, d[:pos]...)
 end
 
 
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------
 
         # curve.setPen(Qt.QPen(Qt.QColor(color), linewidth, self.getLineStyle(linestyle)))
-function addLineMarker(plt::Plot{QwtBackend}, plotattributes::KW)
-  for yi in plotattributes[:y]
+function addLineMarker(plt::Plot{QwtBackend}, d::KW)
+  for yi in d[:y]
     marker = Qwt.QWT.QwtPlotMarker()
-    ishorizontal = (plotattributes[:seriestype] == :hline)
+    ishorizontal = (d[:seriestype] == :hline)
     marker[:setLineStyle](ishorizontal ? 1 : 2)
     marker[ishorizontal ? :setYValue : :setXValue](yi)
-    qcolor = Qwt.convertRGBToQColor(getColor(plotattributes[:linecolor]))
-    linestyle = plt.o.widget[:getLineStyle](string(plotattributes[:linestyle]))
-    marker[:setLinePen](Qwt.QT.QPen(qcolor, plotattributes[:linewidth], linestyle))
+    qcolor = Qwt.convertRGBToQColor(getColor(d[:linecolor]))
+    linestyle = plt.o.widget[:getLineStyle](string(d[:linestyle]))
+    marker[:setLinePen](Qwt.QT.QPen(qcolor, d[:linewidth], linestyle))
     marker[:attach](plt.o.widget)
   end
 

src/deprecated/backends/winston.jl

@@ -75,10 +75,10 @@ function _create_backend_figure(plt::Plot{WinstonBackend})
     )
 end
 
-copy_remove(plotattributes::KW, s::Symbol) = delete!(copy(plotattributes), s)
+copy_remove(d::KW, s::Symbol) = delete!(copy(d), s)
 
-function addRegressionLineWinston(plotattributes::KW, wplt)
-  xs, ys = regressionXY(plotattributes[:x], plotattributes[:y])
+function addRegressionLineWinston(d::KW, wplt)
+  xs, ys = regressionXY(d[:x], d[:y])
   Winston.add(wplt, Winston.Curve(xs, ys, kind="dotted"))
 end
 
@@ -93,22 +93,22 @@ function getWinstonItems(plt::Plot)
 end
 
 function _series_added(plt::Plot{WinstonBackend}, series::Series)
-    plotattributes = series.plotattributes
+    d = series.d
   window, canvas, wplt = getWinstonItems(plt)
 
   # until we call it normally, do the hack
-  if plotattributes[:seriestype] == :bar
-    plotattributes = barHack(;plotattributes...)
+  if d[:seriestype] == :bar
+    d = barHack(;d...)
   end
 
 
   e = KW()
-  e[:color] = getColor(plotattributes[:linecolor])
-  e[:linewidth] = plotattributes[:linewidth]
-  e[:kind] = winston_linestyle[plotattributes[:linestyle]]
-  e[:symbolkind] = winston_marker[plotattributes[:markershape]]
+  e[:color] = getColor(d[:linecolor])
+  e[:linewidth] = d[:linewidth]
+  e[:kind] = winston_linestyle[d[:linestyle]]
+  e[:symbolkind] = winston_marker[d[:markershape]]
   # markercolor     # same choices as `color`, or :match will set the color to be the same as `color`
-  e[:symbolsize] = plotattributes[:markersize] / 5
+  e[:symbolsize] = d[:markersize] / 5
 
   # pos             # (Int,Int), move the enclosing window to this position
   # screen          # Integer, move enclosing window to this screen number (for multiscreen desktops)
@@ -116,69 +116,69 @@ function _series_added(plt::Plot{WinstonBackend}, series::Series)
 
 
   ## lintype :path, :step, :stepinverted, :sticks, :dots, :none, :histogram2d, :hexbin, :histogram, :bar
-  if plotattributes[:seriestype] == :none
-    Winston.add(wplt, Winston.Points(plotattributes[:x], plotattributes[:y]; copy_remove(e, :kind)..., color=getColor(plotattributes[:markercolor])))
+  if d[:seriestype] == :none
+    Winston.add(wplt, Winston.Points(d[:x], d[:y]; copy_remove(e, :kind)..., color=getColor(d[:markercolor])))
 
-  elseif plotattributes[:seriestype] == :path
-    x, y = plotattributes[:x], plotattributes[:y]
+  elseif d[:seriestype] == :path
+    x, y = d[:x], d[:y]
     Winston.add(wplt, Winston.Curve(x, y; e...))
 
-    fillrange = plotattributes[:fillrange]
+    fillrange = d[:fillrange]
     if fillrange != nothing
       if isa(fillrange, AbstractVector)
         y2 = fillrange
       else
         y2 = Float64[fillrange for yi in y]
       end
-      Winston.add(wplt, Winston.FillBetween(x, y, x, y2, fillcolor=getColor(plotattributes[:fillcolor])))
+      Winston.add(wplt, Winston.FillBetween(x, y, x, y2, fillcolor=getColor(d[:fillcolor])))
     end
 
-  elseif plotattributes[:seriestype] == :scatter
-    if plotattributes[:markershape] == :none
-      plotattributes[:markershape] = :circle
+  elseif d[:seriestype] == :scatter
+    if d[:markershape] == :none
+      d[:markershape] = :circle
     end
 
-  # elseif plotattributes[:seriestype] == :step
+  # elseif d[:seriestype] == :step
   #     fn = Winston.XXX
 
-  # elseif plotattributes[:seriestype] == :stepinverted
+  # elseif d[:seriestype] == :stepinverted
   #     fn = Winston.XXX
 
-  elseif plotattributes[:seriestype] == :sticks
-      Winston.add(wplt, Winston.Stems(plotattributes[:x], plotattributes[:y]; e...))
+  elseif d[:seriestype] == :sticks
+      Winston.add(wplt, Winston.Stems(d[:x], d[:y]; e...))
 
-  # elseif plotattributes[:seriestype] == :dots
+  # elseif d[:seriestype] == :dots
   #     fn = Winston.XXX
 
-  # elseif plotattributes[:seriestype] == :histogram2d
+  # elseif d[:seriestype] == :histogram2d
   #     fn = Winston.XXX
 
-  # elseif plotattributes[:seriestype] == :hexbin
+  # elseif d[:seriestype] == :hexbin
   #     fn = Winston.XXX
 
-  elseif plotattributes[:seriestype] == :histogram
-      hst = hist(plotattributes[:y], plotattributes[:bins])
+  elseif d[:seriestype] == :histogram
+      hst = hist(d[:y], d[:bins])
       Winston.add(wplt, Winston.Histogram(hst...; copy_remove(e, :bins)...))
 
-  # elseif plotattributes[:seriestype] == :bar
+  # elseif d[:seriestype] == :bar
   #     # fn = Winston.XXX
 
   else
-    error("seriestype $(plotattributes[:seriestype]) not supported by Winston.")
+    error("seriestype $(d[:seriestype]) not supported by Winston.")
 
   end
 
 
   # markershape
-  if plotattributes[:markershape] != :none
-    Winston.add(wplt, Winston.Points(plotattributes[:x], plotattributes[:y]; copy_remove(e, :kind)..., color=getColor(plotattributes[:markercolor])))
+  if d[:markershape] != :none
+    Winston.add(wplt, Winston.Points(d[:x], d[:y]; copy_remove(e, :kind)..., color=getColor(d[:markercolor])))
   end
 
 
   # optionally add a regression line
-  plotattributes[:smooth] && plotattributes[:seriestype] != :histogram && addRegressionLineWinston(plotattributes, wplt)
+  d[:smooth] && d[:seriestype] != :histogram && addRegressionLineWinston(d, wplt)
 
-  # push!(plt.seriesargs, plotattributes)
+  # push!(plt.seriesargs, d)
   # plt
 end
 
@@ -192,17 +192,17 @@ const _winstonNames = KW(
     :yscale => :ylog,
   )
 
-function _update_plot_object(plt::Plot{WinstonBackend}, plotattributes::KW)
+function _update_plot_object(plt::Plot{WinstonBackend}, d::KW)
   window, canvas, wplt = getWinstonItems(plt)
   for k in (:xguide, :yguide, :title, :xlims, :ylims)
-    if haskey(plotattributes, k)
-      Winston.setattr(wplt, string(get(_winstonNames, k, k)), plotattributes[k])
+    if haskey(d, k)
+      Winston.setattr(wplt, string(get(_winstonNames, k, k)), d[k])
     end
   end
 
   for k in (:xscale, :yscale)
-    if haskey(plotattributes, k)
-      islogscale = plotattributes[k] == :log10
+    if haskey(d, k)
+      islogscale = d[k] == :log10
       Winston.setattr(wplt, (k == :xscale ? :xlog : :ylog), islogscale)
     end
   end

src/deprecated/colors.jl

@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ struct ColorGradient <: ColorScheme
 
     # # otherwise interpolate evenly between the minval and maxval
     # minval, maxval = minimum(vals), maximum(vals)
-    # vs = Float64[interpolate(minval, maxval, w) for w in range(0, stop = 1, length = length(cs))]
+    # vs = Float64[interpolate(minval, maxval, w) for w in linspace(0, 1, length(cs))]
     # new(convertColor(cs,alpha), vs)
 
     # interpolate the colors for each value
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ function ColorGradient(s::Symbol, vals::AVec{T} = 0:0; kw...) where T<:Real
   ColorGradient(cs, vals; kw...)
 end
 
-# function ColorGradient{T<:Real}(cs::AVec, vals::AVec{T} = range(0, stop = 1, length = length(cs)); kw...)
+# function ColorGradient{T<:Real}(cs::AVec, vals::AVec{T} = linspace(0, 1, length(cs)); kw...)
 #   ColorGradient(map(convertColor, cs), vals; kw...)
 # end
 

src/deprecated/series_args.jl

@@ -7,22 +7,22 @@
 
 const FuncOrFuncs = Union{Function, AVec{Function}}
 
-all3D(plotattributes::KW) = trueOrAllTrue(st -> st in (:contour, :contourf, :heatmap, :surface, :wireframe, :contour3d, :image), get(plotattributes, :seriestype, :none))
+all3D(d::KW) = trueOrAllTrue(st -> st in (:contour, :contourf, :heatmap, :surface, :wireframe, :contour3d, :image), get(d, :seriestype, :none))
 
 # missing
-convertToAnyVector(v::Nothing, plotattributes::KW) = Any[nothing], nothing
+convertToAnyVector(v::Nothing, d::KW) = Any[nothing], nothing
 
 # fixed number of blank series
-convertToAnyVector(n::Integer, plotattributes::KW) = Any[zeros(0) for i in 1:n], nothing
+convertToAnyVector(n::Integer, d::KW) = Any[zeros(0) for i in 1:n], nothing
 
 # numeric vector
-convertToAnyVector(v::AVec{T}, plotattributes::KW) where {T<:Number} = Any[v], nothing
+convertToAnyVector(v::AVec{T}, d::KW) where {T<:Number} = Any[v], nothing
 
 # string vector
-convertToAnyVector(v::AVec{T}, plotattributes::KW) where {T<:AbstractString} = Any[v], nothing
+convertToAnyVector(v::AVec{T}, d::KW) where {T<:AbstractString} = Any[v], nothing
 
-function convertToAnyVector(v::AMat, plotattributes::KW)
-    if all3D(plotattributes)
+function convertToAnyVector(v::AMat, d::KW)
+    if all3D(d)
         Any[Surface(v)]
     else
         Any[v[:,i] for i in 1:size(v,2)]
@@ -30,30 +30,30 @@ function convertToAnyVector(v::AMat, plotattributes::KW)
 end
 
 # function
-convertToAnyVector(f::Function, plotattributes::KW) = Any[f], nothing
+convertToAnyVector(f::Function, d::KW) = Any[f], nothing
 
 # surface
-convertToAnyVector(s::Surface, plotattributes::KW) = Any[s], nothing
+convertToAnyVector(s::Surface, d::KW) = Any[s], nothing
 
 # # vector of OHLC
-# convertToAnyVector(v::AVec{OHLC}, plotattributes::KW) = Any[v], nothing
+# convertToAnyVector(v::AVec{OHLC}, d::KW) = Any[v], nothing
 
 # dates
-convertToAnyVector(dts::AVec{D}, plotattributes::KW) where {D<:Union{Date,DateTime}} = Any[dts], nothing
+convertToAnyVector(dts::AVec{D}, d::KW) where {D<:Union{Date,DateTime}} = Any[dts], nothing
 
 # list of things (maybe other vectors, functions, or something else)
-function convertToAnyVector(v::AVec, plotattributes::KW)
+function convertToAnyVector(v::AVec, d::KW)
     if all(x -> typeof(x) <: Number, v)
         # all real numbers wrap the whole vector as one item
         Any[convert(Vector{Float64}, v)], nothing
     else
         # something else... treat each element as an item
-        vcat(Any[convertToAnyVector(vi, plotattributes)[1] for vi in v]...), nothing
+        vcat(Any[convertToAnyVector(vi, d)[1] for vi in v]...), nothing
         # Any[vi for vi in v], nothing
     end
 end
 
-convertToAnyVector(t::Tuple, plotattributes::KW) = Any[t], nothing
+convertToAnyVector(t::Tuple, d::KW) = Any[t], nothing
 
 
 function convertToAnyVector(args...)

src/examples.jl

@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ the `z` argument to turn on series gradients.
     [:(begin
 y = rand(100)
 plot(0:10:100,rand(11,4),lab="lines",w=3,palette=:grays,fill=0, α=0.6)
-scatter!(y, zcolor=abs.(y.-0.5), m=(:heat,0.8,Plots.stroke(1,:green)), ms=10*abs.(y.-0.5).+4,
+scatter!(y, zcolor=abs.(y.-0.5), m=(:heat,0.8,stroke(1,:green)), ms=10*abs.(y.-0.5).+4,
          lab="grad")
     end)]
 ),
@@ -66,7 +66,6 @@ the preprocessing step. You can also use shorthand functions: `title!`, `xaxis!`
 `yaxis!`, `xlabel!`, `ylabel!`, `xlims!`, `ylims!`, `xticks!`, `yticks!`
 """,
     [:(begin
-using Statistics
 y = rand(20,3)
 plot(y, xaxis=("XLABEL",(-5,30),0:2:20,:flip), background_color = RGB(0.2,0.2,0.2),
      leg=false)
@@ -86,8 +85,8 @@ yaxis!("YLABEL", :log10)
 PlotExample("Images",
     "Plot an image.  y-axis is set to flipped",
     [:(begin
-    import FileIO, PlotReferenceImages
-    img = FileIO.load(joinpath(dirname(pathof(PlotReferenceImages)), "..", "Plots","pyplot","0.7.0","ref1.png"))
+        import FileIO
+        img = FileIO.load(Pkg.dir("PlotReferenceImages","Plots","pyplot","0.7.0","ref1.png"))
         plot(img)
     end)]
 ),
@@ -103,7 +102,7 @@ series.
 """,
     [:(begin
         ys = Vector[rand(10), rand(20)]
-        plot(ys, color=[:black :orange], line=(:dot,4), marker=([:hex :d],12,0.8,Plots.stroke(3,:gray)))
+        plot(ys, color=[:black :orange], line=(:dot,4), marker=([:hex :d],12,0.8,stroke(3,:gray)))
     end)]
 ),
 
@@ -203,8 +202,7 @@ plot(Plots.fakedata(100,10), layout=4, palette=[:grays :blues :heat :lightrainbo
 PlotExample("",
     "",
     [:(begin
-        using Random
-        Random.seed!(111)
+        Random.srand(111)
         plot!(Plots.fakedata(100,10))
     end)]
 ),
@@ -297,7 +295,7 @@ PlotExample("3D",
         x = ts .* map(cos,ts)
         y = 0.1ts .* map(sin,ts)
         z = 1:n
-        plot(x, y, z, zcolor=reverse(z), m=(10,0.8,:blues,Plots.stroke(0)), leg=false, cbar=true, w=5)
+        plot(x, y, z, zcolor=reverse(z), m=(10,0.8,:blues,stroke(0)), leg=false, cbar=true, w=5)
         plot!(zeros(n),zeros(n),1:n, w=10)
     end)]
 ),
@@ -384,9 +382,8 @@ various different nonzero values, a colorbar is added. The colorbar can be disab
 `legend = nothing`.
 """,
     [:(begin
-    using SparseArrays
-    a = spdiagm(0 => ones(50), 1 => ones(49), -1 => ones(49), 10 => ones(40), -10 => ones(40))
-    b = spdiagm(0 => 1:50, 1 => 1:49, -1 => 1:49, 10 => 1:40, -10 => 1:40)
+    a = spdiagm((ones(50), ones(49), ones(49), ones(40), ones(40)),(0, 1, -1, 10, -10))
+    b = spdiagm((1:50, 1:49, 1:49, 1:40, 1:40),(0, 1, -1, 10, -10))
     plot(spy(a), spy(b), title = ["Unique nonzeros" "Different nonzeros"])
     end)]
 ),
@@ -414,7 +411,7 @@ attribute. The default framestyle is `:axes`.
     scatter(fill(randn(10), 6), fill(randn(10), 6),
         framestyle = [:box :semi :origin :zerolines :grid :none],
         title = [":box" ":semi" ":origin" ":zerolines" ":grid" ":none"],
-        color = permutedims(1:6), layout = 6, label = "", markerstrokewidth = 0,
+        color = RowVector(1:6), layout = 6, label = "", markerstrokewidth = 0,
         ticks = -2:2)
     end)]
 ),
@@ -430,7 +427,7 @@ each line segment or marker in the plot.
         x = t .* cos.(θ)
         y = t .* sin.(θ)
         p1 = plot(x, y, line_z=t, linewidth=3, legend=false)
-        p2 = scatter(x, y, marker_z=(x,y)->x+y, color=:bluesreds, legend=false)
+        p2 = scatter(x, y, marker_z=t, color=:bluesreds, legend=false)
         plot(p1, p2)
     end)]
 ),

src/init.jl

@@ -1,87 +0,0 @@
-function __init__()
-    if isdefined(Main, :PLOTS_DEFAULTS)
-        if haskey(Main.PLOTS_DEFAULTS, :theme)
-            theme(Main.PLOTS_DEFAULTS[:theme])
-        end
-        for (k,v) in Main.PLOTS_DEFAULTS
-            k == :theme || default(k, v)
-        end
-    end
-    pushdisplay(PlotsDisplay())
-
-    atreplinit(i -> begin
-        if PlotDisplay() in Base.Multimedia.displays
-            popdisplay(PlotsDisplay())
-        end
-        pushdisplay(PlotsDisplay())
-    end)
-
-    include(joinpath(@__DIR__, "backends", "plotly.jl"))
-    include(joinpath(@__DIR__, "backends", "gr.jl"))
-    include(joinpath(@__DIR__, "backends", "web.jl"))
-
-    @require GLVisualize = "4086de5b-f4b6-55f3-abb0-b8c73827585f" include(joinpath(@__DIR__, "backends", "glvisualize.jl"))
-    @require HDF5 = "f67ccb44-e63f-5c2f-98bd-6dc0ccc4ba2f" include(joinpath(@__DIR__, "backends", "hdf5.jl"))
-    @require InspectDR = "d0351b0e-4b05-5898-87b3-e2a8edfddd1d" include(joinpath(@__DIR__, "backends", "inspectdr.jl"))
-    @require PGFPlots = "3b7a836e-365b-5785-a47d-02c71176b4aa" include(joinpath(@__DIR__, "backends", "pgfplots.jl"))
-    @require PlotlyJS = "f0f68f2c-4968-5e81-91da-67840de0976a" include(joinpath(@__DIR__, "backends", "plotlyjs.jl"))
-    @require PyPlot = "d330b81b-6aea-500a-939a-2ce795aea3ee" include(joinpath(@__DIR__, "backends", "pyplot.jl"))
-    @require UnicodePlots = "b8865327-cd53-5732-bb35-84acbb429228" include(joinpath(@__DIR__, "backends", "unicodeplots.jl"))
-
-    # ---------------------------------------------------------
-    # IJulia
-    # ---------------------------------------------------------
-
-    @require IJulia = "7073ff75-c697-5162-941a-fcdaad2a7d2a" begin
-        if IJulia.inited
-
-            """
-            Add extra jupyter mimetypes to display_dict based on the plot backed.
-
-            The default is nothing, except for plotly based backends, where it
-            adds data for `application/vnd.plotly.v1+json` that is used in
-            frontends like jupyterlab and nteract.
-            """
-            _extra_mime_info!(plt::Plot, out::Dict) = out
-            function _extra_mime_info!(plt::Plot{PlotlyJSBackend}, out::Dict)
-                out["application/vnd.plotly.v1+json"] = JSON.lower(plt.o)
-                out
-            end
-
-            function _extra_mime_info!(plt::Plot{PlotlyBackend}, out::Dict)
-                out["application/vnd.plotly.v1+json"] = Dict(
-                    :data => plotly_series(plt),
-                    :layout => plotly_layout(plt)
-                )
-                out
-            end
-
-            function IJulia.display_dict(plt::Plot)
-                output_type = Symbol(plt.attr[:html_output_format])
-                if output_type == :auto
-                    output_type = get(_best_html_output_type, backend_name(plt.backend), :svg)
-                end
-                out = Dict()
-                if output_type == :txt
-                    mime = "text/plain"
-                    out[mime] = sprint(show, MIME(mime), plt)
-                elseif output_type == :png
-                    mime = "image/png"
-                    out[mime] = base64encode(show, MIME(mime), plt)
-                elseif output_type == :svg
-                    mime = "image/svg+xml"
-                    out[mime] = sprint(show, MIME(mime), plt)
-                elseif output_type == :html
-                    mime = "text/html"
-                    out[mime] = sprint(show, MIME(mime), plt)
-                else
-                    error("Unsupported output type $output_type")
-                end
-                _extra_mime_info!(plt, out)
-                out
-            end
-
-            ENV["MPLBACKEND"] = "Agg"
-        end
-    end
-end

src/layouts.jl

@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ to_pixels(m::AbsoluteLength) = m.value / 0.254
 
 const _cbar_width = 5mm
 
-#Base.broadcast(::typeof(Base.:.*), m::Measure, n::Number) = m * n
-#Base.broadcast(::typeof(Base.:.*), m::Number, n::Measure) = m * n
+Base.broadcast(::typeof(Base.:.*), m::Measure, n::Number) = m * n
+Base.broadcast(::typeof(Base.:.*), m::Number, n::Measure) = m * n
 Base.:-(m::Measure, a::AbstractArray) = map(ai -> m - ai, a)
 Base.:-(a::AbstractArray, m::Measure) = map(ai -> ai - m, a)
 Base.zero(::Type{typeof(mm)}) = 0mm
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ function bbox(x, y, w, h, oarg1::Symbol, originargs::Symbol...)
         elseif oarg in (:top, :bottom, :vcenter)
             origver = oarg
         else
-            @warn("Unused origin arg in bbox construction: $oarg")
+            warn("Unused origin arg in bbox construction: $oarg")
         end
     end
     bbox(x, y, w, h; h_anchor = orighor, v_anchor = origver)
@@ -464,12 +464,12 @@ end
 # constructors
 
 # pass the layout arg through
-function layout_args(plotattributes::KW)
-    layout_args(get(plotattributes, :layout, default(:layout)))
+function layout_args(d::KW)
+    layout_args(get(d, :layout, default(:layout)))
 end
 
-function layout_args(plotattributes::KW, n_override::Integer)
-    layout, n = layout_args(get(plotattributes, :layout, n_override))
+function layout_args(d::KW, n_override::Integer)
+    layout, n = layout_args(get(d, :layout, n_override))
     if n != n_override
         error("When doing layout, n ($n) != n_override ($(n_override)).  You're probably trying to force existing plots into a layout that doesn't fit them.")
     end

src/output.jl

@@ -145,6 +145,11 @@ function Base.display(::PlotsDisplay, plt::Plot)
     _display(plt)
 end
 
+# override the REPL display to open a gui window
+using REPL
+Base.display(::REPL.REPLDisplay, ::MIME"text/plain", plt::Plot) = gui(plt)
+
+
 _do_plot_show(plt, showval::Bool) = showval && gui(plt)
 function _do_plot_show(plt, showval::Symbol)
     showval == :gui && gui(plt)
@@ -168,10 +173,10 @@ function _show(io::IO, ::MIME"text/html", plt::Plot)
         output_type = get(_best_html_output_type, backend_name(plt.backend), :svg)
     end
     if output_type == :png
-        # @info("writing png to html output")
+        # info("writing png to html output")
         print(io, "<img src=\"data:image/png;base64,", base64encode(show, MIME("image/png"), plt), "\" />")
     elseif output_type == :svg
-        # @info("writing svg to html output")
+        # info("writing svg to html output")
         show(io, MIME("image/svg+xml"), plt)
     elseif output_type == :txt
         show(io, MIME("text/plain"), plt)
@@ -180,8 +185,8 @@ function _show(io::IO, ::MIME"text/html", plt::Plot)
     end
 end
 
-# delegate showable to _show instead
-function Base.showable(m::M, plt::P) where {M<:MIME, P<:Plot}
+# delegate mimewritable (showable on julia 0.7) to _show instead
+function Base.mimewritable(m::M, plt::P) where {M<:MIME, P<:Plot}
     return hasmethod(_show, Tuple{IO, M, P})
 end
 
@@ -194,12 +199,8 @@ for mime in ("text/plain", "text/html", "image/png", "image/eps", "image/svg+xml
              "application/eps", "application/pdf", "application/postscript",
              "application/x-tex")
     @eval function Base.show(io::IO, m::MIME{Symbol($mime)}, plt::Plot)
-        if haskey(io, :juno_plotsize)
-          showjuno(io, m, plt)
-        else
-          prepare_output(plt)
-          _show(io, m, plt)
-        end
+        prepare_output(plt)
+        _show(io, m, plt)
     end
 end
 
@@ -250,26 +251,112 @@ end
 #
 # html_output_format("svg")
 
+# ---------------------------------------------------------
+# IJulia
+# ---------------------------------------------------------
+
+@require IJulia = "7073ff75-c697-5162-941a-fcdaad2a7d2a" begin
+    if IJulia.inited
+
+        """
+        Add extra jupyter mimetypes to display_dict based on the plot backed.
+
+        The default is nothing, except for plotly based backends, where it
+        adds data for `application/vnd.plotly.v1+json` that is used in
+        frontends like jupyterlab and nteract.
+        """
+        _extra_mime_info!(plt::Plot, out::Dict) = out
+        function _extra_mime_info!(plt::Plot{PlotlyJSBackend}, out::Dict)
+            out["application/vnd.plotly.v1+json"] = JSON.lower(plt.o)
+            out
+        end
+
+        function _extra_mime_info!(plt::Plot{PlotlyBackend}, out::Dict)
+            out["application/vnd.plotly.v1+json"] = Dict(
+                :data => plotly_series(plt),
+                :layout => plotly_layout(plt)
+            )
+            out
+        end
+
+        function IJulia.display_dict(plt::Plot)
+            output_type = Symbol(plt.attr[:html_output_format])
+            if output_type == :auto
+                output_type = get(_best_html_output_type, backend_name(plt.backend), :svg)
+            end
+            out = Dict()
+            if output_type == :txt
+                mime = "text/plain"
+                out[mime] = sprint(show, MIME(mime), plt)
+            elseif output_type == :png
+                mime = "image/png"
+                out[mime] = base64encode(show, MIME(mime), plt)
+            elseif output_type == :svg
+                mime = "image/svg+xml"
+                out[mime] = sprint(show, MIME(mime), plt)
+            elseif output_type == :html
+                mime = "text/html"
+                out[mime] = sprint(show, MIME(mime), plt)
+            else
+                error("Unsupported output type $output_type")
+            end
+            _extra_mime_info!(plt, out)
+            out
+        end
+
+        ENV["MPLBACKEND"] = "Agg"
+    end
+end
 
 # ---------------------------------------------------------
 # Atom PlotPane
 # ---------------------------------------------------------
-function showjuno(io::IO, m, plt)
-    sz = plt[:size]
-    dpi = plt[:dpi]
-    thickness_scaling = plt[:thickness_scaling]
+@require Juno = "e5e0dc1b-0480-54bc-9374-aad01c23163d" begin
+    import Hiccup, Media
 
-    jsize = get(io, :juno_plotsize, [400, 500])
+    if Juno.isactive()
+        Media.media(Plot, Media.Plot)
 
-    scale = minimum(jsize[i] / sz[i] for i in 1:2)
-    plt[:size] = (s * scale for s in sz)
-    plt[:dpi] = Plots.DPI
-    plt[:thickness_scaling] *= scale
+        function Juno.render(e::Juno.Editor, plt::Plot)
+            Juno.render(e, nothing)
+        end
 
-    prepare_output(plt)
-    _show(io, m, plt)
+        if get(ENV, "PLOTS_USE_ATOM_PLOTPANE", true) in (true, 1, "1", "true", "yes")
+            function Juno.render(pane::Juno.PlotPane, plt::Plot)
+                # temporarily overwrite size to be Atom.plotsize
+                sz = plt[:size]
+                dpi = plt[:dpi]
+                thickness_scaling = plt[:thickness_scaling]
+                jsize = Juno.plotsize()
+                jsize[1] == 0 && (jsize[1] = 400)
+                jsize[2] == 0 && (jsize[2] = 500)
 
-    plt[:size] = sz
-    plt[:dpi] = dpi
-    plt[:thickness_scaling] = thickness_scaling
+                scale = minimum(jsize[i] / sz[i] for i in 1:2)
+                plt[:size] = (s * scale for s in sz)
+                plt[:dpi] = Plots.DPI
+                plt[:thickness_scaling] *= scale
+                Juno.render(pane, HTML(stringmime(MIME("text/html"), plt)))
+                plt[:size] = sz
+                plt[:dpi] = dpi
+                plt[:thickness_scaling] = thickness_scaling
+            end
+            # special handling for PlotlyJS
+            function Juno.render(pane::Juno.PlotPane, plt::Plot{PlotlyJSBackend})
+                display(Plots.PlotsDisplay(), plt)
+            end
+        else
+            function Juno.render(pane::Juno.PlotPane, plt::Plot)
+                display(Plots.PlotsDisplay(), plt)
+                s = "PlotPane turned off.  Unset ENV[\"PLOTS_USE_ATOM_PLOTPANE\"] and restart Julia to enable it."
+                Juno.render(pane, HTML(s))
+            end
+        end
+
+        # special handling for plotly... use PlotsDisplay
+        function Juno.render(pane::Juno.PlotPane, plt::Plot{PlotlyBackend})
+            display(Plots.PlotsDisplay(), plt)
+            s = "PlotPane turned off.  The plotly backend cannot render in the PlotPane due to javascript issues. Plotlyjs is similar to plotly and is compatible with the plot pane."
+            Juno.render(pane, HTML(s))
+        end
+    end
 end

src/pipeline.jl

@@ -7,44 +7,44 @@ function command_idx(kw_list::AVec{KW}, kw::KW)
     Int(kw[:series_plotindex]) - Int(kw_list[1][:series_plotindex]) + 1
 end
 
-function _expand_seriestype_array(plotattributes::KW, args)
-    sts = get(plotattributes, :seriestype, :path)
+function _expand_seriestype_array(d::KW, args)
+    sts = get(d, :seriestype, :path)
     if typeof(sts) <: AbstractArray
-        delete!(plotattributes, :seriestype)
+        delete!(d, :seriestype)
         rd = Vector{RecipeData}(undef, size(sts, 1))
         for r in 1:size(sts, 1)
-            dc = copy(plotattributes)
+            dc = copy(d)
             dc[:seriestype] = sts[r:r,:]
             rd[r] = RecipeData(dc, args)
         end
         rd
     else
-        RecipeData[RecipeData(copy(plotattributes), args)]
+        RecipeData[RecipeData(copy(d), args)]
     end
 end
 
-function _preprocess_args(plotattributes::KW, args, still_to_process::Vector{RecipeData})
+function _preprocess_args(d::KW, args, still_to_process::Vector{RecipeData})
     # the grouping mechanism is a recipe on a GroupBy object
     # we simply add the GroupBy object to the front of the args list to allow
     # the recipe to be applied
-    if haskey(plotattributes, :group)
-        args = (extractGroupArgs(plotattributes[:group], args...), args...)
+    if haskey(d, :group)
+        args = (extractGroupArgs(d[:group], args...), args...)
     end
 
     # if we were passed a vector/matrix of seriestypes and there's more than one row,
     # we want to duplicate the inputs, once for each seriestype row.
     if !isempty(args)
-        append!(still_to_process, _expand_seriestype_array(plotattributes, args))
+        append!(still_to_process, _expand_seriestype_array(d, args))
     end
 
-    # remove subplot and axis args from plotattributes... they will be passed through in the kw_list
+    # remove subplot and axis args from d... they will be passed through in the kw_list
     if !isempty(args)
-        for (k,v) in plotattributes
+        for (k,v) in d
             for defdict in (_subplot_defaults,
                             _axis_defaults,
                             _axis_defaults_byletter)
                 if haskey(defdict, k)
-                    delete!(plotattributes, k)
+                    delete!(d, k)
                 end
             end
         end
@@ -57,9 +57,9 @@ end
 # user recipes
 
 
-function _process_userrecipes(plt::Plot, plotattributes::KW, args)
+function _process_userrecipes(plt::Plot, d::KW, args)
     still_to_process = RecipeData[]
-    args = _preprocess_args(plotattributes, args, still_to_process)
+    args = _preprocess_args(d, args, still_to_process)
 
     # for plotting recipes, swap out the args and update the parameter dictionary
     # we are keeping a stack of series that still need to be processed.
@@ -80,20 +80,20 @@ function _process_userrecipes(plt::Plot, plotattributes::KW, args)
         if isempty(next_series.args)
             _process_userrecipe(plt, kw_list, next_series)
         else
-            rd_list = RecipesBase.apply_recipe(next_series.plotattributes, next_series.args...)
+            rd_list = RecipesBase.apply_recipe(next_series.d, next_series.args...)
             prepend!(still_to_process,rd_list)
         end
     end
 
     # don't allow something else to handle it
-    plotattributes[:smooth] = false
+    d[:smooth] = false
     kw_list
 end
 
 function _process_userrecipe(plt::Plot, kw_list::Vector{KW}, recipedata::RecipeData)
     # when the arg tuple is empty, that means there's nothing left to recursively
     # process... finish up and add to the kw_list
-    kw = recipedata.plotattributes
+    kw = recipedata.d
     preprocessArgs!(kw)
     _preprocess_userrecipe(kw)
     warnOnUnsupported_scales(plt.backend, kw)
@@ -117,12 +117,12 @@ function _preprocess_userrecipe(kw::KW)
     # map marker_z if it's a Function
     if isa(get(kw, :marker_z, nothing), Function)
         # TODO: should this take y and/or z as arguments?
-        kw[:marker_z] = isa(kw[:z], Nothing) ? map(kw[:marker_z], kw[:x], kw[:y]) : map(kw[:marker_z], kw[:x], kw[:y], kw[:z])
+        kw[:marker_z] = map(kw[:marker_z], kw[:x], kw[:y], kw[:z])
     end
 
     # map line_z if it's a Function
     if isa(get(kw, :line_z, nothing), Function)
-        kw[:line_z] = isa(kw[:z], Nothing) ? map(kw[:line_z], kw[:x], kw[:y]) : map(kw[:line_z], kw[:x], kw[:y], kw[:z])
+        kw[:line_z] = map(kw[:line_z], kw[:x], kw[:y], kw[:z])
     end
 
     # convert a ribbon into a fillrange
@@ -183,11 +183,11 @@ function _process_plotrecipe(plt::Plot, kw::KW, kw_list::Vector{KW}, still_to_pr
         st = kw[:seriestype] = get(_typeAliases, st, st)
         datalist = RecipesBase.apply_recipe(kw, Val{st}, plt)
         for data in datalist
-            preprocessArgs!(data.plotattributes)
-            if data.plotattributes[:seriestype] == st
-                error("Plot recipe $st returned the same seriestype: $(data.plotattributes)")
+            preprocessArgs!(data.d)
+            if data.d[:seriestype] == st
+                error("Plot recipe $st returned the same seriestype: $(data.d)")
             end
-            push!(still_to_process, data.plotattributes)
+            push!(still_to_process, data.d)
         end
     catch err
         if isa(err, MethodError)
@@ -203,14 +203,14 @@ end
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------
 # setup plot and subplot
 
-function _plot_setup(plt::Plot, plotattributes::KW, kw_list::Vector{KW})
+function _plot_setup(plt::Plot, d::KW, kw_list::Vector{KW})
     # merge in anything meant for the Plot
     for kw in kw_list, (k,v) in kw
-        haskey(_plot_defaults, k) && (plotattributes[k] = pop!(kw, k))
+        haskey(_plot_defaults, k) && (d[k] = pop!(kw, k))
     end
 
     # TODO: init subplots here
-    _update_plot_args(plt, plotattributes)
+    _update_plot_args(plt, d)
     if !plt.init
         plt.o = Base.invokelatest(_create_backend_figure, plt)
 
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ function _plot_setup(plt::Plot, plotattributes::KW, kw_list::Vector{KW})
     plt[:inset_subplots] = nothing
 end
 
-function _subplot_setup(plt::Plot, plotattributes::KW, kw_list::Vector{KW})
+function _subplot_setup(plt::Plot, d::KW, kw_list::Vector{KW})
     # we'll keep a map of subplot to an attribute override dict.
     # Subplot/Axis attributes set by a user/series recipe apply only to the
     # Subplot object which they belong to.
@@ -289,8 +289,8 @@ function _subplot_setup(plt::Plot, plotattributes::KW, kw_list::Vector{KW})
 
     # override subplot/axis args.  `sp_attrs` take precendence
     for (idx,sp) in enumerate(plt.subplots)
-        attr = if !haskey(plotattributes, :subplot) || plotattributes[:subplot] == idx
-            merge(plotattributes, get(sp_attrs, sp, KW()))
+        attr = if !haskey(d, :subplot) || d[:subplot] == idx
+            merge(d, get(sp_attrs, sp, KW()))
         else
             get(sp_attrs, sp, KW())
         end
@@ -303,13 +303,13 @@ end
 
 # getting ready to add the series... last update to subplot from anything
 # that might have been added during series recipes
-function _prepare_subplot(plt::Plot{T}, plotattributes::KW) where T
-    st::Symbol = plotattributes[:seriestype]
-    sp::Subplot{T} = plotattributes[:subplot]
+function _prepare_subplot(plt::Plot{T}, d::KW) where T
+    st::Symbol = d[:seriestype]
+    sp::Subplot{T} = d[:subplot]
     sp_idx = get_subplot_index(plt, sp)
-    _update_subplot_args(plt, sp, plotattributes, sp_idx, true)
+    _update_subplot_args(plt, sp, d, sp_idx, true)
 
-    st = _override_seriestype_check(plotattributes, st)
+    st = _override_seriestype_check(d, st)
 
     # change to a 3d projection for this subplot?
     if is3d(st)
@@ -327,28 +327,28 @@ end
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------
 # series types
 
-function _override_seriestype_check(plotattributes::KW, st::Symbol)
+function _override_seriestype_check(d::KW, st::Symbol)
     # do we want to override the series type?
     if !is3d(st) && !(st in (:contour,:contour3d))
-        z = plotattributes[:z]
-        if !isa(z, Nothing) && (size(plotattributes[:x]) == size(plotattributes[:y]) == size(z))
+        z = d[:z]
+        if !isa(z, Nothing) && (size(d[:x]) == size(d[:y]) == size(z))
             st = (st == :scatter ? :scatter3d : :path3d)
-            plotattributes[:seriestype] = st
+            d[:seriestype] = st
         end
     end
     st
 end
 
-function _prepare_annotations(sp::Subplot, plotattributes::KW)
+function _prepare_annotations(sp::Subplot, d::KW)
     # strip out series annotations (those which are based on series x/y coords)
     # and add them to the subplot attr
     sp_anns = annotations(sp[:annotations])
-    # series_anns = annotations(pop!(plotattributes, :series_annotations, []))
+    # series_anns = annotations(pop!(d, :series_annotations, []))
     # if isa(series_anns, SeriesAnnotations)
-    #     series_anns.x = plotattributes[:x]
-    #     series_anns.y = plotattributes[:y]
+    #     series_anns.x = d[:x]
+    #     series_anns.y = d[:y]
     # elseif length(series_anns) > 0
-    #     x, y = plotattributes[:x], plotattributes[:y]
+    #     x, y = d[:x], d[:y]
     #     nx, ny, na = map(length, (x,y,series_anns))
     #     n = max(nx, ny, na)
     #     series_anns = [(x[mod1(i,nx)], y[mod1(i,ny)], text(series_anns[mod1(i,na)])) for i=1:n]
@@ -356,14 +356,14 @@ function _prepare_annotations(sp::Subplot, plotattributes::KW)
     # sp.attr[:annotations] = vcat(sp_anns, series_anns)
 end
 
-function _expand_subplot_extrema(sp::Subplot, plotattributes::KW, st::Symbol)
+function _expand_subplot_extrema(sp::Subplot, d::KW, st::Symbol)
     # adjust extrema and discrete info
     if st == :image
-        xmin, xmax = ignorenan_extrema(plotattributes[:x]); ymin, ymax = ignorenan_extrema(plotattributes[:y])
+        xmin, xmax = ignorenan_extrema(d[:x]); ymin, ymax = ignorenan_extrema(d[:y])
         expand_extrema!(sp[:xaxis], (xmin, xmax))
         expand_extrema!(sp[:yaxis], (ymin, ymax))
     elseif !(st in (:pie, :histogram, :bins2d, :histogram2d))
-        expand_extrema!(sp, plotattributes)
+        expand_extrema!(sp, d)
     end
     # expand for zerolines (axes through origin)
     if sp[:framestyle] in (:origin, :zerolines)
@@ -372,10 +372,10 @@ function _expand_subplot_extrema(sp::Subplot, plotattributes::KW, st::Symbol)
     end
 end
 
-function _add_the_series(plt, sp, plotattributes)
-    warnOnUnsupported_args(plt.backend, plotattributes)
-    warnOnUnsupported(plt.backend, plotattributes)
-    series = Series(plotattributes)
+function _add_the_series(plt, sp, d)
+    warnOnUnsupported_args(plt.backend, d)
+    warnOnUnsupported(plt.backend, d)
+    series = Series(d)
     push!(plt.series_list, series)
     push!(sp.series_list, series)
     _series_added(plt, series)
@@ -385,38 +385,38 @@ end
 
 # this method recursively applies series recipes when the seriestype is not supported
 # natively by the backend
-function _process_seriesrecipe(plt::Plot, plotattributes::KW)
+function _process_seriesrecipe(plt::Plot, d::KW)
     # replace seriestype aliases
-    st = Symbol(plotattributes[:seriestype])
-    st = plotattributes[:seriestype] = get(_typeAliases, st, st)
+    st = Symbol(d[:seriestype])
+    st = d[:seriestype] = get(_typeAliases, st, st)
 
     # shapes shouldn't have fillrange set
-    if plotattributes[:seriestype] == :shape
-        plotattributes[:fillrange] = nothing
+    if d[:seriestype] == :shape
+        d[:fillrange] = nothing
     end
 
     # if it's natively supported, finalize processing and pass along to the backend, otherwise recurse
     if is_seriestype_supported(st)
-        sp = _prepare_subplot(plt, plotattributes)
-        _prepare_annotations(sp, plotattributes)
-        _expand_subplot_extrema(sp, plotattributes, st)
-        _update_series_attributes!(plotattributes, plt, sp)
-        _add_the_series(plt, sp, plotattributes)
+        sp = _prepare_subplot(plt, d)
+        _prepare_annotations(sp, d)
+        _expand_subplot_extrema(sp, d, st)
+        _update_series_attributes!(d, plt, sp)
+        _add_the_series(plt, sp, d)
 
     else
         # get a sub list of series for this seriestype
-        datalist = RecipesBase.apply_recipe(plotattributes, Val{st}, plotattributes[:x], plotattributes[:y], plotattributes[:z])
+        datalist = RecipesBase.apply_recipe(d, Val{st}, d[:x], d[:y], d[:z])
 
         # assuming there was no error, recursively apply the series recipes
         for data in datalist
             if isa(data, RecipeData)
-                preprocessArgs!(data.plotattributes)
-                if data.plotattributes[:seriestype] == st
+                preprocessArgs!(data.d)
+                if data.d[:seriestype] == st
                     error("The seriestype didn't change in series recipe $st.  This will cause a StackOverflow.")
                 end
-                _process_seriesrecipe(plt, data.plotattributes)
+                _process_seriesrecipe(plt, data.d)
             else
-                @warn("Unhandled recipe: $(data)")
+                warn("Unhandled recipe: $(data)")
                 break
             end
         end

src/plot.jl

@@ -48,20 +48,20 @@ as a String to look up its docstring; e.g. `plotattr("seriestype")`.
 """
 function plot(args...; kw...)
     # this creates a new plot with args/kw and sets it to be the current plot
-    plotattributes = KW(kw)
-    preprocessArgs!(plotattributes)
+    d = KW(kw)
+    preprocessArgs!(d)
 
     # create an empty Plot then process
     plt = Plot()
-    # plt.user_attr = plotattributes
-    _plot!(plt, plotattributes, args)
+    # plt.user_attr = d
+    _plot!(plt, d, args)
 end
 
 # build a new plot from existing plots
 # note: we split into plt1 and plts_tail so we can dispatch correctly
 function plot(plt1::Plot, plts_tail::Plot...; kw...)
-    plotattributes = KW(kw)
-    preprocessArgs!(plotattributes)
+    d = KW(kw)
+    preprocessArgs!(d)
 
     # build our plot vector from the args
     n = length(plts_tail) + 1
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ function plot(plt1::Plot, plts_tail::Plot...; kw...)
     end
 
     # compute the layout
-    layout = layout_args(plotattributes, n)[1]
+    layout = layout_args(d, n)[1]
     num_sp = sum([length(p.subplots) for p in plts])
 
     # create a new plot object, with subplot list/map made of existing subplots.
@@ -83,21 +83,21 @@ function plot(plt1::Plot, plts_tail::Plot...; kw...)
     # TODO: build the user_attr dict by creating "Any matrices" for the args of each subplot
 
     # TODO: replace this with proper processing from a merged user_attr KW
-    # update plot args, first with existing plots, then override with plotattributes
+    # update plot args, first with existing plots, then override with d
     for p in plts
         _update_plot_args(plt, copy(p.attr))
         plt.n += p.n
     end
-    _update_plot_args(plt, plotattributes)
+    _update_plot_args(plt, d)
 
     # pass new plot to the backend
     plt.o = _create_backend_figure(plt)
     plt.init = true
 
     series_attr = KW()
-    for (k,v) in plotattributes
+    for (k,v) in d
         if haskey(_series_defaults, k)
-            series_attr[k] = pop!(plotattributes,k)
+            series_attr[k] = pop!(d,k)
         end
     end
 
@@ -118,8 +118,8 @@ function plot(plt1::Plot, plts_tail::Plot...; kw...)
         sp.plt = plt
         sp.attr[:subplot_index] = idx
         for series in serieslist
-            merge!(series.plotattributes, series_attr)
-            _add_defaults!(series.plotattributes, plt, sp, cmdidx)
+            merge!(series.d, series_attr)
+            _add_defaults!(series.d, plt, sp, cmdidx)
             push!(plt.series_list, series)
             _series_added(plt, series)
             cmdidx += 1
@@ -128,12 +128,12 @@ function plot(plt1::Plot, plts_tail::Plot...; kw...)
 
     # first apply any args for the subplots
     for (idx,sp) in enumerate(plt.subplots)
-        _update_subplot_args(plt, sp, plotattributes, idx, false)
+        _update_subplot_args(plt, sp, d, idx, false)
     end
 
     # finish up
     current(plt)
-    _do_plot_show(plt, get(plotattributes, :show, default(:show)))
+    _do_plot_show(plt, get(d, :show, default(:show)))
     plt
 end
 
@@ -152,10 +152,10 @@ end
 
 # this adds to a specific plot... most plot commands will flow through here
 function plot!(plt::Plot, args...; kw...)
-    plotattributes = KW(kw)
-    preprocessArgs!(plotattributes)
-    # merge!(plt.user_attr, plotattributes)
-    _plot!(plt, plotattributes, args)
+    d = KW(kw)
+    preprocessArgs!(d)
+    # merge!(plt.user_attr, d)
+    _plot!(plt, d, args)
 end
 
 # -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -163,8 +163,8 @@ end
 # this is the core plotting function.  recursively apply recipes to build
 # a list of series KW dicts.
 # note: at entry, we only have those preprocessed args which were passed in... no default values yet
-function _plot!(plt::Plot, plotattributes::KW, args::Tuple)
-    plotattributes[:plot_object] = plt
+function _plot!(plt::Plot, d::KW, args::Tuple)
+    d[:plot_object] = plt
 
     if !isempty(args) && !isdefined(Main, :StatPlots) &&
             first(split(string(typeof(args[1])), ".")) == "DataFrames"
@@ -175,9 +175,9 @@ function _plot!(plt::Plot, plotattributes::KW, args::Tuple)
     # "USER RECIPES"
     # --------------------------------
 
-    kw_list = _process_userrecipes(plt, plotattributes, args)
+    kw_list = _process_userrecipes(plt, d, args)
 
-    # @info(1)
+    # info(1)
     # map(DD, kw_list)
 
 
@@ -196,14 +196,14 @@ function _plot!(plt::Plot, plotattributes::KW, args::Tuple)
         _process_plotrecipe(plt, next_kw, kw_list, still_to_process)
     end
 
-    # @info(2)
+    # info(2)
     # map(DD, kw_list)
 
     # --------------------------------
     # Plot/Subplot/Layout setup
     # --------------------------------
-    _plot_setup(plt, plotattributes, kw_list)
-    _subplot_setup(plt, plotattributes, kw_list)
+    _plot_setup(plt, d, kw_list)
+    _subplot_setup(plt, d, kw_list)
 
     # !!! note: At this point, kw_list is fully decomposed into individual series... one KW per series.          !!!
     # !!!       The next step is to recursively apply series recipes until the backend supports that series type !!!
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ function _plot!(plt::Plot, plotattributes::KW, args::Tuple)
     # "SERIES RECIPES"
     # --------------------------------
 
-    # @info(3)
+    # info(3)
     # map(DD, kw_list)
 
     for kw in kw_list
@@ -283,11 +283,11 @@ end
 
 function plot(sp::Subplot, args...; kw...)
     plt = sp.plt
-    plot(plt, args...; kw..., subplot = findfirst(isequal(sp), plt.subplots))
+    plot(plt, args...; kw..., subplot = findfirst(plt.subplots, sp))
 end
 function plot!(sp::Subplot, args...; kw...)
     plt = sp.plt
-    plot!(plt, args...; kw..., subplot = findfirst(isequal(sp), plt.subplots))
+    plot!(plt, args...; kw..., subplot = findfirst(plt.subplots, sp))
 end
 
 # --------------------------------------------------------------------

src/plotattr.jl

@@ -40,26 +40,23 @@ function plotattr(attribute::AbstractString)
     error("There is no attribute named $attribute")
 end
 
-printnothing(x) = x
-printnothing(x::Nothing) = "nothing"
-
 function plotattr(attrtype::Symbol, attribute::AbstractString)
     in(attrtype, keys(_attribute_defaults)) || ArgumentError("`attrtype` must match one of $(attrtypes())")
 
     attribute = Symbol(lookup_aliases(attrtype, attribute))
 
     desc = get(_arg_desc, attribute, "")
-    first_period_idx = findfirst(isequal('.'), desc)
+    first_period_idx = findfirst(desc, '.')
     typedesc = desc[1:first_period_idx-1]
     desc = strip(desc[first_period_idx+1:end])
-    als = keys(filter(x->x[2]==attribute, _keyAliases)) |> collect |> sort
+    als = keys(filter((_,v)->v==attribute, _keyAliases)) |> collect |> sort
     als = join(map(string,als), ", ")
     def = _attribute_defaults[attrtype][attribute]
 
 
     # Looks up the different elements and plots them
-    println("$(printnothing(attribute)) ", typedesc == "" ? "" : "{$(printnothing(typedesc))}", "\n",
-        als == "" ? "" : "$(printnothing(als))\n",
-        "\n$(printnothing(desc))\n",
-        "$(printnothing(attrtype)) attribute, ", def == "" ? "" : " default: $(printnothing(def))")
+    println("$attribute ", typedesc == "" ? "" : "{$typedesc}", "\n",
+        als == "" ? "" : "$als\n",
+        "\n$desc\n",
+        "$(attrtype) attribute, ", def == "" ? "" : " default: $def")
 end

src/recipes.jl

@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ end
 num_series(x::AMat) = size(x,2)
 num_series(x) = 1
 
-RecipesBase.apply_recipe(plotattributes::KW, ::Type{T}, plt::AbstractPlot) where {T} = throw(MethodError("Unmatched plot recipe: $T"))
+RecipesBase.apply_recipe(d::KW, ::Type{T}, plt::AbstractPlot) where {T} = throw(MethodError("Unmatched plot recipe: $T"))
 
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
@@ -277,14 +277,14 @@ end
     fr = plotattributes[:fillrange]
     newfr = fr != nothing ? zeros(0) : nothing
     newz = z != nothing ? zeros(0) : nothing
-    # lz = plotattributes[:line_z]
+    # lz = d[:line_z]
     # newlz = lz != nothing ? zeros(0) : nothing
 
     # for each line segment (point series with no NaNs), convert it into a bezier curve
     # where the points are the control points of the curve
     for rng in iter_segments(args...)
         length(rng) < 2 && continue
-        ts = range(0, stop = 1, length = npoints)
+        ts = linspace(0, 1, npoints)
         nanappend!(newx, map(t -> bezier_value(_cycle(x,rng), t), ts))
         nanappend!(newy, map(t -> bezier_value(_cycle(y,rng), t), ts))
         if z != nothing
@@ -313,9 +313,9 @@ end
     end
     # if lz != nothing
     #     # line_z := newlz
-    #     linecolor := (isa(plotattributes[:linecolor], ColorGradient) ? plotattributes[:linecolor] : cgrad())
+    #     linecolor := (isa(d[:linecolor], ColorGradient) ? d[:linecolor] : cgrad())
     # end
-    # Plots.DD(plotattributes)
+    # Plots.DD(d)
     ()
 end
 @deps curves path
@@ -453,16 +453,16 @@ function _preprocess_binbarlike_weights(::Type{T}, w, wscale::Symbol) where T<:A
     w_adj, baseline
 end
 
-function _preprocess_barlike(plotattributes, x, y)
-    xscale = get(plotattributes, :xscale, :identity)
-    yscale = get(plotattributes, :yscale, :identity)
+function _preprocess_barlike(d, x, y)
+    xscale = get(d, :xscale, :identity)
+    yscale = get(d, :yscale, :identity)
     weights, baseline = _preprocess_binbarlike_weights(float(eltype(y)), y, yscale)
     x, weights, xscale, yscale, baseline
 end
 
-function _preprocess_binlike(plotattributes, x, y)
-    xscale = get(plotattributes, :xscale, :identity)
-    yscale = get(plotattributes, :yscale, :identity)
+function _preprocess_binlike(d, x, y)
+    xscale = get(d, :xscale, :identity)
+    yscale = get(d, :yscale, :identity)
     T = float(promote_type(eltype(x), eltype(y)))
     edge = T.(x)
     weights, baseline = _preprocess_binbarlike_weights(T, y, yscale)
@@ -498,25 +498,21 @@ function _stepbins_path(edge, weights, baseline::Real, xscale::Symbol, yscale::S
     log_scale_x = xscale in _logScales
     log_scale_y = yscale in _logScales
 
-    nbins = length(eachindex(weights))
-    if length(eachindex(edge)) != nbins + 1
+    nbins = length(linearindices(weights))
+    if length(linearindices(edge)) != nbins + 1
         error("Edge vector must be 1 longer than weight vector")
     end
 
     x = eltype(edge)[]
     y = eltype(weights)[]
 
-    it_tuple_e = iterate(edge)
-    a, it_state_e = it_tuple_e
-    it_tuple_e = iterate(edge, it_state_e)
-
-    it_tuple_w = iterate(weights)
-
+    it_e, it_w = start(edge), start(weights)
+    a, it_e = next(edge, it_e)
     last_w = eltype(weights)(NaN)
-
-    while it_tuple_e != nothing && it_tuple_w != nothing
-        b, it_state_e = it_tuple_e
-        w, it_state_w = it_tuple_w
+    i = 1
+    while (!done(edge, it_e) && !done(edge, it_e))
+        b, it_e = next(edge, it_e)
+        w, it_w = next(weights, it_w)
 
         if (log_scale_x && a ≈ 0)
             a = b/_logScaleBases[xscale]^3
@@ -540,9 +536,6 @@ function _stepbins_path(edge, weights, baseline::Real, xscale::Symbol, yscale::S
 
         a = b
         last_w = w
-
-        it_tuple_e = iterate(edge, it_state_e)
-        it_tuple_w = iterate(weights, it_state_w)
     end
     if (last_w != baseline)
         push!(x, a)
@@ -586,7 +579,7 @@ end
 end
 Plots.@deps stepbins path
 
-wand_edges(x...) = (@warn("Load the StatPlots package in order to use :wand bins. Defaulting to :auto", once = true); :auto)
+wand_edges(x...) = (warn("Load the StatPlots package in order to use :wand bins. Defaulting to :auto", once = true); :auto)
 
 function _auto_binning_nbins(vs::NTuple{N,AbstractVector}, dim::Integer; mode::Symbol = :auto) where N
     _cl(x) = ceil(Int, NaNMath.max(x, one(x)))
@@ -626,7 +619,7 @@ _hist_edge(vs::NTuple{N,AbstractVector}, dim::Integer, binning::Integer) where {
 _hist_edge(vs::NTuple{N,AbstractVector}, dim::Integer, binning::Symbol) where {N} = _hist_edge(vs, dim, _auto_binning_nbins(vs, dim, mode = binning))
 _hist_edge(vs::NTuple{N,AbstractVector}, dim::Integer, binning::AbstractVector) where {N} = binning
 
-_hist_edges(vs::NTuple{N,AbstractVector}, binning::NTuple{N, Any}) where {N} =
+_hist_edges(vs::NTuple{N,AbstractVector}, binning::NTuple{N}) where {N} =
     map(dim -> _hist_edge(vs, dim, binning[dim]), (1:N...,))
 
 _hist_edges(vs::NTuple{N,AbstractVector}, binning::Union{Integer, Symbol, AbstractVector}) where {N} =
@@ -781,11 +774,11 @@ end
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Error Bars
 
-function error_style!(plotattributes::KW)
-    plotattributes[:seriestype] = :path
-    plotattributes[:linecolor] = plotattributes[:markerstrokecolor]
-    plotattributes[:linewidth] = plotattributes[:markerstrokewidth]
-    plotattributes[:label] = ""
+function error_style!(d::KW)
+    d[:seriestype] = :path
+    d[:linecolor] = d[:markerstrokecolor]
+    d[:linewidth] = d[:markerstrokewidth]
+    d[:label] = ""
 end
 
 # if we're passed a tuple of vectors, convert to a vector of tuples
@@ -842,16 +835,16 @@ end
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # quiver
 
-# function apply_series_recipe(plotattributes::KW, ::Type{Val{:quiver}})
-function quiver_using_arrows(plotattributes::KW)
-    plotattributes[:label] = ""
-    plotattributes[:seriestype] = :path
-    if !isa(plotattributes[:arrow], Arrow)
-        plotattributes[:arrow] = arrow()
+# function apply_series_recipe(d::KW, ::Type{Val{:quiver}})
+function quiver_using_arrows(d::KW)
+    d[:label] = ""
+    d[:seriestype] = :path
+    if !isa(d[:arrow], Arrow)
+        d[:arrow] = arrow()
     end
 
-    velocity = error_zipit(plotattributes[:quiver])
-    xorig, yorig = plotattributes[:x], plotattributes[:y]
+    velocity = error_zipit(d[:quiver])
+    xorig, yorig = d[:x], d[:y]
 
     # for each point, we create an arrow of velocity vi, translated to the x/y coordinates
     x, y = zeros(0), zeros(0)
@@ -877,17 +870,17 @@ function quiver_using_arrows(plotattributes::KW)
         nanappend!(y, [yi, yi+vy, NaN])
     end
 
-    plotattributes[:x], plotattributes[:y] = x, y
-    # KW[plotattributes]
+    d[:x], d[:y] = x, y
+    # KW[d]
 end
 
-# function apply_series_recipe(plotattributes::KW, ::Type{Val{:quiver}})
-function quiver_using_hack(plotattributes::KW)
-    plotattributes[:label] = ""
-    plotattributes[:seriestype] = :shape
+# function apply_series_recipe(d::KW, ::Type{Val{:quiver}})
+function quiver_using_hack(d::KW)
+    d[:label] = ""
+    d[:seriestype] = :shape
 
-    velocity = error_zipit(plotattributes[:quiver])
-    xorig, yorig = plotattributes[:x], plotattributes[:y]
+    velocity = error_zipit(d[:quiver])
+    xorig, yorig = d[:x], d[:y]
 
     # for each point, we create an arrow of velocity vi, translated to the x/y coordinates
     pts = P2[]
@@ -923,11 +916,11 @@ function quiver_using_hack(plotattributes::KW)
         nanappend!(pts, P2[p, ppv-U1, ppv-U1+U2, ppv, ppv-U1-U2, ppv-U1])
     end
 
-    plotattributes[:x], plotattributes[:y] = Plots.unzip(pts[2:end])
-    # KW[plotattributes]
+    d[:x], d[:y] = Plots.unzip(pts[2:end])
+    # KW[d]
 end
 
-# function apply_series_recipe(plotattributes::KW, ::Type{Val{:quiver}})
+# function apply_series_recipe(d::KW, ::Type{Val{:quiver}})
 @recipe function f(::Type{Val{:quiver}}, x, y, z)
     if :arrow in supported_attrs()
         quiver_using_arrows(plotattributes)

src/series.jl

@@ -8,25 +8,25 @@
 
 const FuncOrFuncs{F} = Union{F, Vector{F}, Matrix{F}}
 
-all3D(plotattributes::KW) = trueOrAllTrue(st -> st in (:contour, :contourf, :heatmap, :surface, :wireframe, :contour3d, :image, :plots_heatmap), get(plotattributes, :seriestype, :none))
+all3D(d::KW) = trueOrAllTrue(st -> st in (:contour, :contourf, :heatmap, :surface, :wireframe, :contour3d, :image, :plots_heatmap), get(d, :seriestype, :none))
 
 # unknown
-convertToAnyVector(x, plotattributes::KW) = error("No user recipe defined for $(typeof(x))")
+convertToAnyVector(x, d::KW) = error("No user recipe defined for $(typeof(x))")
 
 # missing
-convertToAnyVector(v::Nothing, plotattributes::KW) = Any[nothing], nothing
+convertToAnyVector(v::Nothing, d::KW) = Any[nothing], nothing
 
 # fixed number of blank series
-convertToAnyVector(n::Integer, plotattributes::KW) = Any[zeros(0) for i in 1:n], nothing
+convertToAnyVector(n::Integer, d::KW) = Any[zeros(0) for i in 1:n], nothing
 
 # numeric vector
-convertToAnyVector(v::AVec{T}, plotattributes::KW) where {T<:Number} = Any[v], nothing
+convertToAnyVector(v::AVec{T}, d::KW) where {T<:Number} = Any[v], nothing
 
 # string vector
-convertToAnyVector(v::AVec{T}, plotattributes::KW) where {T<:AbstractString} = Any[v], nothing
+convertToAnyVector(v::AVec{T}, d::KW) where {T<:AbstractString} = Any[v], nothing
 
-function convertToAnyVector(v::AMat, plotattributes::KW)
-    if all3D(plotattributes)
+function convertToAnyVector(v::AMat, d::KW)
+    if all3D(d)
         Any[Surface(v)]
     else
         Any[v[:,i] for i in 1:size(v,2)]
@@ -34,33 +34,33 @@ function convertToAnyVector(v::AMat, plotattributes::KW)
 end
 
 # function
-convertToAnyVector(f::Function, plotattributes::KW) = Any[f], nothing
+convertToAnyVector(f::Function, d::KW) = Any[f], nothing
 
 # surface
-convertToAnyVector(s::Surface, plotattributes::KW) = Any[s], nothing
+convertToAnyVector(s::Surface, d::KW) = Any[s], nothing
 
 # volume
-convertToAnyVector(v::Volume, plotattributes::KW) = Any[v], nothing
+convertToAnyVector(v::Volume, d::KW) = Any[v], nothing
 
 # # vector of OHLC
-# convertToAnyVector(v::AVec{OHLC}, plotattributes::KW) = Any[v], nothing
+# convertToAnyVector(v::AVec{OHLC}, d::KW) = Any[v], nothing
 
 # # dates
-convertToAnyVector(dts::AVec{D}, plotattributes::KW) where {D<:Union{Date,DateTime}} = Any[dts], nothing
+convertToAnyVector(dts::AVec{D}, d::KW) where {D<:Union{Date,DateTime}} = Any[dts], nothing
 
 # list of things (maybe other vectors, functions, or something else)
-function convertToAnyVector(v::AVec, plotattributes::KW)
+function convertToAnyVector(v::AVec, d::KW)
     if all(x -> typeof(x) <: Number, v)
         # all real numbers wrap the whole vector as one item
         Any[convert(Vector{Float64}, v)], nothing
     else
         # something else... treat each element as an item
-        vcat(Any[convertToAnyVector(vi, plotattributes)[1] for vi in v]...), nothing
+        vcat(Any[convertToAnyVector(vi, d)[1] for vi in v]...), nothing
         # Any[vi for vi in v], nothing
     end
 end
 
-convertToAnyVector(t::Tuple, plotattributes::KW) = Any[t], nothing
+convertToAnyVector(t::Tuple, d::KW) = Any[t], nothing
 
 
 function convertToAnyVector(args...)
@@ -180,14 +180,14 @@ end
 # this should catch unhandled "series recipes" and error with a nice message
 @recipe f(::Type{V}, x, y, z) where {V<:Val} = error("The backend must not support the series type $V, and there isn't a series recipe defined.")
 
-_apply_type_recipe(plotattributes, v) = RecipesBase.apply_recipe(plotattributes, typeof(v), v)[1].args[1]
+_apply_type_recipe(d, v) = RecipesBase.apply_recipe(d, typeof(v), v)[1].args[1]
 
 # Handle type recipes when the recipe is defined on the elements.
 # This sort of recipe should return a pair of functions... one to convert to number,
 # and one to format tick values.
-function _apply_type_recipe(plotattributes, v::AbstractArray)
+function _apply_type_recipe(d, v::AbstractArray)
     isempty(v) && return Float64[]
-    args = RecipesBase.apply_recipe(plotattributes, typeof(v[1]), v[1])[1].args
+    args = RecipesBase.apply_recipe(d, typeof(v[1]), v[1])[1].args
     if length(args) == 2 && typeof(args[1]) <: Function && typeof(args[2]) <: Function
         numfunc, formatter = args
         Formatted(map(numfunc, v), formatter)
@@ -197,13 +197,13 @@ function _apply_type_recipe(plotattributes, v::AbstractArray)
 end
 
 # # special handling for Surface... need to properly unwrap and re-wrap
-# function _apply_type_recipe(plotattributes, v::Surface)
+# function _apply_type_recipe(d, v::Surface)
 #     T = eltype(v.surf)
 #     @show T
 #     if T <: Integer || T <: AbstractFloat
 #         v
 #     else
-#         ret = _apply_type_recipe(plotattributes, v.surf)
+#         ret = _apply_type_recipe(d, v.surf)
 #         if typeof(ret) <: Formatted
 #             Formatted(Surface(ret.data), ret.formatter)
 #         else
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ end
 # end
 
 # don't do anything for ints or floats
-_apply_type_recipe(plotattributes, v::AbstractArray{T}) where {T<:Union{Integer,AbstractFloat}} = v
+_apply_type_recipe(d, v::AbstractArray{T}) where {T<:Union{Integer,AbstractFloat}} = v
 
 # handle "type recipes" by converting inputs, and then either re-calling or slicing
 @recipe function f(x, y, z)
@@ -274,11 +274,11 @@ end
 # # --------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 # helper function to ensure relevant attributes are wrapped by Surface
-function wrap_surfaces(plotattributes::KW)
-    if haskey(plotattributes, :fill_z)
-        v = plotattributes[:fill_z]
+function wrap_surfaces(d::KW)
+    if haskey(d, :fill_z)
+        v = d[:fill_z]
         if !isa(v, Surface)
-            plotattributes[:fill_z] = Surface(v)
+            d[:fill_z] = Surface(v)
         end
     end
 end
@@ -428,17 +428,17 @@ end
 # # 3d line or scatter
 
 @recipe function f(x::AVec, y::AVec, z::AVec)
-    # st = get(plotattributes, :seriestype, :none)
+    # st = get(d, :seriestype, :none)
     # if st == :scatter
-    #     plotattributes[:seriestype] = :scatter3d
+    #     d[:seriestype] = :scatter3d
     # elseif !is3d(st)
-    #     plotattributes[:seriestype] = :path3d
+    #     d[:seriestype] = :path3d
     # end
     SliceIt, x, y, z
 end
 
 @recipe function f(x::AMat, y::AMat, z::AMat)
-    # st = get(plotattributes, :seriestype, :none)
+    # st = get(d, :seriestype, :none)
     # if size(x) == size(y) == size(z)
     #     if !is3d(st)
     #         seriestype := :path3d
@@ -518,7 +518,7 @@ end
     xs, fs
 end
 @recipe f(fx::FuncOrFuncs{F}, fy::FuncOrFuncs{G}, u::AVec) where {F<:Function,G<:Function}  = mapFuncOrFuncs(fx, u), mapFuncOrFuncs(fy, u)
-@recipe f(fx::FuncOrFuncs{F}, fy::FuncOrFuncs{G}, umin::Number, umax::Number, n = 200) where {F<:Function,G<:Function} = fx, fy, range(umin, stop = umax, length = n)
+@recipe f(fx::FuncOrFuncs{F}, fy::FuncOrFuncs{G}, umin::Number, umax::Number, n = 200) where {F<:Function,G<:Function} = fx, fy, linspace(umin, umax, n)
 
 #
 # # special handling... 3D parametric function(s)
@@ -526,7 +526,7 @@ end
     mapFuncOrFuncs(fx, u), mapFuncOrFuncs(fy, u), mapFuncOrFuncs(fz, u)
 end
 @recipe function f(fx::FuncOrFuncs{F}, fy::FuncOrFuncs{G}, fz::FuncOrFuncs{H}, umin::Number, umax::Number, numPoints = 200) where {F<:Function,G<:Function,H<:Function}
-    fx, fy, fz, range(umin, stop = umax, length = numPoints)
+    fx, fy, fz, linspace(umin, umax, numPoints)
 end
 
 #
@@ -573,7 +573,7 @@ end
 #         # create a new series, with the label of the group, and an idxfilter (to be applied in slice_and_dice)
 #         # TODO: use @series instead
 #         @show i, glab, groupby.groupIds[i]
-#         di = copy(plotattributes)
+#         di = copy(d)
 #         get!(di, :label, string(glab))
 #         get!(di, :idxfilter, groupby.groupIds[i])
 #         push!(series_list, RecipeData(di, args))
@@ -594,12 +594,12 @@ function split_kw(key, val::SeriesAnnotations, indices)
 end
 
 function groupedvec2mat(x_ind, x, y::AbstractArray, groupby, def_val = y[1])
-    y_mat = Array{promote_type(eltype(y), typeof(def_val))}(undef, length(keys(x_ind)), length(groupby.groupLabels))
+    y_mat = Array{promote_type(eltype(y), typeof(def_val))}(length(keys(x_ind)), length(groupby.groupLabels))
     fill!(y_mat, def_val)
     for i in 1:length(groupby.groupLabels)
         xi = x[groupby.groupIds[i]]
         yi = y[groupby.groupIds[i]]
-        y_mat[getindex.(Ref(x_ind), xi), i] = yi
+        y_mat[getindex.(x_ind, xi), i] = yi
     end
     return y_mat
 end
@@ -636,7 +636,7 @@ group_as_matrix(t) = false
             x = g.args[1]
             last_args = g.args[2:end]
         end
-        x_u = unique(sort(x))
+        x_u = unique(x)
         x_ind = Dict(zip(x_u, 1:length(x_u)))
         for (key,val) in plotattributes
             if splittable_kw(key, val, lengthGroup)

src/subplots.jl

@@ -34,16 +34,16 @@ bottompad(sp::Subplot) = sp.minpad[4]
 get_subplot(plt::Plot, sp::Subplot) = sp
 get_subplot(plt::Plot, i::Integer) = plt.subplots[i]
 get_subplot(plt::Plot, k) = plt.spmap[k]
-get_subplot(series::Series) = series.plotattributes[:subplot]
+get_subplot(series::Series) = series.d[:subplot]
 
 get_subplot_index(plt::Plot, idx::Integer) = Int(idx)
 get_subplot_index(plt::Plot, sp::Subplot) = findfirst(x -> x === sp, plt.subplots)
 
-series_list(sp::Subplot) = sp.series_list # filter(series -> series.plotattributes[:subplot] === sp, sp.plt.series_list)
+series_list(sp::Subplot) = sp.series_list # filter(series -> series.d[:subplot] === sp, sp.plt.series_list)
 
 function should_add_to_legend(series::Series)
-    series.plotattributes[:primary] && series.plotattributes[:label] != "" &&
-        !(series.plotattributes[:seriestype] in (
+    series.d[:primary] && series.d[:label] != "" &&
+        !(series.d[:seriestype] in (
             :hexbin,:bins2d,:histogram2d,:hline,:vline,
             :contour,:contourf,:contour3d,:surface,:wireframe,
             :heatmap, :pie, :image

src/themes.jl

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ end
 
 function _get_defaults(s::Symbol)
     thm = PlotThemes._themes[s]
-    if :defaults in fieldnames(typeof(thm))
+    if :defaults in fieldnames(thm)
         return thm.defaults
     else # old PlotTheme type
         defaults = KW(
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ _get_showtheme_args(thm::Symbol, func::Symbol) = thm, get(_color_functions, func
 
     f(r) = sin(r) / r
     _norm(x, y) = norm([x, y])
-    x = y = range(-3π, stop = 3π, length = 30)
+    x = y = linspace(-3π, 3π, 30)
     z = f.(_norm.(x, y'))
     wi = 2:3:30
 
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ _get_showtheme_args(thm::Symbol, func::Symbol) = thm, get(_color_functions, func
     end
 
     n = 100
-    ts = range(0, stop = 10π, length = n)
+    ts = linspace(0, 10π, n)
     x = ts .* cos.(ts)
     y = (0.1ts) .* sin.(ts)
     z = 1:n

src/types.jl

@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 const AVec = AbstractVector
 const AMat = AbstractMatrix
 const KW = Dict{Symbol,Any}
-const TicksArgs = Union{AVec{T}, Tuple{AVec{T}, AVec{S}}, Symbol} where {T<:Real, S<:AbstractString}
 
 struct PlotsDisplay <: AbstractDisplay end
 
@@ -21,11 +20,11 @@ Base.isempty(wrapper::InputWrapper) = false
 # -----------------------------------------------------------
 
 mutable struct Series
-    plotattributes::KW
+    d::KW
 end
 
-attr(series::Series, k::Symbol) = series.plotattributes[k]
-attr!(series::Series, v, k::Symbol) = (series.plotattributes[k] = v)
+attr(series::Series, k::Symbol) = series.d[k]
+attr!(series::Series, v, k::Symbol) = (series.d[k] = v)
 
 # -----------------------------------------------------------
 
@@ -48,7 +47,7 @@ Base.show(io::IO, sp::Subplot) = print(io, "Subplot{$(sp[:subplot_index])}")
 # simple wrapper around a KW so we can hold all attributes pertaining to the axis in one place
 mutable struct Axis
     sps::Vector{Subplot}
-    plotattributes::KW
+    d::KW
 end
 
 mutable struct Extrema
@@ -88,7 +87,7 @@ end
 
 Base.getindex(plt::Plot, i::Integer) = plt.subplots[i]
 Base.length(plt::Plot) = length(plt.subplots)
-Base.lastindex(plt::Plot) = length(plt)
+Base.endof(plt::Plot) = length(plt)
 
 Base.getindex(plt::Plot, r::Integer, c::Integer) = plt.layout[r,c]
 Base.size(plt::Plot) = size(plt.layout)
@@ -99,6 +98,6 @@ Base.ndims(plt::Plot) = 2
 # attr!(plt::Plot, v, k::Symbol) = (plt.attr[k] = v)
 
 Base.getindex(sp::Subplot, i::Integer) = series_list(sp)[i]
-Base.lastindex(sp::Subplot) = length(series_list(sp))
+Base.endof(sp::Subplot) = length(series_list(sp))
 
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------

src/utils.jl

@@ -19,15 +19,15 @@ A hacky replacement for a histogram when the backend doesn't support histograms
 Convert it into a bar chart with the appropriate x/y values.
 """
 function histogramHack(; kw...)
-  plotattributes = KW(kw)
+  d = KW(kw)
 
   # we assume that the y kwarg is set with the data to be binned, and nbins is also defined
-  edges, midpoints, buckets, counts = binData(plotattributes[:y], plotattributes[:bins])
-  plotattributes[:x] = midpoints
-  plotattributes[:y] = float(counts)
-  plotattributes[:seriestype] = :bar
-  plotattributes[:fillrange] = plotattributes[:fillrange] == nothing ? 0.0 : plotattributes[:fillrange]
-  plotattributes
+  edges, midpoints, buckets, counts = binData(d[:y], d[:bins])
+  d[:x] = midpoints
+  d[:y] = float(counts)
+  d[:seriestype] = :bar
+  d[:fillrange] = d[:fillrange] == nothing ? 0.0 : d[:fillrange]
+  d
 end
 
 """
@@ -35,10 +35,10 @@ A hacky replacement for a bar graph when the backend doesn't support bars direct
 Convert it into a line chart with fillrange set.
 """
 function barHack(; kw...)
-  plotattributes = KW(kw)
-  midpoints = plotattributes[:x]
-  heights = plotattributes[:y]
-  fillrange = plotattributes[:fillrange] == nothing ? 0.0 : plotattributes[:fillrange]
+  d = KW(kw)
+  midpoints = d[:x]
+  heights = d[:y]
+  fillrange = d[:fillrange] == nothing ? 0.0 : d[:fillrange]
 
   # estimate the edges
   dists = diff(midpoints) * 0.5
@@ -62,11 +62,11 @@ function barHack(; kw...)
     append!(y, [fillrange, heights[i], heights[i], fillrange])
   end
 
-  plotattributes[:x] = x
-  plotattributes[:y] = y
-  plotattributes[:seriestype] = :path
-  plotattributes[:fillrange] = fillrange
-  plotattributes
+  d[:x] = x
+  d[:y] = y
+  d[:seriestype] = :path
+  d[:fillrange] = fillrange
+  d
 end
 
 
@@ -75,33 +75,33 @@ A hacky replacement for a sticks graph when the backend doesn't support sticks d
 Convert it into a line chart that traces the sticks, and a scatter that sets markers at the points.
 """
 function sticksHack(; kw...)
-  plotattributesLine = KW(kw)
-  plotattributesScatter = copy(plotattributesLine)
+  dLine = KW(kw)
+  dScatter = copy(dLine)
 
   # these are the line vertices
   x = Float64[]
   y = Float64[]
-  fillrange = plotattributesLine[:fillrange] == nothing ? 0.0 : plotattributesLine[:fillrange]
+  fillrange = dLine[:fillrange] == nothing ? 0.0 : dLine[:fillrange]
 
   # calculate the vertices
-  yScatter = plotattributesScatter[:y]
-  for (i,xi) in enumerate(plotattributesScatter[:x])
+  yScatter = dScatter[:y]
+  for (i,xi) in enumerate(dScatter[:x])
     yi = yScatter[i]
     for j in 1:3 push!(x, xi) end
     append!(y, [fillrange, yScatter[i], fillrange])
   end
 
   # change the line args
-  plotattributesLine[:x] = x
-  plotattributesLine[:y] = y
-  plotattributesLine[:seriestype] = :path
-  plotattributesLine[:markershape] = :none
-  plotattributesLine[:fillrange] = nothing
+  dLine[:x] = x
+  dLine[:y] = y
+  dLine[:seriestype] = :path
+  dLine[:markershape] = :none
+  dLine[:fillrange] = nothing
 
   # change the scatter args
-  plotattributesScatter[:seriestype] = :none
+  dScatter[:seriestype] = :none
 
-  plotattributesLine, plotattributesScatter
+  dLine, dScatter
 end
 
 function regressionXY(x, y)
@@ -130,10 +130,10 @@ function replace_image_with_heatmap(z::Array{T}) where T<:Colorant
     # newz, ColorGradient(colors)
 end
 
-function imageHack(plotattributes::KW)
+function imageHack(d::KW)
     is_seriestype_supported(:heatmap) || error("Neither :image or :heatmap are supported!")
-    plotattributes[:seriestype] = :heatmap
-    plotattributes[:z], plotattributes[:fillcolor] = replace_image_with_heatmap(plotattributes[:z].surf)
+    d[:seriestype] = :heatmap
+    d[:z], d[:fillcolor] = replace_image_with_heatmap(d[:z].surf)
 end
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------
 
@@ -215,12 +215,15 @@ anynan(i::Int, args::Tuple) = any(a -> try isnan(_cycle(a,i)) catch MethodError
 anynan(istart::Int, iend::Int, args::Tuple) = any(i -> anynan(i, args), istart:iend)
 allnan(istart::Int, iend::Int, args::Tuple) = all(i -> anynan(i, args), istart:iend)
 
-function Base.iterate(itr::SegmentsIterator, nextidx::Int = 1)
-    nextidx > itr.n && return nothing
-    if nextidx == 1 && !any(isempty,itr.args) && anynan(1, itr.args)
-        nextidx = 2
+function Base.start(itr::SegmentsIterator)
+    nextidx = 1
+    if !any(isempty,itr.args) && anynan(1, itr.args)
+        _, nextidx = next(itr, 1)
     end
-
+    nextidx
+end
+Base.done(itr::SegmentsIterator, nextidx::Int) = nextidx > itr.n
+function Base.next(itr::SegmentsIterator, nextidx::Int)
     i = istart = iend = nextidx
 
     # find the next NaN, and iend is the one before
@@ -303,7 +306,7 @@ function _expand_limits(lims, x)
     lims[1] = NaNMath.min(lims[1], e1)
     lims[2] = NaNMath.max(lims[2], e2)
   # catch err
-  #   @warn(err)
+  #   warn(err)
   catch
   end
   nothing
@@ -328,16 +331,16 @@ function replaceType(vec, val)
   push!(vec, val)
 end
 
-function replaceAlias!(plotattributes::KW, k::Symbol, aliases::Dict{Symbol,Symbol})
+function replaceAlias!(d::KW, k::Symbol, aliases::Dict{Symbol,Symbol})
   if haskey(aliases, k)
-    plotattributes[aliases[k]] = pop!(plotattributes, k)
+    d[aliases[k]] = pop!(d, k)
   end
 end
 
-function replaceAliases!(plotattributes::KW, aliases::Dict{Symbol,Symbol})
-  ks = collect(keys(plotattributes))
+function replaceAliases!(d::KW, aliases::Dict{Symbol,Symbol})
+  ks = collect(keys(d))
   for k in ks
-      replaceAlias!(plotattributes, k, aliases)
+      replaceAlias!(d, k, aliases)
   end
 end
 
@@ -347,7 +350,7 @@ Base.first(c::Colorant) = c
 Base.first(x::Symbol) = x
 
 
-sortedkeys(plotattributes::Dict) = sort(collect(keys(plotattributes)))
+sortedkeys(d::Dict) = sort(collect(keys(d)))
 
 
 const _scale_base = Dict{Symbol, Real}(
@@ -409,8 +412,8 @@ function fakedata(sz...)
   y
 end
 
-isijulia() = :IJulia in nameof.(collect(values(Base.loaded_modules)))
-isatom() = :Atom in nameof.(collect(values(Base.loaded_modules)))
+isijulia() = isdefined(Main, :IJulia) && Main.IJulia.inited
+isatom() = isdefined(Main, :Atom) && Main.Atom.isconnected()
 
 function is_installed(pkgstr::AbstractString)
     try
@@ -432,8 +435,8 @@ isscalar(::Any)  = false
 is_2tuple(v) = typeof(v) <: Tuple && length(v) == 2
 
 
-isvertical(plotattributes::KW) = get(plotattributes, :orientation, :vertical) in (:vertical, :v, :vert)
-isvertical(series::Series) = isvertical(series.plotattributes)
+isvertical(d::KW) = get(d, :orientation, :vertical) in (:vertical, :v, :vert)
+isvertical(series::Series) = isvertical(series.d)
 
 
 ticksType(ticks::AVec{T}) where {T<:Real}                      = :ticks
@@ -492,8 +495,8 @@ end
 # this is a helper function to determine whether we need to transpose a surface matrix.
 # it depends on whether the backend matches rows to x (transpose_on_match == true) or vice versa
 # for example: PyPlot sends rows to y, so transpose_on_match should be true
-function transpose_z(plotattributes, z, transpose_on_match::Bool = true)
-    if plotattributes[:match_dimensions] == transpose_on_match
+function transpose_z(d, z, transpose_on_match::Bool = true)
+    if d[:match_dimensions] == transpose_on_match
         # z'
         permutedims(z, [2,1])
     else
@@ -617,42 +620,22 @@ function hascolorbar(sp::Subplot)
     hascbar
 end
 
-for comp in (:line, :fill, :marker)
-
-    compcolor = string(comp, :color)
-    get_compcolor = Symbol(:get_, compcolor)
-    comp_z = string(comp, :_z)
-
-    compalpha = string(comp, :alpha)
-    get_compalpha = Symbol(:get_, compalpha)
-
-    @eval begin
-
-        function $get_compcolor(series, cmin::Real, cmax::Real, i::Int = 1)
-            c = series[$Symbol($compcolor)]
-            z = series[$Symbol($comp_z)]
-            if z == nothing
-                isa(c, ColorGradient) ? c : plot_color(_cycle(c, i))
-            else
-                grad = isa(c, ColorGradient) ? c : cgrad()
-                grad[clamp((_cycle(z, i) - cmin) / (cmax - cmin), 0, 1)]
-            end
-        end
-
-        $get_compcolor(series, clims, i::Int = 1) = $get_compcolor(series, clims[1], clims[2], i)
-
-        function $get_compcolor(series, i::Int = 1)
-            if series[$Symbol($comp_z)] == nothing
-                $get_compcolor(series, 0, 1, i)
-            else
-                $get_compcolor(series, get_clims(series[:subplot]), i)
-            end
-        end
-
-        $get_compalpha(series, i::Int = 1) = _cycle(series[$Symbol($compalpha)], i)
+function get_linecolor(series, i::Int = 1)
+    lc = series[:linecolor]
+    lz = series[:line_z]
+    if lz == nothing
+        isa(lc, ColorGradient) ? lc : plot_color(_cycle(lc, i))
+    else
+        cmin, cmax = get_clims(series[:subplot])
+        grad = isa(lc, ColorGradient) ? lc : cgrad()
+        grad[clamp((_cycle(lz, i) - cmin) / (cmax - cmin), 0, 1)]
     end
 end
 
+function get_linealpha(series, i::Int = 1)
+    _cycle(series[:linealpha], i)
+end
+
 function get_linewidth(series, i::Int = 1)
     _cycle(series[:linewidth], i)
 end
@@ -661,6 +644,38 @@ function get_linestyle(series, i::Int = 1)
     _cycle(series[:linestyle], i)
 end
 
+function get_fillcolor(series, i::Int = 1)
+    fc = series[:fillcolor]
+    fz = series[:fill_z]
+    if fz == nothing
+        isa(fc, ColorGradient) ? fc : plot_color(_cycle(fc, i))
+    else
+        cmin, cmax = get_clims(series[:subplot])
+        grad = isa(fc, ColorGradient) ? fc : cgrad()
+        grad[clamp((_cycle(fz, i) - cmin) / (cmax - cmin), 0, 1)]
+    end
+end
+
+function get_fillalpha(series, i::Int = 1)
+    _cycle(series[:fillalpha], i)
+end
+
+function get_markercolor(series, i::Int = 1)
+    mc = series[:markercolor]
+    mz = series[:marker_z]
+    if mz == nothing
+        isa(mc, ColorGradient) ? mc : plot_color(_cycle(mc, i))
+    else
+        cmin, cmax = get_clims(series[:subplot])
+        grad = isa(mc, ColorGradient) ? mc : cgrad()
+        grad[clamp((_cycle(mz, i) - cmin) / (cmax - cmin), 0, 1)]
+    end
+end
+
+function get_markeralpha(series, i::Int = 1)
+    _cycle(series[:markeralpha], i)
+end
+
 function get_markerstrokecolor(series, i::Int = 1)
     msc = series[:markerstrokecolor]
     isa(msc, ColorGradient) ? msc : _cycle(msc, i)
@@ -806,20 +821,20 @@ end
 debugshow(x) = show(x)
 debugshow(x::AbstractArray) = print(summary(x))
 
-function dumpdict(plotattributes::KW, prefix = "", alwaysshow = false)
+function dumpdict(d::KW, prefix = "", alwaysshow = false)
   _debugMode.on || alwaysshow || return
   println()
   if prefix != ""
     println(prefix, ":")
   end
-  for k in sort(collect(keys(plotattributes)))
+  for k in sort(collect(keys(d)))
     @printf("%14s: ", k)
-    debugshow(plotattributes[k])
+    debugshow(d[k])
     println()
   end
   println()
 end
-DD(plotattributes::KW, prefix = "") = dumpdict(plotattributes, prefix, true)
+DD(d::KW, prefix = "") = dumpdict(d, prefix, true)
 
 
 function dumpcallstack()
@@ -845,25 +860,25 @@ tovec(v::AbstractVector) = v
 tovec(v::Nothing) = zeros(0)
 
 function getxy(plt::Plot, i::Integer)
-    plotattributes = plt.series_list[i].plotattributes
-    tovec(plotattributes[:x]), tovec(plotattributes[:y])
+    d = plt.series_list[i].d
+    tovec(d[:x]), tovec(d[:y])
 end
 function getxyz(plt::Plot, i::Integer)
-    plotattributes = plt.series_list[i].plotattributes
-    tovec(plotattributes[:x]), tovec(plotattributes[:y]), tovec(plotattributes[:z])
+    d = plt.series_list[i].d
+    tovec(d[:x]), tovec(d[:y]), tovec(d[:z])
 end
 
 function setxy!(plt::Plot, xy::Tuple{X,Y}, i::Integer) where {X,Y}
     series = plt.series_list[i]
-    series.plotattributes[:x], series.plotattributes[:y] = xy
-    sp = series.plotattributes[:subplot]
+    series.d[:x], series.d[:y] = xy
+    sp = series.d[:subplot]
     reset_extrema!(sp)
     _series_updated(plt, series)
 end
 function setxyz!(plt::Plot, xyz::Tuple{X,Y,Z}, i::Integer) where {X,Y,Z}
     series = plt.series_list[i]
-    series.plotattributes[:x], series.plotattributes[:y], series.plotattributes[:z] = xyz
-    sp = series.plotattributes[:subplot]
+    series.d[:x], series.d[:y], series.d[:z] = xyz
+    sp = series.d[:subplot]
     reset_extrema!(sp)
     _series_updated(plt, series)
 end
@@ -912,13 +927,13 @@ Base.push!(series::Series, xi, yi, zi) = (push_x!(series,xi); push_y!(series,yi)
 # -------------------------------------------------------
 
 function attr!(series::Series; kw...)
-    plotattributes = KW(kw)
-    preprocessArgs!(plotattributes)
-    for (k,v) in plotattributes
+    d = KW(kw)
+    preprocessArgs!(d)
+    for (k,v) in d
         if haskey(_series_defaults, k)
             series[k] = v
         else
-            @warn("unused key $k in series attr")
+            warn("unused key $k in series attr")
         end
     end
     _series_updated(series[:subplot].plt, series)
@@ -926,13 +941,13 @@ function attr!(series::Series; kw...)
 end
 
 function attr!(sp::Subplot; kw...)
-    plotattributes = KW(kw)
-    preprocessArgs!(plotattributes)
-    for (k,v) in plotattributes
+    d = KW(kw)
+    preprocessArgs!(d)
+    for (k,v) in d
         if haskey(_subplot_defaults, k)
             sp[k] = v
         else
-            @warn("unused key $k in subplot attr")
+            warn("unused key $k in subplot attr")
         end
     end
     sp
@@ -1057,9 +1072,9 @@ mm2px(mm::Real)         = float(px / MM_PER_PX)
 
 
 "Smallest x in plot"
-xmin(plt::Plot) = ignorenan_minimum([ignorenan_minimum(series.plotattributes[:x]) for series in plt.series_list])
+xmin(plt::Plot) = ignorenan_minimum([ignorenan_minimum(series.d[:x]) for series in plt.series_list])
 "Largest x in plot"
-xmax(plt::Plot) = ignorenan_maximum([ignorenan_maximum(series.plotattributes[:x]) for series in plt.series_list])
+xmax(plt::Plot) = ignorenan_maximum([ignorenan_maximum(series.d[:x]) for series in plt.series_list])
 
 "Extrema of x-values in plot"
 ignorenan_extrema(plt::Plot) = (xmin(plt), xmax(plt))

test/REQUIRE

@@ -2,9 +2,7 @@ StatPlots
 Images
 ImageMagick
 @osx QuartzImageIO
-FileIO
 GR 0.31.0
 RDatasets
 VisualRegressionTests
 UnicodePlots
-LaTeXStrings

test/add_packages.jl

@@ -1,35 +0,0 @@
-using Pkg
-
-# need this to use Conda
-# ENV["PYTHON"] = ""
-
-to_add = [
-    PackageSpec(url="https://github.com/JuliaPlots/PlotReferenceImages.jl.git"),
-    # PackageSpec(url="https://github.com/JuliaStats/KernelDensity.jl.git"),
-    PackageSpec(name="PlotUtils", rev="master"),
-    PackageSpec(name="RecipesBase", rev="master"),
-    # PackageSpec(name="Blink", rev="master"),
-    # PackageSpec(name="Rsvg", rev="master"),
-    # PackageSpec(name="PlotlyJS", rev="master"),
-    # PackageSpec(name="VisualRegressionTests", rev="master"),
-    # PackageSpec("PyPlot"),
-    # PackageSpec("InspectDR"),
-]
-
-if isinteractive()
-    append!(to_add, [
-        PackageSpec(name="FileIO"),
-        PackageSpec(name="ImageMagick"),
-        PackageSpec(name="UnicodePlots"),
-        PackageSpec(name="VisualRegressionTests"),
-    ])
-end
-
-Pkg.add(to_add)
-
-Pkg.build("ImageMagick")
-# Pkg.build("GR")
-# Pkg.build("Blink")
-# import Blink
-# Blink.AtomShell.install()
-# Pkg.build("PyPlot")

test/imgcomp.jl

@@ -2,10 +2,6 @@
 using VisualRegressionTests
 # using ExamplePlots
 
-if isinteractive()
-    @eval Main import Gtk
-end
-
 # import DataFrames, RDatasets
 
 # don't let pyplot use a gui... it'll crash
@@ -13,14 +9,12 @@ end
 # ENV["MPLBACKEND"] = "Agg"
 # try
 #   @eval import PyPlot
-#   @info("Matplotlib version: $(PyPlot.matplotlib[:__version__])")
+#   info("Matplotlib version: $(PyPlot.matplotlib[:__version__])")
 # end
 
 
 using Plots
 # using StatPlots
-import PlotReferenceImages
-using Random
 using Test
 
 default(size=(500,300))
@@ -29,22 +23,22 @@ default(size=(500,300))
 # 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)
 
-const _current_plots_version = v"0.17.4"
+const _current_plots_version = v"0.17.3"
 
 
-function image_comparison_tests(pkg::Symbol, idx::Int; debug = false, popup = isinteractive(), sigma = [1,1], tol = 1e-2)
+function image_comparison_tests(pkg::Symbol, idx::Int; debug = false, popup = isinteractive(), sigma = [1,1], eps = 1e-2)
     Plots._debugMode.on = debug
     example = Plots._examples[idx]
-    @info("Testing plot: $pkg:$idx:$(example.header)")
+    info("Testing plot: $pkg:$idx:$(example.header)")
     backend(pkg)
     backend()
 
     # ensure consistent results
-    Random.seed!(1234)
+    srand(1234)
 
     # reference image directory setup
     # refdir = joinpath(Pkg.dir("ExamplePlots"), "test", "refimg", string(pkg))
-    refdir = joinpath(dirname(pathof(PlotReferenceImages)), "..", "Plots", string(pkg))
+    refdir = Pkg.dir("PlotReferenceImages", "Plots", string(pkg))
     fn = "ref$idx.png"
 
     # firgure out version info
@@ -89,7 +83,7 @@ function image_comparison_tests(pkg::Symbol, idx::Int; debug = false, popup = is
 
     # the test
     vtest = VisualTest(func, reffn, idx)
-    test_images(vtest, popup=popup, sigma=sigma, tol=tol, newfn = newfn)
+    test_images(vtest, popup=popup, sigma=sigma, eps=eps, newfn = newfn)
 end
 
 function image_comparison_facts(pkg::Symbol;
@@ -97,11 +91,11 @@ function image_comparison_facts(pkg::Symbol;
                                 only = nothing, # limit to these examples (int index)
                                 debug = false,  # print debug information?
                                 sigma = [1,1],  # number of pixels to "blur"
-                                tol = 1e-2)     # acceptable error (percent)
+                                eps = 1e-2)     # acceptable error (percent)
   for i in 1:length(Plots._examples)
     i in skip && continue
     if only == nothing || i in only
-      @test image_comparison_tests(pkg, i, debug=debug, sigma=sigma, tol=tol) |> success == true
+      @test image_comparison_tests(pkg, i, debug=debug, sigma=sigma, eps=eps) |> success == true
     end
   end
 end

test/runtests.jl

@@ -1,12 +1,11 @@
 module PlotsTests
 
-include("add_packages.jl")
 include("imgcomp.jl")
 
 # don't actually show the plots
-Random.seed!(1234)
+srand(1234)
 default(show=false, reuse=true)
-img_tol = isinteractive() ? 1e-2 : 10e-2
+img_eps = isinteractive() ? 1e-2 : 10e-2
 
 @testset "GR" begin
     ENV["PLOTS_TEST"] = "true"
@@ -14,7 +13,7 @@ img_tol = isinteractive() ? 1e-2 : 10e-2
     @test gr() == Plots.GRBackend()
     @test backend() == Plots.GRBackend()
 
-    image_comparison_facts(:gr, tol=img_tol, skip = [25, 30])
+    image_comparison_facts(:gr, eps=img_eps, skip = [25, 30])
 end
 
 
@@ -22,7 +21,7 @@ end
 #    @test pyplot() == Plots.PyPlotBackend()
 #    @test backend() == Plots.PyPlotBackend()
 #
-#    image_comparison_facts(:pyplot, tol=img_tol)
+#    image_comparison_facts(:pyplot, eps=img_eps)
 #end
 
 @testset "UnicodePlots" begin
@@ -47,7 +46,7 @@ end
 #                 27, # (polar plots) takes very long / not working
 #                 31, # animation (skipped for speed)
 #             ],
-#             tol=img_tol)
+#             eps=img_eps)
 #     end
 # end
 
@@ -71,7 +70,7 @@ end
 #             28, # heatmap not defined
 #             31, # animation
 #         ],
-#         tol=img_tol)
+#         eps=img_eps)
 # end
 
 
@@ -80,7 +79,7 @@ end
 #     @test backend() == Plots.PlotlyBackend()
 #
 #     # # until png generation is reliable on OSX, just test on linux
-#     # @static Sys.islinux() && image_comparison_facts(:plotly, only=[1,3,4,7,8,9,10,11,12,14,15,20,22,23,27], tol=img_tol)
+#     # @static Sys.islinux() && image_comparison_facts(:plotly, only=[1,3,4,7,8,9,10,11,12,14,15,20,22,23,27], eps=img_eps)
 # end
 
 
@@ -89,7 +88,7 @@ end
 #     @test backend() == Plots.ImmerseBackend()
 #
 #     # as long as we can plot anything without error, it should be the same as Gadfly
-#     image_comparison_facts(:immerse, only=[1], tol=img_tol)
+#     image_comparison_facts(:immerse, only=[1], eps=img_eps)
 # end
 
 
@@ -98,7 +97,7 @@ end
 #     @test backend() == Plots.PlotlyJSBackend()
 #
 #     # as long as we can plot anything without error, it should be the same as Plotly
-#     image_comparison_facts(:plotlyjs, only=[1], tol=img_tol)
+#     image_comparison_facts(:plotlyjs, only=[1], eps=img_eps)
 # end
 
 
@@ -111,7 +110,7 @@ end
 #     @test plot(sort(rand(10)), rand(Int, 10, 3)) == not(nothing)
 #     @test plot!(rand(10,3), rand(10,3)) == not(nothing)
 #
-#     image_comparison_facts(:gadfly, skip=[4,6,23,24,27], tol=img_tol)
+#     image_comparison_facts(:gadfly, skip=[4,6,23,24,27], eps=img_eps)
 # end
 
 

test/travis_commands.jl

@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+using Pkg
+
+Pkg.add("ImageMagick")
+Pkg.build("ImageMagick")
+
+# Pkg.clone("GR")
+# Pkg.build("GR")
+
+Pkg.checkout("https://github.com/JuliaPlots/PlotReferenceImages.jl.git")
+
+# Pkg.clone("https://github.com/JuliaStats/KernelDensity.jl.git")
+
+# Pkg.add("StatPlots")
+Pkg.checkout("PlotUtils")
+Pkg.checkout("RecipesBase")
+
+# Pkg.clone("Blink")
+# Pkg.build("Blink")
+# import Blink
+# Blink.AtomShell.install()
+# Pkg.add("Rsvg")
+# Pkg.add("PlotlyJS")
+
+# Pkg.checkout("RecipesBase")
+# Pkg.clone("VisualRegressionTests")
+
+# need this to use Conda
+# ENV["PYTHON"] = ""
+# Pkg.add("PyPlot")
+# Pkg.build("PyPlot")
+
+# Pkg.add("InspectDR")
+
+Pkg.test("Plots"; coverage=false)