--- a/scripts/plot/__go_draw_axes__.m
+++ b/scripts/plot/__go_draw_axes__.m
@@ -427,53 +427,72 @@
 	  endif
 
        case "patch"
-         if (! have_newer_gnuplot)
-           warning ("patch objects require gnuplot v4.2 or later!, sorry")
+	 if (! isempty (obj.zdata))
+           warning ("gnuplot (as of v4.2) supports only 2D patches, ignoring z values")
+	 endif
+	 nd = 2;
+         cmap = parent_figure_obj.colormap;
+         clim = axis_obj.clim;
+	 data_idx++;
+	 is_image_data(data_idx) = false;
+	 parametric(data_idx) = false;
+         titlespec{data_idx} = "title \"\"";
+	 usingclause{data_idx} = "";
+         if (isfield (obj, "facecolor") && isfield (obj, "cdata"))
+           if (strncmp (obj.facecolor, "none", 4))
+	     color = [1, 1, 1];
+           elseif (strncmp (obj.facecolor, "flat", 4))
+             r = 1 + round ((size (cmap, 1) - 1) * (obj.cdata - clim(1))/(clim(2) - clim(1)));
+             r = max (1, min (r, size (cmap, 1)));
+	     color = cmap(r,:);
+           elseif (strncmp (obj.facecolor, "interp", 6))
+             warning ("\"interp\" not supported, using 1st entry of cdata")
+             r = 1 + round ((size (cmap, 1) - 1) * obj.cdata(1));
+             r = max (1, min (r, size (cmap, 1)));
+	     color = cmap(r,:);
+           else
+	     color = obj.facecolor;
+           endif
          else
-	   if (! isempty (obj.zdata))
-             warning ("gnuplot (as of v4.2) supports only 2D patches, ignoring z values")
+           color = [1, 0, 0];
+         endif
+
+	 if (have_newer_gnuplot)
+	   withclause{data_idx} = sprintf ("with filledcurve lc rgb \"#%02x%02x%02x\"",round (255*color));
+	 else
+	   if (isequal (color, [0,0,0]))
+	     typ = -1;
+	   elseif (isequal (color, [1,0,0]))
+	     typ = 1;
+	   elseif (isequal (color, [0,1,0]))
+	     typ = 2;
+	   elseif (isequal (color, [0,0,1]))
+	     typ = 3;
+	   elseif (isequal (color, [1,0,1]))
+	     typ = 4;
+	   elseif (isequal (color, [0,1,1]))
+	     typ = 5;
+	   elseif (isequal (color, [1,1,1]))
+	     typ = -1;
+	   elseif (isequal (color, [1,1,0]))
+	     typ = 7;
+	   else
+	     typ = -1;
 	   endif
-	   nd = 2;
-           cmap = parent_figure_obj.colormap;
-           clim = axis_obj.clim;
-	   data_idx++;
-	   is_image_data(data_idx) = false;
-	   parametric(data_idx) = false;
-           titlespec{data_idx} = "title \"\"";
-	   usingclause{data_idx} = "";
-           if (isfield (obj, "facecolor") && isfield (obj, "cdata"))
-             if (strncmp (obj.facecolor, "none", 4))
-	       color = [1, 1, 1];
-             elseif (strncmp (obj.facecolor, "flat", 4))
-               r = 1 + round ((size (cmap, 1) - 1) * (obj.cdata - clim(1))/(clim(2) - clim(1)));
-               r = max (1, min (r, size (cmap, 1)));
-	       color = cmap(r,:);
-             elseif (strncmp (obj.facecolor, "interp", 6))
-               warning ("\"interp\" not supported, using 1st entry of cdata")
-               r = 1 + round ((size (cmap, 1) - 1) * obj.cdata(1));
-               r = max (1, min (r, size (cmap, 1)));
-	       color = cmap(r,:);
-             else
-	       color = obj.facecolor;
-             endif
-           else
-             color = [1, 0, 0];
-           endif
+	   withclause{data_idx} = sprintf ("with filledcurve lt %d", typ);
+	 endif
+
+	 xdat = obj.xdata(:);
+	 ydat = obj.ydata(:);
 
-	   withclause{data_idx} = sprintf ("with filledcurve lc rgb \"#%02x%02x%02x\"",round (255*color));
-
-	   xdat = obj.xdata(:);
-	   ydat = obj.ydata(:);
-
-	   if (xautoscale)
-             [xmin, xmax, xminp] = get_data_limits (xmin, xmax, xminp, xdat);
-	   endif
-	   if (yautoscale)
-	     [ymin, ymax, yminp] = get_data_limits (ymin, ymax, yminp, ydat);
-	   endif
-	   data{data_idx} = [xdat, ydat]';
-	   usingclause{data_idx} = "using ($1):($2)";
+	 if (xautoscale)
+           [xmin, xmax, xminp] = get_data_limits (xmin, xmax, xminp, xdat);
 	 endif
+	 if (yautoscale)
+	   [ymin, ymax, yminp] = get_data_limits (ymin, ymax, yminp, ydat);
+	 endif
+	 data{data_idx} = [xdat, ydat]';
+	 usingclause{data_idx} = "using ($1):($2)";
 
          ## patch outline
          data_idx++;
@@ -496,7 +515,30 @@
          else
            color = [0, 0, 0];
          endif
-	 withclause{data_idx} = sprintf ("with lines lc rgb \"#%02x%02x%02x\"",round (255*color));
+	 if (have_newer_gnuplot)
+	   withclause{data_idx} = sprintf ("with lines lc rgb \"#%02x%02x%02x\"",round (255*color));
+	 else
+	   if (isequal (color, [0,0,0]))
+	     typ = -1;
+	   elseif (isequal (color, [1,0,0]))
+	     typ = 1;
+	   elseif (isequal (color, [0,1,0]))
+	     typ = 2;
+	   elseif (isequal (color, [0,0,1]))
+	     typ = 3;
+	   elseif (isequal (color, [1,0,1]))
+	     typ = 4;
+	   elseif (isequal (color, [0,1,1]))
+	     typ = 5;
+	   elseif (isequal (color, [1,1,1]))
+	     typ = -1;
+	   elseif (isequal (color, [1,1,0]))
+	     typ = 7;
+	   else
+	     typ = -1;
+	   endif
+	   withclause{data_idx} = sprintf ("with lines lt %d", typ);
+	 endif
 
          xdat = [xdat; xdat(1)];
 	 ydat = [ydat; ydat(1)];