--- a/scripts/plot/__gnuplot_drawnow__.m	Sun Feb 24 07:16:22 2013 -0800
+++ b/scripts/plot/__gnuplot_drawnow__.m	Sun Feb 24 07:25:56 2013 -0800
@@ -297,6 +297,16 @@
         term_str = sprintf ("%s %s", term_str, size_str);
       endif
     endif
+    if (! __gnuplot_has_feature__ ("has_termoption_dashed"))
+      ## If "set termoption dashed" isn't available add "dashed" option
+      ## to the "set terminal ..." command, if it is supported.
+      if (any (strcmpi (term, {"aqua", "cgm", "eepic", "emf", "epslatex", \
+                               "fig", "pcl5", "mp", "next", "openstep", "pdf", \
+                               "pdfcairo", "pngcairo", "postscript", \
+                               "pslatex", "pstext", "svg", "tgif", "x11"})))
+        term_str = sprintf ("%s dashed", term_str);
+      endif
+    end
 
     ## Work around the gnuplot feature of growing the x11 window and
     ## flickering window (x11, windows, & wxt) when the mouse and
@@ -321,7 +331,9 @@
         endif
       endif
     endif
-    fprintf (plot_stream, "set termoption dashed\n")
+    if (__gnuplot_has_feature__ ("has_termoption_dashed"))
+      fprintf (plot_stream, "set termoption dashed\n")
+    endif
   else
     ## gnuplot will pick up the GNUTERM environment variable itself
     ## so no need to set the terminal type if not also setting the

--- a/scripts/plot/private/__gnuplot_has_feature__.m	Sun Feb 24 07:16:22 2013 -0800
+++ b/scripts/plot/private/__gnuplot_has_feature__.m	Sun Feb 24 07:25:56 2013 -0800
@@ -35,7 +35,8 @@
               "screen_coordinates_for_{lrtb}margin",
               "variable_GPVAL_TERMINALS",
               "key_has_font_properties",
-              "windows_figure_position"};
+              "windows_figure_position",
+              "has_termoption_dashed"};
 
   if (isempty (has_features))
     try
@@ -44,8 +45,8 @@
       ## Don't throw an error if gnuplot isn't installed
       gnuplot_version = "0.0.0";
     end_try_catch
-    versions = {"4.2.5", "4.4", "4.4", "4.4", "4.2", "4.2", "4.4", "4.4", "4.4", "4.4"};
-    operators = {">=", ">=", ">=", ">=", ">=", ">=", ">=", ">=", ">=", ">="};
+    versions = {"4.2.5", "4.4", "4.4", "4.4", "4.2", "4.2", "4.4", "4.4", "4.4", "4.4", "4.3"};
+    operators = {">=", ">=", ">=", ">=", ">=", ">=", ">=", ">=", ">=", ">=", ">="};
     have_features = logical (zeros (size (features)));
     for n = 1 : numel (have_features)
       has_features(n) = compare_versions (gnuplot_version, versions{n}, operators{n});