--- a/scripts/plot/util/print.m	Fri Aug 16 13:13:33 2019 -0700
+++ b/scripts/plot/util/print.m	Wed Jun 12 21:58:16 2019 +0200
@@ -114,20 +114,29 @@
 ##   Specifies whether the opengl (pixel-based) or painters (vector-based)
 ## renderer is used.  This is equivalent to changing the figure's
 ## @qcode{"Renderer"} property.  When the figure @code{RendererMode} property
-## is @qcode{"auto"} Octave will use the @qcode{"opengl"} renderer for raster
-## formats (e.g., JPEG) and @qcode{"painters"} for vector formats (e.g., PDF)@.
+## is @qcode{"auto"} (the default) Octave will use the @qcode{"opengl"} renderer
+## for raster formats (e.g., JPEG) and @qcode{"painters"} for vector formats
+## (e.g., PDF).
 ## Those options are only supported for the "qt" graphics tookit.
 ##
 ## @item -svgconvert
-##   For OpenGL-based graphic toolkits, this enables a different backend
-## toolchain with enhanced characteristics.  The toolchain adds support for
-## printing arbitrary characters and fonts in PDF outputs; it avoids some
-## anti-aliasing artifacts in the rendering of patch and surface objects
-## (particularly for 2-D scenes); and it supports transparency of line, patch,
-## and surface objects.
+##   When using the -painters renderer, this enables a different backend
+## toolchain with enhanced characteristics:
 ##
-## This option only affects PDF outputs, unless it is combined with
-## @option{-painters} option, in which case raster outputs are also affected.
+## @table @asis
+## @item Font handling:
+## The actual font is embedded in the output file which allows for printing
+## arbitrary characters and fonts in all vector formats.
+## @item Output Simplification:
+## By default, the @code{-painters} renders patch and surface objects
+## using assemblies of triangles.  This may lead to anti-aliasing
+## artifacts when viewing the file. The @code{-svgconvert} option reconstructs
+## polygons in order to avoid those artifacts (particularly for 2-D figures).
+## @item Transparency:
+## Allows for printing transparent graphics objects in PDF format.
+## For PostScript formats the presence of any transparent object will cause the
+## output to be rasterized.
+## @end table
 ##
 ## Caution: @option{-svgconvert} may lead to inaccurate rendering of image
 ## objects.
@@ -227,34 +236,39 @@
 ## Vector Formats
 ##
 ##   @table @code
+##   @item svg
+##     Scalable Vector Graphics.
+##
 ##   @item  pdf
 ##   @itemx pdfcrop
-##     Portable Document Format.  The @code{pdfcrop} device removes the default
-## surrounding page.
+##     Portable Document Format.  The @code{pdf} device formats the figure for
+## printing on paper.  The size of the surrounding page and the position of the
+## figure inside the page are defined by the
+## @ref{XREFfigurepaperorientation,, paper* figure properties}.
+##
+## Use @code{pdfcrop} if you don't want the surrounding page.
 ##
-## The OpenGL-based graphics toolkits have limited support for text.
+## By default, PDF inherits the same limitations as PostScript.
+## For an enhanced output with complete text support and basic transparency,
+## use the @option{-svgconvert} option.
+##
+##   @item  eps(2)
+##   @itemx epsc(2)
+##     Encapsulated PostScript (level 1 and 2, mono and color).
+##
+## The OpenGL-based graphics toolkits always generate PostScript level 3.0.
+## They have limited support for text unless using the @code{-svgconvert}
+## option.
 ## Limitations include using only ASCII characters (e.g., no Greek letters)
 ## and support for just three base PostScript fonts: Helvetica (the default),
 ## Times, or Courier.  Any other font will be replaced by Helvetica.
 ##
-## For an enhanced output with complete text support and basic transparency,
-## use the @option{-svgconvert} option.
-##
-##   @item  ps
-##   @itemx ps2
-##   @itemx psc
-##   @itemx psc2
-##     PostScript (level 1 and 2, mono and color).  The OpenGL-based graphics
-## toolkits always generate PostScript level 3.0 and have limited support for
-## text.
-##
-##   @item  eps
-##   @itemx eps2
-##   @itemx epsc
-##   @itemx epsc2
-##     Encapsulated PostScript (level 1 and 2, mono and color).  The
-## OpenGL-based toolkits always generate PostScript level 3.0 and have
-## limited support for text.
+##   @item  ps(2)
+##   @itemx psc(2)
+##     Same as @code{eps} except that the figure is formated for printing on
+## paper.  The size of the surrounding page and position of the figure inside
+## the page are defined by the
+## @ref{XREFfigurepaperorientation,, paper* figure properties}.
 ##
 ##   @item  pslatex
 ##   @itemx epslatex
@@ -293,9 +307,6 @@
 ## the graph portion of the plot.  The @samp{standalone} variants behave as
 ## described for @samp{epslatexstandalone} above.
 ##
-##   @item svg
-##     Scalable Vector Graphics
-##
 ##   @item canvas*
 ##     Javascript-based drawing on an HTML5 canvas viewable in a web browser.
 ##
@@ -515,6 +526,16 @@
           set (hax(n), "gridcolor", [0.85 0.85 0.85]);
           nfig += 2;
         endif
+        if (strcmp (get (hax(n), "gridalphamode"), "auto"))
+          props(end+1).h = hax(n);
+          props(end).name = "gridalphamode";
+          props(end).value = {"auto"};
+          props(end+1).h = hax(n);
+          props(end).name = "gridalpha";
+          props(end).value = {get(hax(n), "gridalpha")};
+          set (hax(n), "gridalpha", 1);
+          nfig += 2;
+        endif
 
         if (strcmp (get (hax(n), "minorgridcolormode"), "auto"))
           props(end+1).h = hax(n);
@@ -526,6 +547,16 @@
           set (hax(n), "minorgridcolor", [0.75 0.75 0.75]);
           nfig += 2;
         endif
+        if (strcmp (get (hax(n), "minorgridalphamode"), "auto"))
+          props(end+1).h = hax(n);
+          props(end).name = "minorgridalphamode";
+          props(end).value = {"auto"};
+          props(end+1).h = hax(n);
+          props(end).name = "minorgridalpha";
+          props(end).value = {get(hax(n), "minorgridalpha")};
+          set (hax(n), "minorgridalpha", 1);
+          nfig += 2;
+        endif
       endfor
     endif