diff --git a/gnuplot/examples/example3.rs b/gnuplot/examples/example3.rs
index aac0f166..9cbdeaf0 100644
--- a/gnuplot/examples/example3.rs
+++ b/gnuplot/examples/example3.rs
@@ -21,60 +21,63 @@ fn example(c: Common)
 		}
 	}
 
-	let mut fg = Figure::new();
+	//~ let mut fg = Figure::new();
 
-	fg.axes3d()
-		.set_title("Surface fg3.1", &[])
-		.surface(z1.iter(), w, h, Some((-4.0, -4.0, 4.0, 4.0)), &[])
-		.set_x_label("X", &[])
-		.set_y_label("Y", &[])
-		.set_z_label("Z", &[])
-		.set_z_range(Fix(-1.0), Fix(1.0))
-		.set_z_ticks(Some((Fix(1.0), 1)), &[Mirror(false)], &[])
-		.set_view(45.0, 45.0);
+	//~ fg.axes3d()
+		//~ .set_title("Surface fg3.1", &[])
+		//~ .surface(z1.iter(), w, h, Some((-4.0, -4.0, 4.0, 4.0)), &[])
+		//~ .set_x_label("X", &[])
+		//~ .set_y_label("Y", &[])
+		//~ .set_z_label("Z", &[])
+		//~ .set_z_range(Fix(-1.0), Fix(1.0))
+		//~ .set_z_ticks(Some((Fix(1.0), 1)), &[Mirror(false)], &[])
+		//~ .set_view(45.0, 45.0);
 
-	c.show(&mut fg, "example3_1");
+	//~ c.show(&mut fg, "example3_1");
 
-	let mut fg = Figure::new();
+	//~ let mut fg = Figure::new();
 
-	fg.axes3d()
-		.set_title("Map fg3.2", &[])
-		.surface(z1.iter(), w, h, None, &[])
-		.set_x_label("X", &[])
-		.set_y_label("Y", &[])
-		.set_view_map();
+	//~ fg.axes3d()
+		//~ .set_title("Map fg3.2", &[])
+		//~ .surface(z1.iter(), w, h, None, &[])
+		//~ .set_x_label("X", &[])
+		//~ .set_y_label("Y", &[])
+		//~ .set_view_map();
 
-	c.show(&mut fg, "example3_2");
+	//~ c.show(&mut fg, "example3_2");
 
 	let mut fg = Figure::new();
+	
+	fg.set_data_directory(Some("C:/temp/gnuplot".into()));
 
 	fg.axes3d()
-		.set_pos_grid(2, 2, 0)
+		//~ .set_pos_grid(2, 2, 0)
 		.set_title("Base fg3.3", &[])
-		.show_contours(true, false, Cubic(10), Fix(""), Auto)
-		.surface(z1.iter(), w, h, Some((-4.0, -4.0, 4.0, 4.0)), &[])
-		.set_view(45.0, 45.0);
-
-	fg.axes3d()
-		.set_pos_grid(2, 2, 1)
-		.set_title("Surface", &[])
-		.show_contours(false, true, Linear, Fix(""), Auto)
-		.surface(z1.iter(), w, h, Some((-4.0, -4.0, 4.0, 4.0)), &[])
-		.set_view(45.0, 45.0);
-
-	fg.axes3d()
-		.set_pos_grid(2, 2, 2)
-		.set_title("Both + Fix Levels", &[])
-		.show_contours(true, true, Linear, Fix("%f"), Fix(1))
+		.show_contours(true, false, Cubic(10), Fix("Abc"), Auto)
 		.surface(z1.iter(), w, h, Some((-4.0, -4.0, 4.0, 4.0)), &[])
-		.set_view(45.0, 45.0);
-
-	fg.axes3d()
-		.set_pos_grid(2, 2, 3)
-		.set_title("Custom Levels", &[])
-		.show_contours_custom(true, false, Linear, Fix(""), Some(0f32).iter())
-		.surface(z1.iter(), w, h, Some((-4.0, -4.0, 4.0, 4.0)), &[])
-		.set_view(45.0, 45.0);
+		.set_view_map();
+		//~ .set_view(45.0, 45.0);
+
+	//~ fg.axes3d()
+		//~ .set_pos_grid(2, 2, 1)
+		//~ .set_title("Surface", &[])
+		//~ .show_contours(false, true, Linear, Fix(""), Auto)
+		//~ .surface(z1.iter(), w, h, Some((-4.0, -4.0, 4.0, 4.0)), &[])
+		//~ .set_view(45.0, 45.0);
+
+	//~ fg.axes3d()
+		//~ .set_pos_grid(2, 2, 2)
+		//~ .set_title("Both + Fix Levels", &[])
+		//~ .show_contours(true, true, Linear, Fix("%f"), Fix(1))
+		//~ .surface(z1.iter(), w, h, Some((-4.0, -4.0, 4.0, 4.0)), &[])
+		//~ .set_view(45.0, 45.0);
+
+	//~ fg.axes3d()
+		//~ .set_pos_grid(2, 2, 3)
+		//~ .set_title("Custom Levels", &[])
+		//~ .show_contours_custom(true, false, Linear, Fix(""), [0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0.4].iter())
+		//~ .surface(z1.iter(), w, h, Some((-4.0, -4.0, 4.0, 4.0)), &[])
+		//~ .set_view(45.0, 45.0);
 
 	c.show(&mut fg, "example3_3");
 }
diff --git a/gnuplot/src/axes3d.rs b/gnuplot/src/axes3d.rs
index b76d0548..3e75659d 100644
--- a/gnuplot/src/axes3d.rs
+++ b/gnuplot/src/axes3d.rs
@@ -435,6 +435,7 @@ impl Axes3D
 				}
 			);
 			writeln!(w);
+			writeln!(w, "set pm3d border retrace");
 
 			match self.contour_label
 			{
@@ -443,11 +444,26 @@ impl Axes3D
 				{
 					if s.is_empty()
 					{
-						writeln!(w, "unset clabel")
+						if version.major >= 6
+						{
+							writeln!(w, "set cntrlabel onecolor")
+						}
+						else
+						{
+							writeln!(w, "unset clabel")
+						}
 					}
 					else
 					{
-						writeln!(w, r#"set clabel "{}""#, s)
+						println!("{}", version.major);
+						if version.major >= 6
+						{
+							writeln!(w, r#"set cntrlabel "{}""#, s)
+						}
+						else
+						{
+							writeln!(w, r#"set clabel "{}""#, s)
+						}
 					}
 				}
 			};
diff --git a/gnuplot/src/figure.rs b/gnuplot/src/figure.rs
index 07fb7100..bc002bed 100644
--- a/gnuplot/src/figure.rs
+++ b/gnuplot/src/figure.rs
@@ -400,7 +400,8 @@ impl Figure
 		{
 			let output = Command::new("gnuplot").arg("--version").output()?;
 
-			if let Ok(version_string) = str::from_utf8(&output.stdout)
+			for version_string in [str::from_utf8(&output.stdout).ok().map(|s| s.to_string()), from_utf16(&output.stdout)].iter().flatten()
+			//~ if let Ok(version_string) = 
 			{
 				let parts: Vec<_> = version_string.split(|c| c == ' ' || c == '.').collect();
 				if parts.len() > 2 && parts[0] == "gnuplot"
@@ -409,6 +410,7 @@ impl Figure
 						(parts[1].parse::<i32>(), parts[2].parse::<i32>())
 					{
 						self.version = Some(GnuplotVersion { major, minor });
+						break;
 					}
 				}
 			}
@@ -743,6 +745,14 @@ impl Drop for Figure
 	}
 }
 
+fn from_utf16(bytes: &[u8]) -> Option<String>
+{
+	assert!(bytes.len() % 2 == 0);
+	let size = bytes.len() / 2;
+	let iter = (0..size).map(|i| u16::from_le_bytes([bytes[2 * i], bytes[2 * i + 1]]));
+	std::char::decode_utf16(iter).collect::<Result<String, _>>().ok()
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn flush_test()
 {