diff --git a/Chart-simple.cabal b/Chart-simple.cabal
--- a/Chart-simple.cabal
+++ b/Chart-simple.cabal
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 Name: Chart-simple
-Version: 1.2.4
+Version: 1.3
 License: BSD3
 License-file: LICENSE
 Copyright: Tim Docker, 2006-2010
 Author: Tim Docker <tim@dockerz.net>
 Maintainer: Tim Docker <tim@dockerz.net>
 Homepage: https://github.com/timbod7/haskell-chart/wiki
-Synopsis: A wrapper for the chart library to assist with basic plots
-Description: A wrapper for the chart library to assist with basic plots
+Synopsis: A wrapper for the chart library to assist with basic plots (Deprecated - use the Easy module instead)
+Description: A wrapper for the chart library to assist with basic plots  (Deprecated - use the Easy module instead)
 Category: Graphics
 Cabal-Version: >= 1.6
 Build-Type: Simple
@@ -21,9 +21,9 @@
                , colour >= 2.2.1 && < 2.4
                , colour >= 2.2.1
                , gtk >= 0.9.11
-               , Chart >= 1.2 && < 1.3
-               , Chart-cairo >= 1.2 && < 1.3
-               , Chart-gtk >= 1.2 && < 1.3
+               , Chart >= 1.3 && < 1.4
+               , Chart-cairo >= 1.3 && < 1.4
+               , Chart-gtk >= 1.3 && < 1.4
 
   Exposed-modules:
         Graphics.Rendering.Chart.Simple,
diff --git a/Graphics/Rendering/Chart/Simple/Internal.hs b/Graphics/Rendering/Chart/Simple/Internal.hs
--- a/Graphics/Rendering/Chart/Simple/Internal.hs
+++ b/Graphics/Rendering/Chart/Simple/Internal.hs
@@ -147,6 +147,7 @@
 instance ToRenderable LayoutDDD where
   toRenderable = setPickFn nullPickFn . toRenderable
 
+{-# DEPRECATED uplot "use Chart.Graphics.Rendering.Chart.Easy" #-}
 uplot :: [UPlot] -> LayoutDDD
 uplot us = LayoutDDD $ iplot $ nameDoubles $ evalfuncs us
   where
@@ -184,6 +185,7 @@
 --   that your arguments need to be in class PlotArg.  And PlotArg consists
 --   of functions and [Double] and String and PlotKind or [PlotKind].
 
+{-# DEPRECATED plot "use Chart.Graphics.Rendering.Chart.Easy" #-}
 plot :: PlotType a => a
 plot = pl []
 class PlotType t where
@@ -195,6 +197,7 @@
 
 -- | Save a plot as a PDF file.
 
+{-# DEPRECATED plotPDF "use Chart.Graphics.Rendering.Chart.Easy" #-}
 plotPDF :: PlotPDFType a => String -> a
 plotPDF fn = pld fn []
 class PlotPDFType t where
@@ -204,6 +207,7 @@
 
 -- | Save a plot as a postscript file.
 
+{-# DEPRECATED plotPS "use Chart.Graphics.Rendering.Chart.Easy" #-}
 plotPS :: PlotPSType a => String -> a
 plotPS fn = pls fn []
 class PlotPSType t where
@@ -212,6 +216,7 @@
     pls fn args = \ a -> pls fn (toUPlot a ++ args)
 
 -- | Save a plot as a png file.
+{-# DEPRECATED plotPNG "use Chart.Graphics.Rendering.Chart.Easy" #-}
 plotPNG :: PlotPNGType a => String -> a
 plotPNG fn = plp fn []
 
@@ -271,21 +276,22 @@
 
 instance PlotPDFType (IO a) where
     pld fn args = do
-        renderableToFile def{_fo_format=PDF,_fo_size=(640,480)} (layoutDddToRenderable $ uplot (reverse args)) fn
+        renderableToFile def{_fo_format=PDF,_fo_size=(640,480)} fn (layoutDddToRenderable $ uplot (reverse args))
         return undefined
 
 instance PlotPSType (IO a) where
     pls fn args = do
-        renderableToFile  def{_fo_format=PS,_fo_size=(640,480)} (layoutDddToRenderable $ uplot (reverse args)) fn
+        renderableToFile  def{_fo_format=PS,_fo_size=(640,480)} fn (layoutDddToRenderable $ uplot (reverse args))
         return undefined
 
 instance PlotPNGType (IO a) where
     plp fn args = do
-        renderableToFile def{_fo_format=PNG,_fo_size=(640,480)} (layoutDddToRenderable $ uplot (reverse args)) fn
+        renderableToFile def{_fo_format=PNG,_fo_size=(640,480)} fn (layoutDddToRenderable $ uplot (reverse args))
         return undefined
 
 -- | Display a plot on the screen.
 
+{-# DEPRECATED plotWindow "use Chart.Graphics.Rendering.Chart.Easy" #-}
 plotWindow :: PlotWindowType a => a
 plotWindow = plw []
 class PlotWindowType t where