diff -ur gnuplot-3.7.1.orig/graphics.c gnuplot-3.7.1/graphics.c
--- gnuplot-3.7.1.orig/graphics.c	Wed Sep 15 16:30:29 1999
+++ gnuplot-3.7.1/graphics.c	Wed Nov 17 17:22:24 1999
@@ -1755,7 +1755,9 @@
 			(*t->put_text) (xl + key_text_right, yl, s);
 		    } else {
 			int x = xl + key_text_right - (t->h_char) * strlen(s);
-			if (key_hpos == TOUT || inrange(x, xleft, xright))
+			if (key_hpos == TOUT ||
+			    key_vpos == TUNDER || /* HBB 990327 */
+			    inrange(x, xleft, xright))
 			    (*t->put_text) (x, yl, s);
 		    }
 		}
@@ -1808,6 +1810,7 @@
 		    } else {
 			int x = xl + key_text_right - (t->h_char) * strlen(this_plot->title);
 			if (key_hpos == TOUT ||
+			    key_vpos == TUNDER || /* HBB 990327 */
 			    i_inrange(x, xleft, xright))
 			    (*t->put_text) (x, yl, this_plot->title);
 		    }