--- a/chart.new	2014-10-28 22:07:37.000000000 +0000
+++ b/chart.js	2014-10-28 22:08:06.000000000 +0000
@@ -2049,15 +2049,33 @@
 
 				helpers.each(dataset.data,function(dataPoint,index){
 					//Add a new point for each piece of data, passing any required data to draw.
-					datasetObject.bars.push(new this.BarClass({
+
+					// Modified for error bars, fillColors and strokeColors by Chris Seaton
+					
+					var datasetProperties = {
 						value : dataPoint,
 						label : data.labels[index],
 						datasetLabel: dataset.label,
 						strokeColor : dataset.strokeColor,
-						fillColor : dataset.fillColor,
-						highlightFill : dataset.highlightFill || dataset.fillColor,
-						highlightStroke : dataset.highlightStroke || dataset.strokeColor
-					}));
+						fillColor : dataset.fillColor
+					};
+
+					if (datasetProperties.fillColor === undefined && dataset.fillColors !== undefined) {
+						datasetProperties.fillColor = dataset.fillColors[index];
+					}
+
+					if (datasetProperties.strokeColor === undefined && dataset.strokeColors !== undefined) {
+						datasetProperties.strokeColor = dataset.strokeColors[index];
+					}
+
+					if (dataset.error != undefined && dataset.error[index] != undefined) {
+						datasetProperties.error = dataset.error[index]
+					}
+
+					datasetProperties.highlightFill = dataset.highlightFill || datasetProperties.fillColor,
+					datasetProperties.highlightStroke = dataset.highlightStroke || datasetProperties.strokeColor
+
+					datasetObject.bars.push(new this.BarClass(datasetProperties));
 				},this);
 
 			},this);
@@ -2222,11 +2240,46 @@
 					if (bar.hasValue()){
 						bar.base = this.scale.endPoint;
 						//Transition then draw
+
+						var x = this.scale.calculateBarX(this.datasets.length, datasetIndex, index);
+						var y = this.scale.calculateY(bar.value);
+						var width = this.scale.calculateBarWidth(this.datasets.length);
+
 						bar.transition({
-							x : this.scale.calculateBarX(this.datasets.length, datasetIndex, index),
-							y : this.scale.calculateY(bar.value),
-							width : this.scale.calculateBarWidth(this.datasets.length)
+							x : x,
+							y : y,
+							width : width
 						}, easingDecimal).draw();
+
+						// Modified for error bars by Chris Seaton
+
+						if (bar.error != undefined && width > 6) {
+							var scalingFactor = this.scale.drawingArea() / (this.scale.min - this.scale.max);
+							var error_height = bar.error * scalingFactor;
+							var error_width = error_width = Math.min(5, width * 0.25);
+
+							ctx.save();
+
+							ctx.strokeStyle = "white";
+							ctx.lineWidth = error_width + 2;
+
+							ctx.beginPath();
+							ctx.moveTo(x, y - error_height - 1);
+							ctx.lineTo(x, y + error_height + 1);
+							ctx.closePath();
+							ctx.stroke();
+
+							ctx.strokeStyle = "black";
+							ctx.lineWidth = error_width;
+
+							ctx.beginPath();
+							ctx.moveTo(x, y - error_height);
+							ctx.lineTo(x, y + error_height);
+							ctx.closePath();
+							ctx.stroke();
+
+							ctx.restore();
+						}
 					}
 				},this);