diff --git a/src/timeline/Range.js b/src/timeline/Range.js
index d962cc72..2dfec719 100644
--- a/src/timeline/Range.js
+++ b/src/timeline/Range.js
@@ -3,41 +3,36 @@
  * A Range controls a numeric range with a start and end value.
  * The Range adjusts the range based on mouse events or programmatic changes,
  * and triggers events when the range is changing or has been changed.
- * @param {RootPanel} root      Root panel, used to subscribe to events
- * @param {Panel} parent        Parent panel, used to attach to the DOM
+ * @param {{dom: Object, props: Object, emitter: Emitter, range: Range}} timeline
  * @param {Object} [options]    See description at Range.setOptions
  */
-function Range(root, parent, options) {
+function Range(timeline, options) {
   this.id = util.randomUUID();
   this.start = null; // Number
   this.end = null;   // Number
 
-  this.root = root;
-  this.parent = parent;
+  this.timeline = timeline;
   this.options = options || {};
 
   // drag listeners for dragging
-  this.root.on('dragstart', this._onDragStart.bind(this));
-  this.root.on('drag',      this._onDrag.bind(this));
-  this.root.on('dragend',   this._onDragEnd.bind(this));
+  this.timeline.emitter.on('dragstart', this._onDragStart.bind(this));
+  this.timeline.emitter.on('drag',      this._onDrag.bind(this));
+  this.timeline.emitter.on('dragend',   this._onDragEnd.bind(this));
 
   // ignore dragging when holding
-  this.root.on('hold', this._onHold.bind(this));
+  this.timeline.emitter.on('hold', this._onHold.bind(this));
 
   // mouse wheel for zooming
-  this.root.on('mousewheel',      this._onMouseWheel.bind(this));
-  this.root.on('DOMMouseScroll',  this._onMouseWheel.bind(this)); // For FF
+  this.timeline.emitter.on('mousewheel',      this._onMouseWheel.bind(this));
+  this.timeline.emitter.on('DOMMouseScroll',  this._onMouseWheel.bind(this)); // For FF
 
   // pinch to zoom
-  this.root.on('touch', this._onTouch.bind(this));
-  this.root.on('pinch', this._onPinch.bind(this));
+  this.timeline.emitter.on('touch', this._onTouch.bind(this));
+  this.timeline.emitter.on('pinch', this._onPinch.bind(this));
 
   this.setOptions(options);
 }
 
-// turn Range into an event emitter
-Emitter(Range.prototype);
-
 /**
  * Set options for the range controller
  * @param {Object} options      Available options:
@@ -80,8 +75,8 @@ Range.prototype.setRange = function(start, end) {
       start: new Date(this.start),
       end: new Date(this.end)
     };
-    this.emit('rangechange', params);
-    this.emit('rangechanged', params);
+    this.timeline.emitter.emit('rangechange', params);
+    this.timeline.emitter.emit('rangechanged', params);
   }
 };
 
@@ -258,9 +253,8 @@ Range.prototype._onDragStart = function(event) {
   touchParams.start = this.start;
   touchParams.end = this.end;
 
-  var frame = this.parent.frame;
-  if (frame) {
-    frame.style.cursor = 'move';
+  if (this.timeline.dom.root) {
+    this.timeline.dom.root.style.cursor = 'move';
   }
 };
 
@@ -282,12 +276,12 @@ Range.prototype._onDrag = function (event) {
 
   var delta = (direction == 'horizontal') ? event.gesture.deltaX : event.gesture.deltaY,
       interval = (touchParams.end - touchParams.start),
-      width = (direction == 'horizontal') ? this.parent.width : this.parent.height,
+      width = (direction == 'horizontal') ? this.timeline.props.center.width : this.timeline.props.center.height,
       diffRange = -delta / width * interval;
 
   this._applyRange(touchParams.start + diffRange, touchParams.end + diffRange);
 
-  this.emit('rangechange', {
+  this.timeline.emitter.emit('rangechange', {
     start: new Date(this.start),
     end:   new Date(this.end)
   });
@@ -305,12 +299,12 @@ Range.prototype._onDragEnd = function (event) {
 
   // TODO: reckon with option movable
 
-  if (this.parent.frame) {
-    this.parent.frame.style.cursor = 'auto';
+  if (this.timeline.dom.root) {
+    this.timeline.dom.root.style.cursor = 'auto';
   }
 
   // fire a rangechanged event
-  this.emit('rangechanged', {
+  this.timeline.emitter.emit('rangechanged', {
     start: new Date(this.start),
     end:   new Date(this.end)
   });
@@ -353,7 +347,7 @@ Range.prototype._onMouseWheel = function(event) {
 
     // calculate center, the date to zoom around
     var gesture = util.fakeGesture(this, event),
-        pointer = getPointer(gesture.center, this.parent.frame),
+        pointer = getPointer(gesture.center, this.timeline.dom.root),
         pointerDate = this._pointerToDate(pointer);
 
     this.zoom(scale, pointerDate);
@@ -396,21 +390,17 @@ Range.prototype._onHold = function () {
  * @private
  */
 Range.prototype._onPinch = function (event) {
-  var direction = this.options.direction;
   touchParams.ignore = true;
 
   // TODO: reckon with option zoomable
 
   if (event.gesture.touches.length > 1) {
     if (!touchParams.center) {
-      touchParams.center = getPointer(event.gesture.center, this.parent.frame);
+      touchParams.center = getPointer(event.gesture.center, this.timeline.dom.root);
     }
 
     var scale = 1 / event.gesture.scale,
-        initDate = this._pointerToDate(touchParams.center),
-        center = getPointer(event.gesture.center, this.parent.frame),
-        date = this._pointerToDate(this.parent, center),
-        delta = date - initDate; // TODO: utilize delta
+        initDate = this._pointerToDate(touchParams.center);
 
     // calculate new start and end
     var newStart = parseInt(initDate + (touchParams.start - initDate) * scale);
@@ -434,12 +424,12 @@ Range.prototype._pointerToDate = function (pointer) {
   validateDirection(direction);
 
   if (direction == 'horizontal') {
-    var width = this.parent.width;
+    var width = this.timeline.props.center.width;
     conversion = this.conversion(width);
     return pointer.x / conversion.scale + conversion.offset;
   }
   else {
-    var height = this.parent.height;
+    var height = this.timeline.props.center.height;
     conversion = this.conversion(height);
     return pointer.y / conversion.scale + conversion.offset;
   }
diff --git a/src/timeline/Timeline.js b/src/timeline/Timeline.js
index 77ab6295..2ad131a5 100644
--- a/src/timeline/Timeline.js
+++ b/src/timeline/Timeline.js
@@ -72,13 +72,14 @@ function Timeline (container, items, options) {
   this.options = {};
   util.deepExtend(this.options, this.defaultOptions);
   util.deepExtend(this.options, {
+    // FIXME: not nice passing these functions via the options
     snap: null, // will be specified after timeaxis is created
 
     toScreen: me._toScreen.bind(me),
     toTime: me._toTime.bind(me)
   });
 
-  // Create the main DOM
+  // Create the DOM, props, and emitter
   this._create();
 
   // attach the root panel to the provided container
@@ -86,18 +87,37 @@ function Timeline (container, items, options) {
   container.appendChild(this.dom.root);
 
   // TODO: remove temporary contents
-  this.dom.background.innerHTML = '<span style="color: #d3d3d3;">background</span>';
-  this.dom.center.innerHTML = 'center';
-  this.dom.center.innerHTML = 'center<br>center<br>center<br>center<br>center<br>center<br>center<br>center<br>center<br>center<br>center<br>center<br>center<br>center<br>center<br>center<br>center<br>center<br>center<br>center<br>center<br>center<br>center<br>center<br>center<br>center<br>center<br>';
-  this.dom.left.innerHTML = 'left';
-  this.dom.right.innerHTML = 'right';
-  this.dom.top.innerHTML = 'top';
-  this.dom.bottom.innerHTML = 'bottom';
+  //this.dom.background.innerHTML = '<span style="color: red;">background</span>';
+  this.dom.center.innerHTML = '<span style="color: red;">center</span>';
+  this.dom.center.innerHTML = 'center<br>center<br>center<br>center<br>center<br>center<br>center<br>center<br>center<br>center<br>center<br>center<br>center<br>center<br>center';
+  this.dom.left.innerHTML = '<span style="color: red;">left</span>';
+  this.dom.right.innerHTML = '<span style="color: red;">right</span>';
+  this.dom.top.innerHTML = '<span style="color: red;">top</span>';
+  //this.dom.bottom.innerHTML = '<span style="color: red;">bottom</span>';
+
+  this.components = [];
+
+  // create a Range
+  this.range = new Range(this, this.options);
+  this.range.setRange(
+      now.clone().add('days', -3).valueOf(),
+      now.clone().add('days', 4).valueOf()
+  );
 
-  this.repaint();
+  // Create a TimeAxis
+  var timeAxis = new TimeAxis(this, this.options);
+  this.components.push(timeAxis);
 
-  /* TODO
+  // re-emit public events
+  this.emitter.on('rangechange', function (properties) {
+    me.emit('rangechange', properties);
+  });
+  this.emitter.on('rangechanged', function (properties) {
+    me.emit('rangechanged', properties);
+  });
 
+
+  /* TODO
   // root panel
   var rootOptions = util.extend(Object.create(this.options), {
     height: function () {
@@ -291,7 +311,7 @@ function Timeline (container, items, options) {
   this.itemSet.setRange(this.range);
   this.itemSet.on('change', me.rootPanel.repaint.bind(me.rootPanel));
   this.contentPanel.appendChild(this.itemSet);
-
+*/
   this.itemsData = null;      // DataSet
   this.groupsData = null;     // DataSet
 
@@ -304,7 +324,6 @@ function Timeline (container, items, options) {
   if (items) {
     this.setItems(items);
   }
-  */
 }
 
 // turn Timeline into an event emitter
@@ -350,6 +369,36 @@ Timeline.prototype._create = function () {
   this.dom.leftContainer.appendChild(this.dom.left);
   this.dom.rightContainer.appendChild(this.dom.right);
 
+  // TODO: move watch from RootPanel to here
+
+  // create a central event bus
+  this.emitter = new Emitter();
+
+  this.emitter.on('rangechange', this.repaint.bind(this));
+
+  // create event listeners for all interesting events, these events will be
+  // emitted via emitter
+  this.hammer = Hammer(this.dom.root, {
+    prevent_default: true
+  });
+  this.listeners = {};
+
+  var me = this;
+  var events = [
+    'touch', 'pinch', 'tap', 'doubletap', 'hold',
+    'dragstart', 'drag', 'dragend',
+    'mousewheel', 'DOMMouseScroll' // DOMMouseScroll is needed for Firefox
+  ];
+  events.forEach(function (event) {
+    var listener = function () {
+      var args = [event].concat(Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments, 0));
+      me.emitter.emit.apply(me.emitter, args);
+    };
+    me.hammer.on(event, listener);
+    me.listeners[event] = listener;
+  });
+
+  // size properties of each of the panels
   this.props = {
     root: {},
     background: {},
@@ -382,11 +431,11 @@ Timeline.prototype.setOptions = function (options) {
       remove:      isBoolean ? options.editable : (options.editable.remove || false)
     };
   }
-
+/* TODO
   // force update of range (apply new min/max etc.)
   // both start and end are optional
   this.range.setRange(options.start, options.end);
-
+ */
   if ('editable' in options || 'selectable' in options) {
     if (this.options.selectable) {
       // force update of selection
@@ -397,10 +446,10 @@ Timeline.prototype.setOptions = function (options) {
       this.setSelection([]);
     }
   }
-
+/* TODO
   // force the itemSet to refresh: options like orientation and margins may be changed
   this.itemSet.markDirty();
-
+*/
   // validate the callback functions
   var validateCallback = (function (fn) {
     if (!(this.options[fn] instanceof Function) || this.options[fn].length != 2) {
@@ -409,6 +458,7 @@ Timeline.prototype.setOptions = function (options) {
   }).bind(this);
   ['onAdd', 'onUpdate', 'onRemove', 'onMove'].forEach(validateCallback);
 
+  /* TODO
   // add/remove the current time bar
   if (this.options.showCurrentTime) {
     if (!this.mainPanel.hasChild(this.currentTime)) {
@@ -434,7 +484,7 @@ Timeline.prototype.setOptions = function (options) {
       this.mainPanel.removeChild(this.customTime);
     }
   }
-
+*/
   // TODO: remove deprecation error one day (deprecated since version 0.8.0)
   if (options && options.order) {
     throw new Error('Option order is deprecated. There is no replacement for this feature.');
@@ -495,7 +545,7 @@ Timeline.prototype.setItems = function(items) {
 
   // set items
   this.itemsData = newDataSet;
-  this.itemSet.setItems(newDataSet);
+  this.itemSet && this.itemSet.setItems(newDataSet);
 
   if (initialLoad && (this.options.start == undefined || this.options.end == undefined)) {
     this.fit();
@@ -631,7 +681,7 @@ Timeline.prototype.getItemRange = function getItemRange() {
  *                      unselected.
  */
 Timeline.prototype.setSelection = function setSelection (ids) {
-  this.itemSet.setSelection(ids);
+  this.itemSet && this.itemSet.setSelection(ids);
 };
 
 /**
@@ -639,7 +689,7 @@ Timeline.prototype.setSelection = function setSelection (ids) {
  * @return {Array} ids  The ids of the selected items
  */
 Timeline.prototype.getSelection = function getSelection() {
-  return this.itemSet.getSelection();
+  return this.itemSet && this.itemSet.getSelection() || [];
 };
 
 /**
@@ -746,8 +796,6 @@ Timeline.prototype.repaint = function repaint() {
 
   dom.background.style.width        = props.background.width + 'px';
   dom.centerContainer.style.width   = props.center.width + 'px';
-  dom.leftContainer.style.width     = (props.left.width + props.border.left) + 'px';
-  dom.rightContainer.style.width    = (props.right.width + props.border.right) + 'px';
   dom.top.style.width               = props.top.width + 'px';
   dom.bottom.style.width            = props.bottom.width + 'px';
 
@@ -765,9 +813,15 @@ Timeline.prototype.repaint = function repaint() {
   dom.bottom.style.left             = props.left.width + 'px';
   dom.bottom.style.top              = (props.top.height + props.centerContainer.height) + 'px';
 
-  /* TODO: repaint contents
-  this.rootPanel.repaint();
-  */
+  // repaint all components
+  var resized = false;
+  this.components.forEach(function (component) {
+    resized = component.repaint() || resized;
+  });
+  if (resized) {
+    // keep repainting until all sizes are settled
+    this.repaint();
+  }
 };
 
 /**
@@ -900,7 +954,7 @@ Timeline.prototype._onMultiSelectItem = function (event) {
  * @private
  */
 Timeline.prototype._toTime = function _toTime(x) {
-  var conversion = this.range.conversion(this.mainPanel.width);
+  var conversion = this.range.conversion(this.props.center.width);
   return new Date(x / conversion.scale + conversion.offset);
 };
 
@@ -912,6 +966,6 @@ Timeline.prototype._toTime = function _toTime(x) {
  * @private
  */
 Timeline.prototype._toScreen = function _toScreen(time) {
-  var conversion = this.range.conversion(this.mainPanel.width);
+  var conversion = this.range.conversion(this.props.center.width);
   return (time.valueOf() - conversion.offset) * conversion.scale;
 };
diff --git a/src/timeline/component/Component.js b/src/timeline/component/Component.js
index 76ac811c..3d91b28a 100644
--- a/src/timeline/component/Component.js
+++ b/src/timeline/component/Component.js
@@ -2,20 +2,10 @@
  * Prototype for visual components
  */
 function Component () {
-  this.id = null;
-  this.parent = null;
-  this.childs = null;
   this.options = null;
-
-  this.top = 0;
-  this.left = 0;
-  this.width = 0;
-  this.height = 0;
+  this.props = null;
 }
 
-// Turn the Component into an event emitter
-Emitter(Component.prototype);
-
 /**
  * Set parameters for the frame. Parameters will be merged in current parameter
  * set.
@@ -52,15 +42,6 @@ Component.prototype.getOption = function getOption(name) {
   return value;
 };
 
-/**
- * Get the frame element of the component, the outer HTML DOM element.
- * @returns {HTMLElement | null} frame
- */
-Component.prototype.getFrame = function getFrame() {
-  // should be implemented by the component
-  return null;
-};
-
 /**
  * Repaint the component
  * @return {boolean} Returns true if the component is resized
@@ -77,10 +58,11 @@ Component.prototype.repaint = function repaint() {
  * @protected
  */
 Component.prototype._isResized = function _isResized() {
-  var resized = (this._previousWidth !== this.width || this._previousHeight !== this.height);
+  var resized = (this.props._previousWidth !== this.props.width ||
+      this.props._previousHeight !== this.props.height);
 
-  this._previousWidth = this.width;
-  this._previousHeight = this.height;
+  this.props._previousWidth = this.props.width;
+  this.props._previousHeight = this.props.height;
 
   return resized;
 };
diff --git a/src/timeline/component/TimeAxis.js b/src/timeline/component/TimeAxis.js
index b437d8b8..b27fe8d3 100644
--- a/src/timeline/component/TimeAxis.js
+++ b/src/timeline/component/TimeAxis.js
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 /**
  * A horizontal time axis
+ * @param {{dom: Object, props: Object, emitter: Emitter, range: Range}} timeline
  * @param {Object} [options]        See TimeAxis.setOptions for the available
  *                                  options.
  * @constructor TimeAxis
  * @extends Component
  */
-function TimeAxis (options) {
-  this.id = util.randomUUID();
-
+function TimeAxis (timeline, options) {
   this.dom = {
+    frame: null,
     majorLines: [],
     majorTexts: [],
     minorLines: [],
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ function TimeAxis (options) {
     showMajorLabels: true
   };
 
-  this.range = null;
+  this.timeline = timeline;
 
   // create the HTML DOM
   this._create();
@@ -45,34 +45,21 @@ function TimeAxis (options) {
 
 TimeAxis.prototype = new Component();
 
-// TODO: comment options
+/**
+ * Set parameters for the timeaxis.
+ * Parameters will be merged in current parameter set.
+ * @param {Object} options  Available parameters:
+ *                          {string} [orientation]
+ *                          {boolean} [showMinorLabels]
+ *                          {boolean} [showMajorLabels]
+ */
 TimeAxis.prototype.setOptions = Component.prototype.setOptions;
 
 /**
  * Create the HTML DOM for the TimeAxis
  */
 TimeAxis.prototype._create = function _create() {
-  this.frame = document.createElement('div');
-};
-
-/**
- * Set a range (start and end)
- * @param {Range | Object} range  A Range or an object containing start and end.
- */
-TimeAxis.prototype.setRange = function (range) {
-  if (!(range instanceof Range) && (!range || !range.start || !range.end)) {
-    throw new TypeError('Range must be an instance of Range, ' +
-        'or an object containing start and end.');
-  }
-  this.range = range;
-};
-
-/**
- * Get the outer frame of the time axis
- * @return {HTMLElement} frame
- */
-TimeAxis.prototype.getFrame = function getFrame() {
-  return this.frame;
+  this.dom.frame = document.createElement('div');
 };
 
 /**
@@ -80,67 +67,55 @@ TimeAxis.prototype.getFrame = function getFrame() {
  * @return {boolean} Returns true if the component is resized
  */
 TimeAxis.prototype.repaint = function () {
-  var asSize = util.option.asSize,
-      options = this.options,
+  var options = this.options,
       props = this.props,
-      frame = this.frame;
+      frame = this.dom.frame;
+
+  // determine the correct parent DOM element (depending on option orientation)
+  var parent = (options.orientation == 'top') ? this.timeline.dom.top : this.timeline.dom.bottom;
 
   // update classname
   frame.className = 'timeaxis'; // TODO: add className from options if defined
 
-  var parent = frame.parentNode;
-  if (parent) {
-    // calculate character width and height
-    this._calculateCharSize();
-
-    // TODO: recalculate sizes only needed when parent is resized or options is changed
-    var orientation = this.getOption('orientation'),
-        showMinorLabels = this.getOption('showMinorLabels'),
-        showMajorLabels = this.getOption('showMajorLabels');
-
-    // determine the width and height of the elemens for the axis
-    var parentHeight = this.parent.height;
-    props.minorLabelHeight = showMinorLabels ? props.minorCharHeight : 0;
-    props.majorLabelHeight = showMajorLabels ? props.majorCharHeight : 0;
-    this.height = props.minorLabelHeight + props.majorLabelHeight;
-    this.width = frame.offsetWidth; // TODO: only update the width when the frame is resized?
-
-    props.minorLineHeight = parentHeight + props.minorLabelHeight;
-    props.minorLineWidth = 1; // TODO: really calculate width
-    props.majorLineHeight = parentHeight + this.height;
-    props.majorLineWidth = 1; // TODO: really calculate width
-
-    //  take frame offline while updating (is almost twice as fast)
-    var beforeChild = frame.nextSibling;
-    parent.removeChild(frame);
-
-    // TODO: top/bottom positioning should be determined by options set in the Timeline, not here
-    if (orientation == 'top') {
-      frame.style.top = '0';
-      frame.style.left = '0';
-      frame.style.bottom = '';
-      frame.style.width = asSize(options.width, '100%');
-      frame.style.height = this.height + 'px';
-    }
-    else { // bottom
-      frame.style.top = '';
-      frame.style.bottom = '0';
-      frame.style.left = '0';
-      frame.style.width = asSize(options.width, '100%');
-      frame.style.height = this.height + 'px';
-    }
+  // calculate character width and height
+  this._calculateCharSize();
 
-    this._repaintLabels();
+  // TODO: recalculate sizes only needed when parent is resized or options is changed
+  var orientation = this.getOption('orientation'),
+      showMinorLabels = this.getOption('showMinorLabels'),
+      showMajorLabels = this.getOption('showMajorLabels');
 
-    this._repaintLine();
+  // determine the width and height of the elemens for the axis
+  var backgroundHeight = this.timeline.props.background.height;
+  props.minorLabelHeight = showMinorLabels ? props.minorCharHeight : 0;
+  props.majorLabelHeight = showMajorLabels ? props.majorCharHeight : 0;
+  props.height = props.minorLabelHeight + props.majorLabelHeight;
+  props.width = frame.offsetWidth; // TODO: only update the width when the frame is resized?
 
-    // put frame online again
-    if (beforeChild) {
-      parent.insertBefore(frame, beforeChild);
-    }
-    else {
-      parent.appendChild(frame)
-    }
+  props.minorLineHeight = backgroundHeight + props.minorLabelHeight;
+  props.minorLineWidth = 1; // TODO: really calculate width
+  props.majorLineHeight = backgroundHeight + this.props.height;
+  props.majorLineWidth = 1; // TODO: really calculate width
+
+  //  take frame offline while updating (is almost twice as fast)
+  var beforeChild = frame.nextSibling;
+  frame.parentNode && frame.parentNode.removeChild(frame);
+
+  frame.style.top = '0';
+  frame.style.left = '0';
+  frame.style.width = '100%';
+  frame.style.height = this.props.height + 'px';
+
+  this._repaintLabels();
+
+  this._repaintLine();
+
+  // put frame online again at the same place
+  if (beforeChild) {
+    parent.insertBefore(frame, beforeChild);
+  }
+  else {
+    parent.appendChild(frame)
   }
 
   return this._isResized();
@@ -154,8 +129,8 @@ TimeAxis.prototype._repaintLabels = function () {
   var orientation = this.getOption('orientation');
 
   // calculate range and step (step such that we have space for 7 characters per label)
-  var start = util.convert(this.range.start, 'Number'),
-      end = util.convert(this.range.end, 'Number'),
+  var start = util.convert(this.timeline.range.start, 'Number'),
+      end = util.convert(this.timeline.range.end, 'Number'),
       minimumStep = this.options.toTime((this.props.minorCharWidth || 10) * 7).valueOf()
           -this.options.toTime(0).valueOf();
   var step = new TimeStep(new Date(start), new Date(end), minimumStep);
@@ -244,7 +219,7 @@ TimeAxis.prototype._repaintMinorText = function (x, text, orientation) {
     label = document.createElement('div');
     label.appendChild(content);
     label.className = 'text minor';
-    this.frame.appendChild(label);
+    this.dom.frame.appendChild(label);
   }
   this.dom.minorTexts.push(label);
 
@@ -279,7 +254,7 @@ TimeAxis.prototype._repaintMajorText = function (x, text, orientation) {
     label = document.createElement('div');
     label.className = 'text major';
     label.appendChild(content);
-    this.frame.appendChild(label);
+    this.dom.frame.appendChild(label);
   }
   this.dom.majorTexts.push(label);
 
@@ -311,7 +286,7 @@ TimeAxis.prototype._repaintMinorLine = function (x, orientation) {
     // create vertical line
     line = document.createElement('div');
     line.className = 'grid vertical minor';
-    this.frame.appendChild(line);
+    this.dom.frame.appendChild(line);
   }
   this.dom.minorLines.push(line);
 
@@ -342,7 +317,7 @@ TimeAxis.prototype._repaintMajorLine = function (x, orientation) {
     // create vertical line
     line = document.createElement('DIV');
     line.className = 'grid vertical major';
-    this.frame.appendChild(line);
+    this.dom.frame.appendChild(line);
   }
   this.dom.majorLines.push(line);
 
@@ -366,7 +341,7 @@ TimeAxis.prototype._repaintMajorLine = function (x, orientation) {
  */
 TimeAxis.prototype._repaintLine = function() {
   var line = this.dom.line,
-      frame = this.frame,
+      frame = this.dom.frame,
       orientation = this.getOption('orientation');
 
   // line before all axis elements
@@ -417,7 +392,7 @@ TimeAxis.prototype._calculateCharSize = function () {
     this.dom.measureCharMinor.style.position = 'absolute';
 
     this.dom.measureCharMinor.appendChild(document.createTextNode('0'));
-    this.frame.appendChild(this.dom.measureCharMinor);
+    this.dom.frame.appendChild(this.dom.measureCharMinor);
   }
   this.props.minorCharHeight = this.dom.measureCharMinor.clientHeight;
   this.props.minorCharWidth = this.dom.measureCharMinor.clientWidth;
@@ -429,7 +404,7 @@ TimeAxis.prototype._calculateCharSize = function () {
     this.dom.measureCharMajor.style.position = 'absolute';
 
     this.dom.measureCharMajor.appendChild(document.createTextNode('0'));
-    this.frame.appendChild(this.dom.measureCharMajor);
+    this.dom.frame.appendChild(this.dom.measureCharMajor);
   }
   this.props.majorCharHeight = this.dom.measureCharMajor.clientHeight;
   this.props.majorCharWidth = this.dom.measureCharMajor.clientWidth;
diff --git a/src/timeline/component/css/panel.css b/src/timeline/component/css/panel.css
index 113c6922..66010dfa 100644
--- a/src/timeline/component/css/panel.css
+++ b/src/timeline/component/css/panel.css
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
 .vis.timeline .vispanel {
   position: absolute;
-  overflow: hidden;
+
   padding: 0;
   margin: 0;
 
diff --git a/src/timeline/component/css/timeaxis.css b/src/timeline/component/css/timeaxis.css
index 38f8ccb9..d67245eb 100644
--- a/src/timeline/component/css/timeaxis.css
+++ b/src/timeline/component/css/timeaxis.css
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 .vis.timeline .timeaxis {
-  position: absolute;
+  position: relative;
 }
 
 .vis.timeline .timeaxis .text {
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@
   left: 0;
   width: 100%;
   height: 0;
-  border-bottom: 1px solid;
 }
 
 .vis.timeline .timeaxis .grid.minor {