diff --git a/openseadragon.js b/openseadragon.js
index d3de1584..8d727515 100644
--- a/openseadragon.js
+++ b/openseadragon.js
@@ -1221,7 +1221,7 @@ $.Utils = new $.Utils();
 
 (function( $ ){
     
-$.NavControl = function(viewer) {
+$.NavControl = function( viewer ) {
     this._group = null;
     this._zooming = false;    // whether we should be continuously zooming
     this._zoomFactor = null;  // how much we should be continuously zooming by
@@ -1230,74 +1230,73 @@ $.NavControl = function(viewer) {
     this.config = this._viewer.config;
 
     this.elmt = null;
-    this.initialize();
+    
+    var beginZoomingInHandler = $.delegate(this, this._beginZoomingIn);
+    var endZoomingHandler = $.delegate(this, this._endZooming);
+    var doSingleZoomInHandler = $.delegate(this, this._doSingleZoomIn);
+    var beginZoomingOutHandler = $.delegate(this, this._beginZoomingOut);
+    var doSingleZoomOutHandler = $.delegate(this, this._doSingleZoomOut);
+    var onHomeHandler = $.delegate(this, this._onHome);
+    var onFullPageHandler = $.delegate(this, this._onFullPage);
+
+    var navImages = this._viewer.config.navImages;
+
+    var zoomIn = new $.Button({ 
+        config: this._viewer.config, 
+        tooltip: $.Strings.getString("Tooltips.ZoomIn"), 
+        srcRest: this._resolveUrl(navImages.zoomIn.REST), 
+        srcGroup: this._resolveUrl(navImages.zoomIn.GROUP), 
+        srcHover: this._resolveUrl(navImages.zoomIn.HOVER), 
+        srcDown: this._resolveUrl(navImages.zoomIn.DOWN),
+        onPress: beginZoomingInHandler, 
+        onRelease: endZoomingHandler, 
+        onClick: doSingleZoomInHandler, 
+        onEnter: beginZoomingInHandler, 
+        onExit: endZoomingHandler 
+    });
+    var zoomOut = new $.Button({ 
+        config: this._viewer.config, 
+        tooltip: $.Strings.getString("Tooltips.ZoomOut"), 
+        srcRest: this._resolveUrl(navImages.zoomOut.REST), 
+        srcGroup: this._resolveUrl(navImages.zoomOut.GROUP), 
+        srcHover: this._resolveUrl(navImages.zoomOut.HOVER), 
+        srcDown: this._resolveUrl(navImages.zoomOut.DOWN),
+        onPress: beginZoomingOutHandler, 
+        onRelease: endZoomingHandler, 
+        onClick: doSingleZoomOutHandler, 
+        onEnter: beginZoomingOutHandler, 
+        onExit: endZoomingHandler 
+    });
+    var goHome = new $.Button({ 
+        config: this._viewer.config, 
+        tooltip: $.Strings.getString("Tooltips.Home"), 
+        srcRest: this._resolveUrl(navImages.home.REST), 
+        srcGroup: this._resolveUrl(navImages.home.GROUP), 
+        srcHover: this._resolveUrl(navImages.home.HOVER), 
+        srcDown: this._resolveUrl(navImages.home.DOWN),
+        onRelease: onHomeHandler 
+    });
+    var fullPage = new $.Button({ 
+        config: this._viewer.config, 
+        tooltip: $.Strings.getString("Tooltips.FullPage"), 
+        srcRest: this._resolveUrl(navImages.fullpage.REST), 
+        srcGroup: this._resolveUrl(navImages.fullpage.GROUP), 
+        srcHover: this._resolveUrl(navImages.fullpage.HOVER), 
+        srcDown: this._resolveUrl(navImages.fullpage.DOWN),
+        onRelease: onFullPageHandler 
+    });
+    this._group = new $.ButtonGroup({ 
+        config: this._viewer.config, 
+        buttons: [zoomIn, zoomOut, goHome, fullPage] 
+    });
+
+    this.elmt = this._group.element;
+    this.elmt[ $.SIGNAL ] = true;   // hack to get our controls to fade
+    this._viewer.addHandler('open', $.delegate(this, this._lightUp));
 };
 
 $.NavControl.prototype = {
-    initialize: function() {
-        var beginZoomingInHandler = $.delegate(this, this._beginZoomingIn);
-        var endZoomingHandler = $.delegate(this, this._endZooming);
-        var doSingleZoomInHandler = $.delegate(this, this._doSingleZoomIn);
-        var beginZoomingOutHandler = $.delegate(this, this._beginZoomingOut);
-        var doSingleZoomOutHandler = $.delegate(this, this._doSingleZoomOut);
-        var onHomeHandler = $.delegate(this, this._onHome);
-        var onFullPageHandler = $.delegate(this, this._onFullPage);
 
-        var navImages = this._viewer.config.navImages;
-
-        var zoomIn = new $.Button({ 
-            config: this._viewer.config, 
-            tooltip: $.Strings.getString("Tooltips.ZoomIn"), 
-            srcRest: this._resolveUrl(navImages.zoomIn.REST), 
-            srcGroup: this._resolveUrl(navImages.zoomIn.GROUP), 
-            srcHover: this._resolveUrl(navImages.zoomIn.HOVER), 
-            srcDown: this._resolveUrl(navImages.zoomIn.DOWN),
-            onPress: beginZoomingInHandler, 
-            onRelease: endZoomingHandler, 
-            onClick: doSingleZoomInHandler, 
-            onEnter: beginZoomingInHandler, 
-            onExit: endZoomingHandler 
-        });
-        var zoomOut = new $.Button({ 
-            config: this._viewer.config, 
-            tooltip: $.Strings.getString("Tooltips.ZoomOut"), 
-            srcRest: this._resolveUrl(navImages.zoomOut.REST), 
-            srcGroup: this._resolveUrl(navImages.zoomOut.GROUP), 
-            srcHover: this._resolveUrl(navImages.zoomOut.HOVER), 
-            srcDown: this._resolveUrl(navImages.zoomOut.DOWN),
-            onPress: beginZoomingOutHandler, 
-            onRelease: endZoomingHandler, 
-            onClick: doSingleZoomOutHandler, 
-            onEnter: beginZoomingOutHandler, 
-            onExit: endZoomingHandler 
-        });
-        var goHome = new $.Button({ 
-            config: this._viewer.config, 
-            tooltip: $.Strings.getString("Tooltips.Home"), 
-            srcRest: this._resolveUrl(navImages.home.REST), 
-            srcGroup: this._resolveUrl(navImages.home.GROUP), 
-            srcHover: this._resolveUrl(navImages.home.HOVER), 
-            srcDown: this._resolveUrl(navImages.home.DOWN),
-            onRelease: onHomeHandler 
-        });
-        var fullPage = new $.Button({ 
-            config: this._viewer.config, 
-            tooltip: $.Strings.getString("Tooltips.FullPage"), 
-            srcRest: this._resolveUrl(navImages.fullpage.REST), 
-            srcGroup: this._resolveUrl(navImages.fullpage.GROUP), 
-            srcHover: this._resolveUrl(navImages.fullpage.HOVER), 
-            srcDown: this._resolveUrl(navImages.fullpage.DOWN),
-            onRelease: onFullPageHandler 
-        });
-        this._group = new $.ButtonGroup({ 
-            config: this._viewer.config, 
-            buttons: [zoomIn, zoomOut, goHome, fullPage] 
-        });
-
-        this.elmt = this._group.element;
-        this.elmt[$.SIGNAL] = true;   // hack to get our controls to fade
-        this._viewer.addHandler('open', $.delegate(this, this._lightUp));
-    },
     _resolveUrl: function(url) {
         var prefix = this._viewer.prefixUrl;
         return prefix ? prefix + url : url;
diff --git a/src/navcontrol.js b/src/navcontrol.js
index 21347ea6..c1ff5179 100644
--- a/src/navcontrol.js
+++ b/src/navcontrol.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 
 (function( $ ){
     
-$.NavControl = function(viewer) {
+$.NavControl = function( viewer ) {
     this._group = null;
     this._zooming = false;    // whether we should be continuously zooming
     this._zoomFactor = null;  // how much we should be continuously zooming by
@@ -10,74 +10,73 @@ $.NavControl = function(viewer) {
     this.config = this._viewer.config;
 
     this.elmt = null;
-    this.initialize();
+    
+    var beginZoomingInHandler = $.delegate(this, this._beginZoomingIn);
+    var endZoomingHandler = $.delegate(this, this._endZooming);
+    var doSingleZoomInHandler = $.delegate(this, this._doSingleZoomIn);
+    var beginZoomingOutHandler = $.delegate(this, this._beginZoomingOut);
+    var doSingleZoomOutHandler = $.delegate(this, this._doSingleZoomOut);
+    var onHomeHandler = $.delegate(this, this._onHome);
+    var onFullPageHandler = $.delegate(this, this._onFullPage);
+
+    var navImages = this._viewer.config.navImages;
+
+    var zoomIn = new $.Button({ 
+        config: this._viewer.config, 
+        tooltip: $.Strings.getString("Tooltips.ZoomIn"), 
+        srcRest: this._resolveUrl(navImages.zoomIn.REST), 
+        srcGroup: this._resolveUrl(navImages.zoomIn.GROUP), 
+        srcHover: this._resolveUrl(navImages.zoomIn.HOVER), 
+        srcDown: this._resolveUrl(navImages.zoomIn.DOWN),
+        onPress: beginZoomingInHandler, 
+        onRelease: endZoomingHandler, 
+        onClick: doSingleZoomInHandler, 
+        onEnter: beginZoomingInHandler, 
+        onExit: endZoomingHandler 
+    });
+    var zoomOut = new $.Button({ 
+        config: this._viewer.config, 
+        tooltip: $.Strings.getString("Tooltips.ZoomOut"), 
+        srcRest: this._resolveUrl(navImages.zoomOut.REST), 
+        srcGroup: this._resolveUrl(navImages.zoomOut.GROUP), 
+        srcHover: this._resolveUrl(navImages.zoomOut.HOVER), 
+        srcDown: this._resolveUrl(navImages.zoomOut.DOWN),
+        onPress: beginZoomingOutHandler, 
+        onRelease: endZoomingHandler, 
+        onClick: doSingleZoomOutHandler, 
+        onEnter: beginZoomingOutHandler, 
+        onExit: endZoomingHandler 
+    });
+    var goHome = new $.Button({ 
+        config: this._viewer.config, 
+        tooltip: $.Strings.getString("Tooltips.Home"), 
+        srcRest: this._resolveUrl(navImages.home.REST), 
+        srcGroup: this._resolveUrl(navImages.home.GROUP), 
+        srcHover: this._resolveUrl(navImages.home.HOVER), 
+        srcDown: this._resolveUrl(navImages.home.DOWN),
+        onRelease: onHomeHandler 
+    });
+    var fullPage = new $.Button({ 
+        config: this._viewer.config, 
+        tooltip: $.Strings.getString("Tooltips.FullPage"), 
+        srcRest: this._resolveUrl(navImages.fullpage.REST), 
+        srcGroup: this._resolveUrl(navImages.fullpage.GROUP), 
+        srcHover: this._resolveUrl(navImages.fullpage.HOVER), 
+        srcDown: this._resolveUrl(navImages.fullpage.DOWN),
+        onRelease: onFullPageHandler 
+    });
+    this._group = new $.ButtonGroup({ 
+        config: this._viewer.config, 
+        buttons: [zoomIn, zoomOut, goHome, fullPage] 
+    });
+
+    this.elmt = this._group.element;
+    this.elmt[ $.SIGNAL ] = true;   // hack to get our controls to fade
+    this._viewer.addHandler('open', $.delegate(this, this._lightUp));
 };
 
 $.NavControl.prototype = {
-    initialize: function() {
-        var beginZoomingInHandler = $.delegate(this, this._beginZoomingIn);
-        var endZoomingHandler = $.delegate(this, this._endZooming);
-        var doSingleZoomInHandler = $.delegate(this, this._doSingleZoomIn);
-        var beginZoomingOutHandler = $.delegate(this, this._beginZoomingOut);
-        var doSingleZoomOutHandler = $.delegate(this, this._doSingleZoomOut);
-        var onHomeHandler = $.delegate(this, this._onHome);
-        var onFullPageHandler = $.delegate(this, this._onFullPage);
 
-        var navImages = this._viewer.config.navImages;
-
-        var zoomIn = new $.Button({ 
-            config: this._viewer.config, 
-            tooltip: $.Strings.getString("Tooltips.ZoomIn"), 
-            srcRest: this._resolveUrl(navImages.zoomIn.REST), 
-            srcGroup: this._resolveUrl(navImages.zoomIn.GROUP), 
-            srcHover: this._resolveUrl(navImages.zoomIn.HOVER), 
-            srcDown: this._resolveUrl(navImages.zoomIn.DOWN),
-            onPress: beginZoomingInHandler, 
-            onRelease: endZoomingHandler, 
-            onClick: doSingleZoomInHandler, 
-            onEnter: beginZoomingInHandler, 
-            onExit: endZoomingHandler 
-        });
-        var zoomOut = new $.Button({ 
-            config: this._viewer.config, 
-            tooltip: $.Strings.getString("Tooltips.ZoomOut"), 
-            srcRest: this._resolveUrl(navImages.zoomOut.REST), 
-            srcGroup: this._resolveUrl(navImages.zoomOut.GROUP), 
-            srcHover: this._resolveUrl(navImages.zoomOut.HOVER), 
-            srcDown: this._resolveUrl(navImages.zoomOut.DOWN),
-            onPress: beginZoomingOutHandler, 
-            onRelease: endZoomingHandler, 
-            onClick: doSingleZoomOutHandler, 
-            onEnter: beginZoomingOutHandler, 
-            onExit: endZoomingHandler 
-        });
-        var goHome = new $.Button({ 
-            config: this._viewer.config, 
-            tooltip: $.Strings.getString("Tooltips.Home"), 
-            srcRest: this._resolveUrl(navImages.home.REST), 
-            srcGroup: this._resolveUrl(navImages.home.GROUP), 
-            srcHover: this._resolveUrl(navImages.home.HOVER), 
-            srcDown: this._resolveUrl(navImages.home.DOWN),
-            onRelease: onHomeHandler 
-        });
-        var fullPage = new $.Button({ 
-            config: this._viewer.config, 
-            tooltip: $.Strings.getString("Tooltips.FullPage"), 
-            srcRest: this._resolveUrl(navImages.fullpage.REST), 
-            srcGroup: this._resolveUrl(navImages.fullpage.GROUP), 
-            srcHover: this._resolveUrl(navImages.fullpage.HOVER), 
-            srcDown: this._resolveUrl(navImages.fullpage.DOWN),
-            onRelease: onFullPageHandler 
-        });
-        this._group = new $.ButtonGroup({ 
-            config: this._viewer.config, 
-            buttons: [zoomIn, zoomOut, goHome, fullPage] 
-        });
-
-        this.elmt = this._group.element;
-        this.elmt[$.SIGNAL] = true;   // hack to get our controls to fade
-        this._viewer.addHandler('open', $.delegate(this, this._lightUp));
-    },
     _resolveUrl: function(url) {
         var prefix = this._viewer.prefixUrl;
         return prefix ? prefix + url : url;