       @setPosition @position, false, true
 
     _initControls: =>
-      @scrollLeftControl = $("<div class=\"rondell-scrollbar-left\"/>")
+      @scrollLeftControl = $("<div class=\"rondell-scrollbar-left\"><span class=\"rondell-scrollbar-inner\">&nbsp;</span></div>")
         .bind "click", @scrollLeft
         
-      @scrollRightControl = $("<div class=\"rondell-scrollbar-right\"/>")
+      @scrollRightControl = $("<div class=\"rondell-scrollbar-right\"><span class=\"rondell-scrollbar-inner\">&nbsp;</span></div>")
         .bind "click", @scrollRight
         
-      @scrollControl = $("<div class=\"rondell-scrollbar-control\"/>").css
+      @scrollControl = $("<div class=\"rondell-scrollbar-control\">&nbsp;</div>").css
         left: @container.innerWidth() / 2
         
       @scrollBackground = $("<div class=\"rondell-scrollbar-background\"/>")

      $.extend true, @,
        _lastKeyEvent: 0
        _focusedIndex: @currentLayer
        _itemIndices: {}
        autoRotation:
          _timer: -1              
        controls:

        resizeable: isResizeable
        croppedSize: croppedSize
        sizeSmall: 
          width: Math.round smWidth
          height: Math.round smHeight
        sizeFocused: 
          width: Math.round foWidth
          height: Math.round foHeight
      
    _loadItem: (itemIndex, obj) =>
      icon = if obj.is('img') then obj else $('img:first', obj)
