 			enableAutoZoomToExtent.value = true;
 			// adding a canvas as child gets the selection rectangle on top of the vis
 			addChild(selectionRectangleCanvas);
-			
-			shadowAmount.value = 0;
 			
 			addContextMenuEventListener();
 			

			init();
		}
		
		private var plotShadow:DropShadowFilter 	= new DropShadowFilter(1, 45, 0x000000, 0.2, 0, 0, 1);
		private function init():void
		{
			doubleClickEnabled = true;

		private function removeCursor(e:Event):void
		{
			CustomCursorManager.removeCurrentCursor();
		}
		
		public const enableZoomAndPan:LinkableBoolean = newLinkableChild(this, LinkableBoolean);
