highcharts-rails 3.0.7 → 3.0.8

data/app/assets/javascripts/highcharts/modules/canvas-tools.js

@@ -2908,10 +2908,10 @@ if (CanvasRenderingContext2D) {
 		});
 	}
 }/**
- * @license Highcharts JS v3.0.7 (2013-10-24)
+ * @license Highcharts JS v3.0.8 (2014-01-09)
  * CanVGRenderer Extension module
  *
- * (c) 2011-2012 Torstein Hønsi, Erik Olsson
+ * (c) 2011-2012 Torstein Honsi, Erik Olsson
  *
  * License: www.highcharts.com/license
  */

data/app/assets/javascripts/highcharts/modules/data.js

@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 /**
  * @license Data plugin for Highcharts
  *
- * (c) 2012-2013 Torstein Hønsi
- * Last revision 2013-06-07
+ * (c) 2012-2014 Torstein Honsi
  *
  * License: www.highcharts.com/license
  */
@@ -50,7 +49,8 @@
  * https://spreadsheets.google.com/feeds/worksheets/{key}/public/basic
  *
  * - itemDelimiter : String
- * Item or cell delimiter for parsing CSV. Defaults to ",".
+ * Item or cell delimiter for parsing CSV. Defaults to the tab character "\t" if a tab character
+ * is found in the CSV string, if not it defaults to ",".
  *
  * - lineDelimiter : String
  * Line delimiter for parsing CSV. Defaults to "\n".
@@ -172,6 +172,7 @@
 			endRow = options.endRow || Number.MAX_VALUE,
 			startColumn = options.startColumn || 0,
 			endColumn = options.endColumn || Number.MAX_VALUE,
+			itemDelimiter,
 			lines,
 			activeRowNo = 0;
 			
@@ -181,6 +182,8 @@
 				.replace(/\r\n/g, "\n") // Unix
 				.replace(/\r/g, "\n") // Mac
 				.split(options.lineDelimiter || "\n");
+
+			itemDelimiter = options.itemDelimiter || (csv.indexOf('\t') !== -1 ? '\t' : ',');
 			
 			each(lines, function (line, rowNo) {
 				var trimmed = self.trim(line),
@@ -189,7 +192,7 @@
 					items;
 				
 				if (rowNo >= startRow && rowNo <= endRow && !isComment && !isBlank) {
-					items = line.split(options.itemDelimiter || ',');
+					items = line.split(itemDelimiter);
 					each(items, function (item, colNo) {
 						if (colNo >= startColumn && colNo <= endColumn) {
 							if (!columns[colNo - startColumn]) {

data/app/assets/javascripts/highcharts/modules/drilldown.js

@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
  * Highcharts Drilldown plugin
  * 
  * Author: Torstein Honsi
- * Last revision: 2013-02-18
  * License: MIT License
  *
  * Demo: http://jsfiddle.net/highcharts/Vf3yT/
@@ -43,13 +42,13 @@
 	defaultOptions.drilldown = {
 		activeAxisLabelStyle: {
 			cursor: 'pointer',
-			color: '#039',
+			color: '#0d233a',
 			fontWeight: 'bold',
 			textDecoration: 'underline'			
 		},
 		activeDataLabelStyle: {
 			cursor: 'pointer',
-			color: '#039',
+			color: '#0d233a',
 			fontWeight: 'bold',
 			textDecoration: 'underline'			
 		},
@@ -70,7 +69,7 @@
 	/**
 	 * A general fadeIn method
 	 */
-	H.SVGRenderer.prototype.Element.prototype.fadeIn = function () {
+	H.SVGRenderer.prototype.Element.prototype.fadeIn = function (animation) {
 		this
 		.attr({
 			opacity: 0.1,
@@ -78,7 +77,7 @@
 		})
 		.animate({
 			opacity: 1
-		}, {
+		}, animation || {
 			duration: 250
 		});
 	};
@@ -301,6 +300,9 @@
 				point.graphic
 					.attr(animateFrom)
 					.animate(point.shapeArgs, animationOptions);
+				if (point.dataLabel) {
+					point.dataLabel.fadeIn(animationOptions);
+				}
 			});
 		}
 		

data/app/assets/javascripts/highcharts/modules/exporting.js

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 /**
- * @license Highcharts JS v3.0.7 (2013-10-24)
+ * @license Highcharts JS v3.0.8 (2014-01-09)
  * Exporting module
  *
- * (c) 2010-2013 Torstein Hønsi
+ * (c) 2010-2014 Torstein Honsi
  *
  * License: www.highcharts.com/license
  */
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ defaultOptions.navigation = {
 		symbolX: 12.5,
 		symbolY: 10.5,
 		align: 'right',
-		buttonSpacing: 3, 
+		buttonSpacing: 3,
 		height: 22,
 		// text: null,
 		theme: {
@@ -158,16 +158,16 @@ defaultOptions.exporting = {
 };
 
 // Add the Highcharts.post utility
-Highcharts.post = function (url, data) {
+Highcharts.post = function (url, data, formAttributes) {
 	var name,
 		form;
-	
+
 	// create the form
-	form = createElement('form', {
+	form = createElement('form', merge({
 		method: 'post',
 		action: url,
 		enctype: 'multipart/form-data'
-	}, {
+	}, formAttributes), { // docs
 		display: NONE
 	}, doc.body);
 
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ extend(Chart.prototype, {
 			width: chart.chartWidth + PX,
 			height: chart.chartHeight + PX
 		}, doc.body);
-		
+
 		// get the source size
 		cssWidth = chart.renderTo.style.width;
 		cssHeight = chart.renderTo.style.height;
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ extend(Chart.prototype, {
 			height: sourceHeight
 		});
 		options.exporting.enabled = false; // hide buttons in print
-		
+
 		// prepare for replicating the chart
 		options.series = [];
 		each(chart.series, function (serie) {
@@ -331,13 +331,13 @@ extend(Chart.prototype, {
 	 */
 	exportChart: function (options, chartOptions) {
 		options = options || {};
-		
+
 		var chart = this,
 			chartExportingOptions = chart.options.exporting,
 			svg = chart.getSVG(merge(
 				{ chart: { borderRadius: 0 } },
 				chartExportingOptions.chartOptions,
-				chartOptions, 
+				chartOptions,
 				{
 					exporting: {
 						sourceWidth: options.sourceWidth || chartExportingOptions.sourceWidth,
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ extend(Chart.prototype, {
 
 		// merge the options
 		options = merge(chart.options.exporting, options);
-		
+
 		// do the post
 		Highcharts.post(options.url, {
 			filename: options.filename || 'chart',
@@ -356,10 +356,10 @@ extend(Chart.prototype, {
 			width: options.width || 0, // IE8 fails to post undefined correctly, so use 0
 			scale: options.scale || 2,
 			svg: svg
-		});
+		}, options.formAttributes);
 
 	},
-	
+
 	/**
 	 * Print the chart
 	 */
@@ -435,7 +435,12 @@ extend(Chart.prototype, {
 			innerMenu,
 			hide,
 			hideTimer,
-			menuStyle;
+			menuStyle,
+			docMouseUpHandler = function (e) {
+				if (!chart.pointer.inClass(e.target, className)) {
+					hide();
+				}
+			};
 
 		// create the menu only the first time
 		if (!menu) {
@@ -472,18 +477,19 @@ extend(Chart.prototype, {
 			addEvent(menu, 'mouseenter', function () {
 				clearTimeout(hideTimer);
 			});
-			// Hide it on clicking or touching outside the menu (#2258, #2335)
-			addEvent(document, 'mouseup', function (e) {
-				if (!chart.pointer.inClass(e.target, className)) {
-					hide();
-				}
+
+
+			// Hide it on clicking or touching outside the menu (#2258, #2335, #2407)
+			addEvent(document, 'mouseup', docMouseUpHandler);
+			addEvent(chart, 'destroy', function () {
+				removeEvent(document, 'mouseup', docMouseUpHandler);
 			});
 
 
 			// create the items
 			each(items, function (item) {
 				if (item) {
-					var element = item.separator ? 
+					var element = item.separator ?
 						createElement('hr', null, null, innerMenu) :
 						createElement(DIV, {
 							onmouseover: function () {
@@ -580,11 +586,11 @@ extend(Chart.prototype, {
 		} else if (menuItems) {
 			callback = function () {
 				chart.contextMenu(
-					button.menuClassName, 
-					menuItems, 
-					button.translateX, 
-					button.translateY, 
-					button.width, 
+					button.menuClassName,
+					menuItems,
+					button.translateX,
+					button.translateY,
+					button.width,
 					button.height,
 					button
 				);
@@ -595,7 +601,7 @@ extend(Chart.prototype, {
 
 		if (btnOptions.text && btnOptions.symbol) {
 			attr.paddingLeft = Highcharts.pick(attr.paddingLeft, 25);
-		
+
 		} else if (!btnOptions.text) {
 			extend(attr, {
 				width: btnOptions.width,
@@ -616,7 +622,7 @@ extend(Chart.prototype, {
 					btnOptions.symbol,
 					btnOptions.symbolX - (symbolSize / 2),
 					btnOptions.symbolY - (symbolSize / 2),
-					symbolSize,				
+					symbolSize,
 					symbolSize
 				)
 				.attr(extend(symbolAttr, {
@@ -648,7 +654,7 @@ extend(Chart.prototype, {
 		// Destroy the extra buttons added
 		for (i = 0; i < chart.exportSVGElements.length; i++) {
 			elem = chart.exportSVGElements[i];
-			
+
 			// Destroy and null the svg/vml elements
 			if (elem) { // #1822
 				elem.onclick = elem.ontouchstart = null;

data/app/assets/javascripts/highcharts/modules/funnel.js

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 /**
  * @license 
- * Highcharts funnel module, Beta
+ * Highcharts funnel module
  *
- * (c) 2010-2012 Torstein Hønsi
+ * (c) 2010-2014 Torstein Honsi
  *
  * License: www.highcharts.com/license
  */

data/app/assets/javascripts/highcharts/modules/heatmap.js

@@ -3,51 +3,57 @@
 		each = H.each;
 	
 	seriesTypes.heatmap = H.extendClass(seriesTypes.map, {
-		colorKey: 'z',
 		useMapGeometry: false,
-		pointArrayMap: ['y', 'z'],
+		pointArrayMap: ['y', 'value'],
+		init: function () {
+			seriesTypes.map.prototype.init.apply(this, arguments);
+			this.pointRange = this.options.colsize || 1;
+			// TODO: similar logic for the Y axis
+		},
 		translate: function () {
 			var series = this,
 				options = series.options,
-				dataMin = Number.MAX_VALUE,
-				dataMax = Number.MIN_VALUE;
+				xAxis = series.xAxis,
+				yAxis = series.yAxis;
 
 			series.generatePoints();
 	
-			each(series.data, function (point) {
-				var x = point.x,
-					y = point.y,
-					value = point.z,
-					xPad = (options.colsize || 1) / 2,
-					yPad = (options.rowsize || 1) / 2;
+			each(series.points, function (point) {
+				var xPad = (options.colsize || 1) / 2,
+					yPad = (options.rowsize || 1) / 2,
+					x1 = Math.round(xAxis.len - xAxis.translate(point.x - xPad, 0, 1, 0, 1)),
+					x2 = Math.round(xAxis.len - xAxis.translate(point.x + xPad, 0, 1, 0, 1)),
+					y1 = Math.round(yAxis.translate(point.y - yPad, 0, 1, 0, 1)),
+					y2 = Math.round(yAxis.translate(point.y + yPad, 0, 1, 0, 1));
+
+
+				point.plotY = 1; // Pass test in Column.drawPoints
 
-				point.path = [
-					'M', x - xPad, y - yPad,
-					'L', x + xPad, y - yPad,
-					'L', x + xPad, y + yPad,
-					'L', x - xPad, y + yPad,
-					'Z'
-				];
-				
-				point.shapeType = 'path';
+				point.shapeType = 'rect';
 				point.shapeArgs = {
-					d: series.translatePath(point.path)
+					x: Math.min(x1, x2),
+					y: Math.min(y1, y2),
+					width: Math.abs(x2 - x1),
+					height: Math.abs(y2 - y1)
 				};
-				
-				if (typeof value === 'number') {
-					if (value > dataMax) {
-						dataMax = value;
-					} else if (value < dataMin) {
-						dataMin = value;
-					}
-				}
 			});
 			
-			series.translateColors(dataMin, dataMax);
+			series.pointRange = options.colsize || 1;
+			series.translateColors();
 		},
 		
+		animate: function () {},
 		getBox: function () {},
-		getExtremes: H.Series.prototype.getExtremes
+
+		getExtremes: function () {
+			// Get the extremes from the value data
+			H.Series.prototype.getExtremes.call(this, this.valueData);
+			this.valueMin = this.dataMin;
+			this.valueMax = this.dataMax;
+
+			// Get the extremes from the y data
+			H.Series.prototype.getExtremes.call(this);
+		}
 			
 	});
 	

data/app/assets/javascripts/highcharts/modules/map.js

@@ -1,27 +1,24 @@
 /**
- * @license Map plugin v0.1 for Highcharts
+ * @license Map plugin v0.2 for Highcharts
  *
- * (c) 2011-2013 Torstein Hønsi
+ * (c) 2011-2014 Torstein Honsi
  *
  * License: www.highcharts.com/license
  */
 
-/* 
- * See www.H.com/studies/world-map.htm for use case.
- *
- * To do:
- * - Optimize long variable names and alias adapter methods and Highcharts namespace variables
- * - Zoom and pan GUI
- */
 /*global HighchartsAdapter*/
 (function (H) {
 	var UNDEFINED,
 		Axis = H.Axis,
 		Chart = H.Chart,
+		Color = H.Color,
 		Point = H.Point,
 		Pointer = H.Pointer,
+		Legend = H.Legend,
+		Series = H.Series,
 		SVGRenderer = H.SVGRenderer,
 		VMLRenderer = H.VMLRenderer,
+		
 		symbols = SVGRenderer.prototype.symbols,
 		each = H.each,
 		extend = H.extend,
@@ -31,10 +28,8 @@
 		numberFormat = H.numberFormat,
 		defaultOptions = H.getOptions(),
 		seriesTypes = H.seriesTypes,
-		inArray = HighchartsAdapter.inArray,
 		plotOptions = defaultOptions.plotOptions,
 		wrap = H.wrap,
-		Color = H.Color,
 		noop = function () {};
 
 	// Add language
@@ -166,7 +161,7 @@
 			this.dataMax = dataMax;
 		}
 	});
-	
+
 	/**
 	 * Override axis translation to make sure the aspect ratio is always kept
 	 */
@@ -174,55 +169,51 @@
 		var chart = this.chart,
 			mapRatio,
 			plotRatio = chart.plotWidth / chart.plotHeight,
-			isXAxis = this.isXAxis,
 			adjustedAxisLength,
 			xAxis = chart.xAxis[0],
-			padAxis;
+			padAxis,
+			fixTo,
+			fixDiff;
+
 		
 		// Run the parent method
 		proceed.call(this);
 		
 		// On Y axis, handle both
-		if (chart.options.chart.type === 'map' && !isXAxis && xAxis.transA !== UNDEFINED) {
+		if (chart.options.chart.preserveAspectRatio && this.coll === 'yAxis' && xAxis.transA !== UNDEFINED) {
 			
 			// Use the same translation for both axes
 			this.transA = xAxis.transA = Math.min(this.transA, xAxis.transA);
 			
-			mapRatio = (xAxis.max - xAxis.min) / (this.max - this.min);
+			mapRatio = chart.mapRatio = plotRatio / ((xAxis.max - xAxis.min) / (this.max - this.min));
 			
 			// What axis to pad to put the map in the middle
-			padAxis = mapRatio > plotRatio ? this : xAxis;
-			
+			padAxis = mapRatio < 1 ? this : xAxis;
+
 			// Pad it
 			adjustedAxisLength = (padAxis.max - padAxis.min) * padAxis.transA;
-			padAxis.minPixelPadding = (padAxis.len - adjustedAxisLength) / 2;
+			padAxis.pixelPadding = padAxis.len - adjustedAxisLength;
+			padAxis.minPixelPadding = padAxis.pixelPadding / 2;
+
+			fixTo = padAxis.fixTo;
+			if (fixTo) {
+				fixDiff = fixTo[1] - padAxis.toValue(fixTo[0], true);
+				fixDiff *= padAxis.transA;
+				if (Math.abs(fixDiff) > padAxis.minPixelPadding) { // zooming out again, keep within restricted area
+					fixDiff = 0;
+				}
+				padAxis.minPixelPadding -= fixDiff;
+				
+			}
 		}
 	});
 
-
-	//--- Start zooming and panning features
-	wrap(Chart.prototype, 'render', function (proceed) {
-		var chart = this,
-			mapNavigation = chart.options.mapNavigation;
-
-		proceed.call(chart);
-
-		// Render the plus and minus buttons
-		chart.renderMapNavigation();
-
-		// Add the double click event
-		if (pick(mapNavigation.enableDoubleClickZoom, mapNavigation.enabled) || mapNavigation.enableDoubleClickZoomTo) {
-			H.addEvent(chart.container, 'dblclick', function (e) {
-				chart.pointer.onContainerDblClick(e);
-			});
-		}
-
-		// Add the mousewheel event
-		if (pick(mapNavigation.enableMouseWheelZoom, mapNavigation.enabled)) {
-			H.addEvent(chart.container, document.onmousewheel === undefined ? 'DOMMouseScroll' : 'mousewheel', function (e) {
-				chart.pointer.onContainerMouseWheel(e);
-			});
-		}
+	/**
+	 * Override Axis.render in order to delete the fixTo prop
+	 */
+	wrap(Axis.prototype, 'render', function (proceed) {
+		proceed.call(this);
+		this.fixTo = null;
 	});
 
 	// Extend the Pointer
@@ -238,13 +229,15 @@
 
 			if (chart.options.mapNavigation.enableDoubleClickZoomTo) {
 				if (chart.pointer.inClass(e.target, 'highcharts-tracker')) {
-					chart.zoomToShape(chart.hoverPoint);
+					chart.hoverPoint.zoomTo();
 				}
 			} else if (chart.isInsidePlot(e.chartX - chart.plotLeft, e.chartY - chart.plotTop)) {
 				chart.mapZoom(
 					0.5,
 					chart.xAxis[0].toValue(e.chartX),
-					chart.yAxis[0].toValue(e.chartY)
+					chart.yAxis[0].toValue(e.chartY),
+					e.chartX, 
+					e.chartY
 				);
 			}
 		},
@@ -262,9 +255,11 @@
 			delta = e.detail || -(e.wheelDelta / 120);
 			if (chart.isInsidePlot(e.chartX - chart.plotLeft, e.chartY - chart.plotTop)) {
 				chart.mapZoom(
-					delta > 0 ? 2 : 0.5,
+					delta > 0 ? 2 : 1 / 2,
 					chart.xAxis[0].toValue(e.chartX),
-					chart.yAxis[0].toValue(e.chartY)
+					chart.yAxis[0].toValue(e.chartY),
+					delta > 0 ? undefined : e.chartX,
+					delta > 0 ? undefined : e.chartY
 				);
 			}
 		}
@@ -304,6 +299,402 @@
 		}
 	});
 
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * The ColorAxis object for inclusion in gradient legends
+	 */
+	var ColorAxis = H.ColorAxis = function () {
+		this.init.apply(this, arguments);
+	};
+	extend(ColorAxis.prototype, Axis.prototype);
+	extend(ColorAxis.prototype, {
+		defaultColorAxisOptions: {
+			lineWidth: 0,
+			gridLineWidth: 1,
+			tickPixelInterval: 72,
+			startOnTick: true,
+			endOnTick: true,
+			offset: 0,
+			marker: { // docs: use another name?
+				animation: {
+					duration: 50
+				},
+				color: 'gray',
+				width: 0.01
+			},
+			labels: {
+				overflow: 'justify'
+			},
+			minColor: '#EFEFFF',
+			maxColor: '#102d4c'
+		},
+		init: function (chart, userOptions) {
+			var horiz = chart.options.legend.layout !== 'vertical',
+				options;
+
+			// Build the options
+			options = merge(this.defaultColorAxisOptions, {
+				side: horiz ? 2 : 1,
+				reversed: !horiz
+			}, userOptions, {
+				isX: horiz,
+				opposite: !horiz,
+				showEmpty: false,
+				title: null
+			});
+
+			Axis.prototype.init.call(this, chart, options);
+
+			// Base init() pushes it to the xAxis array, now pop it again
+			//chart[this.isXAxis ? 'xAxis' : 'yAxis'].pop();
+
+			// Prepare data classes
+			if (userOptions.dataClasses) {
+				this.initDataClasses(userOptions);
+			}
+
+			// Override original axis properties
+			this.isXAxis = true;
+			this.horiz = horiz;
+		},
+
+		initDataClasses: function (userOptions) {
+			var chart = this.chart,
+				dataClasses,
+				colorCounter = 0,
+				options = this.options;
+			this.dataClasses = dataClasses = [];
+
+			each(userOptions.dataClasses, function (dataClass, i) {
+				var colors;
+
+				dataClass = merge(dataClass);
+				dataClasses.push(dataClass);
+				if (!dataClass.color) {
+					if (options.dataClassColor === 'category') {
+						colors = chart.options.colors;
+						dataClass.color = colors[colorCounter++];
+						// loop back to zero
+						if (colorCounter === colors.length) {
+							colorCounter = 0;
+						}
+					} else {
+						dataClass.color = tweenColors(Color(options.minColor), Color(options.maxColor), i / (userOptions.dataClasses.length - 1));
+					}
+				}
+			});
+		},
+
+		/**
+		 * Extend the setOptions method to process extreme colors and color
+		 * stops.
+		 */
+		setOptions: function (userOptions) {
+			Axis.prototype.setOptions.call(this, userOptions);
+
+			this.options.crosshair = this.options.marker;
+
+			this.stops = userOptions.stops || [
+				[0, this.options.minColor],
+				[1, this.options.maxColor]
+			];
+			each(this.stops, function (stop) {
+				stop.color = Color(stop[1]);
+			});
+			this.coll = 'colorAxis';
+		},
+
+		setAxisSize: function () {
+			var symbol = this.legendSymbol,
+				chart = this.chart;
+
+			if (symbol) {
+				this.left = symbol.x;
+				this.top = symbol.y;
+				this.width = symbol.width;
+				this.height = symbol.height;
+				this.right = chart.chartWidth - this.left - this.width;
+				this.bottom = chart.chartHeight - this.top - this.height;
+
+				this.len = this.horiz ? this.width : this.height;
+				this.pos = this.horiz ? this.left : this.top;
+			}
+		},
+
+		/** 
+		 * Translate from a value to a color
+		 */
+		toColor: function (value, point) {
+			var pos,
+				stops = this.stops,
+				from,
+				to,
+				color,
+				dataClasses = this.dataClasses,
+				dataClass,
+				i;
+
+			if (dataClasses) {
+				i = dataClasses.length;
+				while (i--) {
+					dataClass = dataClasses[i];
+					from = dataClass.from;
+					to = dataClass.to;
+					if ((from === UNDEFINED || value >= from) && (to === UNDEFINED || value <= to)) {
+						color = dataClass.color;
+						if (point) {
+							point.dataClass = i;
+						}
+						break;
+					}	
+				}
+
+			} else {
+
+				if (this.isLog) {
+					value = this.val2lin(value);
+				}
+				pos = 1 - ((this.max - value) / (this.max - this.min));
+				i = stops.length;
+				while (i--) {
+					if (pos > stops[i][0]) {
+						break;
+					}
+				}
+				from = stops[i] || stops[i + 1];
+				to = stops[i + 1] || from;
+
+				// The position within the gradient
+				pos = 1 - (to[0] - pos) / ((to[0] - from[0]) || 1);
+				
+				color = tweenColors(
+					from.color, 
+					to.color,
+					pos
+				);
+			}
+			return color;
+		},
+
+		getOffset: function () {
+			var group = this.legendGroup;
+			if (group) {
+
+				Axis.prototype.getOffset.call(this);
+				
+				if (!this.axisGroup.parentGroup) {
+
+					// Move the axis elements inside the legend group
+					this.axisGroup.add(group);
+					this.gridGroup.add(group);
+					this.labelGroup.add(group);
+
+					this.added = true;
+				}
+			}
+		},
+
+		/**
+		 * Create the color gradient
+		 */
+		setLegendColor: function () {
+			var grad,
+				horiz = this.horiz,
+				options = this.options;
+
+			grad = horiz ? [0, 0, 1, 0] : [0, 0, 0, 1]; 
+			this.legendColor = {
+				linearGradient: { x1: grad[0], y1: grad[1], x2: grad[2], y2: grad[3] },
+				stops: options.stops || [
+					[0, options.minColor],
+					[1, options.maxColor]
+				]
+			};
+		},
+
+		/**
+		 * The color axis appears inside the legend and has its own legend symbol
+		 */
+		drawLegendSymbol: function (legend, item) {
+			var padding = legend.padding,
+				legendOptions = legend.options,
+				horiz = this.horiz,
+				box,
+				width = pick(legendOptions.symbolWidth, horiz ? 200 : 12),
+				height = pick(legendOptions.symbolHeight, horiz ? 12 : 200),
+				labelPadding = pick(legendOptions.labelPadding, horiz ? 10 : 30);
+
+			this.setLegendColor();
+
+			// Create the gradient
+			item.legendSymbol = this.chart.renderer.rect(
+				0,
+				legend.baseline - 11,
+				width,
+				height
+			).attr({
+				zIndex: 1
+			}).add(item.legendGroup);
+			box = item.legendSymbol.getBBox();
+
+			// Set how much space this legend item takes up
+			this.legendItemWidth = width + padding + (horiz ? 0 : labelPadding);
+			this.legendItemHeight = height + padding + (horiz ? labelPadding : 0);
+		},
+		/**
+		 * Fool the legend
+		 */
+		setState: noop,
+		visible: true,
+		setVisible: noop,
+		getSeriesExtremes: function () {
+			var series;
+			if (this.series.length) {
+				series = this.series[0];
+				this.dataMin = series.valueMin;
+				this.dataMax = series.valueMax;
+			}
+		},
+		drawCrosshair: function (e, point) {
+			var newCross = !this.cross,
+				plotX = point && point.plotX,
+				plotY = point && point.plotY,
+				crossPos,
+				axisPos = this.pos,
+				axisLen = this.len;
+			
+			if (point) {
+				crossPos = this.toPixels(point.value);
+				if (crossPos < axisPos) {
+					crossPos = axisPos - 2;
+				} else if (crossPos > axisPos + axisLen) {
+					crossPos = axisPos + axisLen + 2;
+				}
+				
+				point.plotX = crossPos;
+				point.plotY = this.len - crossPos;
+				Axis.prototype.drawCrosshair.call(this, e, point);
+				point.plotX = plotX;
+				point.plotY = plotY;
+				
+				if (!newCross && this.cross) {
+					this.cross
+						.attr({
+							fill: this.crosshair.color
+						})
+						.add(this.labelGroup);
+				}
+			}
+		},
+		getPlotLinePath: function (a, b, c, d, pos) {
+			if (pos) { // crosshairs only
+				return this.horiz ? 
+					['M', pos - 4, this.top - 6, 'L', pos + 4, this.top - 6, pos, this.top, 'Z'] : 
+					['M', this.left, pos, 'L', this.left - 6, pos + 6, this.left - 6, pos - 6, 'Z'];
+			} else {
+				return Axis.prototype.getPlotLinePath.call(this, a, b, c, d);
+			}
+		},
+
+		update: function (newOptions, redraw) {
+			Axis.prototype.update.call(this, newOptions, redraw);
+			if (this.legendItem) {
+				this.setLegendColor();
+				this.chart.legend.colorizeItem(this, true);
+			}
+		},
+
+		/**
+		 * Get the legend item symbols for data classes
+		 */
+		getDataClassLegendSymbols: function () {
+			var axis = this,
+				chart = this.chart,
+				legendItems = [],
+				legendOptions = chart.options.legend,
+				valueDecimals = legendOptions.valueDecimals,
+				valueSuffix = legendOptions.valueSuffix || '',
+				name;
+
+			each(this.dataClasses, function (dataClass, i) {
+				var vis = true,
+					from = dataClass.from,
+					to = dataClass.to;
+				
+				// Assemble the default name. This can be overridden by legend.options.labelFormatter
+				name = '';
+				if (from === UNDEFINED) {
+					name = '< ';
+				} else if (to === UNDEFINED) {
+					name = '> ';
+				}
+				if (from !== UNDEFINED) {
+					name += numberFormat(from, valueDecimals) + valueSuffix;
+				}
+				if (from !== UNDEFINED && to !== UNDEFINED) {
+					name += ' - ';
+				}
+				if (to !== UNDEFINED) {
+					name += numberFormat(to, valueDecimals) + valueSuffix;
+				}
+				
+				// Add a mock object to the legend items
+				legendItems.push(H.extend({
+					chart: chart,
+					name: name,
+					options: {},
+					drawLegendSymbol: H.LegendSymbolMixin.drawRectangle,
+					visible: true,
+					setState: noop,
+					setVisible: function () {
+						vis = this.visible = !vis;
+						each(axis.series, function (series) {
+							each(series.points, function (point) {
+								if (point.dataClass === i) {
+									point.setVisible(vis);
+								}
+							});
+						});
+						
+						chart.legend.colorizeItem(this, vis);
+					}
+				}, dataClass));
+			});
+			return legendItems;
+		}
+	});
+
+	/**
+	 * Wrap the legend getAllItems method to add the color axis. This also removes the 
+	 * axis' own series to prevent them from showing up individually.
+	 */
+	wrap(Legend.prototype, 'getAllItems', function (proceed) {
+		var allItems = [],
+			colorAxis = this.chart.colorAxis[0];
+
+		if (colorAxis) {
+
+			// Data classes
+			if (colorAxis.options.dataClasses) {
+				allItems = allItems.concat(colorAxis.getDataClassLegendSymbols());
+			// Gradient legend
+			} else {
+				// Add this axis on top
+				allItems.push(colorAxis);
+			}
+
+			// Don't add the color axis' series
+			each(colorAxis.series, function (series) {
+				series.options.showInLegend = false;
+			});
+		}
+
+		return allItems.concat(proceed.call(this));
+	});
+
+
 	// Add events to the Chart object itself
 	extend(Chart.prototype, {
 		renderMapNavigation: function () {
@@ -319,7 +710,7 @@
 					this.handler.call(chart); 
 				};
 
-			if (pick(options.enableButtons, options.enabled)) {
+			if (pick(options.enableButtons, options.enabled) && !chart.renderer.forExport) {
 				for (n in buttons) {
 					if (buttons.hasOwnProperty(n)) {
 						buttonOptions = merge(options.buttonOptions, buttons[n]);
@@ -384,11 +775,11 @@
 		/**
 		 * Zoom the map in or out by a certain amount. Less than 1 zooms in, greater than 1 zooms out.
 		 */
-		mapZoom: function (howMuch, centerXArg, centerYArg) {
-
-			if (this.isMapZooming) {
+		mapZoom: function (howMuch, centerXArg, centerYArg, mouseX, mouseY) {
+			/*if (this.isMapZooming) {
+				this.mapZoomQueue = arguments;
 				return;
-			}
+			}*/
 
 			var chart = this,
 				xAxis = chart.xAxis[0],
@@ -399,10 +790,10 @@
 				yRange = yAxis.max - yAxis.min,
 				centerY = pick(centerYArg, yAxis.min + yRange / 2),
 				newYRange = yRange * howMuch,
-				newXMin = centerX - newXRange / 2,
-				newYMin = centerY - newYRange / 2,
-				animation = pick(chart.options.chart.animation, true),
-				delay,
+				fixToX = mouseX ? ((mouseX - xAxis.pos) / xAxis.len) : 0.5,
+				fixToY = mouseY ? ((mouseY - yAxis.pos) / yAxis.len) : 0.5,
+				newXMin = centerX - newXRange * fixToX,
+				newYMin = centerY - newYRange * fixToY,
 				newExt = chart.fitToBox({
 					x: newXMin,
 					y: newYMin,
@@ -415,47 +806,93 @@
 					height: yAxis.dataMax - yAxis.dataMin
 				});
 
-			xAxis.setExtremes(newExt.x, newExt.x + newExt.width, false);
-			yAxis.setExtremes(newExt.y, newExt.y + newExt.height, false);
+			// When mousewheel zooming, fix the point under the mouse
+			if (mouseX) {
+				xAxis.fixTo = [mouseX - xAxis.pos, centerXArg];
+			}
+			if (mouseY) {
+				yAxis.fixTo = [mouseY - yAxis.pos, centerYArg];
+			}
+
+			// Zoom
+			if (howMuch !== undefined) {
+				xAxis.setExtremes(newExt.x, newExt.x + newExt.width, false);
+				yAxis.setExtremes(newExt.y, newExt.y + newExt.height, false);
 
+			// Reset zoom
+			} else {
+				xAxis.setExtremes(undefined, undefined, false);
+				yAxis.setExtremes(undefined, undefined, false);
+			}
+			
 			// Prevent zooming until this one is finished animating
-			delay = animation ? animation.duration || 500 : 0;
+			/*delay = animation ? animation.duration || 500 : 0;
 			if (delay) {
 				chart.isMapZooming = true;
 				setTimeout(function () {
 					chart.isMapZooming = false;
+					if (chart.mapZoomQueue) {
+						chart.mapZoom.apply(chart, chart.mapZoomQueue);
+					}
+					chart.mapZoomQueue = null;
 				}, delay);
-			}
-			
+			}*/
 
 			chart.redraw();
-		},
+		}
+	});
 
-		/**
-		 * Zoom the chart to view a specific area point
-		 */
-		zoomToShape: function (point) {
-			var series = point.series,
-				chart = series.chart;
+	/**
+	 * Extend the chart getAxes method to also get the color axis
+	 */
+	wrap(Chart.prototype, 'getAxes', function (proceed) {
 
-			series.xAxis.setExtremes(
-				point._minX,
-				point._maxX,
-				false
-			);
-			series.yAxis.setExtremes(
-				point._minY,
-				point._maxY,
-				false
-			);
-			chart.redraw();
+		var options = this.options,
+			colorAxisOptions = options.colorAxis;
+
+		proceed.call(this);
+
+		this.colorAxis = [];
+		if (colorAxisOptions) {
+			proceed = new ColorAxis(this, colorAxisOptions); // Fake assignment for jsLint
+		}
+	});
+
+	/**
+	 * Extend the Chart.render method to add zooming and panning
+	 */
+	wrap(Chart.prototype, 'render', function (proceed) {
+		var chart = this,
+			mapNavigation = chart.options.mapNavigation;
+
+		proceed.call(chart);
+
+		// Render the plus and minus buttons
+		chart.renderMapNavigation();
+
+		// Add the double click event
+		if (pick(mapNavigation.enableDoubleClickZoom, mapNavigation.enabled) || mapNavigation.enableDoubleClickZoomTo) {
+			H.addEvent(chart.container, 'dblclick', function (e) {
+				chart.pointer.onContainerDblClick(e);
+			});
+		}
+
+		// Add the mousewheel event
+		if (pick(mapNavigation.enableMouseWheelZoom, mapNavigation.enabled)) {
+			H.addEvent(chart.container, document.onmousewheel === undefined ? 'DOMMouseScroll' : 'mousewheel', function (e) {
+				chart.pointer.onContainerMouseWheel(e);
+				return false;
+			});
 		}
 	});
+
+
 	
 	/**
 	 * Extend the default options with map options
 	 */
 	plotOptions.map = merge(plotOptions.scatter, {
+		allAreas: true,
 		animation: false, // makes the complex shapes slow
 		nullColor: '#F8F8F8',
 		borderColor: 'silver',
@@ -463,20 +900,27 @@
 		marker: null,
 		stickyTracking: false,
 		dataLabels: {
+			format: '{point.value}',
 			verticalAlign: 'middle'
 		},
 		turboThreshold: 0,
 		tooltip: {
 			followPointer: true,
-			pointFormat: '{point.name}: {point.y}<br/>'
+			pointFormat: '{point.name}: {point.value}<br/>'
 		},
 		states: {
 			normal: {
 				animation: true
+			},
+			hover: {
+				brightness: 0.2
 			}
 		}
 	});
 
+	/**
+	 * The MapAreaPoint object
+	 */
 	var MapAreaPoint = extendClass(Point, {
 		/**
 		 * Extend the Point object to split paths
@@ -486,11 +930,13 @@
 			var point = Point.prototype.applyOptions.call(this, options, x),
 				series = this.series,
 				seriesOptions = series.options,
-				joinBy = seriesOptions.dataJoinBy,
+				joinBy = seriesOptions.joinBy,
 				mapPoint;
 
-			if (joinBy && seriesOptions.mapData) {
-				mapPoint = series.getMapData(joinBy, point[joinBy]);
+			if (seriesOptions.mapData) {
+				mapPoint = joinBy ? 
+					series.getMapData(joinBy, point[joinBy]) : // Join by a string
+					seriesOptions.mapData[point.x]; // Use array position (faster)
 					
 				if (mapPoint) {
 					// This applies only to bubbles
@@ -500,7 +946,7 @@
 					}
 					extend(point, mapPoint); // copy over properties
 				} else {
-					point.y = point.y || null;
+					point.value = point.value || null;
 				}
 			}
 			
@@ -543,7 +989,7 @@
 				animation = point.series.options.states.normal.animation,
 				duration = animation && (animation.duration || 500);
 
-			if (duration && normalColor.rgba.length === 4 && hoverColor.rgba.length === 4) {
+			if (duration && normalColor.rgba.length === 4 && hoverColor.rgba.length === 4 && point.state !== 'select') {
 				delete point.pointAttr[''].fill; // avoid resetting it in Point.setState
 
 				clearTimeout(point.colorInterval);
@@ -562,6 +1008,26 @@
 				}, 13);
 			}
 			Point.prototype.onMouseOut.call(point);
+		},
+
+		/**
+		 * Zoom the chart to view a specific area point
+		 */
+		zoomTo: function () {
+			var point = this,
+				series = point.series;
+
+			series.xAxis.setExtremes(
+				point._minX,
+				point._maxX,
+				false
+			);
+			series.yAxis.setExtremes(
+				point._minY,
+				point._maxY,
+				false
+			);
+			series.chart.redraw();
 		}
 	});
 
@@ -573,201 +1039,19 @@
 		pointAttrToOptions: { // mapping between SVG attributes and the corresponding options
 			stroke: 'borderColor',
 			'stroke-width': 'borderWidth',
-			fill: 'color'
+			fill: 'color',
+			dashstyle: 'dashStyle'
 		},
-		colorKey: 'y',
 		pointClass: MapAreaPoint,
+		pointArrayMap: ['value'],
+		axisTypes: ['xAxis', 'yAxis', 'colorAxis'],
+		optionalAxis: 'colorAxis',
 		trackerGroups: ['group', 'markerGroup', 'dataLabelsGroup'],
 		getSymbol: noop,
 		supportsDrilldown: true,
 		getExtremesFromAll: true,
 		useMapGeometry: true, // get axis extremes from paths, not values
-		init: function (chart) {
-			var series = this,
-				legendOptions = chart.options.legend,
-				valueDecimals = legendOptions.valueDecimals,
-				valueSuffix = legendOptions.valueSuffix || '',
-				legendItems = [],
-				name,
-				from,
-				to,
-				fromLabel,
-				toLabel,
-				colorRange,
-				valueRanges,
-				gradientColor,
-				grad,
-				tmpLabel,
-				horizontal = chart.options.legend.layout === 'horizontal';
-
-			
-			H.Series.prototype.init.apply(this, arguments);
-			colorRange = series.options.colorRange;
-			valueRanges = series.options.valueRanges;
-
-			if (valueRanges) {
-				each(valueRanges, function (range, i) {
-					var vis = true;
-					from = range.from;
-					to = range.to;
-					
-					// Assemble the default name. This can be overridden by legend.options.labelFormatter
-					name = '';
-					if (from === UNDEFINED) {
-						name = '< ';
-					} else if (to === UNDEFINED) {
-						name = '> ';
-					}
-					if (from !== UNDEFINED) {
-						name += numberFormat(from, valueDecimals) + valueSuffix;
-					}
-					if (from !== UNDEFINED && to !== UNDEFINED) {
-						name += ' - ';
-					}
-					if (to !== UNDEFINED) {
-						name += numberFormat(to, valueDecimals) + valueSuffix;
-					}
-					
-					// Add a mock object to the legend items
-					legendItems.push(H.extend({
-						chart: series.chart,
-						name: name,
-						options: {},
-						drawLegendSymbol: seriesTypes.area.prototype.drawLegendSymbol,
-						visible: true,
-						setState: noop,
-						setVisible: function () {
-							vis = this.visible = !vis;
-							each(series.points, function (point) {
-								if (point.valueRange === i) {
-									point.setVisible(vis);
-								}
-							});
-							
-							chart.legend.colorizeItem(this, vis);
-						}
-					}, range));
-				});
-				series.legendItems = legendItems;
-
-			} else if (colorRange) {
-
-				from = colorRange.from;
-				to = colorRange.to;
-				fromLabel = colorRange.fromLabel;
-				toLabel = colorRange.toLabel;
-
-				// Flips linearGradient variables and label text.
-				grad = horizontal ? [0, 0, 1, 0] : [0, 1, 0, 0]; 
-				if (!horizontal) {
-					tmpLabel = fromLabel;
-					fromLabel = toLabel;
-					toLabel = tmpLabel;
-				} 
-
-				// Creates color gradient.
-				gradientColor = {
-					linearGradient: { x1: grad[0], y1: grad[1], x2: grad[2], y2: grad[3] },
-					stops: 
-					[
-						[0, from],
-						[1, to]
-					]
-				};
-
-				// Add a mock object to the legend items.
-				legendItems = [{
-					chart: series.chart,
-					options: {},
-					fromLabel: fromLabel,
-					toLabel: toLabel,
-					color: gradientColor,
-					drawLegendSymbol: this.drawLegendSymbolGradient,
-					visible: true,
-					setState: noop,
-					setVisible: noop
-				}];
-
-				series.legendItems = legendItems;
-			}
-		},
-
-		/**
-		 * If neither valueRanges nor colorRanges are defined, use basic area symbol.
-		 */
-		drawLegendSymbol: seriesTypes.area.prototype.drawLegendSymbol,
-
-		/**
-		 * Gets the series' symbol in the legend and extended legend with more information.
-		 * 
-		 * @param {Object} legend The legend object
-		 * @param {Object} item The series (this) or point
-		 */
-		drawLegendSymbolGradient: function (legend, item) {
-			var spacing = legend.options.symbolPadding,
-				padding = pick(legend.options.padding, 8),
-				positionY,
-				positionX,
-				gradientSize = this.chart.renderer.fontMetrics(legend.options.itemStyle.fontSize).h,
-				horizontal = legend.options.layout === 'horizontal',
-				box1,
-				box2,
-				box3,
-				rectangleLength = pick(legend.options.rectangleLength, 200);
-
-			// Set local variables based on option.
-			if (horizontal) {
-				positionY = -(spacing / 2);
-				positionX = 0;
-			} else {
-				positionY = -rectangleLength + legend.baseline - (spacing / 2);
-				positionX = padding + gradientSize;
-			}
-
-			// Creates the from text.
-			item.fromText = this.chart.renderer.text(
-					item.fromLabel,	// Text.
-					positionX,		// Lower left x.
-					positionY		// Lower left y.
-				).attr({
-					zIndex: 2
-				}).add(item.legendGroup);
-			box1 = item.fromText.getBBox();
-
-			// Creates legend symbol.
-			// Ternary changes variables based on option.
-			item.legendSymbol = this.chart.renderer.rect(
-				horizontal ? box1.x + box1.width + spacing : box1.x - gradientSize - spacing,		// Upper left x.
-				box1.y,																				// Upper left y.
-				horizontal ? rectangleLength : gradientSize,											// Width.
-				horizontal ? gradientSize : rectangleLength,										// Height.
-				2																					// Corner radius.
-			).attr({
-				zIndex: 1
-			}).add(item.legendGroup);
-			box2 = item.legendSymbol.getBBox();
-
-			// Creates the to text.
-			// Vertical coordinate changed based on option.
-			item.toText = this.chart.renderer.text(
-					item.toLabel,
-					box2.x + box2.width + spacing,
-					horizontal ? positionY : box2.y + box2.height - spacing
-				).attr({
-					zIndex: 2
-				}).add(item.legendGroup);
-			box3 = item.toText.getBBox();
-
-			// Changes legend box settings based on option.
-			if (horizontal) {
-				legend.offsetWidth = box1.width + box2.width + box3.width + (spacing * 2) + padding;
-				legend.itemY = gradientSize + padding;
-			} else {
-				legend.offsetWidth = Math.max(box1.width, box3.width) + (spacing) + box2.width + padding;
-				legend.itemY = box2.height + padding;
-				legend.itemX = spacing;
-			}
-		},
+		parallelArrays: ['x', 'y', 'value'],
 
 		/**
 		 * Get the bounding box of all paths in the map combined.
@@ -810,8 +1094,8 @@
 							}
 						}
 						// Cache point bounding box for use to position data labels, bubbles etc
-						point._midX = pointMinX + (pointMaxX - pointMinX) * pick(point.middleX, 0.5);
-						point._midY = pointMinY + (pointMaxY - pointMinY) * pick(point.middleY, 0.5);
+						point._midX = pointMinX + (pointMaxX - pointMinX) * (point.middleX || 0.5); // pick is slower and very marginally needed
+						point._midY = pointMinY + (pointMaxY - pointMinY) * (point.middleY || 0.5);
 						point._maxX = pointMaxX;
 						point._minX = pointMinX;
 						point._maxY = pointMaxY;
@@ -838,6 +1122,18 @@
 		},
 		
 		getExtremes: function () {
+			// Get the actual value extremes for colors
+			Series.prototype.getExtremes.call(this, this.valueData);
+
+			// Recalculate box on updated data
+			if (this.chart.hasRendered && this.isDirtyData) {
+				this.getBox(this.options.data);
+			}
+
+			this.valueMin = this.dataMin;
+			this.valueMax = this.dataMax;
+
+			// Extremes for the mock Y axis
 			this.dataMin = this.minY;
 			this.dataMax = this.maxY;
 		},
@@ -852,26 +1148,31 @@
 				even = false, // while loop reads from the end
 				xAxis = series.xAxis,
 				yAxis = series.yAxis,
-				i;
+				xMin = xAxis.min,
+				xTransA = xAxis.transA,
+				xMinPixelPadding = xAxis.minPixelPadding,
+				yMin = yAxis.min,
+				yTransA = yAxis.transA,
+				yMinPixelPadding = yAxis.minPixelPadding,
+				i,
+				ret = []; // Preserve the original
 
-			// Preserve the original
-			path = [].concat(path);
-				
 			// Do the translation
-			i = path.length;
-			while (i--) {
-				if (typeof path[i] === 'number') {
-					if (even) { // even = x
-						path[i] = xAxis.translate(path[i]);
-					} else { // odd = Y
-						path[i] = yAxis.len - yAxis.translate(path[i]);
+			if (path) {
+				i = path.length;
+				while (i--) {
+					if (typeof path[i] === 'number') {
+						ret[i] = even ? 
+							(path[i] - xMin) * xTransA + xMinPixelPadding :
+							(path[i] - yMin) * yTransA + yMinPixelPadding;
+						even = !even;
+					} else {
+						ret[i] = path[i];
 					}
-					even = !even;
 				}
 			}
 
-
-			return path;
+			return ret;
 		},
 		
 		/**
@@ -882,7 +1183,7 @@
 		setData: function (data, redraw) {
 			var options = this.options,
 				mapData = options.mapData,
-				joinBy = options.dataJoinBy,
+				joinBy = options.joinBy,
 				dataUsed = [];
 			
 
@@ -900,13 +1201,14 @@
 				}
 
 				// Add those map points that don't correspond to data, which will be drawn as null points
+				dataUsed = '|' + dataUsed.join('|') + '|'; // String search is faster than array.indexOf 
 				each(mapData, function (mapPoint) {
-					if (!joinBy || inArray(mapPoint[joinBy], dataUsed) === -1) {
-						data.push(merge(mapPoint, { y: null }));
+					if (!joinBy || dataUsed.indexOf('|' + mapPoint[joinBy] + '|') === -1) {
+						data.push(merge(mapPoint, { value: null }));
 					}
 				});
 			}
-			H.Series.prototype.setData.call(this, data, redraw);
+			Series.prototype.setData.call(this, data, redraw);
 		},
 
 		/**
@@ -920,7 +1222,7 @@
 
 			// Create a cache for quicker lookup second time
 			if (!mapMap) {
-				mapMap = this.mapMap = [];
+				mapMap = this.mapMap = {};
 			}
 			if (mapMap[value] !== undefined) {
 				return mapData[mapMap[value]];
@@ -935,92 +1237,29 @@
 			}
 		},
 		
-		/**
-		 * Add the path option for data points. Find the max value for color calculation.
-		 */
-		translate: function () {
-			var series = this,
-				dataMin = Number.MAX_VALUE,
-				dataMax = Number.MIN_VALUE;
-	
-			series.generatePoints();
-	
-			each(series.data, function (point) {
-				
-				point.shapeType = 'path';
-				point.shapeArgs = {
-					d: series.translatePath(point.path)
-				};
-				
-				// TODO: do point colors in drawPoints instead of point.init
-				if (typeof point.y === 'number') {
-					if (point.y > dataMax) {
-						dataMax = point.y;
-					} else if (point.y < dataMin) {
-						dataMin = point.y;
-					}
-				}
-			});
-			
-			series.translateColors(dataMin, dataMax);
-		},
-		
 		/**
 		 * In choropleth maps, the color is a result of the value, so this needs translation too
 		 */
-		translateColors: function (dataMin, dataMax) {
-			
-			var seriesOptions = this.options,
-				valueRanges = seriesOptions.valueRanges,
-				colorRange = seriesOptions.colorRange,
-				colorKey = this.colorKey,
-				nullColor = seriesOptions.nullColor,
-				from,
-				to;
+		translateColors: function () {
+			var series = this,
+				nullColor = this.options.nullColor,
+				colorAxis = this.colorAxis;
 
-			if (colorRange) {
-				from = Color(colorRange.from);
-				to = Color(colorRange.to);
-			}
 			each(this.data, function (point) {
-				var value = point[colorKey],
-					isNull = value === null,
-					range,
-					color,
-					i,
-					pos;
-
-				if (valueRanges) {
-					i = valueRanges.length;
-					if (isNull) {
-						color = nullColor;
-					} else {
-						while (i--) {
-							range = valueRanges[i];
-							from = range.from;
-							to = range.to;
-							if ((from === UNDEFINED || value >= from) && (to === UNDEFINED || value <= to)) {
-								color = range.color;
-								break;
-							}	
-						}
-						point.valueRange = i;
-					}
-				} else if (colorRange && !isNull) {
+				var value = point.value,
+					color;
 
-					pos = 1 - ((dataMax - value) / (dataMax - dataMin));
-					color = tweenColors(from, to, pos);
-				} else if (isNull) {
-					color = nullColor;
-				} 
+				color = value === null ? nullColor : colorAxis ? colorAxis.toColor(value, point) : (point.color) || series.color;
 
 				if (color) {
-					point.color = null; // reset from previous drilldowns, use of the same data options
-					point.options.color = color;
+					point.color = point.options.color = color;
 				}
 			});
 		},
 		
+		/**
+		 * No graph for the map series
+		 */
 		drawGraph: noop,
 		
 		/**
@@ -1029,46 +1268,186 @@
 		 */
 		drawDataLabels: noop,
 		
-		/** 
-		 * Use the drawPoints method of column, that is able to handle simple shapeArgs.
-		 * Extend it by assigning the tooltip position.
+		/**
+		 * Add the path option for data points. Find the max value for color calculation.
 		 */
-		drawPoints: function () {
+		translate: function () {
 			var series = this,
 				xAxis = series.xAxis,
-				yAxis = series.yAxis,
-				colorKey = series.colorKey;
+				yAxis = series.yAxis;
+	
+			series.generatePoints();
 			
-			// Make points pass test in drawing
 			each(series.data, function (point) {
-				point.plotY = 1; // pass null test in column.drawPoints
-				if (point[colorKey] === null) {
-					point[colorKey] = 0;
-					point.isNull = true;
-				}
-			});
 			
-			// Draw them
-			seriesTypes.column.prototype.drawPoints.apply(series);
-			
-			each(series.data, function (point) {
-
 				// Record the middle point (loosely based on centroid), determined
 				// by the middleX and middleY options.
 				point.plotX = xAxis.toPixels(point._midX, true);
 				point.plotY = yAxis.toPixels(point._midY, true);
-				
-				// Reset escaped null points
-				if (point.isNull) {
-					point[colorKey] = null;
+
+				if (series.isDirtyData || series.chart.renderer.isVML) {
+			
+					point.shapeType = 'path';
+					point.shapeArgs = {
+						//d: display ? series.translatePath(point.path) : ''
+						d: series.translatePath(point.path),
+						'vector-effect': 'non-scaling-stroke'
+					};
 				}
 			});
+			
+			series.translateColors();
+		},
+		
+		/** 
+		 * Use the drawPoints method of column, that is able to handle simple shapeArgs.
+		 * Extend it by assigning the tooltip position.
+		 */
+		drawPoints: function () {
+			var series = this,
+				xAxis = series.xAxis,
+				yAxis = series.yAxis,
+				scale,
+				translateX,
+				group = series.group,
+				chart = series.chart,
+				renderer = chart.renderer,
+				translateY,
+				getTranslate = function (axis, mapRatio) {
+					var dataMin = axis.dataMin,
+						dataMax = axis.dataMax,
+						fullDataMin = dataMin - ((dataMax - dataMin) * (mapRatio - 1) / 2),
+						fullMin = axis.min - axis.minPixelPadding / axis.transA,
+						minOffset = fullMin - fullDataMin,
+						centerOffset = (dataMax - dataMin - axis.max + axis.min) * mapRatio,
+						center = minOffset / centerOffset;
+					return (axis.len * (1 - scale)) * center;
+				};
+
+			// Set a group that handles transform during zooming and panning in order to preserve clipping
+			// on series.group
+			if (!series.transformGroup) {
+				series.transformGroup = renderer.g()
+					.attr({
+						scaleX: 1,
+						scaleY: 1
+					})
+					.add(group);
+			}
+			
+			// Draw the shapes again
+			if (series.isDirtyData || renderer.isVML) {
+
+				// Draw them in transformGroup
+				series.group = series.transformGroup;
+				seriesTypes.column.prototype.drawPoints.apply(series);
+				series.group = group; // Reset
+
+				// Individual point actions	
+				each(series.points, function (point) {
+
+					// Reset color on update/redraw
+					if (chart.hasRendered && point.graphic) {
+						point.graphic.attr('fill', point.options.color);
+					}
+
+				});
+
+				// Set the base for later scale-zooming
+				this.transA = xAxis.transA;
 
+			// Just update the scale and transform for better performance
+			} else {
+				scale = xAxis.transA / this.transA;
+				if (scale > 0.99 && scale < 1.01) { // rounding errors
+					translateX = 0;
+					translateY = 0;
+					scale = 1;
+
+				} else {	
+					translateX = getTranslate(xAxis, Math.max(1, series.chart.mapRatio)); 
+					translateY = getTranslate(yAxis, 1 / Math.min(1, series.chart.mapRatio));
+				} 
+
+				this.transformGroup.animate({
+					translateX: translateX,
+					translateY: translateY,
+					scaleX: scale,
+					scaleY: scale
+				});
+
+			}
+
+			
 			// Now draw the data labels
-			H.Series.prototype.drawDataLabels.call(series);
+			Series.prototype.drawDataLabels.call(series);
 			
 		},
 
+		/**
+		 * Override render to throw in an async call in IE8. Otherwise it chokes on the US counties demo.
+		 */
+		render: function () {
+			var series = this,
+				render = Series.prototype.render;
+
+			// Give IE8 some time to breathe.
+			if (series.chart.renderer.isVML && series.data.length > 3000) {
+				setTimeout(function () {
+					render.call(series);
+				});
+			} else {
+				render.call(series);
+			}
+		},
+
+		/**
+		 * The initial animation for the map series. By default, animation is disabled. 
+		 * Animation of map shapes is not at all supported in VML browsers.
+		 */
+		animate: function (init) {
+			var chart = this.chart,
+				animation = this.options.animation,
+				group = this.group,
+				xAxis = this.xAxis,
+				yAxis = this.yAxis,
+				left = xAxis.pos,
+				top = yAxis.pos;
+
+			if (chart.renderer.isSVG) {
+
+				if (animation === true) {
+					animation = {
+						duration: 1000
+					};
+				}
+	
+				// Initialize the animation
+				if (init) {
+				
+					// Scale down the group and place it in the center
+					group.attr({
+						translateX: left + xAxis.len / 2,
+						translateY: top + yAxis.len / 2,
+						scaleX: 0.001, // #1499
+						scaleY: 0.001
+					});
+				
+				// Run the animation
+				} else {
+					group.animate({
+						translateX: left,
+						translateY: top,
+						scaleX: 1,
+						scaleY: 1
+					}, animation);
+				
+					// Delete this function to allow it only once
+					this.animate = null;
+				}
+			}
+		},
+
 		/**
 		 * Animate in the new series from the clicked point in the old series.
 		 * Depends on the drilldown.js module
@@ -1104,11 +1483,13 @@
 
 				});
 
-				delete this.animate;
+				this.animate = null;
 			}
 			
 		},
 
+		drawLegendSymbol: H.LegendSymbolMixin.drawRectangle,
+
 		/**
 		 * When drilling up, pull out the individual point graphics from the lower series
 		 * and animate them into the origin point in the upper series.
@@ -1131,14 +1512,14 @@
 	// The mapline series type
 	plotOptions.mapline = merge(plotOptions.map, {
 		lineWidth: 1,
-		backgroundColor: 'none'
+		fillColor: 'none'
 	});
 	seriesTypes.mapline = extendClass(seriesTypes.map, {
 		type: 'mapline',
 		pointAttrToOptions: { // mapping between SVG attributes and the corresponding options
 			stroke: 'color',
 			'stroke-width': 'lineWidth',
-			fill: 'backgroundColor'
+			fill: 'fillColor'
 		},
 		drawLegendSymbol: seriesTypes.line.prototype.drawLegendSymbol
 	});
@@ -1233,15 +1614,14 @@
 		var hiddenAxis = {
 				endOnTick: false,
 				gridLineWidth: 0,
-				labels: {
-					enabled: false
-				},
 				lineWidth: 0,
 				minPadding: 0,
 				maxPadding: 0,
 				startOnTick: false,
-				tickWidth: 0,
-				title: null
+				title: null,
+				tickPositions: []
+				//tickInterval: 500,
+				//gridZIndex: 10
 			},
 			seriesOptions;
 		
@@ -1251,7 +1631,8 @@
 		
 		options = merge({
 			chart: {
-				panning: 'xy'
+				panning: 'xy',
+				type: 'map'
 			},
 			xAxis: hiddenAxis,
 			yAxis: merge(hiddenAxis, { reversed: true })	
@@ -1260,8 +1641,9 @@
 	
 		{ // forced options
 			chart: {
-				type: 'map',
-				inverted: false
+				inverted: false,
+				alignTicks: false,
+				preserveAspectRatio: true
 			}
 		});
 	
@@ -1271,3 +1653,4 @@
 		return new Chart(options, callback);
 	};
 }(Highcharts));
+