diff --git a/ChartingSpace/EdgeEditor.js b/ChartingSpace/EdgeEditor.js
index 78f327139..ccffbfc4c 100644
--- a/ChartingSpace/EdgeEditor.js
+++ b/ChartingSpace/EdgeEditor.js
@@ -163,7 +163,11 @@ function newEdgeEditor () {
             coordinateSystem.max.x = newMinDate.valueOf() + xDifferenceMaxMin
             coordinateSystem.min.y = newMaxRate - yDifferenceMaxMin
             coordinateSystem.max.y = newMaxRate
-            coordinateSystem.recalculateScale()
+            let event = {
+              type: 'center dragged',
+              dragVector: dragVector
+            }
+            coordinateSystem.recalculateScale(event)
           }
         }
         thisObject.container.parentContainer.eventHandler.raiseEvent('onMouseOver', mouse.position)
@@ -188,7 +192,7 @@ function newEdgeEditor () {
             coordinateSystem.max.y = newMaxRate
             coordinateSystem.maxHeight = thisObject.container.parentContainer.frame.height
             let event = {
-              border: 'top',
+              type: 'top dragged',
               dragVector: dragVector
             }
             coordinateSystem.recalculateScale(event)
@@ -221,7 +225,7 @@ function newEdgeEditor () {
             coordinateSystem.min.y = newMinRate
             coordinateSystem.maxHeight = thisObject.container.parentContainer.frame.height
             let event = {
-              border: 'bottom',
+              type: 'bottom dragged',
               dragVector: dragVector
             }
             coordinateSystem.recalculateScale(event)
diff --git a/ChartingSpace/TimelineChart.js b/ChartingSpace/TimelineChart.js
index 4444579bb..ce39cf53d 100644
--- a/ChartingSpace/TimelineChart.js
+++ b/ChartingSpace/TimelineChart.js
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ function newTimelineChart () {
 
   function onScaleChanged (event) {
     if (thisObject.rateScale !== undefined) {
-      thisObject.rateScale.onBorderChanged(event)
+      thisObject.rateScale.onUpstreamScaleChanged(event)
     }
     timelineChartCoordinateSystem.min.x = timeMachineCoordinateSystem.min.x
     timelineChartCoordinateSystem.max.x = timeMachineCoordinateSystem.max.x
diff --git a/Scales/RateScale.js b/Scales/RateScale.js
index c91043535..07b2396a7 100644
--- a/Scales/RateScale.js
+++ b/Scales/RateScale.js
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ function newRateScale () {
     maxValue: undefined,
     isVisible: true,
     layersOn: undefined,
-    onBorderChanged: onBorderChanged,
+    onUpstreamScaleChanged: onUpstreamScaleChanged,
     onMouseOverSomeTimeMachineContainer: onMouseOverSomeTimeMachineContainer,
     physics: physics,
     draw: draw,
@@ -244,9 +244,25 @@ function newRateScale () {
     coordinateSystem.recalculateScale()
   }
 
-  function onBorderChanged (event) {
+  function onUpstreamScaleChanged (event) {
     if (event === undefined) { return }
-    if (event.border === 'top') {
+    if (event.type === 'center dragged') {
+      let point = {
+        x: event.dragVector.x,
+        y: -event.dragVector.y
+      }
+      let newMinDate = getDateFromPointAtContainer(point, rateCalculationsContainer, coordinateSystem)
+      let newMaxRate = getRateFromPointAtContainer(point, rateCalculationsContainer, coordinateSystem)
+      let xDifferenceMaxMin = coordinateSystem.max.x - coordinateSystem.min.x
+      let yDifferenceMaxMin = coordinateSystem.max.y - coordinateSystem.min.y
+      coordinateSystem.min.x = newMinDate.valueOf()
+      coordinateSystem.max.x = newMinDate.valueOf() + xDifferenceMaxMin
+      coordinateSystem.min.y = newMaxRate - yDifferenceMaxMin
+      coordinateSystem.max.y = newMaxRate
+
+      coordinateSystem.recalculateScale()
+    }
+    if (event.type === 'top dragged') {
       let point = {
         x: event.dragVector.x,
         y: event.dragVector.y
@@ -257,7 +273,7 @@ function newRateScale () {
       coordinateSystem.maxHeight = rateCalculationsContainer.frame.height
       coordinateSystem.recalculateScale()
     }
-    if (event.border === 'bottom') {
+    if (event.type === 'bottom dragged') {
       let point = {
         x: event.dragVector.x,
         y: event.dragVector.y + rateCalculationsContainer.frame.height