diff --git a/modules/navcarousel/controllers/admin_navcarousel.php b/modules/navcarousel/controllers/admin_navcarousel.php
index 77643fe7..5d9dff60 100644
--- a/modules/navcarousel/controllers/admin_navcarousel.php
+++ b/modules/navcarousel/controllers/admin_navcarousel.php
@@ -72,6 +72,8 @@ class Admin_Navcarousel_Controller extends Admin_Controller {
         "navcarousel", "abovephoto", $form->navcarousel->abovephoto->value, true);
       module::set_var(
         "navcarousel", "noajax", $form->navcarousel->noajax->value, true);
+      module::set_var(
+        "navcarousel", "showondomready", $form->navcarousel->showondomready->value, true);
       module::set_var(
         "navcarousel", "maintainaspect", $form->thumbsettings->maintainaspect->value, true);
       module::set_var(
@@ -109,6 +111,8 @@ class Admin_Navcarousel_Controller extends Admin_Controller {
       ->checked(module::get_var("navcarousel", "abovephoto", false));	
     $group->checkbox("noajax")->label(t("Disable dynamic loading of thumbnails (might be slow for big albums)"))
       ->checked(module::get_var("navcarousel", "noajax", false));	
+    $group->checkbox("showondomready")->label(t("Show carousel before all items are loaded (faster loading on large albums but might cause too early display on Chrome and Opera)"))
+      ->checked(module::get_var("navcarousel", "showondomready", false));	
    
     $group = $form->group("thumbsettings")->label(t("Change how thumnails are displayed"));
     $group->input("thumbsize")->label(t('Thumbnail size (in pixel)'))
diff --git a/modules/navcarousel/css/skin.css b/modules/navcarousel/css/skin.css
index 47a16180..695779f0 100644
--- a/modules/navcarousel/css/skin.css
+++ b/modules/navcarousel/css/skin.css
@@ -87,14 +87,12 @@
   box-shadow: 1px 0px 8px #d7e1fa;
   -moz-box-shadow: 1px 0px 8px #d7e1fa;
   -webkit-box-shadow: 1px 0px 8px #d7e1fa;
-  behavior: url(ie-css3.htc);
 }
 
 .carousel-current {
   box-shadow: 1px 0px 8px #d7e1fa;
   -moz-box-shadow: 1px 0px 8px #d7e1fa;
   -webkit-box-shadow: 1px 0px 8px #d7e1fa;
-  behavior: url(ie-css3.htc);
   padding: 5px;
   margin: 0 !important;
 }
diff --git a/modules/navcarousel/helpers/navcarousel_theme.php b/modules/navcarousel/helpers/navcarousel_theme.php
index 5c757548..99853437 100644
--- a/modules/navcarousel/helpers/navcarousel_theme.php
+++ b/modules/navcarousel/helpers/navcarousel_theme.php
@@ -58,7 +58,12 @@ class navcarousel_theme_Core {
       } else {
         $ajaxhandler = "itemLoadCallback: navcarousel_itemLoadCallback,\n";
       }
-      
+      if (module::get_var("navcarousel", "showondomready", false)) {
+        $onwinload = "";
+      } else {
+        $onwinload = "});\n
+                  $(window).load(function () {\n";
+      }
       Return "\n<!-- Navcaoursel -->
                 <style type=\"text/css\">\n
                 ". $containerwidth ."
@@ -82,16 +87,15 @@ class navcarousel_theme_Core {
                 </style>\n
                 <script type=\"text/javascript\">\n
                   jQuery(document).ready(function() {\n
-                  jQuery('#navcarousel').jcarousel({\n
-                      ". $ajaxhandler ."
-                      start: ". $itemoffset .",\n
-                      size: ". $childcount .",\n
-                      visible: ". $showelements .",\n
-                      ". $rtl_support ."
-                      scroll: ". module::get_var("navcarousel", "scrollsize", "7") ."\n
+                    jQuery('#navcarousel').jcarousel({\n
+                        ". $ajaxhandler ."
+                        start: ". $itemoffset .",\n
+                        size: ". $childcount .",\n
+                        visible: ". $showelements .",\n
+                        ". $rtl_support ."
+                        scroll: ". module::get_var("navcarousel", "scrollsize", "7") ."\n
                     });\n
-                  });\n
-                  $(window).load(function () {\n
+                  ". $onwinload ."
                     $(\".jcarousel-prev-horizontal\").css(\"visibility\", \"visible\");\n
                     $(\".jcarousel-next-horizontal\").css(\"visibility\", \"visible\");\n
                     $(\"#navcarousel\").css(\"visibility\", \"visible\");\n
diff --git a/modules/navcarousel/module.info b/modules/navcarousel/module.info
index 75800871..d1e0e0ff 100644
--- a/modules/navcarousel/module.info
+++ b/modules/navcarousel/module.info
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 name = "Navigation Carousel"
 description = "Adds a navigation carousel under the photo."
-version = 3
+version = 4.2